Sundial

How can voters decide who to cast ballots for when they know little or nothing about the candidates? On Sundial, Rick Christie , Editor of the Editorial Page of The Palm Beach Post, and Rosemary O’Hara , Editorial Page Editor of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, discussed some of the least-known candidates on Florida ballots: judges. They reiterated the importance of county judges, how to choose, and what Floridians should know about these races as the Aug. 28 primaries approach. WLRN is teaming

Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert has national ambitions for his city. He was recently named President of the African American Mayors Association and took part in the U.S. Conference of Mayors earlier this summer. Gilbert says the key to improving race relations between police officers and the community starts with engaging youth. He supports the idea of community policing and opening police academies for kids to meet police officers. “The way you address violence long term is by accessing it

Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert has sought to put his city on the national stage. He was recently named the President of the African American Mayors Association and took part in the U.S. Conference of Mayors earlier this summer. He advocated for the relocation of the Miami Dolphins training facility to Miami Gardens and is working to implement 5G wireless technology in his city. He joined Sundial to discuss his hopes for the city and the controversy surrounding the Miami Dolphins' facility.

As Florida prepares for primaries on Aug. 28, issues around voting security and fraud have been front and center. Earlier this month, Sen. Bill Nelson claimed Russian hackers had gained access to valuable data on state voters. And two weeks ago, a story broke about an 11-year-old hacking into a replica of Florida’s elections website. On Sundial, Christina White, Supervisor of Elections for Miami-Dade County, said she knows about Nelson's remarks, but that she isn't aware of any "possible or

Sen. Bill Nelson recently claimed that Russian hackers had gained access to valuable data on state voters. That raised concerns about the security of elections in South Florida. On Aug. 28, voters in Miami-Dade County head to the ballot box for the state primaries. Christina White, the Supervisor of Elections for Miami-Dade, joined Sundial to talk about what voters should know before heading to the ballot box next week. And what steps can be taken to better fortify our voter systems? Tarek Sayed

A new group is using what they learned in the military to fights threats to South Florida's coral reefs. After Jim Ritterhoff saw many of his veteran friends struggling with the difficulty of adjusting to life outside of a war zone, he decided the men needed a new life mission to give them purpose. He founded the non-profit Force Blue to work with marine scientists using the advanced diving skills learned at the military for important restoration work. The team is focused on saving the coral

City of Hollywood commissioner Peter Hernandez does not like the idea of taxpayers paying for Margaritaville. In 2012, the City of Hollywood offered the owners of the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, KLS Capital Partners, a $28 million grant for the construction of the resort and an $80 million loan for a new parking garage. The hope: to lure more tourists to the area with a new 17-story, Jimmy Buffet-themed resort. The developers took the deal and built the resort and parking garage. That

A report on funding for a new parking garage at Margaritaville Resort in Hollywood Beach has renewed controversy about the city's push to bring the resort to town. The Sun Sentinel recently reported on a deal between the City of Hollywood and the resort's owner, KSL Capital Partners, in which the city gave a $28 million grant for the construction of the resort. Part of the deal also included an $80 million loan for the resort’s parking garage, which will be paid off by the parking garage's users

A new report from Florida International University looks at the effectiveness of mosquito spraying in areas of Miami impacted by the Zika virus. The research found that using larvicide to target mosquitos in early stages of development was much more effective than using adulticide, which kills adult mosquitos. Dr. Phil Stoddard is the author of the study and South Miami Mayor. He says based on his research, bacterial larvicide are the best solution for mosquito control and a safer long-term

A deadly chemical that targets baby mosquitoes is much more effective when attacking Zika virus than traditional insecticides, according to a new study. The study from Florida International University looked at the effectiveness of mosquito spraying in areas of Miami impacted by the Zika virus. It analyzed methods of mosquito control, including larvicide and adulticide, that were deployed when the first case of locally transmitted Zika was reported in South Florida in 2016. The research found