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WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of some of our feature stories for your weekend reading

Miami officials think the Virginia Key marina referendum is a ‘bad deal’. So why is it on the ballot?
Voters are being asked to weigh on a potential lease of waterfront property that was negotiated in 2016, years before property values in Miami exploded.
Two former news anchors, one seat: Inside the tightening race for Florida’s 27th District
With President Donald Trump's approval rating at an all-time low, a large enough swing of independents or Republicans toward a Democrat could push Eliott Rodriguez past GOP incumbent Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar on Nov. 3 — a seat that has twice traded parties over the last decade. Immigration, cost of living and U.S.-Cuba policy have emerged as key issues.
Could a fly help solve Florida's sargassum problem?
A new research project aims to demonstrate that voracious black soldier fly larvae can turn stinky sargassum into food for fish, livestock and even cats and dogs.
Cuba's private sector helps avert humanitarian catastrophe — even though it 'doesn't exist'
The Trump administration entrusts Cuba's private sector with imports to keep Cubans from starving — but bows to political pressure to discredit Cuban capitalism because conservative exiles call it a front for the communist regime. Private business accounts for as much as 80% of the island's retail activity, but is still labeled a "myth" by exile leaders.
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