Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Fort Caroline – a history
Fort Caroline National Memorial stands today near the site of where the first French settlement in North America once sat. On this week’s Florida History Podcast we go through the history of Fort Caroline. All photos by Kartik Krishnaiyer 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, […]
Jimmy Buffett’s Florida Democrats are dead- how can we get that back?
As we continue to lament the loss of Jimmy Buffett and the Florida we once knew disappearing in the DeSantis years, it occurs to me Florida’s Democrats once focused on local Florida issues and immersed in Florida culture have become just like national democrats – a toxic brand in Florida- had Florida Democrats of the […]
Ron DeSantis has proven to have a unique, bipartisan ability to unite people in politics
I decided to have a bit of fun for Labor Day. Governor DeSantis has a unique ability to unite people – I’ve often accused him of being divisive and pitting neighbor against neighbor and family member against family member, but recently he’s proven me wrong. Ron DeSantis has a unique ability to unite politicians of […]
The loss of Jimmy Buffett and the Florida we once knew in the DeSantis era
Jimmy Buffett’s passing on Friday is symbolic of the Florida we once had and have now lost. Buffett was the greatest symbol of the unique Florida culture we had created in this state during the 1970’s and 1980’s- a unique cross between Caribbean and southern US culture. He was the embodiment of the Florida I […]
Brian D Archer Wilderness Preserve
The Brian D. Archer Wilderness trail is a nice surprise tucked in a residential area of Parkland.
Florida and the American Revolution -preorder Kindle edition or buy paperback now
My newest book, Florida and the American Revolution which will focus on the unheralded and underappreciated role Florida played in the Revolutionary War is now available for preorder on Kindle and is now available in paperback for immediate shipment. I have already fielded questions about whether this is a “pro British” book. I think it’s […]
Delta growing Miami, Porter reportedly starting several Florida cities and more
It figures the day after we did our last airline route update, news began popping again for new Florida service. Delta is slowly but surely growing Miami as part of its “four corners” strategy (Seattle, Los Angeles, Boston and Miami) now adding nonstops from Miami to Nassau. This is not a completely new route for […]
Idalia imminent landfall- Will be FOURTH major Hurricane to make a Florida landfall since 2017: Some historical context
At landfall, Idalia will be FOURTH Major Hurricane to make landfall in the state since 2017. Three have ironically been “I” storms, Irma, Ian and now Idalia. Michael in 2018 was the other. For comparison we had ZERO major Hurricane landfalls in Florida between 1966 and 1991. We had only two between 1992 and 2003 […]
Idalia’s likely Big Bend landfall – some history
With Idalia almost certain now to make landfall in the Big Bend region it will be first direct landfall of a major Hurricane n the region since Easy in 1950. Category 2 Gladys in 1968 made landfall in Homosassa in 1968, south of the Big Bend (and the closest landfall to the Tampa Bay area […]
Idalia now impacting areas battered by Ian
The moisture tail and outer bands of Idalia are now battering southwest Florida, the same areas that were so horribly impacted by Ian last September. Meanwhile the strengthening storm has a pretty definitive path toward the Big Bend with atmospheric conditions giving it a clear lane by which to travel. The latest model runs are […]
The Florida Squeeze 