At Elite Miami Private School, Black Students Challenge Culture of Racist...
Several current and former students and their parents describe Miami Country Day School as a place where white children mock and dehumanize their black peers and the adults in charge do little to stop it.
View ArticleMiami-Dade Venom Response Team To Undergo Downsizing
Over the past 20 years, a special team at the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department has rushed around South Florida, preventing venomous snake bites from turning fatal.
View ArticleAll-Women Class Helps Create New Crop Of DJs In Miami
Miami nightlife runs on music and DJs are the maestros of that scene. It’s an industry heavily represented by men. But a group of women in a DJ class wants to drop just as many beats.
View ArticleWhen This Miami Man Records Himself Reacting To Music Videos, More Than 1...
Set up cameras, react, edit, and repeat. Do this well enough and you just might rack up a million followers on Youtube.
View Article'It's Going To Be A Rough Year': Key Largo Fishermen Feel Effects Of Chinese...
At 6 a.m. on a recent Thursday morning, Ernie Piton and his son dragged wooden lobster traps across their dock in Key Largo. They stabbed sharp wires through ripe, glossy fish heads, preparing for the...
View Article"Breast Is Best": Local Moms & Healthcare Providers Share Paths To Breastfeeding
You wouldn't know it by looking at her but, according to her mother, Sandra Lobaina was a biter. “I bit her," said Lobaina, smiling, when asked to explain why her mother didn't breastfeed her. "After...
View ArticleMiami-Dade Police Launches New Unit To Deal With Mental Illness, Remove Guns
The Miami-Dade County Police Department has created a new unit tasked with preventing people with serious mental illnesses from reaching a crisis point or potentially shooting someone with firearms,...
View ArticleNot Just Sea-Level Rise: Septic Tanks And Superfund Sites Threaten South...
Saltwater intrusion is just one of the risks facing South Florida's drinking water. The Biscayne Aquifer, a 4,000-mile sponge-like rock formation that filters and stores the region's clean groundwater,...
View ArticleWomen Seek To Use Comedy As A Platform For Evolving Femininity In Miami
WLRN interns spent some time this summer looking at how the idea of gender is changing in South Florida. This story is part of their project. Comedian Jannelys Santos has been performing improv...
View ArticleMeet Three Residents Helping Rebuild The Florida Keys One Year After...
One year ago, South Florida awoke to the destruction wrought by Hurricane Irma. The storm had slammed into the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm, bringing catastrophic winds and rain. According to the...
View ArticleAfter Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's La Social Restaurant Finds Success In Miami
Ivan Nieves and David Torres, a couple from Puerto Rico, used to own a restaurant, hair salon and a boutique in San Juan. But one year ago, Hurricane Maria seriously damaged the business, leaving them...
View ArticleMiami Thrift Store Gives Women Coming Out Of Prison Jobs
Shazonia Horton was released from prison a month ago and the day after her release she had a job waiting for her at the Dragonfly Thrift Boutique in Little Havana.
View ArticleAbandoned Animals Strain System In Puerto Rico
As the sun rises above San Juan’s Peninsula de Cantera neighborhood, stray pigs roam the streets looking for scraps of food.
View ArticleLive From The 305: Lemon City Trio Brings New Meaning To Funk
Miami’s Lemon City Trio (LCT) is bringing a fresh new meaning to the word funk. Brian Robertson, 35, on organ; Nick Tannura, 28, on guitars and Aaron Glueckauf, 27, on drums are the musicians behind...
View ArticleRemembering David Wolkowsky And The Glamour Of Key West
Since David Wolkowsky died Sept. 23 at the age of 99, people on the island have been talking about his life and legacy.
View ArticleLocal Barbers Offer Haircuts For The Homeless In Ft. Lauderdale
Residents of tent city, the most recognizable homeless encampment in Ft. Lauderdale, stood in line outside of the Broward Public Library Monday to receive free haircuts. Eight local barbers set up shop...
View ArticleToday’s The Deadline To Register To Vote in Florida
Oct. 9 is the last day to register in the state of Florida if you want to vote in the Nov. 6 general elections. It is also the last day to change your address if you have moved since the last time...
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