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This month’s Sundial Book Club pick takes us to Miami in the 80s with an iconic hotel at the center of the story of this wild and significant time in the city’s history.

WLRN earned 14 awards in the Florida News Awards competition for journalism produced in 2021, including Overall Station of the Year. Sundial's Leslie Ovalle is the top radio producer in the state.

Some South Florida mayors want Governor DeSantis to put local government before business, asking him to veto Senate Bill 620. Also, Broward County is having a lot of trouble hiring and retaining workers for its 9-1-1 call center. Plus, Craig Baggs offered insight into his father, one of Miami’s most important journalists, and the center of discussion for this month’s Sundial Book Club.

The life story of one of South Florida’s most influential newspapermen, Bill Baggs is the April title of the Sundial Book Club.

Lawmakers are in Tallahassee for a special session on redistricting maps. We meet a judge who helps former inmates return to society successfully — and find their purpose. Plus, this month’s Sundial Book Club pick is a biography about one of South Florida’s most influential newspapermen, Bill Baggs.

We speak with Rep. Daniel Perez (R) from Miami-Dade County about the upcoming special session this week. Plus, an FAU program looks to help veterans by connecting them to a four-legged friend. Finally, HistoryMiami Museum's Jorge Zamanillo reflects on his time in Miami before taking the helm of a brand new national Latino museum in Washington D.C.

A Miami chef is working with World Central Kitchen on the Ukrainian Polish border. She shares her experiences.

Some city leaders see Miami as the new hub for tech. And, why has the government not yet forgiven all those PPP loans - especially for minority-owned businesses? Plus, Karla Hoyos is the owner of Tacotomia. But, right now she’s not making delicious dishes for her customers. She’s in Poland, on the Ukraine border, helping to feed people fleeing war with World Central Kitchen.

The price of stone crabs is rising and Florida officials are worried about over-fishing. Also, we’ll meet a Miami-born female comic book artist to share stories about the industry. Finally, there used to be a longstanding ban on killing Goliath Grouper, but now there will be limits on just how many can be caught.

This month’s Sundial Book Club pick — we’re talking Miami crime noir with a taste of 1970s New York and comic book adventure.

The U.S. initiates conversations with Venezuela on oil following the ban on Russian oil imports. Plus, thousands of Cubans are trying to get to their families in Florida. Could the U.S. help them? And it was almost a hundred years ago when Flagler's railroad disappeared in a hurricane… except for a few parts.

The U.S. initiates conversations with Venezuela on oil following the ban on Russian oil imports. Plus, thousands of Cubans are trying to get to their families in Florida. Could the U.S. help them? And it was almost a hundred years ago when Flagler's railroad disappeared in a hurricane… except for a few parts.