More Voices Of Teen "Ambassadors" From Boyd Anderson High
Under the Sun listeners were introduced to students James Celestin and Michel Philco from Boyd Anderson High in our “Teens Buddy up with Quake Survivors” story.
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After January’s massive earthquake, thousands of Haitians fled to the United States. More than 2,500 of them were school-aged kids who were quickly placed in classrooms across South Florida.The new...
View ArticleBroward Schools Face Largest Budget Deficit In State; Effect On Other...
Every school district in Florida is dealing with layoffs and budget cuts. But Broward County in South Florida is facing the largest budget deficit in the state—more than $140 million. And its forced...
View ArticleHow Wilton Manors Came Out
It used to be that Key West, Victoria Park and South Beach were the centers of gay life in South Florida. Over the last decade, this tiny town of about 12,000 people, just outside of Fort Lauderdale –...
View ArticleYoung Musicians Band Together Against Anti-Gay Bullying
The stands in front of the teenagers’ chairs hold the same sheet music – the theme to “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” But each of the young musicians has a different story to tell about anti-gay...
View ArticleHow Dozens Of Tires Went From Being At The Bottom Of The Ocean To The Center...
The whitewall rubber tires, which until recently had been on the bottom of the ocean floor off the coast of Broward County, now look like deflated, salt-encrusted life preservers, and reek of the...
View ArticleEscaping Florida's Medicaid Experiment
Last year, Florida legislators passed a bill privatizing the state’s Medicaid program, moving recipients into managed care plans – a model patterned on a pilot program that’s been running in five...
View ArticleBroward Canals Vs. Miami-Dade Canals
As we mentioned yesterday, we’re switching gears a little in the Canoe Projectand putting some focus on another city’s canal system: Miami’s neighbor, Fort Lauderdale.
View ArticleA New Yorker's Commute on South Florida Public Transit
South Florida is clearly a car-centered part of the country, but there are a lot of people here who rely on public transportation. This summer, WLRN intern Luc Cohen was one of them. Cohen, who is...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale Welcomes Air Show Back To Town
At Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Banyan Air Service is getting ready to host some high-flying guests. And Bruce Woodrell says he's ready."It's good to have the crowds back,” says Woodrell,...
View ArticleFlorida Leads The U.S. In Foreclosures
Florida is number one when it comes to foreclosures. This is the first time since 2005 that Florida has held the top spot.The rankings for September are based on figures released Thursday by...
View Article500,000 Floridians Have Already Voted
Election Day is less than three weeks away, but half a million votes are already in in Florida.The Miami Herald reports the heaviest voting is taking place in Miami Dade, Tampa Bay and along the I-4...
View ArticleNEWSCAST: Thousands of South Floridians Vote Early; Others Wonder Where Their...
More than 51,000 people in Miami-Dade County waited in long lines Saturday and Sunday to vote early. About 54,000 people in Broward County cast their ballots and about 21,000 in Palm Beach County....
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How To Build A Voting Bloc
ListenAn interview with Jonathan Rodrigues from the Brazilian Community Center in Deerfield Beach. Enlarge image Credit Ricardo Rosa According to the American Community Survey by the U.S. Census, there...
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NEWSCAST: Broward Joins Miami-Dade With Final Vote Tally
Enlarge image Credit Arianna Prothero President Obama prevailed in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.Broward has joined Miami Dade in wrapping up its final vote count.
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