Episode 2 of WLRN Public Media’s new podcast Bright Lit Place posts today. In this episode, we take a look at the beginning of Everglades restoration, when Gov.Bob Graham vowed to wind back the clock and save the Everglades. npr.org/podcasts/51037…

Miami-Born Author Jonathan Escoffery Shortlisted for Booker Prize miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-aut…

So Guatemala…amazing.

Today on Sundial, author Arlo Haskell.

Arlo is the executive director of the Key West Literary Seminar. He'll tells us about the next Key West Literary Seminar in January with all Florida authors.

Live from 1-2 p.m. on WLRN Public Media 🎙️🦩

BREAKING: Alex Diaz de la Portilla seeks to disqualify opponent (via Joshua Ceballos) wlrn.org/law-justice/20…

Wow! We’re still buzzing from a magical night at the Miami Beach Bandshell with a lovely guest performance from Lucius👏 The cosmic new video mapping from the Rhythm Foundation paired well with the debut of our brand new suite from Talking Heads, and Lucius's performance✨

“It was like, oh, god, how bad must this have been to still find a signal even when redlining was stopped in the ’60s...”

Why Warblers Flock to Wealthier Neighborhoods nytimes.com/2023/11/21/sci…

The U.S. and Florida have already spent $8 billion on Everglades restoration. Three decades after that plan was conceived, it’s expected to cost 3X that and take up to 50 years to finish ... and the Everglades is still in trouble. Hear more: brightlitplace.org

If E is for Everglades, Z is for Z tree.

Some tales say that Native Americans bent dwarf cypress trees to serve as directional guides. It's a great reminder that the Everglades were first, and still, inhabited by Native Americans.

Photo by Robert Krayer

We had an amazing, generous crowd for a great conversation with Florida hero Carl Hiaasen at the @miamibookfair. If you missed the live show, we’ll play the episode on @wlrnsundial this week!

In WLRN's new podcast Bright Lit Place, Jenny Staletovich wades into the swamp to take a hard look at the race to find the land, the water and will power to save the dying marshes. New episodes every Wednesday starting Nov. 15. wlrn.org/environment/20…

A tire chemical is threatening salmon. Here’s what you need to know. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

The investigation into problematic financial practices found at the Florida Keys tourism agency has just begun. keysweekly.com/42/bocc-hires-…

Ancient Miami River site declared landmark. But developer can still build on it miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

In a few minutes the City of Miami Historical Preservation Board will make the final designation either approving or denying the plan for developing the massive ancient archaeological site on the Miami River.

Docs: miamifl.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileO…

Watch: miami.gov/My-Government/…

Which Florida birds are about to get new names? Group to rename birds named after humans news-journalonline.com/story/news/sta… via Daytona Beach News-Journal

Environmental Groups Cut Programs as Funding Shifts to Climate Change nytimes.com/2023/11/08/us/…

The NRC has issued a violation to the St. Lucie #nuclear plant in #Florida after personnel mistakenly installed a sliding nut upside down when rebuilding an aux feed pump valve and did not discover the problem for 3 months despite 2 latching failures. nrc.gov/docs/ML2330/ML…

So many questions about the construction and maintenance of this Miami lagoon...

Artificial Lagoons Offer a Different Kind of Waterfront Living nytimes.com/2023/11/03/rea…

“…. jazz is America’s classical music. ‘That’s exactly right!’”