A Twitter Response To That New York Times Essay About Miami, From Scott...
This weekend, the New York Times published an essay by Pamela Druckerman, a former Miamian, that was part jab at the "vapid" city where she grew up, and part backhanded appreciation of Miami's cultural...
View ArticlePuerto Rican Rap Comes To Miami, And It Might Not Be What You Expect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37sauZhMJrMPlay the video above. The song starts with sandy synths and bass worthy of any indie-electronica act coming through Bardot, until about 24 seconds in. The...
View ArticleIII Points Festival In Wynwood Offers Ultra Relief, But Similar Artists
A massive cloud of dark beats, nu disco and experimental, indie electronica is poised over Miami's Wynwood neighborhood this week.
View ArticleWhat Just Happened? #Fangate At The Scott-Crist Gubernatorial Debate
It seemed like a joke at first. Sounding slightly perplexed, debate moderator Eliott Rodriguez of CBS Miami said, "We have been told that Gov.
View ArticleFlorida Roundup: The Debate That Almost Wasn't
Governor Rick cott and former Governor Charlie Crist met for their second debate this week, but only after a delay over one candidate cooling down hot air.Attorney General Pam Bondi wants the Florida...
View ArticleThe Florida Roundup: Crunch Time For Scott And Crist, Plus Pam Bondi's Lobbyists
It’s down to the final days of the 2014 campaign.Governor Rick Scott and former Governor Charlie Crist make last minute pitches as more than one million Floridians already have voted.But this is...
View ArticleNewsflash: Honduras Is Not A Completely Terrible Place
I admit I was scared the first time I went to Honduras, which was just last month. All I really knew of the place, aside from a little about the food, were this year's painful stories of Honduran...
View ArticleLIVE: Election Night Across The State
Scroll through our live feed of tweets from Election Day across the state. We're keeping you updated all day and through the night on air and online.We want to hear from you, too. Are you seeing long...
View ArticleA Miami Story: What Voting For The First Time Taught Me About My Parents
When I crouched over my ballot at the Lemon City public library last Friday, I had to keep telling myself "OK, you can do this." I don't know why I was so nervous. I guess I realized I had been waiting...
View ArticleAfter Brief Suspense, Rick Scott Wins Florida Governor's Race
Pattrik Simmons contributed to this report.Gov. Rick Scott won Tuesday's elections with a slim margin over former Gov. Charlie Crist, who was briefly rumored to call for a recount.Considering Florida's...
View ArticleDo You Have What It Takes To Be A WLRN Intern?
Your local public radio station is on the hunt for spring interns. Interested? Here's the deal:WLRN-Miami Herald News offers interns significant professional experience in a supportive environment....
View ArticleHow Much Do You Know About Florida Beer History?
Mark DeNote doesn't teach his middle school history students about beer. But he did write Florida's history of "the drink of the working class" in his book, "The Great Florida Craft Beer Guide."
View ArticleHow FIU Is An Incubator For Brewers, Even Without A Beer Program
The Chaplin School of Hospitality at Florida International University doesn't offer a degree in beer brewing. There isn't even a degree in beverage management (although there's a minor).But earlier...
View ArticleThe WLRN Guide To Miami Art Week 2014
If you're in Miami for the first week of December, you're about to be inundated with a tsunami of art as thousands flock to the sights and fairs of Miami Art Week. To help you parse out a schedule of...
View ArticleWLRN Twitter Robot Explores: What Is Art?
Every December, Miami welcomes artists and becomes a canvas for Art Basel. And with so much art surrounding us this week, we want to know how you distinguish masterpieces from mounds of junk.
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