Jess Nelson
Miami New Times
Miami, FL, United States
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Parkland Students Share Stories With Supreme Court in New Second Amendment Case
Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments in the first Second Amendment case in almost a decade. → Read More
My First Trump Rally: A California Native Goes Into the Belly of the Beast
Attending your first Trump rally is a rite of passage of sorts. → Read More
Miami-Dade Considers Renaming Dixie Highway Because of Confederacy, Slavery Connections
The day has finally come: Miami-Dade County might change the name of Dixie Highway, which is gross, racist, and a shamefully symbolic reminder of the state's slaveholding past. → Read More
Miami-Dade County Votes to Suspend Evictions From Public Housing During Hurricanes
Miami-Dade police arrived at Maria Cazañes' South Beach apartment on an August evening as she was making herself a cafecito. By the end of the night, Cazañes and her family were homeless. → Read More
The Craziest Florida Candidates Running for U.S. Congress in 2020
Walking into the United States Capitol Building does not magically remove the title of Florida Man or Woman. Here are some of the craziest Floridians running for Congress in 2020. → Read More
After Vicious Attack by Wolfdog, Pet Owners Confront North Beach Man in Court
Eva's owners were slapped with two fines in a code enforcement hearing. County officials declared the wolfdog a "dangerous" animal earlier this summer. → Read More
Climate Change Is Already Making U.S. Troops Sick, and Florida Military Bases Will Suffer Most
Veterans Day commemorates the end of World War I, when the guns fell silent across the Western Front at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Since that time, average global temperatures have increased by an average of 1.5 degrees — and experts say that's no doubt affecting today's U.S. military operations. → Read More
Roger Stone D.C. Criminal Trial for Lying to Congress Cut Short Due to Food Poisoning
The first day of Stone's criminal trial fittingly descended into a circus, cut short by health emergencies, protestors, and a 30-minute bathroom break by the defendant mere minutes into proceedings. → Read More
Researchers With Paranormal Bad Boys Seek Out Most Haunted Places in Florida
Last week, I tried to communicate with the dead. I was standing in the backyard of a Fort Lauderdale home rumored to be haunted, so I asked the spirit out loud if it liked coconuts. Immediately, as if on cue, a coconut crashed down from a tree nearby. → Read More
Weather Data Confirms Miami Fall Is a Hellacious Rerun of Summer
It's basically still summer in the Magic City. Take one step outside without sunglasses, and the searing sun instantly blinds you. Go for a short walk, and the sticky humidity soon drenches your clothes in sweat. → Read More
Five Reasons Why Miami Drivers Are the Absolute Worst
Miamians have their own version of the DMV handbook. Between the speeding, hit-and-runs, honking, and lack of turn signals, driving in Miami-Dade County should come with a warning sign. → Read More
More Than 400 Miamians Were Threatened With Eviction During Hurricane Dorian
Miami avoided a direct hit by Hurricane Dorian, but hundreds of residents were still threatened with the loss of their homes and businesses before the storm. → Read More
Miami-Dade May Cut Budget to Aging Sewer System, Making Spills and Pollution More Likely
Miami is a worldwide tourist destination known for its beautiful beaches and clean water — but nobody can enjoy it when there is shit spilling into the bay. Aging pipes installed near Oleta River State Park in the 1960s ruptured last month, resulting in 1.5 million gallons of raw sewage leaking into the Oleta River and Biscayne Bay. → Read More
Miami Students Plan Climate Strike Alongside International Activists
Youth climate activists are coordinating a week of climate action, including an international climate strike September 20. Multiple events are planned in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. → Read More
The EPA's Repeal of Obama-Era Clean-Water Rules Will Make It Easier for Polluters to Use Chemicals Linked to Toxic Algae Near Florida's Water Bodies
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Thursday announced the repeal of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, eliminating the clean-water regulations enacted by the Obama administration in 2015 and making it easier for polluters to use chemicals linked to toxic algal blooms. → Read More
Climate Change Made Hurricane Dorian Bigger, Stronger, Slower, and Deadlier
Miami dodged a bullet last week. Hurricane Dorian, just a wobble off South Florida's coast, was one of the strongest and longest-lasting Atlantic hurricanes on record. → Read More
Hurricane Dorian Brings Storm Surge and Cocaine to Florida Coast
Dozens of kilos of cocaine are washing ashore on Florida's beaches as Hurricane Dorian moves toward the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas. → Read More
Hurricane Dorian Returns Bricks of Cocaine to Their Home to Florida
Dozens of kilos of cocaine are washing ashore Florida's beaches as Hurricane Dorian continues moving towards the Carolinian and Georgian coast. → Read More
How You Can Help as Dorian Relief Efforts Begin in Bahamas
Relief efforts by South Floridians to help the Bahama islands hit by Hurricane Dorian are underway across Broward and Palm Beach counties. Dorian intensified into a Category 5 hurricane over the weekend before making landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday. The National Hurricane Center says wind gusts reached up to... → Read More
Miami Groups Launch Fundraisers to Help the Bahamas Recover from Hurricane Dorian
Miamians are rallying together to help their island neighbors as Hurricane Dorian continues to bulldoze the Bahamas. Dorian rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane over the weekend before making landfall in the Bahamas yesterday. → Read More