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Miami Is the Number One Thirst Trap City in America

Is your Instagram feed full of abs and cleavage? You must be from Miami. That, at least, is the takeaway of a new study of provocative online photos titled "Thirst Trap USA." Commissioned by Four Loko, because of course it was, the study asked researchers to analyze more than 60,000...
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Adjunct Professors at Miami Dade College, America’s Largest Undergrad College, Are Unionizing

The livelihoods of college professors have gotten increasingly precarious over the last few decades. Universities keep cutting nonscience programs and offering fewer professorships while hiring more teachers as "adjuncts," who make just a few thousand dollars per class, per semester. A recent report from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) found that 70 percent of Florida public-university professors are now adjuncts.
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A Miami-Based Jail Health-Care Company Profits While Patients Die

The voice on the other end of the line sounded so thin, so frail, that at first Erika Williams didn't recognize it as her son's. It was only by the ten digits glowing on her iPhone — the number for the Flagler County jail — that she realized who was calling her February 4, 2019, a balmy Monday in North Florida.
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Video: Miami-Dade Police Violently Arrest Black Woman Who Called for Help

A disturbing video shared on social media last night shows several Miami-Dade Police officers violently arresting a black woman who had called for help after someone pulled a gun on her and her daughter. Juan Perez, a spokesperson for the department, said on Twitter that the officer involved has been relieved of duty and the incident is being investigated.
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Cleo on South Beach Offers an Instagram Butler

Admit it — you have Instagram envy. It's the feeling when you look at some gorgeous photo of a burger or the perfectly placed ice cream cone on your Instagram feed. You then attempt to take a picture of your pasta primavera and it looks like a blurred picture of a worm farm.  If your food-picture game leaves something to be desired, check out Cleo's Instagram Butler program.
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Miami Crime Victim Detained by ICE Warns Others About Calling Police for Help

When Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced in January 2017 that the county would no longer be an unofficial "sanctuary" for undocumented immigrants, activists worried the policy would deter some victims from reporting crimes. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez assured residents they shouldn't be afraid to call 911 or cooperate with officers.
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Miami Light Project’s Here & Now Shines a Spotlight on Miami Artists

The Miami Light Project’s latest incarnation of its annual Here and Now festival is much more than a group of artists simply gathering onstage to entertain and challenge the audience. Rather, it’s an original, ongoing opportunity for creative minds to shine, which accurately sums up the program’s mission. “We saw...