Mexicans in Miami Show Solidarity With Protests in Mexico

Published in WLRN and Cancunissimo. From Mexico City to Miami, protesters gathered in front of Mexican government offices and consulates Thursday, voicing their frustration in the case of the missing students. Protesters in Miami were wearing black and holding candles and signs with messages against their country’s government. Ramon Hernandez has been in Miami for […]

An exploration of death and dirt

Story for NPR’s Next Generation Radio 2014 in Seattle. Grace Seidel, 55, recently decided to have her remains composted once she dies. Seidel has a passion for death and dirt which reinforces the idea of her body going back to the earth. “It’s easier for me to just know that when my life s over, […]

Gang Violence Pushes Even The Prosperous To Flee Central America

Story published in WLRN-Miami Herald News. The country is grappling with how to handle the influx of Central American children who have come to the United States over the past few months. And as Central America has become more and more violent, more families have been coming to South Florida too. Over the last year […]

Miami-Dade Moms Among The Highest In C-Section Rates

Story published WLRN-Miami Herald News. Although the World Health Organization recommends Cesarean rates stay between 10 and 15 percent, last year almost half of all babies born in Miami-Dade County were delivered by C-section. That’s a 49-percent rate. According to the Florida Department of Health, the cesarean rate in Miami-Dade County has been steadily growing during the […]

Podcast: Art as a Business

There is much more to being an artist that just being innovative. Art is a business and some people forget to learn this side of the job. Listen to the story: Meet the voices in the story:

Podcast: Art Basel impacts local art supply store

Listen to the story: It may take months of preparation for Miami artists to get ready for Art Basel. But for local art supply stores, this time of the year means extra hours and big sales. I.D Art is a family-run business in Downtown Miami. The art supply store carries the main brands in the […]

Working as an international student in the U.S

Listen to the story: College seniors usually start worrying about landing a job some time in the spring before graduation. But for the thousands of international students in Florida colleges and universities, that worry starts now. Florida ranks seventh on the top ten list of states hosting international students, with 32,746 international students in both […]