After Manuel Oliver’s son Joaquin was killed at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school shooting in 2018, he dedicated his life to gun reform activism through the arts.

On the Wednesday, Sept. 18, episode of Sundial: Brickell Condo Residents Get A Big Win A group of Brickell tenants won a class-action lawsuit against a condominium association that was charging residents inflated rates for application fees. The condominium association has agreed to pay up to $300,000 back to the residents. Nick Nehamas, an investigative reporter with the Miami Herald joined Sundial to explain the lawsuit. U.S. - Cuba Immigration Policies Last month, 120 Cubans were deported on a

South Florida has among the highest number of new HIV cases in the country. A 2016 report from the CDC found Miami had 46 cases per 100,000 people and Ft. Lauderdale had 47 – that’s nearly double what is seen in New York City and Los Angeles. A new investigation by the Guardian found that millions of dollars in federal funds for HIV prevention and treatment were turned away by the state of Florida while Rick Scott was governor. The investigation also found that state health officials, under the

Fort Lauderdale Water Plant Could Fail If Hurricane Strikes Hurricane Dorian’s devastation on the Bahamas put the city of Fort Lauderdale on high alert. A severe storm could destroy the city’s old water treatment plant, sewage and pipes, and leave residents without a source of drinking water. Sun-Sentinel’s Larry Barszewki reported on the concerns and joined Sundial totalk about the repairs needed. A Bahamas Update Post-hurricane Federal response relief efforts post-hurricane Dorian are underway

A space suit made out of hundreds of textile fabrics with hearts, stars, drawn space rockets and planets made by kids and cancer patients from over 45 countries will be on display at the R House Wynwood art gallery starting this weekend. The colorful spacesuit was made through the Space for Art Foundation, an organization that connects former astronauts with childhood cancer patients to inspire the next generation of space lovers. One of the lead members is former NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott,

On the Monday, Sept. 16, episode of Sundial: 2020 Census Count In Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo, representing District 13, which includes Hialeah, Miami Lakes and Palm Springs North, is also the chair of the Miami-Dade County 2020 Census Task Force. Recently, the U.S Supreme Court denied the Trump’s administration push for the citizenship question, which immigrant advocacy groups argued would do a disservice if those who are in the country illegally are not

Most people don’t know the name Anne Kingsbury Wollstonecraft. She was a botanist in Cuba in the 19th century and one of the first to document many of the plants native to the island country.

On the Thursday, Sept. 12, episode of Sundial, WLRN reporter Danny Rivero fills in for host Luis Hernandez: Federal Response To Hurricane Dorian A total of 2,500 people are now listed as missing in the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation. The death toll currently stands at 50 and the number is expected to rise. The path to recovery will be a long and difficult one for Bahamians. Many are coming to the mainland, but the current visa system for individuals seeking refuge in the

A group of South Florida fishermen set sail on their boat on the first Friday after Hurricane Dorian made a direct hit on the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama as a Category 5 storm. "As soon as the smoke cleared we were out of here," said Tim Maddock, one of the fishermen. The slow-moving hurricane made landfall more than a week ago and it was the most powerful storm on record to strike the Bahamas. The storm left many with nothing. "The Bahamas will never ever be the same," Maddock, who travels

On the Wednesday, Sept. 11, episode of Sundial: 5G Technology is Coming Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, who represents District 5, which includes parts of Miami and Miami Beach, is not very fond of the next generation of cellular networking — 5G — that is supposed to bring a new level of fast-speed technological connection. As AT&T is racing to get the 5G coverage set up before next year’s Super Bowl in Miami, Higgins has expressed concerns on the implementation of 5G causing safety