Jess Swanson

Jess Swanson is the former news editor at New Times. She graduated from the University of Miami and has a master’s degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism.

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An aerial view of Morris Lapidus' home on Michigan Avenue in Miami Beach

Rare Morris Lapidus-Designed Miami Beach Home Is on the Market

By Jess Swanson

Michelle Kent holding a Champagne bottle and wearing a lifebouy

Pop! Culture: I Survived Bottle Service Boot Camp

By Jess Swanson

Meet the Snake Lady: Python Hunter Takes Tourists Into the Florida Wilds to Wrangle Invasive Species

By Jess Swanson

Extreme Bare-Knuckle Fighting Returns to South Florida

By Jess Swanson

Seed to Sale: Peek Inside Cresco’s Sprawling Swampland Marijuana Factory

By Jess Swanson

SoFlo Marijuana-Testing Lab Strives to Ensure Florida Has Cleanest Nugs in the Nation

By Jess Swanson

After 20-Year Hiatus, UFC Returns to Miami With Pereira-Adesanya Bout

By Jess Swanson

Affordable New “Micro-Units” Slated for Little River, Edgewater

By Jess Swanson

“I Want My Foreskin Back”: Men Protest Circumcision in South Beach

By Jess Swanson

Paradis Books & Bread 86es Fox News Analyst for Violating Safe Spaces Policy, Faces Backlash

Paradis Books & Bread 86es Fox News Analyst for Violating Safe Spaces Policy, Faces Backlash

By Jess Swanson

Miami Man Injured by Falling Iguana During Outdoor Yoga Class

By Jess Swanson

For Sale: North Miami Condo Is a Stunning 1970s Time Capsule

By Jess Swanson

Local Reddit Commenter Articulates the “Real Miami,” Wins Internet

By Jess Swanson

Videobombing South Florida Emu Wins the Internet

By Jess Swanson

Miami-Dade Braces for “Sixth Wave” of COVID-19

By Jess Swanson

Wet Weekend: Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties

By Jess Swanson

Miami’s First Fleet of Driverless Cars Hits the Streets

By Jess Swanson

Broward Man Heading to World Sign Spinning Championship in Las Vegas

By Jess Swanson

Instagram Censors New Times Pride Week Cover

By Jess Swanson

The Deadliest Mile Strikes Again: Fatal Crash on I-95 in Fort Lauderdale

By Jess Swanson

Taxidermy Bear Taunts Residents of Luxury Brickell Condo

By Jess Swanson

Spring Break Crowds, Gunfire Reignite Car Debate on Ocean Drive

By Jess Swanson

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