Representative Angie Nixon has worked tirelessly in Tallahassee to not only represent Jacksonville in a way her predecessor, reactionary right-wing Democrat Kim Daniels failed to, but has stood out as a leader on issues of environmental and social justice. Nixon’s victory over Daniels in the 2020 primary in the former 14th district, was one of […]
Thankfully we don’t drill for oil extensively in Florida or offshore Florida, but here is a look at the first commercial oil well in the state.
Less than a week after failing in its bid to acquire Florida-based Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines is taking a scalp to this winter’s Florida flying plans. The following routes will not be flown this winter and have been zeroed out in reservation systems in the last week. Fort Lauderdale- Green Bay/Portland (ME)/Rochester/Syracuse Fort Myers- Buffalo/Indianapolis/Islip/Omaha/Portland […]
This exercise helps show how the population centers of the state have shifted since Florida first became a major population center in the late 1960’s. You’ll note many counties that today have a large suburban or exurban population were less-populated in 1970, than traditional rural counties that have hardly grown in the last 50 years. […]
Wrapping up our seven day, look at the Walt Disney Company’s Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), this week’s Florida History Podcast focuses on the district’s history. 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 […]
As we discussed yesterday, The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness preserves critical land along Reedy Creek as well as having restored extensive wetlands in Osceola and Polk Counties. Here are some videos from the wilderness.
As we continue this week’s look at Disney’s Reddy Creek Improvement District (RCID), let’s refresh a story from a few months ago with a few new details. Governor Ron DeSantis has fashioned himself a champion of Everglades restoration and on some scores he’s done far better than his predecessor (not that that was particularly hard […]
Round Island is a neat island on the Indian River Lagoon about midway between Vero Beach and Fort Pierce. Here is a short video of the view of the lagoon from the top of the observation tower on the island. And below a quick look at some of the untamed areas of the island:
The total is 50, though the vast majority touch Fort Lauderdale (many are international routes). DOJ may not have much to pick at here to be honest, as they look at potential regulatory approval of the merger. To/From Fort Myers (2) Boston, Newark To/From Fort Lauderdale (28) Aguadilla, Aruba, Atlanta, Austin, Bogota, Boston, Cancún, Cartagena, […]
UPDATE: (11:15am July 28)The below text has appeared on JetBlue’s merger website: Original article: After a long soap opera that started in early February, the last 24 hours have been a whirlwind, where predictably, Spirit shareholders rejected the company’s board recommendation to merge with Frontier, and now the Broward County-based airline, will instead merge with […]
The Florida Squeeze 