Jenny Jacoby
WLRN News InternJenny Jacoby is a spring 2025 intern for WLRN. She is a senior at the University of Miami where she studies political science and ecosystem science and policy.
She currently serves as the editor-in-chief of The Miami Hurricane, UM’s student newspaper, a position she has held for two years. She was honored as one of the top 10 student journalists in the country by the Associated Collegiate Press Reporter of the Year award for her work at The Hurricane. Jenny has also worked with the Coconut Grove Spotlight and Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.
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Olympians and world record holders will hit the track in Broward at the Grand Slam Track this weekend, competing to win a chunk of a $3.15 million prize pool. With an all-star line-up, a regular schedule, a fresh format and record prize money, the competition is trying to bring the popular Olympic modalities to fans four times a year. -
After months of delays, the city of Miami commission has withdrawn its controversial tree ordinance law. On Thursday's meeting, commissioners approved the re-naming of West End Park as a tribute to Reyes, who died of cancer earlier this month. -
Richard Lara, executive vice president and general counsel for the Spanish Broadcasting System, defeated Tom Wells, a long-time accounting and corporate law attorney with 55% of the vote.
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The bill — which is now before the full House — would ban the release of any substance that could potentially impact weather, sunlight or temperature. Violators may face a $100,000-fine and misdemeanor charge.
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It comes down to Richard Lara, executive vice president and general counsel for the Spanish Broadcasting System, and Tom Wells, a long-time corporate law attorney.
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The district has designated April 29 as End Jew Hatred Day, which is being added to the Miami-Dade schools' calendar.
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The district hopes to lean on South Florida’s agricultural industry to offer local produce to schools. It’s an expansion of the district’s Farm to School Program that has been in place since 2009. -
A bill that would make it more difficult for citizens to get constitutional amendments on the ballot is advancing in the Florida Senate and has already passed in the House. These are some of the constitutional changes Florida has today thanks to ballot initiatives. -
Oana Martisca's documentary News Without a Newsroom uses archival footage from Miami's news industry and pairs it with interviews with journalists and media experts to trace where it is heading. It will premiere at the Miami Film Festival on Friday. -
Yesterday was election day for two Miami-Dade municipalities. Coral Gables voters elected Vince Lago to his third term as mayor and voted on two other city commissioner seats. Miami Shores also elected three candidates to it village council. -
The Miami-based film Ethan Bloom will premiere on April 6 at the Olympia Theater, alongside 35 other films making their debut at the 42nd Miami Film Festival. The film follows Ethan as he embarks on a spiritual quest, bouncing between Catholicism and Judaism, all while handling a teenage boy's typical challenges: girls, bullies and parents. -
Miami-Dade County aims to cover 30% of the county with trees as part of its Urban Forestry Plan, which aims to use trees as a means of flood prevention, heat reduction and air purification.
