WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of some of our feature stories for your weekend reading
Next in Florida's war on 'woke': Becoming its own higher ed watchdog
Accrediting agencies have long fought to keep politics out of higher education, but a new Florida-created accreditor could open the political floodgates.
Black marine scientists fight for Florida's coral reefs - and representation
Divers with a global nonprofit network of Black ocean scientists and marine enthusiasts, joined a University of Miami's program to plant nursery-grown corals along the Florida Reef Tract as it experiences a prolonged heat wave. But the work is also about Black representation in marine science.
Venezuelans apply the social media savvy that pushed democracy in 2024 to a disaster in 2026
In 2024, Venezuelans marshaled online forces to prove their dictatorship had lost — and robbed — a presidential election. In 2026 they're summoning that experience, and those cyber-skills, to respond to an earthquake catastrophe.
Stickers, swaps and bragging rights: The World Cup tradition bringing South Florida fans together
Even in this digital age, the decades-long tradition of collecting Panini stickers has managed to stick around as soccer fans gather and trade to find the missing piece in their collection.
The Latin Grammys CEO on Despacito, AI and the genre's billion-dollar breakthrough
Latin music has grown into a global cultural and economic force. Latin Recording Academy CEO Manuel Abud reflects on the impact of “Despacito,” the expansion of the Latin Grammys, debates over who gets to make Latin music, and the role of AI in the music industry.
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Left - Jake Shore/WLRN News; Right - Guatemalan Maya Center.Lake Worth Beach community members decried an immigration operation in their city, as 25 to 30 federal agents and Florida law enforcement officers surrounded a bakery to arrest a single man. The man's children watched outside before he turned himself in to immigration officers. It comes as the city has been under siege immigration efforts in the past week — part of a national push by ICE and the Trump administration. -
Halle Vazquez/WLRNDressed in bright red and metal horned hats, Norwegians sat in the middle of Ocean Drive to chant their iconic ‘ro!’
- March, rally planned in Miami to mark five years since historic 2021 anti-Cuban government protests
- Expanding Miami-Dade transit could require tax hikes, mayor warns in new memo, reports Miami Herald
- Immigrant rights groups rally to save TPS for Haitians
- After pushback, West Palm Beach puts breaks on its aggressive downtown growth plans
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The Village of Palmetto Bay passed an ordinance responding to a local Muslim resident who said local officials refused to mention an Islamic holiday on their social media channels. -
Palm Beach County may be turning majority Republican red sooner rather than later, according to an analysis of voter registration data by Mi Vecinos, an influential Florida-based group that mobilizes Latino voters. -
Far from a mere collection of footwear through the ages, “Foot Notes: Shoes, Symbolism & Society,” which is on display through Feb. 28, 2027, defies expectations from the very start. In the first room, a hulking pair of Nazi overboots, used by German infantry to guard against frigid Russian winters during World War II, serves as the centerpiece of a display on the symbolism of footwear.
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