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  New Times Staffers Jessica Lipscomb, Jerry Iannelli, and Tim Elfrink Win Journalism Honors

  August 6 at 10:31 a.m.

  Miami New Times staffers brought home the bacon in two contests recently, with staff writer Jessica Lipscomb the big winner, taking a first in profile writing at this past weekend's Sunshine State Awards for a piece about a reality star, Ted Vernon, whose history of abuse had gone largely unnoticed...

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  "Wit as Weapon," at the Wolfsonian, Examines Historical Propaganda

  August 2 at 9 a.m.

  A particularly pointed political cartoon made the rounds on Twitter and Facebook after Donald Trump took office. In it, his face, puckered in his signature duck lips, is tilted up toward a globe precariously sitting on an American flag atop a table. Trump's baby body greedily grasps at the flag with poop-covered fingers, allegedly smeared from his seeping diaper.

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  GoCompare.com's List of Florida's Most Filmed Locations Misses Some Miami Classics

  June 20 at 8:47 a.m.

  There's something genuinely exciting about seeing part of your hometown or even your home state on the big screen, especially when you're from South Florida. Most movies wind up set in New York City or Los Angeles, and more and more of them are being filmed in Atlanta or Vancouver, but there are plenty of films where you'll find perfectly recognizable stretches of Miami's beaches or familiar streets in Coconut Grove.

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  Miami's "Prince of Darkness" Attempts Hostile Takeover of Historic Preservation Group

  June 20 at 8 a.m.

  In recent years, the Miami Design Preservation League has become one of the loudest voices against harmful development across the county. It has battled gentrification in Little Havana, the trend of McMansions replacing historic homes, and a plan to turn the Miami Beach Community Church courtyard into a retail store. In many cases, the scrappy nonprofit has challenged the county's biggest developers and lobbyists.

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  Into the Storm Tells the Story of Tragedy at Sea During Hurricane Joaquin

  May 1 at 8 a.m.

  In October 2015, Category 3 Hurricane Joaquin ripped through the Caribbean. It was a storm that confounded meteorologists and sank the cargo ship El Faro, bound for Puerto Rico. Along with the vessel, 33 sailors were lost.

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  A Different Kind of Russian Propaganda Invades the Wolfsonian

  April 9 at 9 a.m.

  The Miami Beach design museum is marking the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution with a deep look at early Soviet propaganda.