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...
An overview of Florida’s role in the American Revolution
This is an excerpt from the introduction in my new book Florida and the American Revolution. which is available via Amazon.com in paperback or Kindle format. We learn as young children in school about the American 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...
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...
One Vision of Queen
Concert December 16 At Pompano Beach Amphitheater Marc Martel is a real treat for Queen Fans who want to experience the greatest hits known and loved worldwide live in concert with the same voice and sound More...
McDougle Technical Institute Offering Free Services To Veterans And All Active Duty Military In November
Haircuts, barber services, facials, manicures and pedicures included in promotion Boca Raton, FL – McDougle Technical Institute is offering free services during the entire month of November to More...
Beach Tennis Fest Is About to Rock in Pompano Beach
Boca Raton, FL – Pompano Beach will be the stage for the very first Beach Tennis Fest. Integrating more than 150 athletes of different categories and nationalities on September 4th and 5th, Labor Day More...
