Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Former US Men’s National Team star joins Tallahassee SC
Jonathan Bornstein has joined TLHSC for the 2024 NPSL Gulf Coast Sunshine Conference season, giving a young side some key veteran leadership. Bornstein is currently an Assistant Coach with reigning NCAA National Champions FSU Soccer. Bornstein was a key contributor to the USMNT’s run to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. TLHSC kicked […]
Broward County’s relative decline vs other southern progressive strongholds
Democrats in Florida count on Broward County to produce the sorts of margins for the party’s nominees that can keep the state as a whole competitive. But truthfully that is no longer the case. The county that once gave Lawton Chiles three times his statewide margin of victory and as recently as 2016, was a […]
Florida’s Disney Decade – from 1981
Florida and Disney were riding high entering the 1980’s. This video is a real time piece that encapsulates much of the optimism of my childhood in this state.
Jeffersonian Florida – Pork Choppers and Civil Rights
As Florida modernized, Jeffersonians tried to hold the state back in terms of attracting business and advancing on civil rights.
FDOT workshop on Turnpike expansion from Fort Pierce to Yeehaw Junction
One of the longest stretches of expressway in the entire country without an exit has so much traffic now and so many accidents they may need to expand it. Florida’s continued population growth is completely out of control as this reminds us.
The slow death of Twitter’s usefulness
Complaints about Twitter, sorry I mean X under Elon Musk are numerous. Beyond whatever increasingly unhinged societal views Musk expresses as well as the increase in outwardly sexual content that seems to be promoted by its proprietor there are several reasons why the platform has become increasingly useless to someone like me who is in […]
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.
The Florida Squeeze 