On Nov. 3, 1920 — the morning Warren Harding claimed the presidency — residents of the City Beautiful awoke to see the mangled body of a black man swinging from a tree. Julius Perry, called July, was ...

Florida Time is partial to colorful historical characters. Such as the Binder Boys. Here’s more from our column in April 2019, as well as a 1986 essay in the Florida Historical Quarterly by Paul ...

The 1920 Ocoee Massacre, also known as the deadliest election day in United States history. The under-told story about when an African-American community was attacked for using their right to vote in ...

When moving into a tiny home, downsizing of clothes, household goods and other items is often a must. But that was one of the perks for this Florida couple who wanted to downsize in order to be both ...

This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a state budget bill that includes a scholarship program for descendants of the victims of one of Florida’s bloodiest incidents of racial violence. The ...

Acclaimed local author and historian Gregg M. Turner will discuss his latest book, “The Florida Land Boom of The 1920s” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, in the meeting room at the Cape Coral Library ...

Recently acquired documents from T.T. Wentworth Jr.'s personal files that revealed he was a leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Escambia County in 1920s may also unearth previously unknown episodes of the ...

Gertrude Shelby asked her readers a question in a 1926 issue of Harper’s magazine: “Did you ever keep chickens?” Shelby, a journalist, was using a metaphor to explain the rapid inflation of property ...

George “Bud” Scholl resigned as mayor of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, in August. Now he’s put his waterfront home on the market for $13.9 million. Located on a finger island north of Miami called ...