ArtServe And Other Broward Arts Groups Go Digital For Fundraising
The audio/visual set-up at ArtServe, an "arts incubator" in Fort Lauderdale, could use an upgrade. To get there, the organization needs equipment like XLR cables and a 12-channel mixer, plus permits...
View ArticleEnvironment Back On The Table This Legislative Session, Says Senate Majority...
Tough economic times put environmental issues on the Florida Legislature's back burner in recent years, but this session should be different, according to Sen. Jack Latvala (R-Clearwater), who sat on...
View ArticleWLRN Town Hall Tackles The State's Tough Issues Before The Legislature's 2013...
Education, voting reform, property insurance, and political transparency were among the topics covered during Monday night's Town Hall event on Session 2013 of the Florida Legislature hosted by WLRN...
View ArticleHow Will The Florida Legislature Tackle Property Insurance Rates? Good...
Getting a handle on property insurance rates is a top priority in the upcoming Florida Legislature 2013 regular session, but it's no easy task, according to popular consensus at Monday night's Town...
View ArticleHumidity Will Worsen With Climate Change And With It, Worker Productivity
Anyone who has tried to tend a garden or walk the dog in the height of a South Florida summer understands the energy-zapping qualities of a heat and humidity combo. A recently released study reports...
View ArticleHere's How – And Why – One South Florida Woman Is Training To Climb Mount...
For tourists visiting Fort Lauderdale, a stroll across the massive 17th Street Causeway Bridge affords a rare panorama of bustling Port Everglades and the city-block-sized cruise ships that navigate...
View ArticleTragic Sinkhole In Tampa Sheds Light On Florida's Geological Predicament
The news last week of a Hillsborough County man who disappeared into a sinkhole that opened up beneath his bedroom has sparked a renewed national interest in the Florida sinkhole phenomenon.
View ArticleFlorida Not Among States Expected To Teach Students About Climate Change
More than two dozen states are expected to adopt new national science education standards that include teaching children as young as elementary school about the effects of climate change. Florida was...
View ArticleHigh-Stake Environmental Issues Before The Florida Legislature in 2013
The Florida Legislative Session 2013 is in full swing, and environmental groups are worried about a number of bills before lawmakers. Organizations like Audubon of Florida are foc
View ArticleState Conservation Lands That Are Home To Endangered Bird Could Be On The...
A state agency is considering designating large tracts of state-owned lands as "surplus," including sections that are home to a near-extinct bird endemic to Florida. Surplus lands can be made available...
View ArticleU.S. Lags In Science & Tech Education, While Science Fairs Boom In Palm Beach...
At the recent WLRN/Miami Herald-sponsored Town Hall on Session 2013 panelist Sen.
View ArticleClimate Change Could Ruin Snorkeling And Fishing In Florida
The future of some of Florida's smallest and most seldom seen inhabitants is under threat from climate change, and that could spell big trouble further up the food chain, scientists say. South...
View Article'Horrifically Beautiful' And Bloody 'Salome' Comes To Palm Beach Opera
Incest. Psychosis. Sexual taboo. Murder. A make-out session involving a severed head. Salome isn't the typical night at the opera. Likewise, the production at Palm Beach Opera this weekend is something...
View ArticleBear And Bird Boutique Gives Budding Collectors An Easy (And Affordable)...
Between Art Basel, Art Palm Beach, and the American International Fine Art Fair -- plus dozens of galleries from West Palm to Wynwood -- South Florida's well-heeled art collectors are pretty well...
View ArticleWhat Florida Homeowners Should Know About Sinkholes
The recent spate of sinkhole activity in Southwest Florida -- including a fatal sinkhole in Tampa earlier this month -- has shed light on the state's geologic anomaly. But how do sinkholes impact state...
View ArticleTagged Vultures May Solve Mystery About Why They Attack Cars In The Everglades
In January, WLRN reported on the curious -- and destructive -- habits of some of the Everglades National Park's vulture population. The birds have been reported to "attack" parked vehicles, picking off...
View ArticleRed Tide Claims 170 Manatees, But South Florida Population Should Be Spared
One of Florida's most beloved endangered species is facing a tough end to the winter. State wildlife officials have confirmed the deaths of more than 170 manatees in Southwest Florida as red tide...
View ArticleShark Tagging Program Seeks To Turn The Tide For Misunderstood Species
On Saturday morning, Neil Hammerschlag stood on the stern of a charter boat frequently used for his innovative shark tagging and research program. The boat had departed just after 9 a.m. from Miami...
View ArticleHere's What It Feels Like To Pet A Live Shark
When we caught the first shark of the day, I'd already spent a good hour or so turning Neil Hammerschlag's words over in my head, like a gambler might fidget with a lucky coin in his pocket: "We might...
View ArticleHere's One Way To Help The Almost-Extinct Grasshopper Sparrow: Kill Fire Ants
Fire ants are notorious Florida invasives, leaving a trail of painful welts and blisters in their wake. Those pesky exotic intruders also happen to be a serious threat to some of the state's most...
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