Former GOP Congressman tackles Climate Change
Former South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis tried to tackle the climate issue in Congress during the 2000’s and now is leading an organization looking to facilitate free market solutions to the intensifying climate crisis. His ideas have special resonance here in Florida, where the climate situation is deteriorating rapidly. Congressman Inglis 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...
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...
William H. Pitt Foundation Donates $1 Million to Center for Creative Education Generous Gift Kicks off Phase 2 of CCE’s Capital Campaign for New Campus
(Front Row) Pelham, Jackie Breckenridge, Esmeralda, Namiko, Kate Gubelmann, Kahlani – (Back Row) Pauline Pitt West Palm Beach, FL -Thanks to a generous gift from The William H. Pitt Foundation, the Center More...
Locals Give Back: Sunfest 2023 Calls for Applications to the “Helping Neighbors” Program and Extends Fresh Local Artist’s Deadline
West Palm Beach, FL – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has announced it is underwriting two important initiatives at SunFest 2023. Thanks to the support of the company, more locals can experience a More...
Palm Health Foundation to Double Up to $150,000 in Donor Gifts for Nursing Scholarships
Foundation seeking donors to support low-income and first-generation students striving to pursue nursing careers as shortages grow West Palm Beach, FL – Palm Health Foundation announced today that More...