Alexandra Phelps
Alexandra Phelps is an aspiring journalist at the Florida International University’s Honors College, majoring in Digital Communication and Media. Having graduated with her Associate of Arts degree during high school, Alexandra may be fresh in the field, but she is more than ready to go. Currently in her Sophomore year, this Miami native is considering each opportunity she gets as a step closer to her dream. Upon graduating, she hopes to pursue sports journalism as her career.
Small Starts: Small business struggles in a post-pandemic environment (includes audio story)
In “Small Starts,” our hosts Emilie Gonzalez and Elizabeth Dedos discuss the hardships of running a small business in a post-pandemic environment. During the...
Small Starts: The Heart of the Hustle (includes documentary)
This documentary follows the story of three small business owners and their struggles after the COVID-19 pandemic. Madeline Muñoz-Bustamante, owner of Colorful Cute Goods,...
Silence of the trans: Educators deal with a conservative Florida
Chara Maurice, 22, is a transgender, nonbinary, first-year fourth-grade teacher at Innovation Charter School in Pompano Beach. They have been living as a transgender...
Fits Like a Cesta: The world’s first female professional Jai Alai player
Back in the 1980s, Becky Smith would walk into the bar at the Miami Jai Alai Fronton, a glamorous, high-stakes gambling palace often referred...
Local small businesses still reeling from COVID-19’s effects on market (includes video story)
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, South Florida's small businesses are still feeling the effects in their sales. Online alternatives like Temu and TikTok...
Everything’s better with bubbles: Five of the best boba tea experiences in South Florida
With the the Western world's burgeoning love for Japanese culture—such as anime—it is no surprise that boba tea, a specialty in the island nation,...
Sideline Season 4, Episode 1
Sideline is back for its fourth season. Covering all South Florida sports news from Tyreek Hill’s hellish season start to the Miami Marlins' big...
FIU wins big in inaugural game at Pitbull Stadium (includes video story)
Panther Nation welcomed the first game at the renamed Pitbull Stadium with excitement on Saturday.
As the FIU Panthers played Central Michigan, the "Dale Era"...