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Ultra Returns To Bayfront Park, Dozier School For Boys & Delray Beach’s Changing Identity

MATIAS J. OCNER
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Miami Herald
Ultra fans near the main stage during the festival in Bayfront Park in March 20, 2017.

Last week, anthropological investigators from the University of Southern Florida (USF) visited the Dozier School for Boys to investigate the site for 27 anomolies discovered by a subcontractor using ground penetrating radar. The institution, based in Marianna, Florida, is known for hundreds of documented cases of physical assault and torture. About 80 of its students died there, and previously dozens of graves have been found. But no additional human remains were discovered last week at the state-run former reformatory program for young boys. The school was open for 111 years and shut down in 2011. Former Tampa Bay Times reporter Ben Montgomery followed the story closely for years. He joined Sundial to talk about what the recent investigation means.

Ultra Music Festival is coming back to downtown Miami. After being pushed out of Bayfront Park, where it had been located for nearly 20 years, and spending the year of 2018 on Virginia Key Beach, the three-day electronic dance music festival is back in at its original location. Sundial spoke with the Miami Herald’s Joey Flechas about the controversial city commission vote last week and what the next steps are. 

The city of Delray Beach is in a stage of transformation. Similar to many smaller cities in South Florida with influx of festivals, live events and a growing nightlife, residents are wondering whether it’s become more of a tourist destination than a place to raise a family. Sun Sentinel reporter Brooke Baitinger joined Sundial to talk about how the city’s identity is changing and what that means for locals.