Monthly Archives: May 2022
Old A1A on Jupiter Island now a scenic dune trail
At the Nature Conservancy’s Blowing Rocks Preserve, a neat hiking trail exists where AIA used to run. Here is a short video at the beginning of the trail.
Crist lapping the field in latest St Pete Polls survey of Democratic Primary for Governor
The latest St Pete Polls survey for the Democratic Primary for Governor gives Congressman Charlie Crist a commanding lead in the race for the party’s nomination. Crist, a former Republican Governor has been hit by leading opponent Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried for his GOP past, however in recent weeks more revelations about Fried’s recent ties […]
American Revolutionary battles in East Florida
In this week’s Florida History Podcast we discuss the key battles that took place in modern-day Duval and Nassau counties. This is episode 12 of our Albion Florida series. Episode 1- Introduction, El Camino Real and why Florida was different Episode 2- Building the Castillo de San Marcos Episode 3- Queen Anne’s War Part 1- […]
Marco Rubio’s sorry history on Reproductive Rights
As a member of the Florida Legislature culminating in his time as Speaker of the House (2006-2008), Marco Rubio viciously opposed reproductive freedom and supported multiple efforts to chip away at those rights in Florida. Since becoming a US Senator, Rubio’s rhetoric has become more acidic on these issues. Senator Rubio has called Roe v. Wade a […]
Florida Democrats Chairman Manny Diaz reacts to Roe leak
The probable overturning of Roe v Wade should be a seminal moment in the modern history of the United States. No excuse remains to sit on the fence about the threat posed by the GOP on the national level. We can have our disputes about the transactional nature of local Democrats and other matters, but […]
DeSantis isn’t Trump or a classic GOPer- he is #SomethingNew entirely. He is the American Orbán
For those trying to understand how Governor DeSantis could talk about stamping out woke education, defend gutting the voting rights act in the state, and keeping Florida “free” during Covid, yet side with solar rooftop owners versus one of the nation’s largest utility companies within one 48 hour-period, it’s because Governor DeSantis is something new […]
Florida Democrats decline and collapse vote-wise 1998-2020: A Twitter Space inspired by this past week’s Miami Herald piece
We’re doing a Twitter Space on Monday at 5:15 pm ET in reaction to this week’s outstanding Miami Herald piece on why national donors are hesitating to put more money into Florida after several cycles of striking out.
Florida’s growing toll road racket
Florida is now per some data, the most expensive place to live in the US. One thing many non-Floridians don’t realize is the number of toll roads in the state, which has the most miles of toll roads in the nation, with many more in the construction or planning stages. The proposed toll roads threaten […]
The Florida Squeeze 