(24 posts)

100 great ideas to combat climate change

📷 Radical Partners Last November, locals generated hundreds of ideas on how to build a more climate resilient and sustainable community during the 100 Great Ideas campaign. Now, it’s time to bring some of those top ideas to life. How can we bring about climate solutions? If South Florida is going to make it to […]

Advocacy / April 2, 2019

stock phot of working women

Pay Equity Day is A Call to Action

(📸: Flickr) Imagine a world where a calendar year for a working woman lasted 457 days while a calendar year for a working man remained at 365 days. Even if the woman and man were given the same pay, one could imagine the financial struggles that the woman would face if she were forced to […]

Politics / April 1, 2019

Enter to win tickets to the Cleo Institute Symposium on climate and resilience

Enter to win $200 tickets for you and a guest to what is considered the most important climate and solutions symposium in South Florida this year taking place during Earth Week on Friday April 26th and Saturday, April 27th.  In conjunction with FIU Sea Level Solutions Center, the CLEO Institute is hosting a 2-day symposium called Empowering […]

Things to do / April 1, 2019

Miami women to watch

Back in the 1890s when Miami was considered swampland, Julia Tuttle saw its potential and convinced industrialist Henry Flagler to extend his railway from Palm Beach down to Miami. And that’s a major part of how Miami got its start. In fact, Miami is widely considered the only major American city founded by a woman. […]

Changemakers / March 28, 2019

Win tickets to see Rent!

We have a giveaway for two lucky members. You can win a pair of tickets to see the Tony Award-winning rock musical Rent at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center on the Saturday, April 13.  Enter here to win! We’ll announce the winner in the newsletter on Friday, April 5.

Things to do / March 25, 2019

Score tickets to the Outshine Film Festival Opening Night Film and Party

The Outshine Film Festival is South Florida’s biggest LGBT film festival featuring a diverse slate of films on the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience from April 18-28. And we’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway to the opening night film, Tell it to the Bees, followed by an after party! Enter here and […]

Things to do / March 24, 2019

This Miami-raised entrepreneur is looking to shake up the fashion industry with a feminist focus

Miami native, Melissa Lorenzo-Hervé, took a leap of faith to start her own business. Now she’s the CEO, creative director and co-founder of Pirouette.

People / March 13, 2019

Here’s what women are facing this legislative session

“Miami Workers Center, NLIRH FL Latina Advocacy Network, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Planned Parenthood Alliance, Tallahassee FL NOW, ACLU of Florida, Women’s March Florida, We Are Florida and more brought activists together from across the state to fight for equal rights in celebration of International Women’s Day. 📷 Florida Immigrant Coalition March 8 is International […]

Your View / March 7, 2019

Changemakers: Meet the Miamians who are shaping our transportation future

When it comes to getting around Miami, the struggle is real. Traffic is now a daily fact of life for many of us, and, as Miami continues to grow, the need for solutions and alternatives to the gridlock has become all the more urgent. For our latest Changemaker series, we met up with a handful […]

Changemakers / February 15, 2019

Nookin’ pa nub in Miami? Swipe right.

(📸: Haley Weaver/WhereBy.Us) Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and to continue our modern love series this month, we wanted to explore how singles in the 305 use the modern tools of matchmaking: dating apps. Most people will agree online dating in Miami (or anywhere) can be brutal. Sifting through hundreds of online dating profiles, texting […]

Relationships / February 11, 2019