Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Parkland’s Covered Bridge
Less famous than its cousin the Coral Springs Covered Bridge (which has its own historic marker and is still used by cars) and limited to bikes and walkers, Parkland’s Covered Bridge is nonetheless very charming.
St Lucie County’s Ten Mile Preserve
Ten Mile Creek Preserve in St Lucie County is really a hidden gem and what much of south Florida looked like when I was a kid.
Florida and the American Revolution – new book due out by the end of 2023
Another new book from A Florida Squeeze Publication, focusing on Florida and the American Revolution should be complete and published by the end of 2023. Stay tuned to The Florida Squeeze for updates.
Launching A Florida Squeeze Publication
We’ve launched a publishing unit at this website- Our first two books have been released with links below with several more planned. The two links are below.
We talk to former GOP Congressman Bob Inglis about Climate Change
Former South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis tried to tackle the climate issue in Congress during the 2000’s and now is leading an organization looking to facilitate free market solutions to the intensifying climate crisis. His ideas have special resonance here in Florida, where the climate situation is deteriorating rapidly. Congressman Inglis is the Executive Director […]
Driving the state in a non-Tesla EV – how hard is it?
I’ve been an EV owner since September 2022 when a Hyundai Ioniq 5 entered our family. My parents have had a Tesla since 2018 so I had thought it was relatively easy to charge around the state because my father never had an issues when he drove places in the state. That was my mistake… […]
Rum Runners and Moonshiners of Old Florida Volume 2 is an essential work about our state’s culture
In Robert Buccallato’s other works about the state we’ve seen the evolution of Florida from small town oriented and reactionary to urban megastate. In Finding Dan McCarty, Buccallato brilliantly articulates an era of Florida politics and growth where the counties of South Florida who were driving the state’s economic growth were in a tussle to […]
Florida is America but more so…
This was a great podcast discussion between myself and Ryan Ray about Colonial and Contemporary Florida, and tying it all together. We discuss my recent book release, as well as Governor DeSantis fundamental (almost purposeful) misreading of our state’s own rich cultural heritage and history. Florida was different than other colonies in colonial America and […]
Flashback to Robert’s previous book in the Old Florida Series
In honor of release of Robert’s new book, Rum Runners and Moonshiners of Old Florida, Volume Two we discuss the era of prohibition in the state. We look back at the lawlessness and independent streak in the Florida Panhandle as discussed in Rum Runners and Moonshiners of Old Florida as well look at the impact of the prohibition era […]
The Florida Squeeze 