It’s Friday, and wow has it been a brutal summer.

If you’ve stepped outside lately, you’ve probably noticed that it’s been an absolute scorcher of a season. Spend enough time out there and it’s only a matter of minutes before you look like you just came out of a pool.

This heat isn’t helping restaurants, who are now relying on outdoor seating to stay afloat: Nobody wants to be uncomfortable while enjoying a tasty meal from thei
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Neither your eyes nor your deeply warped perception of time are deceiving you: It’s actually Thursday.

Folks, we are this close to the weekend — this close. So close, we can almost taste it. In fact, it feels close enough that we can’t believe we aren’t cracking open a cold one and starting our fourth re-watch of Mucho Mucho Amorread more

Hey there New Tropic Family: It’s your Hy-Lo News newsletter takeover for this Wednesday.

Well-known media and film mogul Tyler Perry recently had Twitter popping off after he made remarks on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 stating that he didn’t agree with the movement to defund the police. Perry actually said he wanted more police, and that the
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This is no ordinary Tuesday: It’s the day of Miami-Dade’s 2020 primary election.

With everything going on, we hope you’ve cast your respective ballots by now. If you haven’t… well, what are you waiting for?! Be sure to check out The New Tropic’s voter guide — itself a compendium of the many great voter guides released this year — and head to the polls as soon as possibl
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 Welcome to Monday, everybody.

We’ve talked a lot in recent weeks about retaining some semblance of sanity as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on our daily lives, and how outdoor activities may be the key to doing just that. Recent studies and the relative lack of cases tracked to the pro
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Can you believe it folks? It’s already Friday.

We’re inching closer and closer towards Miami-Dade Public Schools’ fall semester: Starting Monday, August 31, students and teachers will be working with an entirely virtual curriculum. Under current guidelines, October 5 is the earliest date in-p
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Welcome to Thursday, folks.

As the pandemic stretches on and additional details about COVID-19 emerge, it seems more and more apparent that stepping outside is crucial for those of us trying to finish the year without cracking up.

Unfortunately, Miami’s outdoor enthusiasts have been in for a rude awakening and foul stench this week.  If you somehow mis
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Hey there New Tropic Family: It’s your Hy-Lo News newsletter takeover for this Wednesday.

I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve been feeling antsy and my wanderlust is at an all time high. However, Rona has me second and third guessing about leaving the house, let alone traveling to a new city. With coronavirus disproportionately decimating the Black community, I’ve been super careful not to go anywhere and avoid infecting myself or my loved one
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Happy Tuesday everybody.

Obviously things have been pretty grim recently with Florida and its handling of COVID-19. Yesterday brought news that we wouldn’t exactly call “good,” but perhaps “positive” by comparison.

What was said news? Yesterday marked the lowest single-day caseload for the s
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Happy Friday everyone: Geoffrey and Dianne of Miami Food Pug here for our latest New Tropic takeover.

We’re sick of quarantining. Yeah, we said it. But with thousands of new coronavirus cases popping up in the state every day, there’s really nothing we can do except stay home, be safe, and support local businesses however we can.

Speaking of supporting local businesses, it’s no secret that we love din
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