Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Jacksonville has a new men’s and women’s pro soccer team
Merry Christmas everyone! This week, I’m going to be pushing out some articles related to the growth of women’s soccer in Florida (Florida State just won its fourth NCAA women’s title). Each of these articles first appeared on The Florida Soccer Report. Today we start with the announcement of Sporting JAX from two weeks ago. […]
Little Talbot Island
SR AIA runs right through Little Talbot Island en route from Jacksonville to Amelia Island.
Timucan- Theodore Roosevelt Area
We look around the Theodore Roosevelt Area of the Timucuan National Ecological and Historic Preserve in Duval County.
General Washington and the Continental Congress move against East Florida
This is an excerpt from my book Florida and the American Revolution In December 1775, Continental Army General George Washington was informed that the British had been stockpiling weaponry, ammunition and other materials in St Augustine. At this point Washington began to prepare defensive actions in the event that the British launched an invasion of […]
The British assume control of Florida
This is an excerpt from Florida and the British prior to the American Revolution As noted in the last section Spain ceded Florida to the British in 1763. At the same time, in a separate agreement French Louisiana was split in two – the area west of the Mississippi River became Spanish Louisiana. The areas […]
Texas goes green – why can’t Florida do the same?
While Florida’s political leadership continues to attack renewable energy, electric vehicles and anything that’s related to sustainability, Texas, the home of a deregulated power industry and right-wing oil barons is going in a different direction. From PBS:
Orlando and Orange County right as Disney opened – the negative impacts
Found this 60 Minutes gem with Mike Wallace reporting from 1972.
Entering the Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek
The entrance to the Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek in Osceola County. These are original structures but have been moved from to the present location.
The Florida Squeeze 