Brightline chooses Stuart for new station

Brightline has announced a station in Stuart will be its first between West Palm Beach and Orlando. It is likely to open in 2026. “The City of Stuart is thrilled to announce that Brightline has chosen Stuart for the next station in Florida’s expanding passenger rail network,” said Stuart Mayor Becky Brunner. “This marks a historic return More...

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By Kartik Krishnaiyer On Saturday, February 24th, 2024
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100 day countdown to ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup features ceremonial ball drop in Miami and Fort Lauderdale

The ICC T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup will feature four matches at Central Broward Park in June. This is the first time the event has been held in the US, which is co-hosting with the West Indies. Three More...

By Kartik Krishnaiyer On Saturday, February 17th, 2024
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Coral Springs planning Everglades access ecotourism pitch

As reported earlier in the week in Coral Springs Talk the City of Coral Springs is moving forward with its play to create a “destination” in the city, built around its proximity to the Everglades. This More...

By Kartik Krishnaiyer On Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
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Miami-Dade moving forward with commuter rail plan

The Northeast Corridor is the Miami-Dade portion of the Coastal Link, which extends from Downtown Miami to the City of Aventura, along the existing Florida East Coast (FEC) railway tracks, approximately 13.5 miles. More...

By Kartik Krishnaiyer On Monday, January 29th, 2024
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Loxahatchee Battle Reenactment

On Saturday this past week, the 1838 Battles of the Loxahatchee were reenacted at Battlefield Park in Jupiter Farms. The events were the final set piece battles of the Second Seminole War. The Loxahatchee More...

By Kartik Krishnaiyer On Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024
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The American Conquest of Florida is released

The final book in the Albion Florida series has now been released. In it the period from 1784 to 1825 is covered in detail. The Spanish re-assumed control of East Florida in 1784 when the British ceded the colony. More...

By Kartik Krishnaiyer On Sunday, January 7th, 2024
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Tri-Rail headed to Downtown Miami

An absolutely massive development in the southeast Florida transit landscape. Tri-Rail the commuter rail service that goes from Mangonia Park in Palm Beach County through Broward County to Miami International Airport More...

By Kartik Krishnaiyer On Monday, December 18th, 2023
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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 More...

By Kartik Krishnaiyer On Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
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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...

By Kartik Krishnaiyer On Sunday, November 26th, 2023
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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...