Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Zest of the Day: Scripps should not make money on county-owned land, PBC commissioner says
Another chink in Jeb Bush’s “legacy,” from the Palm Beach Post.
Throwback Tuesday: 1970s Expressway Revolts in Tampa Bay Area and Southeast Florida
In the 1960’s urban planners were preparing for explosive growth in the Tampa Bay area and southeast Florida. Population was exploding in both areas and various proposals for expressways were floated and eventually adopted by regional planning councils. The network of expressways proposed would have displaced existing neighborhoods and would have cost millions in local […]
Zest of the Day: (Governor Scott) Clueless to crisis in Environment
The one and only Carl Hiaasen has eloquently discussed the clueless naivety of Governor Scott and the culpability big sugar for the problems in the St Lucie estuary in this masterful piece.
Zest of the Day: South Floridians gather in solidarity for Egyptian Christians
Subscription may be needed for this Sun Sentinel article. I think it is critical that those supporting democracy in the Arab World and rebels in Syria understand fully that Islamist Governments create a very difficult environment for Christians to survive. That’s why the vast majority of Christians in Iraq supported Saddam Hussein and almost all […]
December 1985: Delta vs Eastern in Florida
While we’ve told the story of Pan Am and National previously on this blog, Florida had two airlines that competed hard and dominated the aviation landscape of the state from the 1950s until the late 1980s. Those two airlines were Delta, based in Atlanta and Eastern which moved its headquarters from New York to Miami […]
Has the RPOF killed Chairman Curry’s “Civility Project?”
In March when Lenny Curry rolled out his “Civility Project” I among others laughed it off. I felt Curry’s attacks on female leaders then smacked of sexism. However, over the course of the last several months Curry has been far more civil and dignified than his RPOF predecessors who ranged from nasty, to petty to […]
Zest of the Day: Floating City on Biscayne Bay?
Really? From Miami Today.
Spineless Democratic Legislators take a pass on “Stand Your Ground” and further the party’s woes in the process
The failure of several Democratic legislators to show any sort of political courage on “Stand Your Ground” this week is shocking, appalling and again demonstrates why the party finds itself in the position of being a permanent minority. An unwillingness to stand on principle or truly understand what voting trends in the state and nation […]
Zest of the Day: Tampa Bay Rowdies Head Coach Ricky Hill speaks about racism
Some shameless self-promotion, but one of two new video programs about soccer I am launching this week debuted last night. This one called “Voices of Soccer” premiered with an interview of Ricky Hill, a former English soccer star now managing the Tampa Bay Rowdies here in Florida. Given our recent emphasis on racism on this […]
Throwback Tuesday: First Siege of Pensacola Failure (1707)
On this day in 1707 the first English/Creek Indian siege of Pensacola was lifted and the Spanish remained in control of West Florida. This was part of the hostilities associated with Queen Anne’s War. We discussed the siege of St Augustine in April when the British came dangerously close to taking East Florida. However the […]
The Florida Squeeze 