Come talk with me about Groff’s newest and greatest (my website, my rules) work, Florida. I’ll be hosting the next Book-of-the-Month gathering at Midtown Reader! See the information below from their events page: Wednesday, July […]
Author: Matt Marino
Archaeologist/Cultural Resource Specialist for money, Florida history for free. Check me out at FloWriter.net or Twitter @wellitsMatt
The Remarkable Career of the Fastest Woman on Earth
I posted this LOOK Magazine cover and a short blurb on Twitter back in 2017 B.F. (Before FloWriter). But I knew immediately that the short-form post just did not do justice to the amazing career […]
Fight the Power. Craft Refugia: How to help local and migratory wildlife weather the storm.
The climate is changing. We are responsible. It seems like the people who wield the power make any real change are busy denying, or, only slightly less worse, delaying. The news to that effect is […]
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day to all my lovebugs out there! And for those who may feel a little extra lonely today, just remember that manufacturing desire is essential to the success of capitalism, and Valentine’s day […]
Bob Roth’s New River Grove
The Big Orange along Griffin Road in Davie has been a staple since the mid 1960s. Al Roth moved from Philadelphia to South Florida with the dream of owning an orange grove. Later, his sons […]
February 5, 1995: Happy Birthday Trayvon Martin
Happy birthday to Trayvon Martin. On February 26, 2012, George Zimmerman shot and killed Martin—an unarmed black child—and was eventually acquitted of murder on self-defense, with the staunch support of the NRA. Trayvon was walking […]
January 28, 1986: The Challenger Disaster
Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the Challenger Disaster. NASA shuttle orbiter mission STS-51-L marked the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-99). The shuttle carried five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists, including Francis […]
