10 (And A Half) Things People Should Know Before Moving To Miami
Community ContributorI’m a Northern California boy, through and through. I grew up ten minutes north of Berkeley, went to college at Davis, about forty five minutes away, and then was fortunate enough...
View ArticleUsers Are Posting Incriminating Content On Social Media
The social media app Instagram claims 300 million users document their lives through uploaded daily worldwide. But not all of them use the app wisely, as some Miami Instagrammers have had their posts...
View Article‘A Hero Every Day,’ Stoneman Douglas Community Remembers Coach Aaron Feis
Hundreds of people filled Church of the Glades in Coral Springs Thursday to honor slain Stoneman Douglas High School assistant football coach Aaron Feis. Feis, 37, was killed in the Feb. 14 mass...
View ArticleMom To The Multitudes: This Immigrant Advocate Is The Guardian Of 1,250 Kids
On a hot Sunday afternoon, about 20 kids are saying grace. It’s almost lunch time, and the smell of corn tamales wafts throughout the patio of Nora Sandigo’s home in West Kendall.
View ArticleFIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapses On SW 8th Street, Authorities Confirm Fatalities
The Florida International University ( FIU ) pedestrian bridge across SW Eighth Street collapsed Thursday afternoon, trapping at least 8 vehicles underneath and causing several fatalities, according to...
View ArticleCampuswide Vigil At FIU Honors Bridge Collapse Victims
A dark blue banner hangs above the memorial site honoring the six victims of last week’s pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University's campus on Southwest Eighth Street.
View ArticleShare Your Then And Now Hurricane Irma Photos With WLRN
It’s been about six months since Hurricane Irma crashed across the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm. WLRN News is documenting where we were — and how far we’ve come. Here’s how you can be part of...
View Article'Enough Is Enough!' Thousands In South Florida Demand Change At March For Our...
The first of more than 800 March For Our Lives events in Washington, D.C., the U.S. and around the world took place early on Saturday on the island of Pohnpei in the Pacific nation of Micronesia. Here...
View ArticleTeachers React To Miami-Dade's Affordable Housing Solution For Educators
Imagine a new middle school planned in Brickell that has apartments for teachers on one of its floors. That's the latest idea Miami-Dade County Public School is proposing to help it's employees find...
View ArticleIn Parkland, Shutting Down A Black Lives Matter Statement Days Before Shooting
At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s Black History Month Show, a student walked out on stage to read a one-page statement defending the Black Lives Matter movement. This part of the show was not...
View ArticleJazz Roots: Sound Check Brings Students Behind The Scenes Of Chucho Valdés Show
Hours before legendary Cuban jazz musician Chucho Valdés and Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo performed at the Adrienne Arsht Center, a group of Miami-Dade County high school musicians got to have...
View ArticleIrma Report: Devastation — And 'A Huge Warning Sign'
The forecasters got Hurricane Irma mostly right. At least compared to the predictions of past storms. That’s one of the conclusions from a National Hurricane Center report on the big storm that hit...
View ArticleAs New Money Flows To Little Haiti, Many Small Business Are Feeling Pushed Out
Rollin Virgile walks through his Little Haiti store amid dozens of weddings dresses, white floral crowns, men’s tuxedo vests and baptism gowns. He greets customers in Creole: " Bonswa, koman nou ye ?"...
View ArticleEscape From Venezuela: Refugees Banging On Doors For Food – And World's...
First of a three-part WLRN series, "Escape From Venezuela" CÚCUTA, COLOMBIA | This is what the Venezuelan refugee crisis sounds like: the fists, knuckles and open palms of destitute – and above all...
View Article50 Years Ago, Miami-Dade County Played Key Role In Nation's First Statewide...
Dozens of public school teachers filled the sidewalk outside a Miami-Dade County School Board meeting earlier this month, demanding raises with loud chants and colorful signs.
View ArticleAudio Diary: Marjory Stoneman Douglas Senior Leonor Muñoz Documents Life...
Every high school graduation is a triumph in its own way — a mix of beginnings and endings. And there’s another story that now belongs to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School class of 2018: the...
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