WLRN Presents

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WLRN Presents

The best of WLRN News storytelling, including radio series, special-topics coverage and interactive projects.

  1. 03/08/2023

    UNGUARDED: The Guardianship Program of Dade sells properties of ‘incapacitated’ people to a Miami realtor, who reaps big gains

    A WLRN investigation found the nonprofit sold homes of clients to Express Homes — owned by Carlos Morales, husband of Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez — which resold several properties within days.

    19 min

  2. 03/07/2023

    A battle over the soul of Miami Beach: Will developers destroy or save Art Deco?

    Miami Beach is known for its colorful Art Deco buildings. But more and more, only real estate developers are willing to spend the money it takes to preserve them — if they can build a tall, high-end residential tower on the property. This strategy saves at least part of the old buildings but changes the skyline forever. Preservationists fear this will destroy what makes Miami Beach special. WLRN's Verónica Zaragovia reports on the simmering tensions over historic preservation in an evolving city — throughout the last century and today.

    19 min

  3. 12/09/2021

    Miami And County School Board Destroyed A Black Community To Build A Whites Only School

    By Nadege Green

    23 min

  4. 02/16/2021

    Class of COVID-19: An Education Crisis for Florida's Vulnerable Students

    In this Florida Public Media production, journalists explore the high costs of the pandemic for children and young adults who faced some of the greatest obstacles to success in school well before COVID-19 upended public education. For the full series, visit classofcovid.org.

    59 min

  5. 11/08/2019

    There Goes The Neighborhood: Miami—Part 3

    Life and loss in Little Haiti, where residents find themselves in the path of a land rush. WLRN and WNYC Studios present the final episode of a three-part series on climate gentrification.

    28 min

  6. 11/06/2019

    There Goes The Neighborhood: Miami - Part 2 (From The Stakes)

    The fear of mass displacement isn’t paranoia for black people in Liberty City. It’s family history. WLRN and WYNC studios present the second episode of a three part series on climate gentrification.

    25 min

  7. 11/05/2019

    There Goes the Neighborhood: Miami—Part 1 (from The Stakes)

    The sea level is rising--and so is the rent. WLRN and WYNC studios present the first episode of a three part series on climate gentrification.

    27 min

  8. 08/27/2019

    Chartered: Florida's First Private Takeover Of A Public School System

    Florida’s first all-charter school district was engineered by unelected state bureaucrats at then-Gov. Rick Scott’s Department of Education, funded by the state Legislature and carried out by a charter school network based in South Florida, nearly 500 miles away.

    1h 3m
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The best of WLRN News storytelling, including radio series, special-topics coverage and interactive projects.

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    WLRN
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    WLRN News
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2023
  • Episodes
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