It all began at a blackjack table.
I moved to Globe in 2001 to care for my mother, expecting to stay only until she recovered. While working as a blackjack dealer at the local casino, I noticed something missing from our local news. Globe-Miami, a community rich in history, family, and grit, wasn’t being represented with the color, pride, and humanity it deserved.
When my boss reminded me I had a journalism degree and said, “If you think you can do better, start your own paper,” I decided to take her up on it.
I had enjoyed a 30-year career in business and marketing but not publishing . Thanks to some fortunate early connections and mentors, I learned fast. The first edition was called The Globe-Miami Visitors Guide (a rookie mistake), but locals who picked it up saw something new: a publication that celebrated who we are. That spark grew into Globe Miami Times — a trusted, independent voice connecting our region through stories that matter.
I’m an entrepreneur at heart with a degree in journalism. I started my first business at sixteen and later ran a commercial interiors firm for ten years before moving to Globe to care for my mother and quickly realized what I had done did not translate to a small rural community like Globe. So I reinvented my skill set and launched Globe Miami Times.
My goal has always been to use the paper to market this community, to show both locals and visitors what makes Globe-Miami worth knowing.
I’m drawn to the backstories behind every headline, the people and experiences that give a place its soul. Someone once asked where I find my story ideas, and I said, “Standing in the checkout line at Safeway.” It’s true. To tell a community’s story, you have to live in it — and listen.
Today, Globe Miami Times continues to prove that a small, passionate team can make a big difference. From our writers and photographers to the designers behind our digital platform, we show every day that print is not dead, and journalism still matters.
We’re not a corporate property. We’re homegrown, home-managed, and invested in this community.
For readers and advertisers who believe in the power of authentic local journalism, Globe Miami Times is more than a paper. It’s a partnership.
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Linda Gross, publisher, Globe Miami Times