In the wake of four deaths from people hit by its trains, Brightline held a news conference Friday to announce expanded outreach efforts regarding rail safety. Meanwhile, Treasure Coast politicians are
It’s unfortunate that four people have been killed by Brightline trains, but politicians are pointing the finger at the wrong culprits. In the last two accidents, a pedestrian and a
Brightline unveiled it’s new high-speed rail service to the media and I was aboard for the ride from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach, so I’ll share my experience. There’s
Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker wants me to buy 400 shares of General Electric. Is he nuts? — JS, Moline, Ill. Dear JS: Last June, Jeff “Big Melt” Immelt, who
The Brightline high-speed rail service will launch on Saturday with 35 minute, $10 rides between the downtown Fort Lauderdale and West Palm, but its website encountered opening day glitches on Thursday.
There’s a big power struggle going on between the Florida Legislature and local governments that’s raising a red flag with economic development agencies. Basically, the Legislature wants to take some
Dear Mr. Berko: This year, I plan to put $6,500 in my individual retirement account into the American Funds Global Balanced Fund, which my stockbroker says will outperform the stock
Yes, those do look like passengers on some of the Brightline test trains running through South Florida. The company invited friends and family aboard the trains to help test customer
One of the more enjoyable stories I’ve written as editor of SFBW was an in-depth story in late 2015 on Pompano Beach, which we titled “Pompano is Popping.” For decades, Pompano
There is a lot of, errr, buzz, about U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinding the Obama administration’s Cole memorandum, which gave some assurances that the feds wouldn’t be doing a
