Surfside condo collapse

As engineers investigate what caused the Champlain Towers South condo building to collapse about three months ago, tension keeps growing over what purpose the site should serve. What should happen where 98 people died? Some grieving family members say the land is a sacred space and should be sold to become a memorial to honor the dead. The judge overseeing the property’s sale, however, is moving ahead with a different plan.

Jorge Pérez built Related Group into one of the leading condominium and apartment developers in the region, reshaping the South Florida skyline — especially along the waterfront. Now his two oldest sons have taken over the day-to-day running of the company after the Surfside collapse and during a pandemic.

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.

The Surfside commission on Tuesday rejected a proposal to build a memorial to the victims of the Surfside condo collapse by trading public land to the eventual buyer of the property where the Champlain Towers South fell.

After the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside in late June, many buildings in South Florida got new attention. The city of Key West is taking action on one older condo.

The mayor of Doral joined the program to discuss the future of his city and the ongoing battle over a bad smell. Plus, how HistoryMiami Museum is preserving items from the Surfside memorial site.

The governor is touting the monoclonal antibody treatment but is it safe and is it effective? Boca Raton recently enacted the strictest building inspection code in the state. Plus, a battle over the Everglades between sugar companies and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The HistoryMiami museum took down items on the Surfside memorial wall, that honored the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, to care for them and preserve them as the peak of hurricane season looms.

The Champlain Towers South property officially hit the market on Monday, after a private bidder offered $120 million for the site earlier this month.

On Monday, Aug. 30, HistoryMiami will take items along a tennis court fence that serves as a memorial to the victims of the Champlain Towers South Collapse to preserve and care for them until they find a permanent home.

Judith Mitrani-Reiser, who works for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, announced the members of the team Wednesday — and said the mission feels personal. Her parents fled Cuba with her and her sister and arrived in Miami in 1980, when Mitrani-Reiser was 2 years old.

What role should the U.S. play as protesters continue to defy the Cuban government? A new investigation of the Surfside tower tragedy and the design flaws in buildings that are decades old. Plus, a PSA campaign to save Biscayne Bay.