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Zimmerman Trial
6:30 am
Thu June 13, 2013

Miami-Dade Knows Riots Too Well; Plans For Zimmerman Verdict

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EMOTION ON DISPLAY: The shooting of Trayvon Martin angered and mobilized multitudes in Florida and across the country. What will they do if his killer is acquitted?

Miami-Dade County's Community Relations Board -- peacekeeper for the last half-century among the region's raucously contentious cultures and between the people and the police -- is getting ready for the aftermath of the George Zimmerman trial in Sanford.

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Environment
7:00 am
Wed June 12, 2013

The Not So Quiet Rebellion Against Florida's State Bird

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The roseate spoonbill is often mistaken as flamingo.

Birding blogger Nicolas Lund recently argued in an article for Slate magazine that Florida should change its state bird to the Flamingo.

He was actually advocating for several states to change their birds, but he seemed particularly peeved with Florida’s current choice:

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Digital
9:35 am
Tue June 11, 2013

What You Need To Know About Changes Coming From Apple

Originally published on Mon June 10, 2013 6:54 pm

If you opt for the upgrade, changes are coming to your iPhone experience this fall. And if you want to shell out some cash right away, the latest line of MacBook Air computers boasts a lot more power and battery life, and the machines are available to ship today.

Apple chiefs announced their latest products and improvements Monday as part of the keynote at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

We kept an eye on the two-hour presentation so you didn't have to. The highlights:

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Zimmerman Trial
7:12 am
Tue June 11, 2013

Here's A Brief Timeline Of The Trayvon Martin Case

Originally published on Mon June 10, 2013 3:42 pm

Jury selection begins this week in the trial of George Zimmerman, charged with shooting and killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Here's what's happened so far in the case:

Feb 26, 2012 The Incident:

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Business
3:09 pm
Mon June 10, 2013

A Tour Of FAU's Technology Incubator In Boca Raton

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The Technology Business Incubator on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton currently hosts 22 technology companies in the areas of pharmaceutical development, software development and logistics management.

In the world of technology, the idea is critical. But how to turn it into application and how to monetize it are how start-ups live and die.

And that’s where business incubators come in.

During a recent tour of one incubator in Palm Beach County, the conversation quickly turned to real estate, or where incubation actually takes place.

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The Sunshine Economy
7:10 am
Mon June 10, 2013

The Sunshine Economy Part Five: Technology

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Join host Tom Hudson every Monday at 9:00 a.m. for WLRN's ongoing series, The Sunshine Economy, a weekly look at the key industries transforming South Florida into a regional powerhouse.

South Florida may be known for its sun and sand, but software? There is a burgeoning effort to grow, encourage and attract the technology industry to South Florida.

Silicon Beach

Local entrepreneur advocates have been very active building the necessary infrastructure to support local start-ups. What else is needed? Can Miami really become “Silicon Beach?”

Future of Technology

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Zimmerman Trial
6:00 am
Mon June 10, 2013

Trayvon Martin's Uncle Says Media Should Have Challenged Pretrial Misinformation

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RONALD FULTON: Trayvon Martin's uncle says his nephew was kind-hearted and non aggressive...and the media should have questioned the negative stories.

Ever since a car crash that left him a quadriplegic 12 years ago, 50-year-old Ronald Fulton has been making the best of bad situations.

His experience as a patient led him to found a healthcare advocacy organization called You Are Knot Alone. Life in a wheelchair turned him into a campaigner for disability rights who also advises Miami-Dade County commissioners. But for one thing in his life, there is no upside: the loss of his nephew, Trayvon Martin.

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The Florida Roundup
11:59 am
Fri June 7, 2013

Today's Florida Roundup: Immigration Policy, Absentee Ballot Scandal And The Heat In The Finals

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WLRN's weekly public affairs show

    

On today's edition of The Florida Roundup... 

Immigration: 

Immigration reform is stalled in Congress.

Is Marco Rubio backing away from own bill?

When will there be resolution?

Has the issue been a net loser for the freshman senator, and when will there will a resolution in Washington?

Governor Scott vetoes a law that would have allowed illegal immigrants drivers licenses.

Which way is he heading this time as we approach his re-reelection campaign?

Is he heading back to his tea party roots?

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Social Services
8:58 am
Thu June 6, 2013

Miami-Dade Taps Faith-Based Groups For A Bigger, Better Social Safety Net

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GREAT NEED: A homeless man in Miami Beach sleeps in public. Programs for the needy would be part of Miami Dade County's Engage305, a cooperative project with service providers from faith-based organizations.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is reaching  out to religious groups to forge a social safety net that would be bigger and better than public or private sectors could achieve on their own.

Plans for the Engage305 project were announced Wednesday at a conference at Miami Dade College.

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Weather
8:24 am
Thu June 6, 2013

After Sandy, Crews Wrap Up Work On Fort Lauderdale's Stretch Of A1A

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Work crews on a stretch of A1A along Fort Lauderdale Beach put the finishing touches on a five-month long road repair.

The folks who live along a small stretch of Fort Lauderdale Beach just north of Sunrise Boulevard know the drill.

Actually, they spent the first part of 2013 hearing little else.

Nearly every day since early January, work crews have been out between Northeast 14th Court and Northeast 18th Street  installing a new sea wall.  The first phase involved a huge rig drilling 40 feet down to make way for 500 pieces of sheet metal pilings.

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Transportation
12:02 pm
Wed June 5, 2013

County Sees Ripple Effect From New Fort Lauderdale Streetcar

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An artist's rendering which depicts a section of the new Wave streetcar route for downtown Fort Lauderdale.

More than four years ago, when Congress passed the Obama stimulus, nobody in Fort Lauderdale would have imagined that a ripple effect from the legislation might become a "Wave" for Broward County commuters and businesses.

"This is the beginning," said Diana Alarcon, director of the city's transportation and mobility department, smiling as she described the new Wave streetcar project for downtown Fort Lauderdale during a recent public workshop in Oakland Park.

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Journalism
7:00 am
Wed June 5, 2013

Reporter Heads Back To Gitmo, Where Only Prisoners Outlast Her Tenure

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Carol Rosenberg

Miami Herald reporter Carol Rosenberg has been covering the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba for twelve years.

“The only people who have been at Gitmo longer than me are the prisoners,” she said in a recent phone interview.

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