Defenders of History Take Aim at Trump’s Threat to Strike Iran’s Cultural Sites nyti.ms/37EqMFi-I have known for some time that our President could not care less about our cultural resources here in America so why should he care about Iran's.

‘Net-zero’ energy homes to be built in Ruskin tampabay.com/news/hillsboro… preservation and sustainability can work together. The time is now to add "net zero" energy components to historic structures reused for housing.

Update: U.S. Government Confirms It Will Not Target Iran’s Cultural Sites | Action Center | National Trust for Historic Preservation savingplac.es/2N8EOas via Saving Places-I pray that this is the truth and nothing but the truth. Or else, we are being deceived.

Park Tunnel Atlas Obscura atlasobscura.com/places/park-tu… this tunnel needs to be evaluated for bicycling purposes. Safety needs to be determined, as well as, overall functionality.

Florida's toxic red tide will continue to irk tourists, residents upi.com/6972788t via UPI.com-this is definitely a blow to sustainable tourism in Florida. Biologists must continue to conduct research and come up w a viable solution and/or strategy to eradicate this menace.

What Were the Best History Movies of the Decade? smithsonianmag.com/history/what-w… movies not only entertain but they also instruct. get us to think about events and issues; reflect on the past even recent times. They need to make more of them.

Thomas Edison's Concrete Houses Atlas Obscura atlasobscura.com/places/thomas-… would technology and its history be without Edison? I could not imagine-what a visionary he was!

Book Review: Les Standiford on “Bubble in the Sun” by Christopher Knowlton. wsj.com/articles/bubbl… via The Wall Street Journal[this is an excellent narrative to Florida's business history and provides lessons on not making mistakes that can still hurt a state's economy!

Pinellas buys long-troubled golf course for green space tampabay.com/news/pinellas/… is really a great move. Folks can derive the benefits of physical exercise and recreation that so vital for leading a healthy lifestyle. Great for you, Pinellas!

Madam C.J. Walker Museum & WERD Radio Atlas Obscura atlasobscura.com/places/madam-c… "Hotlanta" in late March-this might be a possible venue to check out if time permits.

Via Work + Money workandmoney.com/s/most-highly-… is really a shame that Florida is not on this list given the fact that we have a number of great schools such as UF, FSU and Florida Tech. Maybe we will make this list next time.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/tell…

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/tell…

In 1968, I was a high school sophomore and in bed with a fever that day. I was obviously in bed. When I woke up from an afternoon siesta, my mom told me Martin Luther King had been assassinated. I shed tears. What a horrible vicious act that had been done to a man who did good.

Help us discover 1,000 places where American women made history. #TellTheFullStory savingplac.es/2G7PWk9 via Saving Places-yes, there are many and many ladies should participate in this activity. Guys, too,if they are interested.

Miami sets ambitious emissions goal: carbon neutral by 2050. How to get there isn’t clear miamiherald.com/news/business/… thinking, keep talking and keep formulating strategies. The path will soon be clear.

How to Make Sense of an Undrowned Town Atlas Obscura atlasobscura.com/articles/celle… could be the ultimate example of adaptive reuse at the "macro" level-bringing a "new" community back to life. This concept could be considered with our US "ghost towns". Let's think about this.

Gov. DeSantis called on to block another Everglades oil drilling plan sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/f…, we are moving in the right direction. We cannot destroy a state's environment.

asumag.com/planning-desig… is never just about preserving the building but also preserving the stories involving the structure and what events transpired during the building's history. Just wonder if a nomination for this building has been written up?

La Planta (Power Plant) Atlas Obscura atlasobscura.com/places/abandon… am sure that if they remove the wildlife and get thinking-they can find an adaptive reuse for this abandoned power plant.