Kelly HayesJuly 17, 2021
3min1036
Escambia and St. Johns counties were Florida’s two original counties.
Tag: Florida history
Kelly HayesJuly 17, 2021Kelly HayesApril 20, 2021
8min1249
All of the historic buildings are in need of restoration.
Scott PowersJuly 15, 2016
10min835
Have voters anywhere in Florida ever elected an African-American state attorney? Aramis Ayala suspects she has a chance to be first, which would be late-coming, trailblazing history in Florida if she were to upset incumbent Jeff Ashton for the 9th Judicial Circuit post serving Orange and Osceola Counties. Ayala, 41, a former prosecutor in the […]
Associated PressMay 18, 2016
1min247
Florida wants the public to help decide who should get to replace Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith. The Florida Legislature earlier this year agreed to replace the statue of Smith as one of the state’s two contributions to the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall Collection. The Department of State announced Wednesday that it’s going to […]
Guest AuthorMarch 25, 20158min289
I recently met someone from Bolivia through a mutual friend. She was telling me how different it is in Florida, as no one ever is outside or takes walks. I thought that was an odd statement, given that I see plenty of fellow Floridians outside enjoying our beautiful state. Then I thought: The difference is that […]