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Some South Florida counties and municipalities reinstate mask mandates as coronavirus cases continue to surge and CubaMissing.com launched to draw awareness to missing Cuban activists on the island.

Doctors and hospital leaders give an update on the rapid increase in COVID-positive patients at Memorial Healthcare System and Jackson Health. And a roundtable of regional reporters, on the ground over the last four weeks, help us understand where reporting on Surfside goes from here, one month after the tragic condo collapse.

Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett gives an update on the building collapse, an infectious disease expert weighs in on rising COVID-19 numbers in Florida, Palm Beach County's superintendent gives his 90-day notice, and an update on the anti-government protests happening in Cuba and South Florida.

On the latest South Florida Roundup, we explored the latest news on masks, vaccines, Miami-Dade County's new chief heat officer, and a financial controversy in the city of Tamarac.

Gov. Ron DeSantis may have canceled local COVID rules, but you still have to wear a mask in some places. And addressing the increase in gun violence, and warnings of a "bloody summer," in South Florida.

Broward County School Board Chairwoman Rosalind Osgood discusses superintendent Robert Runcie's departure and Miami Herald reporters talk about COVID-19 vaccine disparities in Miami-Dade County.

Exploring the future of the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve and remembering the life of Arthur McDuffie more than 40 years after he was killed by police.

The school districts of Broward, Palm Beach and Miami Dade counties have announced that they aim to have all students return to classrooms for the next academic year. On the South Florida Roundup, education reporters from the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Palm Beach Post and Miami Herald spoke about districts plans to keep students and faculty safe while the pandemic continues.

Condo law reform is on the horizon in Florida, North Miami Beach Mayor Anthony DeFillipo shares the latest on Crestview Towers condominium evacuation and the bizarre detail emerging from the investigation into the Haitian Presidents assassination.

With potential impacts from Hurricane Elsa on the way, Miami-Dade County emergency management officials are preparing for a storm on top of a catastrophic building collapse and the COVID-19 pandemic. Also on the program: How condo boards will react to the tragic collapse and first-hand accounts from some journalists who have been on the scene.

The latest update from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Surfside Vice Mayor Tina Paul, South Florida organizations join forces to collect relief funds for survivors and their families and a dive into the history of the county's 40-year building recertification program.

Summer plans for the school districts of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami Dade counties, some businesses will keep pandemic practices in place for the foreseeable future and US Rep. Frederica Wilson shares her reaction to Juneteenth becoming nationally recognized holiday.

Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee, Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez and community activist Lyle Muhammad discuss efforts to curb violence in the county.

Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Steve Gallon discusses the district's decision to mandate masks for students, and the US Ambassador to Haiti talks about interagency efforts to provide disaster relief to Haiti.

South Florida families and teachers are gearing up for a third school year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. During Friday's program we heard from school board members, student journalists and teachers.

On the South Florida Roundup we discuss staffing shortages in school districts and an NPR investigation into the U.S. Department of Housing And Urban Development's sale of vulnerable homes. We also hear the latest on plans for the former site of the Champlain Towers South.

Two of the best emerging chefs in the country are in Miami. Akino West is the chef and owner of Rosie's in Little River and Cleophus Hethington is the chef de cuisine at Zak the Baker in Wynwood. They join host Carlos Frías in the studio after they were both nominated for the same James Beard Award, one year apart.

We revisit some of our favorite Sundial conversations, starting with Miami-based author Patricia Engel, who has a new story collection called "The Faraway World." Then, we hear from Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz and his play "Anna in the Tropics." (15:22) Finally, chef Niven Patel was named a finalist for a national James Beard Award last month as an Outstanding Restaurateur (34:48).

Joanne Hyppolite made a career out of helping tell the important ways in which Black people influenced all aspects of American culture as a curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. She joins host Carlos Frías to talk about why she calls Miami home.

Cindy and Jeremy Bearman stopped working for big name chefs in New York to open their own restaurant: Oceano Kitchen in Lantana. Now they are nominated for a James Beard Award.