Remembering Jimmy Buffett’s Florida which we’ve lost

NOTE: This story originally ran on The Florida Squeeze Jimmy Buffett’s passing is symbolic of the Florida we once had and have now lost. Buffett was the greatest symbol of the unique Florida culture we More...

Boca Raton’s Pondhawk Natural Area

During the 1970’s and 80’s much of Boca Raton’s economy was stimulated by IBM. The 79-acre Pondhawk Natural Area was once part of the huge IBM campus. The Palm Beach County-managed Natural Area More...

Florida’s Original Camino Real

by Kartik Krishnaiyer Boca Raton’s Camino Real, a main road through the city, isn’t the first road named that in Florida. In fact, the first road named that was an important link in colonial Florida. More...

South Florida’s tourist economy shows little sign of recovery

Coronavirus has hit the south Florida economy hard. The damage is likely to be longer-term than we originally had thought. This is due at least partially to an over-reliance on tourism related industries. Normal More...