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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

Locals to Know: Lolo Reskin talks Sweat Records’ Sweet 16 and more

Sweat Records owner co-founder Lolo Reskin spoke with The New Tropic about the Miami music hub’s 16th birthday, its history, and what comes next.

/ March 11, 2021

Locals to Know: Florencia Franceschetti on making it in Miami

Hustling as an independent creative was hard before the pandemic hit – thriving in the wake of it is nothing short of miraculous. But that’s just what Florencia Franceschetti has managed to do. Here’s her story.

/ February 26, 2021

How to make delicious, boozy, creamy Haitian cremas

Cremas is kind of a Haitian version of egg nog or coquito, aka it’s delicious. We couple of locals to teach us how to make it.

/ February 16, 2021

Is Miami too shallow for folks to find love? It’s complicated

We spoke to a few Miami dating experts who told us that finding love here is more complicated than it seems.

/ February 5, 2021

Here’s why Miami loves Mr. 305 so much

Before he was Mr. Worldwide he was Mr. 305. Here’s why Miami loves Pitbull so much.

/ February 4, 2021

Locals to Know: Ryan Pfeffer of The Infatuation talks Miami restaurants and culture

What’s it like interviewing some of Miami’s biggest celebs? How can you support local restaurants right now? What’s a local story you need to pay more attention to? Ryan Pfeffer weighs in.

/ February 4, 2021

MDCPS’s Rookie Teacher Of The Year on Anti-Racism Education

Kalyn Lee is the Rookie Teacher of The Year for MDCPS–and she has thoughts. Meet Kalyn Lee. 2020’s Rookie Teacher of the Year, out of Miami Carol City High School. And she is putting that honor into action, with important ideas on how Miami schools can be on the forefront of anti-racism, starting in schools. […]

/ June 19, 2020

Meet The Sunny Project, selling art for good

Maggie Steber via the Sunny Project During these unprecedented times, community matters more than ever.  With major societal upheaval for the good and scary realities coming to light, there’s a desire to find beauty and “silver linings” wherever we can. Enter The Sunny Project, one woman’s quest to bring art to the community while giving […]

/ June 18, 2020

How To Help The Black Collective

As we were compiling places and causes to help you immerse yourself in fighting racial justice, we realized–there are SO many incredible organizations that have been doing just that and more for so long. So we asked them about it.  Name of the Organization: The Black Collective   IG Handle / Website: @theblkcollective  www.theblkcollective.org In a […]

/ June 11, 2020