WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of some of our feature stories for your weekend reading
Five years after the Surfside condo collapse, a look back at the tragedy
WLRN's Christine DiMattei, Daniel Rivero and Tom Hudson go over their memories of the event and its consequences, discussing the disaster and its lasting impact.
The ‘Arshties’ paves a path to Broadway for Miami’s young actors
The Adrienne Arsht Center has launched a new awards program in partnership with the Broadway League that makes it easier for young performers in South Florida to break into professional theater.
Worse than 'Periodo Especial': AP journalist reports on Cuba’s 'apocalyptical' energy, food crisis
Danica Coto, the Caribbean correspondent for the Associated Press, spoke with WLRN about her recent reporting trips to Cuba about what she has seen — and felt.
Florida's historic property tax reform: Libraries and renters fear 'existential threat'
Local leaders expect budget shortfalls nearing the billions of dollars in coming years should the amendment pass, meaning libraries and other local services could be on the chopping block.
'Now the world knows us': Cape Verde comes to South Florida and wins big in the World Cup
Hundreds of Cape Verdeans came to Fort Lauderdale to cheer on the World Cup’s unlikeliest underdog story and showed South Florida the "morabeza" of Cape Verdean culture.
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Amara Evering/WLRNAt the Global Empowerment Mission warehouse, hundreds of volunteers hurried past each other to pack emergency supplies for families affected by the powerful earthquakes that devastated Venezuela earlier this week. “We need more hands," said one volunteer. -
Lynne Sladky/APSouth Florida community leaders and Democratic congressional candidates are urging the U.S. Senate to approve an extension of deportation protections for Haitians that passed the House on a rare bipartisan vote in April.
- Missed it the first time? The FIFA World Cup trophy returns to Miami's Freedom Tower this Sunday
- Controversial ICE agreement up for discussion at City of Miami commission meeting
- Indigenous Guatemalan leader in Lake Worth bids farewell after surprise visit from immigration detention
- Smoke from continuing brush fires in western Miami-Dade threaten Broward County residents
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National HIV Testing Day is Saturday. Here's why South Florida health officials say it's so criticalFor local healthcare workers and advocates, keeping people connected to preventative care is more urgent than ever. -
The congresswoman announced the legislation, the TPS Review Act, during a news conference in Sunrise on Friday, the day after the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria. -
Haitian families, who for years have lived under the uncertainty of their TPS renewal, now face a new and more immediate uncertainty: What losing TPS could mean for their ability to work, remain with their families and plan for the future.
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