Pam McVety | It’s your turn I walk past Ney Landrum’s grave almost every day and imagine the ground shaking and the marble headstone rising and falling right now over Governor Ron DeSantis’ proposal to put hotels and golf courses in state parks. Ney was director of Florida State Parks from 1970 to 1989 and […]
Golf courses in Florida state parks? US Congressman Brian Mast speaks about golf course proposals at Jonathan Dickinson State Park Editor’s note: After the Flagler of Stuart decided Friday not to host the DEP’s public meeting scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday due to “safety concerns,” the DEP postponed all meetings across the state and said […]
DeSantis criticizes Harris’ economic proposals Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called Vice President Kamala Harris “mindless” during a stopover in Sarasota on Wednesday morning. A group of state parks in the Sunshine State are facing major redevelopment and development efforts after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced the Great Outdoors Initiative on August 19. The […]
The Sarasota-Bradenton area real estate market has experienced a “market correction,” with conditions now more similar to those before the COVID-19 pandemic than the heightened buying frenzy that began after the health crisis subsided, with bidding wars and record prices, according to a report on July sales. The Realtors Association of Sarasota and Manatee’s latest […]
Golf courses in Florida state parks? US Congressman Brian Mast speaks about golf course proposals at Jonathan Dickinson State Park I’ve never had a special license plate before, but I recently decided to get one of the Florida plates that feature the tip of a red kayak going down a river, a turtle on a […]
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection proposes adding facilities such as pickleball courts, lodges and 18-hole golf courses to nine state parks. Golf courses in Florida state parks? US Congressman Brian Mast speaks about golf course proposals at Jonathan Dickinson State Park A torrent of criticism of proposed golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park […]
Jonathan Dickinson State Park spans 10,500 acres between Hobe Sound and Tequesta in Martin County and offers visitors camping, hiking, biking, boating, kayaking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing and World War II history. The expansive views from Hobe Mountain Tower are unmatched, as the ancient sand dune, rising 85 feet above sea level, is the highest […]
DeSantis presents $5.8 million to Titusville Cocoa Airport Authority Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville Governor Ron DeSantis presented the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority with $5.8 million The Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority has received a $5.8 million state grant to pay the lion’s share of the cost of a new road leading to a future 100,000-square-foot industrial […]
