The New Tropic

The essential resource for Miami's curious locals. Live like you live here with our daily newsletter written by @just_dewitt13. Made w/305 love by @wherebyus.

[Latino Outdoors @LatinoOutdoors]

"It’s when a kid or abuelito — literally anyone — their eyes get big, their mouth widens, and you feel the joy burst out of them. It’s their special connection happening right now."

LO Miami volunteer Shley Suarez-Burgos was featured in @newtropicmiami!

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[Laundering Money @LaunderingMoney]

As a local Miami author I was happy to spend time with the good folks at @newtropicmiami for their "Locals to Know" segment this week in #Miami. We talk all things about Miami, book character undercover detective Cade Taylor, and Miami as a book setting. https://t.co/RQ8xYNeiJc

[SFDB @sfdb]

Interesting profile of Leticia Pollock, co-founder of Panther Coffee, from @newtropicmiami.

https://t.co/E67s415lB7

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

It's officially Girl Scout Cookie season! To mark the occasion, today we're introducing you to last year's @GSCTF top seller, Savannah S. from Troop 1832.

https://t.co/r9NEKPQve5

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

We're back! 👋🗞
In today's newsletter:
📈 Miami-Dade sets records at the airport and the workplace
🐬 Miami Seaquarium loses another marine mammal
📜 The new laws in effect this year
🎄 How to recycle your Christmas tree
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[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

Our Local to Know’s advice for other locals? “Chill out about worrying whether you have coyotes in your neighborhood.” 🐾 Learn more about this ecologist’s research.
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[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

Have some holiday shopping left to do but stuck on what to buy? Take a look at our 2023 gift guide.

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[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

Today's Local to Know hopes to inspire you to take up a local cause in the year ahead.

Her dedication to volunteerism is so great that it even earned her two national commendations from former President Obama's volunteer initiatives program!
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[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

It's our local arts scene's Super Bowl, but our latest Local to Know might say this week is just a warm up. That's because she works for @YoungArts, which has its own week on the calendar to claim.
https://t.co/u2mSVytEWi

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

#MiamiArtWeek is fast approaching! We turned to our friends at @cmxnr_mia for help assembling the ultimate guide to experiencing all the fairs, shows, and exhibits as a local.

Take a look, and bookmark this! 👇
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[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

Can you help @MiamiFoundation reach $21 million? Give now at https://t.co/Px5ZddAmtk 💜

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

Checking in from @MiamiFoundation’s #GiveMiamiDay Mission Control, where Miamibloco is leading us into Happy Hour as we approach $20 million for Miami!

[Miami Freedom Project @miami_freedom]

Today is Give Miami Day!! 🌴💕 To anyone new, #GiveMiamiDay is a online fundraiser for over 1,000 local nonprofits. Anyone can donate any amount and you can browse nonprofits by category or take the new Miami Love Language quiz from @newtropicmiami https://t.co/ZaCeDV2FZH

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

With the @MiamiBookFair underway, we have another local author to introduce you to today. In "Labeled: Ward of the State: A Memoir," @aboutkenisha tells her story of surviving the broken child welfare system and going on to become an advocate for change. https://t.co/eeLsmHdUU8

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

Today's Local to Know is one of Miami's many cruise lovers and industry executives — though his sailings come with a twist!

He hosts festivals and conferences at sea, including floating festivals of salsa, country, EDM, yoga and wellness and many more.
https://t.co/mXfup7d3ns

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

Today's Local to Know has helped produce a slew of Miami's major events. Let him tell you about his next one coming up in just a couple of weeks.
https://t.co/II6b1Ylbrw

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

November will be here before we know it, which also means the @MiamiBookFair is just around the corner. Today's Local to Know, @KirstenNatTrav, is one of the many local authors you can meet and hear from at the fair. Get to know a bit about her first 👇
https://t.co/ZDAB6wVCj9

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

A new Gender Equity Index by @WomensFundMiami finds Miami has some work to do when it comes to achieving parity. Today's Local to Know is one of the "passionate citizens...fighting for the Miami we all believe in," particularly on the gender equity front.
https://t.co/9UHIkcFYOM

[Nicole Tallman @natallman]

Your girl’s in the @newtropicmiami today! Kind of cool that I’m featured alongside opera, storms, and drag queens. Thank you, Grace, Caridad, and all the amazing people at @TheBetsyHotel, but especially Deborah and Jonathan!

[The New Tropic @newtropicmiami]

If you've been enjoying the monthly poem in the newsletter that we've published in collaboration with The Betsy Writer's Room, you have this week's Local to Know to thank.

Meet community-driven poet and educator, Caridad Moro-Gronlier. 👇
https://t.co/9acJf7r0Yt