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Screenshot of stream of county meeting/Broward CountyThe program was modeled after a similar one approved by Miami-Dade County last year that has seen success in the few months since receiving funding. -
Marta Lavandier/APFlorida’s Brightline will begin running trains between Miami and Orlando on Friday, reaching speeds of 125 mph along the 235-mile route between the state’s biggest tourist hubs.
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South Florida's skyrocketing rent prices are hitting college students — hard. As the new term starts at Florida Atlantic University, WLRN found many struggling to find, or afford, accommodation. -
A new apartment complex to be built where three beloved restaurants sit is bringing attention to how the city is growing and changing.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we look into the suspension of Florida's affordable housing director and what it means for the new Live Local Act. Plus, Brightline's Miami-to-Orlando service is coming soon — what's next for Florida's high-speed rail? We get into that and other transportation news.
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A dilapidated oceanfront pool in Lake Worth Beach could return after years of repeated delays — city commissioners have agreed on a developer’s updated plan, but cost remain uncertain.
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This week on the South Florida Roundup, we got AP Psyched-out for the new school year, looked into Broward facing its own cost-of-living crisis (19:22) and why protecting the Amazon rainforest matters here (35:10).
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On the South Florida Roundup, WLRN’s Tim Padgett spoke about the county’s longstanding quality of life problems related to traffic, housing unaffordability and low wages.
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On the South Florida Roundup, we spoke about whether Miami is facing an exodus, the race to rescue our local coral reef from the effects of climate change (18:44), and we examined Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s draconian crusade to bring down the gangs whose violence drives so many Central American migrants here (35:15).
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More than 180 landowners have applied to a state-funded program designed to keep swaths of rural property from commercial and residential development.
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The Redland area is one of the only swaths of land in the continental United States where truly tropical fruits can be grown at a commercially viable scale. Farmers fear it is in danger.
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Hialeah, with its central location and traditional affordability, is more popular than Miami for renters, according to an analysis. But with a 17% increase in rent from 2022 to 2023, a much steeper rate than in the city of Miami, some believe it is now another front in South Florida's affordability crisis.
