Fix to Florida’s affordable housing woes?
The potential of three-dimensional (3D) printing is slowly becoming a reality that may significantly help resolve the affordable housing problem in many countries and right here in Florida. The first 3D printed home was …
Effects as far as the Keys & Atlantic
The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have impacted an area 30% larger than originally believed. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the University of Miami whose studies show …
Feds consider flood walling Miami-Dade County
In what may be one of the most fanciful mitigation ideas to date in South Florida, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is out with a proposal to build a 10-13 foot tall wall …
New bill targets Repetitive Loss Properties
Acknowledging the growing disaster recovery costs of properties that repeatedly flood, Congress has introduced new bipartisan legislation to stem their number, which represent only 1% of federal flood policies but consume 10% of claim …
Latest from the rate hearings
Retiree John Hunter sent a letter to his insurance company last week describing what many call the “roofer hustle.” Here are excerpts of his letter. “Back in January a Villager that I know, was aware …
Recap of Week 5 & Preview of Week 6 of Session
We’re now past the midway point of the Florida Legislature’s 2020 session. Tort reform became very iffy in committee meetings last week. Will this new week bring greater collaboration …
This week is the 6th week of a 9 week legislative session. The key focus of the House and Senate is the $90+ Billion budget and the negotiations that will commence later this week. Will the House agree with the …
For our wine lover readers, so many adjectives are used to describe fine wine. We hear terms like sweet, dry, and toasty. And sometimes we hear the “charm smokey” flavor. But when is smokey flavor too much? Recent wildfires in …
Minimum wage increase, but no pot
There are two proposed state constitutional amendments that will be on the general ballot this November 3 with two others still pending approval by the state Supreme Court. While some of the more interesting …
To raise or not to raise the roadways
Nowhere in Florida is flooding from heavy rain events and King Tides more evident than in beautiful (and almost always sunny) Miami Beach. The city of 92,000 residents and 8.6 million annual …