In the months since the earthquake, what have South Florida's planners and developers been able to do to help the reconstruction efforts? Under the Sun's Kenny Malone has that story. Listen here.
Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary, of the Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church, narrates what happened in his congregation after the earthquake, and how music helped people to release their pain. This piece is set to a hymn sung by the Notre Dame du Perpetuel Secours choir. Listen here. (Photo by Patrick Farrell, courtesy of The Miami Herald)
After the earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. government made Temporary Protected Status (TPS) available to any Haitian living in the country before Jan. 12. And yet, less than a third of eligible Haitians living in the United States have applied. Why is that? Fees, fraud, and most importantly, fear. Alicia Zuckerman takes us down the long and winding road to TPS. Listen here.
In this piece, four medical professionals recount how their patients broke into song in a makeshift medical tent, despite the desperate circumstances. One doctor describes the moment as a tipping point, in which the patients lifted their healers.
A glimpse into the conditions that met health workers when they arrived in Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake. The health workers from the "Patients and Healers" piece talk a little more about their experiences. Listen here.
Under the Sun won a Society of Professional Journalists award for best blog affiliated with a media outlet in Florida. Ruth Morris's piece, "Under Water, but Undeterred" earned an award for best continuous coverage in radio.
You may think the "seltzer man" went the way of the rotary phone, but Paul Urbant still delivers seltzer bottles. He came to Miami via Buenos Aires and New York City. He is a "sodero" who travels throughout South Florida, delivering bottles to front doors. Listen to the story here.
Under The Sun has won several awards in recent weeks, for stories on everything from surviving the condo crisis to working as a professional mermaid...
A son-in-law with a passion for solving mysteries goes looking for the lost grave of a small child, in a city that never stops shifting.
The "Tale of Lot 180" continues when producer Kenny Malone hears from another relative of Udavilla Rutherford.
Friday, July 16, 2010
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