Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Heard it Through The Groves: Some Investors Feel Office Depot Needs to Remake Image
Editors Note: Heard it Through The Groves is a section of the Florida Squeeze strictly for rumors and gossip. We require two sources to verify information before we publish it but these are NOT news stories but simply rumors. We urge our readers to treat rumors with a pinch of skepticism as we do. Earlier […]
National Airlines Helped Fuel 1970s Florida Growth
The 1970’s were a glory era in Florida politically and economically. Tourism and job growth exploded while the economy diversified. With visionary leaders like Governor Reubin Askew, the state projected an image of efficiency, smart growth, environmental consciousness and most of all paradise to the rest of the country. One company that benefited from Florida’s […]
Zest of the Day: Politico, The luckiest pol in America, Charlie Crist
Today’s Politico article is an insightful. It touches on some of the issues we have highlighted previously as well as some other issues we’ve avoided discussing on this site. It is well worth a read.
Legislator of the Week: Rep. Randolph Bracy
Today, we begin a new weekly feature during session honoring the best progressive legislator from the previous week. In this particular case, our first award, this is a cumulative award from the first three weeks of the 2013 Legislative Session. Orange County Freshman Rep. Randolph Bracy III came through a highly competitive mulch-candidate House primary […]
Jeb Bush to Return $270,000 Earned From Convicted Fraudster
Jeb Bush has had a BAD month. Now this. Didn’t something like this just force someone to resign office here in Florida?
While Still Unpopular and Arrogant, Is Rick Scott Getting a Second Wind?
Florida Democrats are already crowing about the opportunities in 2014 when unpopular Governor Rick Scott will be at the top of the GOP ticket. But Scott while a novice politician is learning on the job and quite frankly improving as time goes on. Recent developments, including the relocation of a major Boeing training facility to […]
Outside The Groves: Recent Basketball History of Florida and Miami
Florida and Miami both tip-off today in NCAA Tournament play and both schools have a rich basketball tradition. Great historic players like Neal Walk (Florida) and Rick Barry (Miami) came through each program in the 1960s, but Miami actually dropped its program in 1971 only to revive it as an Independent in 1985, before becoming […]
Zest of the Day: Pharmaceutical firm expanding in Davie, creating more than 200 jobs
For the second time in as many weeks the Governor’s office announced that high-end jobs are moving to southeast Florida.
Zest of the Day: More Trouble For Palm Beach Dems
More bad publicity for the Palm Beach County Democratic Party from the conservative website BIZPAC Review.
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