Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Publix like Disney isn’t worth admiring no matter how Floridian they appear…
Publix is the Florida store…or at least now is seen as such since the Burdines brand died. Floridians have come to view Publix as a bit of a statewide institution, something which is truly our own. The company which is admired for being employee-owned and regularly cited as a “happy” workplace has a darker side […]
Reddit AMA w/ Kartik Krishnaiyer – 1pm ET Wednesday 12/21
I’ll be answering questions in a Reddit AMA on Wednesday at 1pm ET. The AMA (“ask me anything”) is presented by r/NASL and will largely focus (I assume) on the current controversy over league sanctioning and club failures in the closed system of US Soccer. I’m fairly positive politics will play into the discussion though as […]
Could the Tampa Bay Rowdies replace David Beckham’s Miami as MLS Team #24?
On Thursday, Major League Soccer announced the list of the 10 locales that are in the running for Major League Soccer clubs 25-28. Miami which was originally slated as team 20 or 21 has slipped to 24 and from the outside view is nowhere closer to securing a team than they were in 2013 – […]
The FDP needs to look beyond southeast Florida and transactional Democrats
In our Friday survey of TFS readers over 80% of those voting indicated they prefer either Stephen Bittel or Dwight Bullard for Florida Democratic Party (FDP) Chair. That’s fair considering those are the two most prominent candidates and the battle has been framed as a showdown that will be decided at Tuesday’s Miami-Dade DEC meeting. […]
Are Visit Florida and Experience Kissimmee’s English football sponsorships worthwhile?
In August 2015, Fulham FC, the oldest professional football (soccer) club in London began sporting shorts with the “Visit Florida.” What was originally a one-year deal was extended into 2016/2017 after tourism officials in the state made great boasts about the return on investment. The amount Visit Florida paid to Fulham, owned by Shahid Khan, […]
Bill Nelson, 2018 and the FDP
US Senator Bill Nelson has put his finger on the scale in favor of FDP Chair candidate Stephen Bittel. Nelson’s move could well be enough to ensure Bittel’s victory but perhaps Nelson, the lone statewide elected Democrat the last six years will need the party to grow in strength and stature to see himself reelected […]
Emirates Fort Lauderdale launch: Why FLL and not Miami?
Emirates inaugural Fort Lauderdale service landed at the airport on Thursday a little before 11:00am local time. Since Emirates announced service to Fort Lauderdale instead of Miami in October, the conversation and question marks as to why one of the world’s largest international airlines would opt for the smaller of southeast Florida two major airports […]
The Fall of Rome and today’s America
The United States of America, which has undergone a long transition from Republic to Oligarchy/Empire is often compared to Ancient Rome. The Roman Empire spanned an almost unimaginable amount of territory for centuries. But in the late 300’s CE and 400’s CE the world seemed to come to an end as Rome gradually fell and […]
Time for David Beckham to drop Miami MLS plans – why the area continues to fail
It’s been over three and a half years since David Beckham first expressed interest in placing an MLS club in Miami and almost three years since his announcement of an intent to seek a club in the city. Yet no tangible progress has been made in the efforts while Orlando’s former USL team has become […]
Potential FDP Chair candidate surrounded by question marks
With Florida Democrats licking wounds after yet another electoral defeat a move has been afoot led by former DNC Chairwoman and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to install Southeast Florida-based real estate mogul Stephen Bittel as the new Florida Democratic Party Chair. Bittel has no history of organizing or advocacy but is simply a fundraiser […]
The Florida Squeeze 