Film: Why You Can't Just Live In Cities Anymore, Now You Have To Think About...
According to the World Health Organization, as of 2010, over half the world’s population lived in cities.By 2050, that percentage is expected to increase to 70 percent.That fact is forcing the world’s...
View ArticleHow Key West Stays Quirky
Robert Kerstein is a government professor at the University of Tampa. But when he's not teaching on the other coast, he likes hanging out in Key West. His frequent trips there have translated into a...
View ArticleNEWSCAST: Organization Looks To Streamline Credentialing For Veterans
Now that the newly elected state lawmakers are sworn in, their agenda for the 2013 session will follow soon afterwards. We have a look at what's being proposed for veterans. WLRN-Miami Herald News has...
View ArticleLocal Group Goes To Great Lengths To Preserve Historic Broward County Home
Broward residents are reclaiming a little bit of county history. The nearly 100-year-old Sample-McDougald House is opening to the public this weekend.The house has 17 rooms and a two-story wrap-around...
View ArticleMiami Photographer Captures Changing Canvas Of Iconic Marine Stadium
Anyone visiting the National Hotel on South Beach during Art Basel this week will get a rare peek inside the Miami Marine Stadium.The Marine Stadium was built off the Miami mainland on Virginia Key in...
View ArticleWhy Video Games Are Leaving The Living Room For The Art Museum
When 20-year-old Jackson Alexander Parodi got the chance to develop a show on his college radio station, he was inspired by some of the music he grew up with: video game scores.Parodi is a music theory...
View ArticleFemi Kuti Followed Dad's Dangerous Road To Afro-beat Stardom In Nigeria
This Sunday, Nigerian Afro-beat artist Femi Kuti will be performing in Miami. Femi is known for using music to protest against the Nigerian government -- a legacy he inherited from his father, the...
View ArticleTax Funds For Dophin Stadium Would Be 'Welfare For Billionaires,' Braman Says
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View ArticleFlorida Gave Tax Breaks To Industries Blamed For Mass Shootings
Florida taxpayers are helping subsidize three industries that have been blamed for recent mass shootings: violent movies, bloody video games and high» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWhy Boynton Beach Is Staking Its Claim In Kinetic Art
What is made out of aluminum, weighs 400 pounds yet sways and dips gracefully in the wind? A kinetic art sculpture in Boynton Beach called "Palm Dancer." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFela! An Afro-Beat Musical In Miami
The Tony-award winning Broadway musical, Fela! is in Miami this week. The production is based on the complex life-- and music-- of late Nigerian activist,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWhy Hasn't Florida Banned Texting And Driving?
Steve Augello lives in Spring Hill Florida, just outside of Tampa. Like a lot of dads, he always made his 17-year-old daughter, Alessandra, check-in with» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWhy Ballet Is A Man's World, Except In Miami
The legendary choreographer George Balanchine once said, “ballet is woman,” and that seems to be the case, considering the scarcity of boys aspiring to» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleBallet Provides Cuban Defectors A New Start In Miami
The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami operates out of an old, white mansion in Little Havana. Just like any company, the dancers start their day with ballet» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHow A Black, Baptist-Raised Man Became A Popular Yiddish Singer
This weekend in downtown Miami, Temple Israel is hosting a concert of Yiddish folk music. Nothing unusual there. Except -- the singer is black and grew up» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMiami Beach Botanical Garden Transformed Into African 'Sculpture Park'
Sculpting is a family affair for Zimbabwe based artist Brian Nyanhongo and his siblings. He's one of 19 kids, eight of whom followed in their dad's» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAfter The Verdict: A WLRN Radio Special Report:
Not guilty. That was the verdict reached Saturday night by an all-female jury in the George Zimmerman trial. Reaction to the decision in South Florida,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHow You Can Help Improve Miami's Public Spaces
Miami doesn’t have a lot of public spaces. Experts say things like parks and plazas are in short supply, and that might hurt the city’s ability to attract» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleDecision Helps Walmart Inch Closer To Miami's Midtown
Miami’s planning director has given Walmart the green light to build a new store in the city's Midtown district. However, Walmart still has more hoops to» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCoconut Grove Playhouse Revitalization Effort Clears State Hurdle
One of Miami's leading theaters was shuttered in 2006, but an effort to revive the Coconut Grove Playhouse has now cleared an important hurdle with the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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