Tag Archives: Florida
General Washington and the Continental Congress move against East Florida
This is an excerpt from my book Florida and the American Revolution In December 1775, Continental Army General George Washington was informed that the British had been stockpiling weaponry, ammunition and other materials in St Augustine. At this point Washington began to prepare defensive actions in the event that the British launched an invasion of […]
Sunshine State Biodiversity Group lands $40k Conservation Grant
Lovers of wildlife diversity have something to celebrate this week: an environmental effort led by noted author Jeff VanderMeer just secured a major grant to conserve ecologically sensitive Florida lands. The Fredman Family Foundation has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Sunshine State Biodiversity Group’s environmental 501(c)(3) nonprofit to acquire and conserve important habitat in […]
Editorial: Remember in November that Florida GOPers mean what they say
For years, a debate has circulated among opinion leaders in this state. Do elected GOPers really intend to end access to reproductive rights in this state? Are they really homophobic? Do they really have an issue with talking about this nation’s past racism? The assumption had often been that the GOP uses these provocative hot-button […]
Legacy airlines and failed Florida hub/focus cities
Before Southwest Airlines came to dominate domestic traffic from many Florida airports and long before JetBlue and Spirit even existed, several legacy carriers attempted to set up focus cities (mini Hubs) in the state. Following airline deregulation in 1978, carriers flocked to Florida to fight the traditionally entrenched powers Eastern, Delta and National Airlines in […]
Biden’s Florida Latino problem is real. Here are 7 reasons why
A slew of polling in the last week has indicated Joe Biden has a real problem with Latino voters in Florida. These polls came as a shock to many political observers but as my Twitter feed indicates (if you go back a bit), I had detected the softness of Biden’s support among Latino’s before any […]
Florida aviation in 2005 – Part 1
I recently engaged in a labor intensive analysis of multiple Official Airline Guides (OAG) copies from 2005 of routes to/from Florida. This was the era between several major airline failures and the most recent consolidation of the industry which also has spawned a new era of low cost carriers. Below is an analysis of the […]
Henry Flagler’s St Augustine
In this week’s edition of The Florida History Podcast presented by The Florida Squeeze we begin a two part series on Henry Flagler’s contributions to Florida. In this episode we focus on Flagler’s 1880’s and 1890’s revival of St Augustine, the oldest city in the United States. St Augustine had two eras of massive growth […]
Florida’s diminishing appeal among outsiders becoming apparent – A “dream state” no more
A whirlwind few weeks where many outsiders descended on Florida has come to an end. The International Champions Cup, a soccer tournament featuring eight of the biggest European clubs culminated on Saturday with El Clasico Miami. The event which was sponsored by among other entities, Visit Orlando brought fans and journalists from across the world […]
Florida will be competitive in November – Democrats remain in denial
Last week Steve Schale, who is one of the smartest Floridians out there predicted the state wouldn’t be a slam dunk for Democrats and reminded us that Rick Scott won twice with upside down favorable/unfavorable numbers. Many around the state in Democratic circles mocked Schale’s analysis – but why? Most of the push back was […]
Should Rick Scott’s poll numbers renew an interest in defining environmental issues?
The Florida Chamber poll that was released yesterday created headlines because it showed Donald Trump leading in the Sunshine State by a double-digit GOP Primary margin over Florida’s sitting Republican US Senator Marco Rubio and former Governor Jeb Bush even further back. But lost in some of the hype around the poll was that according […]
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