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Fort Lauderdale made national headlines last year when bulldozers cleared out a homeless encampment in Stranahan Park. Before that the city had become part of late night talk show fodder after authorities arrested then 90-year-old Arnold Abbott for feeding the homeless in areas not designated for that activity. Vice Mayor Ben Sorensen thinks the city has turned a page in how it treats its homeless population. But he also knows there's a lot of work left to do. In early May, Sorensen moved his

Jaye Abbate is the CEO of ArtServe, a non-profit arts incubator that supports artists and cultural organizations in Broward County. Beth Clark is the CEO of Young Singers of the Palm Beaches. Grant money for the arts across Florida has been slashed year after year and in the newest state budget there will have a 90 percent decrease. Abbate and Clark joined Sundial to talk about how their organizations are working with the resources they have. The new budget will go into effect June 1. Fort

There are nearly half a million cars in South Florida with faulty airbags from the Japanese airbag maker Takata. According to Florida Senator Bill Nelson , the state has seen the most deaths and injuries in the entire country due to the defective airbags, which may explode due to excessive heat and humidity. Heidi King is the Deputy Administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. She joined Sundial to discuss ther recall and the cars that have been affected. She also told

Haitian Americans Joshua Jean Baptiste and Edson Jean grew up without any characters on screen that they felt accurately portrayed their Haitian background. So the South Florida natives decided to make a show of their own. They are the stars and creators of the new web series GROWN, which is set in Miami. Both men are graduates of New World School of the Arts and were selected as the winners of Adaptive Studios’ Project Greenlight contest. GROWN follows two coming of age Haitian-American men as

In April, there were more than three billion robocalls made in the United States, according to the New York Times . These automated calls, made to one's cell phone, seek to sell something. Sometimes the recording tells the caller that they owe money to the IRS or another group. Republican State Senator Denise Grimsley wrote a bill to battle back , which goes into effect July 1. We spoke to her about how Floridians can protect themselves. WLRN: As a consumer, do I have to do anything or is it on

Late last year, Republican State Senator Denise Grimsley, who represents Florida’s 26th District, filed legislation that would allow telecommunication providers to block robo-calls. “The Florida Call-Blocking Act” will go into effect July 1. Sen. Grimsley joined Sundial to talk about the dangers of robo-calls and where to sign up for the “Do Not Call List,” to prevent at least some of these calls. Listeners also told WLRN their own robo-call stories. And Dutch journalist Hans Knoop exposed Peter

Miami Herald reporter Doug Hanks has been following closely the race to represent District 5 at the Miami-Dade County Commission. This is the first time in 20 years the seat has opened. Hanks talked to Sundial about the candidates, their platforms and the significance of this race. List of voting place for District 5 on May 22 can be found here . Ana Quiros is an attorney with Catholic Legal Services in Miami. She joins Sundial to talk about the Trump’s administration decision to end temporary

Isanusi García Rodríguez’s artwork reflects a timeline: different periods of recovery since 2012, when he suffered a stroke. Rodríguez is former Miami City Ballet principal dancer. The stroke left the right side of his body paralyzed. He was unable to dance professionally, as well as to communicate, and he had amnesia for months. But during recovery he pushed himself to develop another long-time passion — painting. His paintings are sprinkled with bright colors that reflect his Cuban heritage,

Isanusi García Rodríguez’s artwork reflects a timeline: different periods of recovery since 2012, when he suffered a stroke. Rodríguez used to express himself through dancing. He danced in a number of productions with Miami City Ballet . The stroke left the right side of his body paralyzed; he was not able to communicate and had amnesia for months. During those months, many of his memories would reappear. That prompted him to pick up a paint brush and make the canvas his medium of communication.

Researchers including the Union of Concerned Scientists have argued that climate change is exacerbating the strength of hurricanes . Yet not a single session at the 32nd Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference , held this week in West Palm Beach, focused on climate change research as it relates to hurricanes. Ken Graham, the new director of the National Hurricane Center , said that doesn't signal a lack of concern. On WLRN's Sundial program, he said it's important to discuss the impacts of sea