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...
A Bridge or a Tunnel for Fort Lauderdale?
It’s being called the “great train debate” in Broward County. Should the Florida East Coast Rail line which now accommodates Brightline and in the future could also handle commuter rail (The TriRail Coastal 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...
“Why Boca Raton Should Vote Yes on Extending Council Terms to Four Years”
By Douglas Heizer Boca Raton is currently considering extending the terms of its elected officials from three to four years. This change, proposed by Mayor Scott Singer, has garnered mixed reactions from the More...
“Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Goes Full Trump on Ukraine, Raises Concerns Among Experts”
In a recent development, Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, has reportedly gone full Trump on Ukraine. According to an article published by NYMag, DeSantis has taken a firm stance against Ukraine, following More...
Community Members Donate Food and More in Support of Ukraine
A local family in Boca Raton spent Tuesday packing boxes as community members dropped off food, clothes, medicine, and more for Ukraine. It began as a Facebook post Monday, and Maksym Hrebehnichenko had neighbors More...
