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In Arrested Development.
TweetOn the 20th, I was fortunate enough to attend a show at the Improv in the Grove. One of the comedians was an obese local from the South Central hood of Kendall, and it was one joke he delivered that night that really stung me. If you’re under 30, or have less than 5 kids, [...]
Full StoryVerizon Pays $2 Million For Poor Florida Service, or more reason why we need broadband competition.
Tweet Image via Wikipedia Verizon Pays $2 Million For Poor Florida Service Years of complaints ‘resolved’ by $2 bill credits… 09:00AM Wednesday Nov 11 2009 by Karl Bode tags: business · Verizon Online DSL While Verizon gets a lot of warranted attention for investing heavily in fiber to the home, the last few years have [...]
Full StoryGetting a Concealed Weapons License, Part II.
Tweet Image via Wikipedia At the beginning of October, I wrote part one in a two part series on what it takes to get a concealed weapons license (CWL from now on) in the state of Florida. The first part dealt with planning, requirements and qualifications. Basically a lot of paperwork. The most important part [...]
Full StoryThe ideal bike lane solution.
TweetTransit Miami posted images of the new bike lanes painted out on Coral Way and found them seriously lacking in design. I have to agree. Even the ones on Griffin Road in Broward don’t even at every street corner. While Felipe Azenha of Transit Miami has some very excellent ways other cities have improved their [...]
Full StoryNew smart grid funding and a follow up.
TweetYesterday I wrote about the new FPL PV solar plant in Arcadia, FL, so a few new ideas and comments popped up in my head. Here are choice quotes from the St. Pete Times and what the Herald printed. Standing in rural Florida amid 180 acres of solar panels, President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced [...]
Full StoryAmerica's (newest) largest solar plant set to go live in Florida
TweetEngadget is reporting that FPL is about to open a solar plant in North Florida soon. If all goes well, this 25-megawatt solar plant in Florida won’t be America’s largest for long, but it’s not like we’d pass up the opportunity to let this $150 million facility bask in its own glory (and the sun, [...]
Full StoryScrew the Marlins parking garage.
TweetMarlins stadium parking garage cost soars Miami commissioners are being asked to vote Thursday to issue bonds for much more than the original $94 million cost of a parking garage at the new Marlins ballpark. When Miami commissioners agreed to bankroll the parking structure for the new Marlins stadium — the city’s key investment in [...]
Full StoryThe responses to ZEBRA.
TweetYesterday I posted a few ideas about improving safety and life for cyclists here in South Florida. I emailed three of my elected officials, Mayor Eugene P. Flinn, Councilwoman Shelley Stanczyk and Councilman Ed Feller, about the ZEBRA system. So far, only Councilwoman Stanczyk has responded. This is a partial quote of the relevant material. [...]
Full StoryFlorida Statistics of Concealed Weapon Licenses.
TweetI want to share some stats from Florida found here. So, over the course of 22 years in the State of Florida, 1,593,602 licenses have been issued, of that, 4317, or .27% have been revoked due to a crime, and of those crimes committed, 3.87% were with a firearm (or a total of .01% of [...]
Full StoryGetting a Concealed Weapons License in Florida, Part I.
TweetEvery weekend, all over Florida, there are adults who go to private classrooms to learn. But they aren’t there to earn their GED, or get continuing education. They are taking a day long class to get their Concealed Weapons Permit. A day may sound like like nothing, especially considering the kind of responsibility bestowed on [...]
Full StoryEducation Town Hall Tomorrow: "Education in South Florida: Challenges and Solutions"
TweetThis is a reminder regarding the town hall meeting scheduled for this Wednesday, September 30, 2009, at the Wolfson Campus of Miami-Dade College located in downtown Miami. FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, MDC President Eduardo J.Padron and Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho will discuss “Education in South Florida: Challenges and Solutions.” Because the [...]
Full StoryUnemployed IT person in South Florida?
Tweet If you are like me and have experience in the IT field but are unemployed, this post is for you. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 gives people like us the opportunity to get some certifications under our belt while looking for work. Are you… Unemployed? Have past IT experience? Have a clean criminal [...]
Full StoryWhere are the restaurants in Hialeah?
Tweet Image via CrunchBase I was asked to accompany my brother and two of his friends in shopping for a carry pistol at Lou’s Police Supply in Hialeah, and after shopping around for a few hours, we tried to find a place to eat. This is where things turned interesting. Driving in all we could [...]
Full StoryScully's Tavern
TweetTwo years ago, Scully’s Tavern was introduced to me via the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-in’s, and Dives. Quite a few local South Florida places have been shown, Grandpa’s Bakery in Dania Beach, 11th Street Diner on South Beach, and now Scully’s. For those who are curious it’s in the show titled Something Different, Episode DV0306. [...]
Full StoryMiami's First Videogame Convention Coming in October
Tweet For years, South Florida and pretty much the east coast in general has been neglected when it comes to video game conventions. Thankfully that has changed over the past few years. We now have PAX New York, GenCon, Wizard World, NY Comic Con, and a few others. The last time I remember anything decent [...]
Full StoryTo what end do we keep jobs in South Florida?
TweetI spotted this piece written by the South Florida Business Journal and thought it would be worth a discussion. Not everyone likes guns, much less supports them with their tax dollars and I won’t get into the politics because that’s just an easy way of de-railing everything. Do you think we should be using county [...]
Full StoryRefuse To Be A Victim Crime Prevention Seminar
TweetWhile I am not a big fan of the NRA, I thought this would be a worthy mention anyways. FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA – -(TheShootingWire.com)-The award-winning crime prevention and personal safety seminar, Refuse To Be A Victim®, will be conducted on August 15, 2009, at Mahi Shriners, 1480 NW North River Drive, Miami, Florida from 9:00 AM [...]
Full StoryHello SFDB readers!
Tweet Much to my surprise this morning while reading my RSS feeds, I found that Rick of South Florida Daily Blog added me to his blog roll. In the words of the great Bill and Ted, excellent! So let us use this opportunity to introduce myself, this blog, and other ventures I have going on. [...]
Full StoryMiami Herald Tweetup Round-up! #heraldtweetup
Tweet Last night at Tobacco Road was the inaugural Tweetup for the Miami Herald, with an estimate that about 150 people showed up for the event. Five hours of non-stop fun really made the time fly. Quite a few people took advantage of the $13 lobster and drink specials. Tobacco Road’s Mega-Mega Burger (Made from [...]
Full StoryLaid Off Camp Miami Roundup #locmia
Tweet Yesterday, a few others converged with me to attend the first Laid Off Camp Miami, held at the Miami Beach Convention Center. LaidOffCamp and FreelanceCamp, held at the same event, are similar in style to BarCamp in that anyone can sign up to do a presentation. Rick Tuttle and his crew of pirates have [...]
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