Public meetings on Broward County commuter rail project scheduled for next week
Broward County and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) are hosting a Public Information Meeting for the BCR South PD&E Study. A PD&E Study is FDOT’s process to evaluate the social, economic, and environmental impacts associated with a planned transportation improvement project. The purpose of the BCR South project is to extend More...
FAU wins ESPN Events Invitational and other south Florida college basketball news
Last Saturday, FAU stunningly lost a home game to little Bryant College. But the Owls bounced back in a big way winning the ESPN Events Invitational at Disney World on Sunday afternoon. In the final the Owls More...
The wonders of the wild St Lucie River
The St Lucie River is a natural wonder many Floridians don’t properly appreciate. The St Lucie River area along the Treasure Coast was the closest thing we had to a verifiable American jungle habitat. More...
Florida Turnpike Enterprise lays out plans for Sawgrass Expressway expansion
Last week, the Florida Turnpike Enterprise laid out plans in a public information meeting for expansion of the Sawgrass Expressway as well as the addition of new exists. More...
Before Brightline there was the USAir Florida Shuttle
In early 1993, USAir (later known as US Airways) with newly-minted investment from British Airways launched the USAir Florida Shuttle to link cities within the state to one another. The shuttle featured hourly More...
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...
YMCA of the Palm Beaches Announces $1.25M Funding from State of Florida in Support of New Community Facility at Lake Lytal Park
Earlier this year the YMCA of the Palm Beaches announced a $46 million capital project, in partnership with the Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation department, that will relocate and dramatically expand its More...
King Tides Expected
As fall approaches, so do the annual king tides, the highest tides of the year. They typically occur in South Florida from September to December, peaking in October and November, often causing “sunny day flooding” More...
Boynton Beach Police Department investigating homicide
The Boynton Beach Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon it is investigating a homicide in the area of Woolbright Road and SW 8th Street. According to the report by WPBF 25 News, a call came in about More...