Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Florida Memory: The wild jungle-like St Lucie River of the 1950’s
The St Lucie River area along the Treasure Coast was the closest thing we had to a verifiable American jungle habitat. Some areas such as George LeStrange preserve in Fort Pierce preserve that jungle-like look. In fact the St Lucie River area looked so much like the Amazon that a few scenes of the 1979 […]
The US Air Florida Shuttle … Brightline’s forerunner
In early 1993, USAir (later known as US Airways) with newly-minted investment from British Airways launched the USAir Florida Shuttle to link cities within the state to one another. The shuttle featured hourly nonstops between Miami and Tampa/Orlando similar to USAir’s Northeast Shuttle which did the same between New York-LaGuardia and Boston/Washington-National. The shuttle also […]
Fort Matanzas
On last week’s Florida History Podcast we discussed Fort Matanzas and its vital role in protecting St Augustine from invasions. 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 […]
Corporate welfare, neutered fans and closed-league American sports. My take on the Inter Miami CF ticket situation
Editors Note: This is the first article in a longer thematic set of articles we’ll publish here about corporate welfare and sports teams in Florida. This post was written by Kartik Krishnaiyer and originally appeared on the Florida Soccer Report on Substack. Disclosure: I have worked for NASL, Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Miami FC. While […]
October 2023 is Florida Aviation History Month on TFS
This month we’ll be focusing on various aspects on aviation history in the state of Florida on TFS. Stay tuned, we have some special features in store.
Big Lagoon State Park
Big Lagoon State Park is in Escambia County and features scenic views of The Big Lagoon as it makes its way toward Pensacola Bay.
The endangered White-Top Pitcher plant
Tarklin Bayou State Park in Escambia County was made a preserved area in order to protect the endangered white-top pitcher plants.
Tarklin Bayou State Park
The Tarklin Bayou State Park is the second furthest west state park in Florida just miles east of the Alabama border (in this area the Perdido River) in Escambia County.
In contrast to Trump’s populism, DeSantis limited appeal has been based on race and classism – that’s why he’s losing (among other reasons)
While Ron DeSantis tries tonight at the second GOP debate to revive his flagging campaign, one where he’s literally been running backwards for months, some things about the GOP have become abundantly clear. Ron DeSantis campaign based on elitism, “high-class” racism and a lack of concern for the working class is imploding. DeSantis finally said […]
The Florida Squeeze 