Monthly Archives: May 2024

The decline of Walt Disney World in the 1990’s and 2000’s

We conclude our Disney podcast series with a somber episode about what has happened to the theme park of yesteryear. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe and listen […]

T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup around the corner; Broward County played host to the trophy last week

The 2024 ICC T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup is around the corner. The Broward County host site, Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill will host four matches in June and is undergoing renovations at the moment to be ready for the World Cup.

Why Florida is unwinnable for Democrats

Those of us who were involved, or at least deeply interested, remember the 2000 Presidential Election in Florida like it was yesterday. National news outlets were flipping back and forth as to who won the State of Florida’s 25 electoral votes. But those of us ‘in the know’ weren’t watching television, but were glued to […]

The new Gateway Expressway from every angle

Some cool videos from FDOT

Tree Tops Park – Marsh areas

Tree Tops Park is in Davie.

Florida State House rankings

Check out the rankings of what seats may flip over at Voting Trend.

Biscayne National Park – Islands

The Islands of Biscayne National Park

Urban Futures on why the Miami Metrorail needs to be expanded

Great critical piece here.

Wildlife corridor Panther issues: from WUSF

A useful read below: https://www.wusf.org/environment/2024-05-06/theres-a-panther-problem-in-the-florida-wildlife-corridor

Good Miami Metromover video