{"id":263642,"date":"2026-05-08T16:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263642\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:41:11","slug":"new-times-spring-membership-campaign-was-our-best-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263642\/","title":{"rendered":"New Times’ Spring Membership Campaign Was Our Best to Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis month, New Times members enjoyed a Race Week Kick-Off Party sponsored by Peroni.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Photo by Celia Almeida<\/p>\n

New Times\u2019 Spring Membership campaign<\/a> came to a close at the end of April, and we\u2019re celebrating our most successful fundraiser to date thanks to contributors like you, who support our newsroom<\/a> month after month.<\/p>\n

This time, our goal was $7,500. You smashed it, raising $9,014 \u2014 vital funding for an independent, completely free newsroom like ours. Contributions came from 189 total members, 49 of those new (welcome!).<\/p>\n

\"photoMembers who attended our Race Week Kick-Off event enjoyed complimentary beer, cocktails, passed hors d\u2019oeuvres, and goodie bags compliments of Peroni.<\/p>\n

In addition to supporting our mission to keep our journalism free for all readers, new members unlocked some sweet perks during this campaign. Some got swag designed by Brian Butler Upper Hand Art,<\/a> including t-shirts, tote bags and stickers. Others attended our invite-only Race Week Kick-Off Party<\/a> at Throw Social, where members enjoyed beer, cocktails, passed hors d\u2019oeuvres, and goodie bags compliments of Peroni, our event sponsor.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the This Week\u2019s Top Stories newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n

THANK YOU!<\/p>\n

You’re all set.<\/p>\n

CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

We know Miami only gets more expensive<\/a> by the day, and with sky-high gas prices, locals are making some tough decisions about where to prioritize their spending. We\u2019re so grateful to each and every one of you who choose to support us, especially in this economic climate.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoThank you, Peroni team!<\/p>\n

Not yet a member? Our contributors shared some of the reasons why they\u2019ve chosen to support our newsroom. Should their words inspire you to give, you can do so here<\/a>. Here\u2019s some of what our community says about why they support New Times:<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the journalism produced by New Times. We need good journalism here.\u201d<\/p>\n

We agree: We need good journalism in Miami, and we\u2019re thrilled you come to us to find it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy reading your paper, and I want to support your investigative journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n

We pride ourselves on our investigative pieces. Recent examples include our investigation into Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s ties to the Cipriani<\/a> brand, and our quest to identify the tech bro taking on a threatened Florida bird<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways informative and up to date, fun things to do and read.\u201d<\/p>\n

But we also love to keep you informed on the fun things happening around Miami every day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some other reasons members listed for contributing:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou do excellent work!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to support local independent news.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This month, New Times members enjoyed a Race Week Kick-Off Party sponsored by Peroni. Photo by Celia Almeida…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226,19241,69765],"class_list":["post-263642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news","tag-media","tag-membership"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}