It's "Oh, #Florida! The Newsletter," sliding into your TL like a stolen septic tank shoved inside a rented U-Haul! mailchi.mp/337def067e0e...
Boca Grande, the charming #Florida beach town that locals hope stays off the tourists' radar www.onlyinyourstate.com/trip-ideas/f... via @onlyinyourstate.bsky.social
Buddhist temple sued to stop Army Corps project in #Florida Everglades. Army says the project is now dead. But is it? www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/03/15/a... via @sun-sentinel.com
Despite strong local opposition, #Florida lawmakers clear path for Fontainebleau water park in Miami Beach. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
ICE detained a former South #Florida mayor, and now they're going after his wife too. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i... via @miamiherald.com
Three of the recent Air Force casualties of the Iran war were stationed at #Florida airbase. www.fox13news.com/news/macdill...
Sunday afternoons are a GREAT time to catch up on the "Welcome to #Florida" podcast. In recent episodes we've talked about the Everglades snail kite, Wakulla Springs, the Swanfather of Lakeland and spring training. Hey batta batta batta, SWING! www.buzzsprout.com/1169570
How #Florida man Jeff Bezos totally screwed over the Washington Post. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b... via @nytimes.com
Oh, #Florida! Woman in Cadillac is pulled over by cops for erratic driving right in front of a police cruiser. When asked for her driver's license, she instead hands over Q-tips and batteries. bocanewsnow.com/2026/03/09/b...
What #Florida beach visitors fear is oil washing up on sand turns out to be algae. www.pnj.com/story/news/l...
#Florida woman sues after coworker says she "smells like the Middle East" www.the-independent.com/news/world/a... via @the-independent.com
In essay collection "Anywhere Else," author Rachel Knox complicates #Florida clichés. Using pop culture, history, and lived experience, she parses Florida through cultural touchstones in time, from “Wild Things”to Aileen Wuornos. www.cltampa.com/arts/in-anyw... via @cltampabay.bsky.social
For our Sunday #gospel brunch today, something a little different. String-pickin' wizard Ry Cooder, who turns 79 today, pays tribute to the Staples Singers with his version of their classic about the power of prayer. Say amen, somebody!
Free to pollute in the “free State of Florida.”
Harm as in "harm to endangered species."
Not the folks in the #Florida Panhandle who were there in 2010. They'll never forget. But President Convicted Felon promised the oil companies he would give them whatever they wanted if they would back his campaign. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Oh, #Florida! Man stopped for stealing one American flag from outside a business turns out to have stolen a whole bunch more from all over the place. www.fox13news.com/news/florida...
South #Florida is about to get Barbie-licious. The first-ever Barbie Dream Fest will take over the Broward County Convention Center starting on Friday, March 27 and going through Sunday, March 29. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/03/14/b... via @sun-sentinel.com
Podcast: #Florida legislative session ends in failure and disappointment, but least a billionaire got his waterslide jasongarcia.substack.com/p/florida-le... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social
President Felon's Interior Secty summons the Endangered Species Committee in an evident move to allow oil and gas drilling to proceed in the Gulf of Mexico without having to avoid harm to threatened or endangered species. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2026/03/inte...
Well geez, Roy, stop yammering so much! One post in two years! Sheesh!
Our NRA World: A Florida teenager is shot in the leg when "someone" shoots her while cleaning their pistol. It happens.
"I have gained some Sunshine savvy from books. I have just read one that has sharpened my view of our flawed paradise. The book is titled Anywhere Else, and it’s a collection of #Florida essays by Rachel Knox." stpetecatalyst.com/author-rache... via @roypeterclark.bsky.social
Former South Floridian, moved to rural New York a couple years ago now (I think) and is apparently back in town and rediscovering all the reasons why he left.
The most famous scientist ever (relatively speaking), Albert Einstein, was born #OTD in 1879 in Germany, so here's an appropriate song by Mission of Burma. Time slides through the windows and slips behind the walls.
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#Florida man Jack Nicklaus got his brand back. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports...
The sun isn't nearly as expensive as fossil fuels.
I’ll take it because something’s better than nothing but we deserve far better. Real accountability and legislation with teeth.
No, "Sinkhole Alley" is over on this side of the state -- Pasco County, primarily, and Sumter County (home of The Villages, which sucks a lot of water out of the aquifer for its golf courses). Yes, Carl should be our poet laureate.
A push to allow cattle grazing on #Florida state lands, preserves and parks is likely dead after the Senate failed to vote on the issue before adjourning. www.news-press.com/story/news/e...
