Category Non-Political
Zest of the Day: Florida Falls to 29th in Venture Funding
Florida has fallen to 29th in venture funding a bad sign just as other important indicators show a strengthening economy.
Zest of the Day: USA Today Founder Al Neuharth, 89
Arguably the most influential person in Florida newspapers, Al Neuharth died this evening in Cocoa Beach, the Atlantic coast city from which he built his Gannett Company, Inc. media empire. Besides USA Today, Gannett also publishes the Tallahassee Democrat, the Ft. Myers News-Press and FSView, the student-run newspaper that — with the conservative Neuharth’s help […]
Zest of the Day: Sarasota-Bradenton Convention Center closes
With all the good news recently about Florida’s economy a dose of reality slapped in our face from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Outside the Groves: Cinderella Dances in Estero, But Are Big Time Sports Worth it For Florida’s Non-Legacy Public Universities?
The nation has been riveted by the recent run of Florida Gulf Coast University’s basketball program. Ironically a few weeks ago when I posted to Twitter a picture of myself at the Alico Arena (FGCU’s home arena) as the home of “giant killers” (Florida Gulf Coast shocked ACC Champion Miami earlier in the season) people […]
Heard it Through The Groves: Some Investors Feel Office Depot Needs to Remake Image
Editors Note: Heard it Through The Groves is a section of the Florida Squeeze strictly for rumors and gossip. We require two sources to verify information before we publish it but these are NOT news stories but simply rumors. We urge our readers to treat rumors with a pinch of skepticism as we do. Earlier […]
National Airlines Helped Fuel 1970s Florida Growth
The 1970’s were a glory era in Florida politically and economically. Tourism and job growth exploded while the economy diversified. With visionary leaders like Governor Reubin Askew, the state projected an image of efficiency, smart growth, environmental consciousness and most of all paradise to the rest of the country. One company that benefited from Florida’s […]
Outside The Groves: Recent Basketball History of Florida and Miami
Florida and Miami both tip-off today in NCAA Tournament play and both schools have a rich basketball tradition. Great historic players like Neal Walk (Florida) and Rick Barry (Miami) came through each program in the 1960s, but Miami actually dropped its program in 1971 only to revive it as an Independent in 1985, before becoming […]
Zest of the Day: Boeing Moving 787 Training Operation to Miami
The Boeing 787 remains grounded which after years of production delay is further embarrassment for the aviation industry in the United States. The 787 training operation will move from Boeing’s traditional home in Seattle (or more accurately Everett at Boeing Field) to Miami. It’s a great victory for Miami providing more jobs at an airport […]
Senator Joe Abruzzo Asks Pam Bondi To Investigate NCAA: Thoughts
You would think Senator Joe Abruzzo (D-Wellington) had more pressing matters. But this week he asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the NCAA. For those living under a rock since the summer of 2011, the University of Miami’s Athletics program has been probed by the NCAA for potential rules violations. I went to the […]
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