Monthly Archives: December 2022
What exactly should an FDP Chair do?
One of the real interesting takeaway’s thus far from the deep-dive audit of Florida Democrats that Dave Trotter and I are undertaking, is the lack of consistency among activists and party stakeholders about what the actual job of the Florida Democrats Chair is. So what exactly is the role of the FDP Chair? Obviously some […]
Blowing Rocks Natural Area – another look from above
One of Florida’s great (and most unique!) natural treasures is Blowing Rocks Preserve in Martin County which is maintained by The Nature Conservancy. We’ve run previous videos on the area, and below is our latest.
TFS Archives: Narcissistic performative Senator Kyrsten Sinema craves attention like Congressman Matt Gaetz – both grew up in Walton County
Editors Note: We’re re-running this piece from September 2021 this morning for obvious reasons. Something must be in the water in Walton County! Walton County began flying the Confederate battle Flag over its courthouse in 1964 during the heart of the Civil Rights movement. The flag was moved and replaced by another Confederate flag (the […]
Rethinking the Turnpike introduction
The Florida Turnpike should be more than a highway – it should be a cultural marker for Florida, a way to build a collective state identity as well as promote the state’s greatest features to tourists. The Turnpike should be Florida’s biggest and best billboard for visitors once they visit, and easier to navigate than […]
Building the overseas railroad
The building of the Overseas Railroad is one of great engineering feats in Florida’s history – in fact it might actually be one of the most amazing marvels in American history. Built thanks to Henry Flagler’s ingenuity and his deep pockets, the east coast railroad that had changed Florida was extended to the Keys to […]
The Ocala Thanksgiving fire of 1883
In a short episode this week of the Florida History Podcast, we discuss the 1883 Ocala Fire which destroyed two luxury hotels and six city blocks. Ocala was a frontier town at the time but was rebuilt and became a key Florida city in the aftermath. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which […]
After Nicole at Sweetbay Natural Area
This was filmed the day after Hurricane Nicole left the region. Sweetbay Natural Area is in northwest Palm Beach County right behind the North County Regional Airport.
Koreshan machine shops (before Ian)
The Koreshan Unity machines shops were built in the early 1900’s. They were slightly damaged by Hurricane Ian – this video was filmed about ten days before Ian’s landfall in September 2022.
The Florida Squeeze 