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On this episode of the South Florida Roundup, we spoke about spring break violence in South Beach and possible solutions (01:03), a bill targeting illegal immigrants that's making its way through the Florida legislature (21:31), and the continuously worsening gang violence in Haiti (39:11).

On this episode of the South Florida Roundup, we spoke about Miami's low ranking as one of the friendliest and helpful cities in America. We also spoke about a rare intersection of faith, as Christians, Jews and Muslims all observe some of their holiest periods this week (21:41).

Actor and writer Robby Ramos joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about his debut play "The Walls Have Ears," which is being performed now at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center. The play was inspired by his grandfather, a Cuban dissident who served time at a notorious prison camp.

The film "Path of the Panther", produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, follows the endangered species and the people in Florida on the front lines trying to save the state's biggest cat. Tori Linder, another producer with the film, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about growing up around Florida's wild environment and how this with ongoing efforts to save these creatures.

On this week's South Florida Roundup we looked at the flooding that impacted all of Fort Lauderdale, the call for action on the disparities in health care outcomes that Black pregnant women face in the U.S. (17:37), and the civil trial against Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo (41:12).

On The South Florida Roundup, we received updates on the flooding that impacted all of Fort Lauderdale and other parts of Broward County (01:02); we discussed Fabián Basabe, a controversial state lawmaker at the center of a political storm in Miami Beach (19:54); and we looked at a reversal in the the abortion realities in Florida and Latin America (35:07).

The state is trying to take back control of the special taxing district that covers Disney World. Meanwhile, the State Board of Education has extended a ban on gender identity instruction through 12th grade, and lawmakers are considering major reforms to higher education.

On the South Florida Roundup, we looked at the effort to use freight-train tracks, running mainly across Miami-Dade’s west suburbs, for passenger rail lines to reach long neglected areas of the county: north, east, west and especially south. We also examined Hialeah’s controversial bid to expand into unincorporated Brownsville — one of Miami’s most important historically-Black neighborhoods (21:28). Finally, we talked about why Colombia expelled Venezuelan democracy hero Juan Guaidó — and why he is now in South Florida (37:56).

Houston Cypress joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about how plant medicine and translation from Miccosukee to English made him a poet. His work combines art and environmentalism with the Love the Everglades Movement. He’s also an artist in residence at Oolite Arts.

A bill restricts people with ties to the Chinese government from owning land in Florida; a threat to historic buildings is averted for now; a bill aimed at boosting online data privacy clears the Legislature.

Suzy Batlle, the owner and founder of Azucar Ice Cream Company, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about starting the iconic business after the 2008 economic crisis and her kids' suggestion to go into the confections business.

Grammy-Award-winning producer and an authority on cinema, Nat Chediak, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to discuss his career and legacy in South Florida. He describes himself as the black sheep of his family, having to fight to be able to pursue the arts. Chediak is also the founder of the Miami Film Festival.

Choreographer and dancer Marshall L. Davis Jr. joins us to talk about his new show Revelations in Rythm and what the arts have taught him about life.

Jason Katz from Islandia Journal, a quarterly "neo-tropical periodical," joins WLRN Sundial to talk about some of South Florida’s haunted places and people.

The Miami Herald's newest food editor Connie Ogle joins Sundial's Carlos Frias to talk about her new role, the local food scene and the Michelin Guide’s second year in Miami.

This week on the South Florida Roundup, WLRN’s Tim Padgett led a discussion about the latest happenings in Miami’s government, examined why a Miami-Dade public school removed books from the shelves for elementary students (18:40) and whether Russia’s footprint is about to get bigger in Cuba (34:54).

Precious Symonette is the founder of the Viking Freedom Writers. She tells us why the vocations of writer and educator go hand-in-hand.

Atomik, the graffiti artist behind his iconic animated oranges, talks about the evolution of his signature character that has now become associated with South Florida.

Brooke Simmons, of St. Thomas Aquinas and Stephanie Balderas of Coral Park Senior High School, won the Miami Herald/el Nuevo Herald Silver Knight award.

Ariel Cipolla's play "The Vultures" follows three teenage girls, planning to rebrand themselves before starting high school. Lolita Stewart-White's play “Seven” explores why people get married.