Frankly, Friday couldn’t have come sooner.

It’s a day ending in y, meaning Florida’s once again broken its record for new coronavirus cases recorded in a single day. As reported by the Miami Herald, Florida’s Department of Health added 10,109 fresh cases of COVID-19 to the state’s caseload yesterday. Florida’s total number of documented cases is curr
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It’s a Thirsty Thursday, y’all — all manner of thirst included.

With everyone going a little stir crazy after three-odd months of being stuck inside (🙃) many Miamians are rushing to open up their hearts and wallets at the nearest strip club. Ironically, the quest to answer one of the most pressing questions of our time — Can we support local businesses and start throwing dollars around in dark rooms again? — is the very thing that got said spaces read more

Hey, what’s up New Tropic family?!

My name is Janey Tate, and I’m the founder and editor-in-chief of Hy-Lo News, South Florida’s only blog dedicated to urban millennials.  I’m so hyped to be your the guest editor for today’s edition of The New Tropic. Hy-Lo — short for hyper-local — produces and curates news from and for South Florida’s Black communities. We share  stories the mainstream
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Happy Tuesday, everyone.

We here at The New Tropic have gone back and forth on what exactly it is we’re doing this summer. We’re sure the same goes for many of you. Obviously any expectations we may have had at the beginning of the year have been, uh, recalibrated, and it hasn’t been easy making new plans while keeping track of what’s open and what’s closed, to say nothing of abiding by social distancing rules.

If you’re tryin
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Welcome to the week.

Last Friday saw Florida report 8,942 new cases of COVID-19, handily outpacing the single-day record of 5,511 cases set just days earlier.  The development prompted a renewed statewide ban on alcohol consumption at bars, meaning it’s still gonna be a while before we can toss back Tecates at Gramps again. Saturday’s new read more

Four days down, one to go.

It’s Thursday, which means we’re officially over the midweek hump and the weekend is tangibly within sight.

And not a moment too soon: Florida’s Department of Health shared a sobering statistic yesterday, announcing that 5,508 new cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed by the state agency. The number smashed Florida’s previous single-day record of 4,049 newly confirmed cases, which was documented last Saturday.read more

Amid all of the talk surrounding the Saharan Dust making its way across the Atlantic Ocean, Miami’s skies have remained as clear as ever.

Now’s as good a time as any to step outside and take in a breath of fresh air… as long as you keep your distance, that is. Following Monday’s announcement that several Miami-Dade cities are now mandating the use of masks in all public settings, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was seen read more

Good morning, everybody.

The start of the week brought more stark reminders that the the COVID-19 situation in Florida is far from over. Each passing day has been accompanied by an ongoing surge in reported cases cropping up across the state, and Miami-Dade has been no exception. Monday saw Florida’s confirmed cases pass the 100,000 mark, with 26,239 of those situated in Miami-Dade County.

The current circumstances culminated in yesterday’s announcem
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Happy Monday, people.

If there’s anything that we’ve learned from COVID-19, it’s that we have a duty to our community. We’ve said it before–we are not out of the woods yet. With cases rising as we’re only half-way through reopening, we have to recommit to the idea that together is the ONLY way we’ll get this thing in check.

Same goes for our awakening (finally) as a country about our racist history. It’s going to take
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It is Friday, friends. And we’re kicking off today’s newsletter with five notable things to know going into the weekend.

1. Juneteenth, the national celebration of African-American freedom, is today. We’ve added a few things to get you celebrating below.
2. SCOTUS made another landmark decision yesterday, declaring that President Trump cannot in fact immedi
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