Jess Nelson
Jess Nelson is the 2019 writing fellow for Miami New Times. She was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and is excited to be living close to the water again after moving to Miami from New York. She studied history at UC Berkeley and investigative journalism at Columbia University.
Latest Stories
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1 year ago | PoliticsThe Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the first Second Amendment case in almost a decade.
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1 year ago | OpinionAttending your first Trump rally is a rite of passage of sorts.
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1 year ago | PoliticsSen. Elizabeth Warren just picked up a major endorsement from the Sunshine State.
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1 year ago | HistoryThe 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.
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1 year ago | PoliceMiami-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.
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1 year ago | PoliticsWalking 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
