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There’s a glaring loophole in the U.S. 13th Amendment: incarcerated Americans can be slaves of the state. Four states recently amended their constitutions to ban unpaid prison labor — but a similar proposal in Florida now isn’t moving forward, with lawmakers citing a climate of political fear over race-related issues in the state.
about 1 year ago
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A Riviera Beach community marching band is one of seven bands that have been invited to perform at London Band Week in England this summer. And they’re trying hard to fund the trip.
about 1 year ago
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Could the town of Loxahatchee become Palm Beach County’s 40th municipality? The county’s legislative delegation will vote on proposal that would allow residents to decide.
about 1 year ago
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Visual artists probe marine life, climate change at the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County.
over 1 year ago
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Must-see independent cinema from over 20 different countries this month is coalescing into the arts scene in Palm Beach County. The 22-day Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival will hold 100-plus screenings of international premieres and local films.
over 1 year ago
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Families in Palm Beach County hoped protesting would convince Sheriff Ric Bradshaw to equip his deputies with Narcan. Their pleas haven’t worked — until now.
over 1 year ago
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Path to College’s 5th Education Fest in West Palm Beach will focus on Artificial Intelligence and its impact on education.
almost 2 years ago
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The Haitian and Hilarious comedy tour highlight identity, culture and history
almost 2 years ago
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Sarah Mooney on Wednesday was sworn-in as Palm Beach County school district’s police chief.
about 2 years ago
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Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County will have over a thousand new lights across 18 miles. It’s an effort to stop deadly car crashes on dark stretches of the roadway.
about 2 years ago
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West Palm Beach regulars and tourists, especially visitors from Japan, call this Jamaican coffeehouse home.
about 2 years ago
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Bradley Theodore combines art with social commentary
about 2 years ago
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English speakers have a new opportunity to explore how the Haitian Creole
language can sound and feel: sweet and romantic, or even rebellious.
about 2 years ago
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Artists, faith communities and farmworkers with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers marched in Palm Beach to urge Nelson Peltz, board chairman of Wendy’s, to join the Fair Food Program. Peltz owns the hedge fund Trian Partners and has a home in the Town of Palm Beach. His hedge fund is the company’s largest shareholder.
about 2 years ago
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The ‘Reel Revolution’ is here. This festival in Palm Beach County might be the new go-to scene for filmmakers and film buffs alike.
about 2 years ago
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After March 8, Palm Beach County could see a slew of new faces in local positions of power.
about 2 years ago
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The City of Riviera Beach is updating Fire Station 88 as part of its hundreds of millions of dollars worth of investments on many of its municipal facilities.
about 2 years ago
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Miami Herald’s Jacqueline Charles, WLRN’s Tim Padgett, Sommer Brugal from the Miami Herald, and Nadia Sussman from ProPublica joined guest host Wilkine Brutus on The South Florida Roundup. They looked at the big issues facing Haiti, Florida’s school districts, and alternative sugarcane harvesting in Brazil.
over 2 years ago
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On the South Florida Roundup we discuss staffing shortages in school districts
and an NPR investigation into the U.S. Department of Housing And Urban
Development’s sale of vulnerable homes. We also hear the latest on plans for the
former site of the Champlain Towers South.
over 2 years ago
