Alyssa Ramos

Fort Lauderdale announced a one-year pilot project with Slice Wireless Solutions Inc. to expand its wireless connection network. The program will offer free internet to people in the Durrs neighborhood.

Every year since 2013, NPR asks their staffers and trusted critics to offer their book recommendations for the year called “Books We Love.” WLRN combed the list to find books tied to South Florida.

The loud, exaggerated and dramatic elements that make live theater so magical can be overwhelming for people with special needs, but sensory-inclusive programming offers accommodations that help neurodivergent audiences enjoy the arts.

It’s the time of year when independent musicians nationwide drag out their makeshift desks and showcase their talent — all in hopes of joining the coveted canon of NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest winners. As South Florida’s public media station, we’re sharing some of the artists we love from this year’s contest.

While waiting for test results at her job at the University of Miami’s cancer research lab, Katerina Lomis would ink down her thoughts that would eventually turn into fully fledged songs. Inspired by South Florida’s music community, Lomis has left the lab for a life in music.

A new history exhibit, “Celebrating Conch Cuisine,” showcases the ways people in the Florida Keys would gather, preserve and prepare different meals and the way these methods have shaped food traditions in the region.

For many legendary artists, church was their introduction to music — like for Boynton Beach native Jobina Bien-Aime, or Jobi, whose blend of hip hop, jazz, rap and gospel fuels her artistry. She spoke with WLRN about how her faith and Haitian heritage influence her music.

The Quarry 2 Fire remains at 15,900 acres and is at least 70% contained while the Well Fire remains at 500 acres and is 25% contained. The larger of the two forced the evacuations of about 200 people from a trailer park Wednesday.

Mango and Peppercorns, a memoir about the two women behind the popular Vietnamese restaurant, has been adapted for the stage in the new musical, Soup.

Inspired by her own brushes with gun violence, Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat releases her first novel, depicting all iterations of loss as her characters navigate the aftermath of a mass shooting.