Kat Grimmett

Kat Grimmett

Kat Grimmett is a writer, educator and herbalist. As a South Florida native, her work explores community-based solutions to issues regarding the food system, environment and urban development.

7 posts
Miami’s Wynwood loses its queer heart to gentrification
Economy & Workers' Rights

Miami’s Wynwood loses its queer heart to gentrification

As developers reshape Miami’s art district, LGBTQIA+ venues are vanishing, leaving a community of 190,000 people with few places to gather

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7 Min
By: Kat Grimmett
Miami’s landscapes of gentrification 
Climate & Environment

Miami’s landscapes of gentrification 

Clusia guttifera and snake plant tell the story of Miami’s transformation due to rapid development, speculative buying, and outside investment

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7 Min
By: Kat Grimmett, Alexandra Martinez
Miami’s last sacred spring faces bulldozers as community fights to save the Well of Ancient Mysteries
Climate & Environment

Miami’s last sacred spring faces bulldozers as community fights to save the Well of Ancient Mysteries

Tucked behind skyscrapers, a lush quarter-acre site with Indigenous, ecological, and archaeological significance is at risk of destruction. Locals, spiritual leaders, and preservationists rally to protect the spring-fed sanctuary

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8 Min
By: Kat Grimmett
Despite Oscar win for best documentary, ‘No Other Land’ still hasn’t found a large U.S. distributor
Politics & Democracy

Despite Oscar win for best documentary, ‘No Other Land’ still hasn’t found a large U.S. distributor

“No Other Land” calls attention to the West Bank amid the largest displacement caused by the Israeli military in decades

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6 Min
By: Kat Grimmett
color photograph of three people standing inside wearing masks. they hold blue posters with printed text slogans supporting t
Climate & Environment

Green New Deal Network leads nationwide For the People Tour in a push for climate justice

At the heart of a Green New Deal is the goal to prioritize communities most affected by inequality, climate disasters, and pollution

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5 Min
By: Kat Grimmett
color photograph of an outdoor protest. people hold red cloth signs with white texts that reads "¡Que Calor!" and several peo
Climate & Environment

Miami workers fight for better labor conditions in the heat

Miami commissioners recently voted to take the first step in setting a historic precedent for workers across the country

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6 Min
By: Kat Grimmett
color photograph of a person wearing a blue shirt and a tan baseball cap stands in the midground in a swamp surrounded by wat
Climate & Environment

As federal protections for wetlands shrink, Miami restores reverence for water

Conservation efforts were stunted in May when the Supreme Court removed water protections for millions of acres of wetlands across the U.S.

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6 Min
By: Kat Grimmett

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