Kenny Malone

Mike D Meets Mike Dee: The Dolphins' Stadium Debate In A Single Video Remix

Kenny Malone — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:58:22 +0000

The Miami Dolphins are one step closer to approval of a private-public partnership to renovate Sun Life Stadium after the Florida Senate passed a bill to legitimize a Miami-Dade referendum currently underway.

Remix The News: David Kobert, Miami Dolphins And Circus Politics

Kenny Malone — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

We're a little over two weeks away from the scheduled Miami-Dade County referendum on proposed upgrades to the Miami Dolphins' Sun Life Stadium.

Reporter's Notebook: A Musical Ode To A Roller Coaster

Kenny Malone — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The Dania Beach Hurricane was the largest wooden roller coaster in Florida. Depending on your definition of "is" and "roller coaster," it might still hold that title. The ride shut down in April 2011, but the monstrous jungle of lumber still looms over I-95. The track is still there. The trains are still there. The Hurricane just doesn't run anymore.

Remix The News: How The Dolphins' Stadium Debate Can Be Turned Into Sound Art

Kenny Malone — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:41:54 +0000

As part of WLRN's Remix the News Challenge: Sun Life Stadium Edition, we're asking people (both expert and amateur) to help us hear what the stadium renovations debate sounds like to them.

Dolphins Stadium Renovations: We Want To Hear Your Remix

Kenny Malone — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

ENTER OUR REMIX THE NEWS CONTEST HERE

How The University Of Miami’s Basketball Coach Is Bringing Back The Ñ

Kenny Malone — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:08:00 +0000

The squiggly line seemed to show up out of nowhere.

It happened at the Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday, March 17th.

What’s Up With South Florida?: Inglish Gratis

Kenny Malone — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:51:59 +0000

In our regular What’s Up With South Florida? feature, you decide what we investigate. You voted overwhelmingly for an explanation of the “Inglish Gratis” sign outside of Hialeah High. This photo had been circulating virally through email. It was brought to our attention by photographer Tomas Loewy. In Episode 3 of Under the Sun, Kenny Malone set out to solve the mystery of this misspelling. (-T.S.)

Four Musical Ways People Celebrated Hugo Chavez's Death

Daniel Rivero and Kenny Malone — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:21:39 +0000

All Tuesday night, we listened to South Floridians react to the death of Hugo Chavez. Many (most) of the reactions were celebratory. Those celebrations took the form of songs, drive-by shoutings and apparently an accordion death ballad.

Below is a roundup of the most colorful reactions to the death of Venezuela's oft-beloved and perhaps equally hated leader.

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Kenny Malone — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:58:56 +0000

Jonestown, Cocaine Cowboys, Mariel Boat Lift: One-Of-A-Kind Photo Collection Needs A Home

Kenny Malone — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +0000

In a small house in west Miami-Dade, Tim Chapman has nearly filled his guest bedroom with cardboard storage boxes, each one carefully labeled with a year.

“I’ll show you a couple years,” said Chapman, moving pulling a box from a teetering stack. “This is Mariel right here, the first slide.”

What We Can Learn From A Ballroom-Dancing Weimaraner And A Poorly Timed Bathroom Break

Kenny Malone — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Over the weekend, more than 250 dogs competed in an American Kennel Club event at Miami-Dade County’s Tropical Park. Anyone in attendance learned that canine athletes are capable of feats humans can only dream of doing and would never dream of doing.

Drinks For All, And For More Hours, In Oakland Park

Kenny Malone — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Yesterday was a big day for bars and restaurants in Oakland Park. After a unanimous commission vote last week, the city lifted its law prohibiting the sale of alcohol between 7 a.m. and noon on Sunday mornings.

Oakland Park is the latest in a string of cities (including Fort Lauderdale, Margate and Deerfield Beach) to repeal their so called "blue laws.”

Hooligans Rule!

You can make an argument that Oakland Park’s blue law repeal started with a group of English hooligans who wanted to watch their European soccer matches.

Sawgrass Mills And The Luggage Phenomenon

Kenny Malone — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:30:00 +0000

If you had to distill the Sawgrass Mills phenomenon into one image, it would be this: a lieutenant colonel in the Brazilian army weaving through a river of humanity while tugging around a tiny purple piece of carry-on luggage.

About 13 miles west of Fort Lauderdale, on the edge of the Everglades, is a place widely considered Florida’s second-largest tourist destination. It’s not a theme park. It’s not a beach. It’s not the Everglades. It is, according to the owners, the largest collection of outlet and retail value stores in the country.

Miami Poet Richard Blanco Puts FIU In The Creative Writing Spotlight

Kenny Malone — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:32:06 +0000

Richard Blanco will likely be Florida International University's most talked-about graduate today.

The 44-year-old is the youngest, first openly gay and first Hispanic inaugural poet.

Blanco has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from FIU as well as a Masters of Fine Arts from FIU's creative writing program.

If it seems like Blanco came out of nowhere, author and Virginia Tech professor Ed Falco begs to differ.

