WMFE - Site Search

In 'Wonder Valley,' There's More Than One Los Angeles

Ivy Pochoda's latest was informed by creative writing classes she teaches on L.A.'s Skid Row. "My L.A. experience, it was a little bit different, and I think the book sort of reflects that," she says.

yara-ramos-is-a-veteran-teacher-from-camuy-puerto-rico-she-arrived-in-orlando-with-her-four-children-still-ambivalent-about-her-career-2

Interviews At The Airport: Teachers From Puerto Rico Find New Schools In Orlando

Many Puerto Ricans who survived hurricane Maria have been working frantically to restore their lives in a new home. Many are teachers, and they've come to Orlando to find jobs. They may never go back.

sisters-darianne-16-and-yerianne-roldan-17-moved-from-puerto-rico-to-orlando-with-their-family-for-school

'A New Reality': Students And Teachers From Puerto Rico Start Over In Florida

Puerto Rican families who've fled their storm-ravaged island have arrived in Orlando. Schools have opened their doors but the uncertainty and stress have taken a toll on just about everybody.

Art in Odd Places

Signal to noise ratio: It’s the proportion of useful, valuable information to worthless background static in any system. This year’s Art in Odd Places…

More than 1,200 volunteer victims drilled for a possible dirty bomb in Orange County earlier this year. Training drills like this one will be a requirement under a new federal rule. (Photo by Albert Harris, Orange County)

Feds Get Teeth To Make Sure Health Care Groups Ready For Disasters

Are hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies ready for the next disaster? The feds are coming with a new rule. “I think there’s gonna be some hefty fines, and that’s when hospitals will wake up and go on panic mode,” said Eric Alberts, director of emergency preparedness at Orlando Health.

Thousands of people rally outside the regional presidential palace in Barcelona, protesting the arrest of Catalan politicians and pushing for Catalonia's independence, which was formally annulled in court Wednesday. The crowd is awash in Catalan independence flags and signs reading "free political prisoners."

As Protesters Clog Catalonia, Court Snuffs Out Declaration Of Independence

In Barcelona and other cities, protesters demanded Madrid release eight lawmakers and respect the regional decision to secede. Meanwhile, in Madrid, Spain's Constitutional Court annulled the decision.

Lou Reed performs in New York City in 2004. "I wanted to write a book that took Lou ... seriously," says biographer Anthony DeCurtis.

Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'

"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis says. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game." DeCurtis' new book is Lou Reed: A Life.

An organic market on Boulevard des Batignolles in Paris.

'A Taste Of Paris': How The City Of Light Became The City Of Food

In his new book, food historian David Downie takes readers on a gourmet jaunt through time to reveal how the French capital became a gastronomic powerhouse. (Hint: You can thank Rome.)

Obama poses with a boy who fell asleep during the White House's Father's Day ice cream social on June 14, 2013. Souza remembers the president calling out, "Pete, you've got to get a picture of this."

Photographer Pete Souza Reflects On 8 Years (And 1.9 Million Photos) Of Obama

As the chief official White House photographer for President Obama, Souza sometimes shot more than 2,000 photos a day. "I was there all the time," he says. His new book is Obama: An Intimate Portrait.

Intersection: Whats Next For Orlando City's Soccer Team

Orlando City missed the play-offs for the third consecutive year, so is it time to do some soul searching? With Kaká leaving the team and the possibility of others to follow, the Orlando City team has some rebuilding to do.

Search results for