Florida PhoenixFebruary 6, 2025
22min0
Hurricanes and disease have already taken a tremendous toll on those fragrant trees, not to mention development demand for the land.
Tag: Gary MorminoTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-House Democratic Leader Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, talks with the media about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State speech during the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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Florida PhoenixFebruary 6, 2025
Mitch PerryOctober 30, 2017
7min551
As Veterans Day approaches, more than 40 local members of the armed forces were honored Monday for service during the Vietnam War at a pinning ceremony at Tampa’s Bryan Glazer Family Jewish Community Center. “Some of you were not welcomed home with open arms — many were — but if you were not … we’re going […]
Tamara LushSeptember 12, 2017
8min270
As monster Hurricane Irma buzz-sawed its way up Florida’s Gulf Coast, it looked for several hours like the heavily populated Tampa Bay area could face catastrophic wind damage and flooding from the first major storm to roar ashore there in 96 years. There was good reason to worry. Since 1921, when about 120,000 people lived […]
Guest AuthorOctober 9, 20135min178
Last of four parts. On Nov. 7, 1944, Floridians went to the polls. The re-election of President Franklin Roosevelt to a fourth term was the compelling headline. The race for governor, featuring Millard Caldwell against his Republican opponent Bert Leigh Acker, was not a page-one story. Florida’s Grand Old Party (GOP), still burdened by the […]
Guest AuthorOctober 8, 20134min170
Third of four parts. In May 1944, Floridians voted in the gubernatorial primary. Pundits predicted that the runoff would almost certainly be between Ernest Graham (Miami) and Lex Green (Starke). Millard Caldwell and Green were expected to split the North Florida vote. The Tampa Tribune, the state’s most important newspaper, printed headlines that Caldwell was […]
Guest AuthorOctober 7, 20135min239
Second of four parts. It was an era devoid of long and expensive political campaigns. Since Democrats enjoyed an overwhelming numerical advantage, candidates only had to win the Democratic primary. Winning the primary, so the saying went, “was tantamount to election.” The 1944 gubernatorial field was crowded. The favored candidate was Robert “Lex” Green. Born […]
Guest AuthorOctober 6, 20134min287
First of four parts. He was the last Florida governor born in the 19th century and the first to govern in the post-WWII era. Dashingly handsome with an aristocratic countenance, a wealthy lawyer and country gentleman, he never lost touch with the common folk, nor did he ever lose an election. He was Millard Fillmore […]