Holly Pretsky, WLRN

Holly Pretsky

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Colorado Springs, CO, United States

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Annette Taddeo Grabs Big Win For Democrats In The Florida Senate

In a race viewed as a litmus test of President Donald Trump and Florida Democrats' ability to make gains in local and statewide elections next year, Miami → Read More

Clear Skies Give South Florida A Great View Of The Solar Eclipse

Clear skies and full visibility conspired on Monday afternoon to guarantee that science enthusiasts in South Florida had an unobstructed view of the solar → Read More

Drone Enthusiasts Converge at Miami Restaurant for Launch of Unmanned Vehicle Club

Drones and unmanned vehicles draw interest from people in all sorts of fields. That much was clear at the 94th Aero Squadron restaurant Monday evening. → Read More

South Florida Holds Peace Vigils In Response To Violence In Charlottesville

In communities across South Florida, people gathered on Sunday evening to pray for peace and honor those killed in the violence during a white nationalist → Read More

Airport Workers In Need Of Emergency Training, Union Says

Airport workers are not prepared for another emergency like January's shooting in Fort Lauderdale. That was the message from airport workers, government → Read More

Third Annual Gay8 Festival To Go On Along Calle Ocho After All

Despite some scheduling issues , the third annual Gay8 festival is still on. Organizers threatened to cancel the event altogether and boycott city of Miami → Read More

Miami-Dade County School Board Votes To Authorize Legal Action Against HB7069

The School Board of Miami-Dade County voted on Wednesday to authorize legal action to challenge the controversial House Bill 7069, signed into law by → Read More

On the 47th Anniversary Of Lolita's Capture, Protesters Demand That Miami Seaquarium Sets Her Free

47 years ago, Lolita the killer whale was captured from the wild. It's high time for her to return to it, according to more than 40 protesters who gathered → Read More

First Conscious Kids Fest Draws Hundreds

Mindfulness can make you a superhero. That was the message at the first Conscious Kids Festival at Unity on the Bay, a church in Miami, this weekend. "I → Read More

Drum And Dance Festival In Miami Celebrates Descendents Of The African Diaspora

Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas will all be among countries represented at the eighth annual African Diaspora Dance and → Read More

Delray Beach's Caring Kitchen Will Have to Find a New Location

The Delray Beach City Commission voted Wednesday to end the Caring Kitchen's month-to-month lease next summer. They stipulated that the kitchen must stop → Read More

A 'Walking, Talking Rainbow' Of Characters Descend On Fort Lauderdale for Florida Supercon

Thousands flocked to the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center for the 12th Florida Supercon last weekend. "It's pretty much a walking, → Read More

Miami-Dade County School Board Discusses Legal Options To Fight HB 7069

The Miami-Dade County School Board plans to vote on whether to take legal action against the state to fight some provisions of House Bill 7069. That was → Read More

Here's What Election Day Looks Like in Senate District 40 and House District 116

It's election day for the primaries in Florida Senate District 40 and House District 116. Voters will decide which Republican and which Democrat will face → Read More

Get Ready to Vote: Special Primaries for Senate District 40 and House District 116 are Tuesday

Special election primaries for Florida State Senate District 40 and House District 116 will take place Tuesday. Mail-in voting is already underway, and → Read More

South Floridians Share Concerns about Republican Senate Health Care Bill

As the uncertainty around the U.S. Senate health care bill continues, about 40 people gathered at the South Florida AFL-CIO Union Hall in Miami Springs on → Read More

South Floridians Share Concerns about Republican Senate Health Care Bill

As the uncertainty around the U.S. Senate health care bill continues, about 40 people gathered at the South Florida AFL-CIO Union Hall in Miami Springs on → Read More

FWC Asks For Public Input To Protect Florida Burrowing Owls

It can be hard to avoid lawn mowers, bulldozers and curious dogs if you spend a lot of time in a hole in the ground. That's the habitat of the Florida → Read More

Film Festival Kicks Off In South Beach

The second annual Miami Independent Film festival, or MINDIE, kicks off this weekend in Miami Beach. The festival will screen work that has been selected → Read More

Airport Workers Demand Mayors' Attention at Conference

Airport workers around the country are demanding more rights, including higher pay and freedom to unionize. → Read More