/the-south-florida-roundup The South Florida Roundup en-US WLRN Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:54:01 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-16/trump-haitian-pets-racist-north-miami North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme, who is Haitian-American, says former President Donald Trump's inflammatory remarks about Haitian immigrants abducting cats and dogs in Ohio were made to bully the community and is part of his campaign's anti-immigrant message. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:54:01 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-16/trump-haitian-pets-racist-north-miami Jimena Romero /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-09-13/tyreek-hill-mahi-matter-trump-insults-haitians On The South Florida Roundup, we examined the controversial body camera footage that’s gripped our community. What does last Sunday’s traffic stop involving Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill remind us about our police – and ourselves (01:11)? We also looked at some new WLRN reporting on what climate change is doing to the mahi mahi we so much love to catch and eat (20:45). And we discussed the deplorable lie Donald Trump and his campaign spread about Haitians in Ohio that resonates here (34:59). Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:51:25 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-09-13/tyreek-hill-mahi-matter-trump-insults-haitians /business/2024-09-09/why-condo-values-sales-are-dropping-in-south-florida Some blame new state condo laws, which changed in response to the Surfside condo building collapse of 2021, for causing the current condo crisis. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-09-09/why-condo-values-sales-are-dropping-in-south-florida Jimena Romero /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-09-06/south-florida-condo-crisis-food-insecurity-florida-keys-and-brazils-ban-on-x On the South Florida Roundup, we looked at our deepening condominium crisis. As stricter new regulations come online, values are dropping – and so are sales. Could it mean a rental revival here (01:10)? We also examined an acute food-insecurity crisis in the Florida Keys, where cost-of-living struggles keep mounting for Monroe County workers (19:40). And we discussed why Elon Musk and his social media platform X have been blocked in Brazil — and how it mirrors our own disinformation wars (35:08). Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:16:06 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-09-06/south-florida-condo-crisis-food-insecurity-florida-keys-and-brazils-ban-on-x /americas/2024-09-03/cuba-private-sector-pymes New restrictions on private enterprise in Cuba will “severely hinder” the growth of the sector — and could worsen a shortage in key items like chicken on the island, an expert told WLRN. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-09-03/cuba-private-sector-pymes Jimena Romero /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-08-30/miami-loses-civilian-police-oversight-desantis-bid-change-state-parks-cuba-private-sector-loses-its-battle-with-the-communist-regime On The South Florida Roundup, we discussed the end of Miami’s police Civilian Investigative Panel – which a new state law has made illegal. We looked at what might replace it and why Miamians hoped to keep it (1:10). We also asked why Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suddenly ditched plans to turn state parks into what critics called commercial resorts (19:54). And, we examined Cuba’s hard new obstacles for private entrepreneurs – and a supposed exodus of communist regime officials to Florida (34:26). Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:56:14 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-08-30/miami-loses-civilian-police-oversight-desantis-bid-change-state-parks-cuba-private-sector-loses-its-battle-with-the-communist-regime /government-politics/2024-08-26/miami-dade-voters-want-the-county-to-expand-rapid-mass-transit The results of the Florida primary elections showed Miami-Dade County residents want a change when it comes to the county’s public transit system. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:31:05 GMT /government-politics/2024-08-26/miami-dade-voters-want-the-county-to-expand-rapid-mass-transit Jimena Romero /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-08-23/miami-dades-public-transit-gets-mandate-palm-beach-countys-new-university-and-a-former-haitian-president-gets-sanctions On the South Florida Roundup we looked at the impact of two results from Tuesday’s primary election: Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s landslide re-election – and landslide approval of a call for expanded Miami-Dade rapid transit (01:10). We also examined why elite Vanderbilt University is opening an unusual satellite campus in Palm Beach County (20:18). And we discussed the drug trafficking and gang sponsorship sanctions the U.S. just slapped on former Haitian President Michel Martelly (34:58). Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:36:03 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-08-23/miami-dades-public-transit-gets-mandate-palm-beach-countys-new-university-and-a-former-haitian-president-gets-sanctions /government-politics/2024-08-19/broward-election-primary-school-board With Florida's primary elections taking place Tuesday, Broward County voters will weigh in for the first time on two school board seats whose current members were appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:44:43 GMT /government-politics/2024-08-19/broward-election-primary-school-board Jimena Romero /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-08-16/primary-elections-2024-miami-dade-broward-and-palm-beach-counties On the South Florida Roundup the WLRN team previewed Tuesday’s primary election for South Florida. And we talked about a lot more than sheriffs. In Miami-Dade County voters are weighing in on a mayor – and Joe Carollo’s gym equipment (01:06). In Broward County, Sheriff Gregory Tony faces real competition and most of the embattled school board’s seats are up for grabs, too (21:58). And in Palm Beach County, there’s a race to replace the first Haitian-American commissioner (34:49). Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:07:54 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2024-08-16/primary-elections-2024-miami-dade-broward-and-palm-beach-counties