Monthly Archives: October 2015
State’s lucky storm run continues in post-Jeb! Florida
Florida has gone ten years without being impacted by an Atlantic Hurricane. Joaquin which sat not far off the Florida coast and battered the Bahamas as a Category 4 was the 64th straight storm that eluded the Sunshine States. Since recording of tropical weather in the Atlantic basin began the previous record was just 33 […]
Fort Lauderdale Strikers lineup changes likely tonight vs San Antonio
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers travel to San Antonio for tonight’s clash with the Scorpions on the back of two successive loses at home. This puts the Strikers in a situation where they now trail Edmonton and Tampa Bay by three points for the final spot in the NASL Championship. Several significant changes to the Strikers […]
Tampa Bay Rowdies in critical stretch of NASL games with Freddy Adu back on form
The Tampa Bay Rowdies sit tied with FC Edmonton for the final spot in the NASL Championship entering this Saturday’s contest in Blaine, Minnesota against high-flying and MLS-bound Minnesota United FC. The in-state rival Fort Lauderdale Strikers sit just three points behind the Rowdies and the Eddies with a game in hand. The Rowdies will be […]
Flashback Friday: St Augustine turns 450 years old – a quick historical narrative of the city’s importance
Last month marked the 450th Anniversary of the founding of St Augustine – The oldest continues settlement in what is now the United States of America. Founded by Pedro Menéndez de Aviles in September 1565, the city became a leading center of culture and commerce in the Spanish-held New World. The city was the Capital […]
JetBlue and Azul sign interline agreement
It was reported today in the Brazilian press that JetBlue and Azul Airlines have signed an interline agreement, The agreement will allow passengers to travel on one ticket from Brazil to destinations in the United States and the Caribbean via Fort Lauderdale or Orlando. Azul is the third largest Brazilian carrier and JetBlue , the […]
Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn the Iraq War and the growth of “Democratic Socialism”
Jeremy Corbyn’s landslide win in the Labour Party elections last month was a shock to the system of many in the political establishment on both sides of the Atlantic. Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair warned the party that it risked obscurity on a permanent basis if Corbyn won, yet Labour’s membership which spiked right […]
The Florida Squeeze 