As another busy year comes to a close, here is a glimpse at 2022 through the lens of WLRN. Read or re-read some of our most powerful stories and the ones that brought us the most joy this year.
On this week’s South Florida Roundup, we looked back at some of our favorite conversations and reporting from 2022, including: the return of Fantasy Fest; an interview with Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick; and the band made up of Miami-Dade firefighters.
As Cuba sees the largest and fastest exodus since Fidel Castro took power in 1959, sightings of boat arrivals in the Keys have become common place. “The hope is gone from Cuba," New York Times' Key West-based investigative reporter Frances Robles told the South Florida Roundup. "Even seeing the number of people who die at sea. that is still not stopping people.”
A sea of blue and white flooded the streets in South Florida, as soon as Argentina won its third World Cup, beating France 4 to 2 in a nail-biting penalty shootout.