Need to know

Papaya? What it tastes like – how to eat it – and facts

This month we’re profiling four exotic fruits you can find all over Miami and how to eat them. This time we’ve picked the papaya.

/ July 5, 2021

Guanábana? Soursop? How to eat it – where to find it

This month we’re profiling four exotic fruits you can find all over Miami and how to eat them. First up is a funky fruit called soursop – but most of us in Miami know it as a guanábana.

/ July 4, 2021

A ‘serious museum’ in a tourist playground

Tucked between a pizza place and a late-night diner, you just might stumble into Miami’s quirkiest museum. It’s full of objects collected by one man who has lived all around the world.

/ June 8, 2021

Miami artist Chire “VantaBlack” Regans summons power through portraiture

Acclaimed Miami-based artist Chire “VantaBlack” Regans spoke with The New Tropic about her passion for evoking truth from her portraits and commitment to using her craft in service of the community.

/ May 20, 2021

How Cuban food became Miami food

In the first of this two part series, we’re exploring how the evolution of Cuban food in Miami is inextricably linked with the history of Miami’s Cuban culture.

/ April 19, 2021

Locals to Know: Juliana Tafur dares you to “Listen Courageously”

The director behind the documentary “List(e)n” has partnered with The New Tropic and sister publications for “Listen Courageously – From Coast to Coast,” a virtual event redefining meaningful communication.

/ April 15, 2021

From Nicaragua to Miami

Though often overshadowed, Nicaraguans make up one of the biggest Latino populations in the county. Discover the dramatic story of how and why so many escaped Nicaragua to build a thriving community in South Florida.

/ April 15, 2021

Hidden histories of Florida’s national parks

South Florida is the land of the strange, full of hidden mysteries. We’ve uncovered five lost tales about Florida’s national parks, from pirate treasure to a secret missile base.

/ March 16, 2021

A brief history of James Bond in Miami

The opening lines of Goldfinger (1959) by Ian Fleming are as follows: “James Bond, with two double bourbons inside him, sat in the final departure lounge of Miami Airport and though about life and death.”

We’ve all been there, James. We’ve all been there.

/ March 15, 2021

Shtetl by the Sea

Florida’s Jewish history stretches all the way back to 1565, with more than half a million Jews now calling South Florida home.

/ March 3, 2021