"Well FIU, first of all," he said, "has one of the best poetry programs in the country."

Miami-Dade Looks To Build Theme Park In Backyard (Again)

Kenny Malone — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:39:06 +0000

For the second time in less than five years, Miami-Dade County is looking to take its zoo to the next level - assuming the next level is possibly a Main Street USA theme park.

The Miami Herald reports that the county invited developers to propose plans for the vacant land surrounding Zoo Miami. "Basically," writes the Herald,"an open-ended plea for bright ideas, conceptual schemes and - this is key - private financing,"

Jury Selection Is Underway In Miami Imams' Taliban Case

Kenny Malone — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:30:00 +0000

Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of two South Florida imams accused of financially supporting the Taliban.

Hafiz Khan, 77, and his 26-year-old son, Izhar Khan, are charged with funneling $50,000 to the Taliban in Pakistan.

Florida Minimum Wage Up On Jan. 1

Kenny Malone — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:26:51 +0000

Tuesday morning, Florida's minimum wage jumps 12 cents, from $7.67 to $7.79. Florida Today reports that since 2004, the state's minimum wage has been constitutionally linked to increases in the cost of living - one of just 10 states with similar wage mandates.

The Florida Today story explains that the raise will affect a relatively small number of workers:

South Florida's Notable Deaths Of 2012

Kenny Malone — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:30:00 +0000

South Florida lost a number of notable figures in 2012.

Bee Gees singer and former Miami resident Robin Gibb died at 62 after a battle with cancer.

Tony Goldman, the developer credited with turning South Beach and Wynwood into thriving destinations, died at 68 from heart failure.

Pill Mills Migrate North To Georgia

Kenny Malone — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Florida's war on so-called "pill mill" pain clinics appears to be pushing the problem into Georgia.

The Wall Street Journal reports that in 2010, there were just 10 pain clinics in the state of Georgia. Today, there are more than 125 clinics and the state's per capita prescriptions of oxycodone has tripled in the last decade.

Florida Holidays: The Tale Of The Flying Pie

Kenny Malone and Dalia Colon — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Florida Holidays: Snow in Orlando

Kenny Malone and Scott Finn — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Our friends at WUSF in Tampa have been collecting holiday stories and traditions from around the state for a series they call "Florida Holidays."

A Snowball's Chance in Hell: What Are The Odds Of A White Christmas In Miami?

Kenny Malone — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Once upon a time, snow fell in Miami.
Seems whenever the weather gets even moderately cold, someone somewhere in South Florida invokes Jan. 19, 1977 -- the day it snowed in Miami.
Not only did the snow make front page news in The Miami Herald, the front page about snow made The Miami Herald Front Pages book.
Arnold Markowitz wrote the day's story, the beginning of which reads as follows:
Snow fell Wednesday on Miami.

The Not-So-Little Palm Tree That Couldn't

Kenny Malone — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:58:00 +0000

This is the sad story of a very tall tree.
"This one right here," says Patrick Griffith, slapping his hand on a rough, grayish trunk, "coccothrinax barbadensis."

Local Artists Find Space At NADA During Art Basel Miami

Kenny Malone — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:36:58 +0000

Fifty years ago Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Tony Bennett played the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach. Now a handful of college students will have their day at the Deauville.

End of the Line: Velvet Rope

Kenny Malone and Trina Sargalski — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:22:53 +0000

Love it or hate it, nightlife is huge here. And one person determines whether you go home in shame or spend the night in glory. The doorman.
We asked Under the Sun’s assistant producers, Trina Sargalski and Kenny Malone, to capture the drama of the Velvet Rope. Little did they know, they’d get roped in, themselves.
Look here for an animated version of their adventure.

The Velvet Rope – Animated Version

Kenny Malone — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:20:32 +0000

Editor Dan Grech assigned Assistant Producers Kenny Malone and Trina Sargalski to report a story about getting past the doorman at nightclubs. With the detachment appropriate to their position, Kenny and Trina arrived at Club Space in downtown Miami ready to report on the velvet rope.

One In Five Floridians On Food Stamps

Kenny Malone — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:53:35 +0000

One in five Floridians - about 3.6 million - is receiving food stamp benefits and the number is rising in South Florida, according to new data released by the state..

Museum in North Miami Receives Highest Award

Kenny Malone — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:29:46 +0000

In a White House ceremony Wednesday, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami joined an elite group of just 69 museums to be awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service - one the nation's top seals of approval for museums and libraries.
"Well, I guess you could compare it to the Emmy's or Oscars," said Susan Hildreth, Director of the Institute for Museum and Library Service.

SLIDESHOW: How The Soul Bowl Lost Its Mojo

Kenny Malone — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:11:26 +0000

Last Friday night, the Miami Northwestern Bulls defeated the Miami Jackson Generals 21-13 in one of Miami-Dade's most famous high school football rivalries. Known as the "Soul Bowl," the two historically black schools used to draw tens of thousands of spectators to the old Orange Bowl. But over the last decade or so, the rivalry has been losing steam.