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We talked to the Miami-Dade Crisis Intervention Team who trains police officers on how to respond to calls that involve the mentally ill. One trainer shares what they teach the police about mental health issues How South Florida Police Officers Are Trained To Handle Calls With The Mentally Ill Credit: Giphy
In the 1860s-1880s, waves of Cuban immigrants came to Key West and set up businesses and ran for political office. “It was the Miami of the 1860s and the 1870s.”
When Key West Was Cuban
Did you know that the Nochebuena tradition of roasting pigs began in the Spanish Caribbean after the 15th century? It was customary for Catholics to eat fish on Christmas Eve, but Spaniards brought pigs to the Americas, and the tradition of roasting them continues today in many South Florida homes. Foods Of South Florida Christmas: Nochebuena
Why First-Generation Students Find It Tougher To Earn A College Degree
Astronaut Steve Swanson became the first human to Instagram from outer space. The Florida Atlantic University grad recently returned after spending six months in space and shared his experience.
It’s Art Basel time in South Florida, so locals are sharing photos of many sights during art week. We’re exploring what you think is art with our Twitter robot @WhatIsArtWLRN.
What is art? Is this art to you? Follow @WhatIsArtWLRN and share your impressions with us.
Photo by Nadege Green
In the 1900s, Florida's big problem was the Everglades, a huge swamp that made most of the peninsula unusable and uninhabitable. And when Broward County was created in 1915, the early favorite for a name was "Everglades County." Here's why they named it Broward County. Broward County, Nearing Its Centennial, Considers Its Founding Crime
We spoke with the driving forces behind four big events in South Florida - Miami Book Fair International, Art Basel, South Beach Food and Wine Festival and the Winterfest Boat Parade - about the emotions and economics involved in hosting them. Photo: Miami Book Fair International
What is Florida's new statewide test like? We answered your questions about it. A big difference about this test is that it's online and some questions are interactive. Meet Florida's New Statewide Test
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These are some of the six-word stories we have featured during #6wordsMiami. Record your six words about Miami in a Vine and we’ll share it during the Miami Book Fair!
A campaign against a project for a high speed passenger rail from Miami to Orlando along the Florida East Coast Railroad corridor is gathering steam. Why This Treasure Coast Mom Wants To Stop ‘All Aboard Florida’ Dead In Its Tracks
The Spitz Model B Space Transit Projector is the last of its kind still in use in the world. Only 12 of these projectors were ever made. Its home is at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s Planetarium. But it likely won't be in use after the museum's move.
Some Jewish professors who fled Nazi Germany found job security in an unexpected place – black colleges in the segregated American South. A new Coral Gables Museum exhibit explores these stories.
You voted this question for us to answer: Why is the Biltmore Hotel haunted? We dove into its spooky history for ya. A History Of The Biltmore, Miami's Best Known Creepy Hotel Photos from State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory
First-time pumpkin carvers, this how-to video is for you.
Linda Spitzer is no stranger to the Biltmore Hotel's ghost stories. Starting in 1994, she told ghost stories in the Biltmore’s lobby. Her best material came from the hotel guests themselves. Listen to some of the spooky stuff she's heard and hear a full story this Halloween on WLRN.org.
Miami New Times asked a HistoryMiami historian about Miami's spooky areas. We are gathering your experiences and thoughts on the Biltmore Hotel.
