WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of this week鈥檚 feature stories for your weekend reading
'It鈥檚 really tough to be in business.' High rents pummel Key Biscayne restaurants, shops
Shops like Novecento had to move earlier this year from its long-term location at the Key Biscayne Shopping Center to a slightly smaller space at The Square. Why? Rents are simply too high for many shops and restaurants on the island.
Could new invasive seagrass in South Florida doom one of the best defenses to climate change?
Scientists worry that the arrival of the weedier seagrass from the Indian Ocean could outcompete local grasses that fight hurricane storm surges, trap carbon, feed turtles and manatees and supply major seafood and fishing industries.
Miami artists feel they're being left behind. They plan to use data to fight back
Not much information exists about the state of local artists. The new Miami Artist Census hopes to change that, and through information, empower artists.
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Lynne Sladky/APIt is almost time for the federal, state, and local elections. For those who have yet to register to vote, the last day to sign up is Monday, Oct. 7. WLRN鈥檚 Ammy Sanchez spoke with the chairperson of voter services at the League of Women Voters of Broward County about the upcoming elections. -
Milton is rapidly intensifying and is expected to be a major hurricane as it approaches west central Florida by Wednesday.
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A federal appeals court refused to reconsider a decision that allowed Florida to restrict treatments for people with gender dysphoria while a legal battle about the restrictions plays out. -
Untold legends and midnight magic in Keith Wade's newest play. -
For the third time in 13 months, a 50-mile sliver of the state鈥檚 vast coastline took a direct hit from a hurricane with Helen's arrival. The hits in the windswept stretch of Florida鈥檚 Big Bend are forcing residents to reckon with the costs of living in an area under siege by storms that researchers say are becoming stronger because of climate change.
WLRN's hub has the latest news on the 2024 Atlantic storm season and all the resources to navigate it in South Florida: the science behind hurricanes, how to prepare for them, what to do in their aftermath and more.
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