Mark Lane

2 weeks ago | news-journalonline.com | Mark Lane

A cease-and-desist letter is a letter, usually from an attorney, that threatens or implies a threat to start some kind of legal or official action should recipients fail to stop whatever they’re doing. The redundancy of demanding both ceasing and desisting is meant to emphasize that this is serious. A good cease-and-desist letter is signed by somebody who can work some kind of legal action and specifies some law that would allow the sender to take some unpleasant next-step action.

2 weeks ago | businesswire.com | Mark Lane

Mr. Reynolds will oversee regional institutional fundraising strategy LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fortress Investment Group announces the appointment of Rob Reynolds as Managing Director, Head of European Institutional Business Development within its Client Product and Solutions Group (“CPSG”). Mr. Reynolds will report jointly to Seth Ruthen and Scott Werthamer, Co-Heads of CPSG. He will be based in London and will oversee the firm’s regional institutional fundraising strategy.

3 weeks ago | news-journalonline.com | Mark Lane

Legislative leaders and the governor backed themselves into a corner by proposing dramatic and conflicting tax cuts that sure sounded bold but would disrupt basic services at the local level and create a budget crunch on the state level next year. Legislators now must settle on a budget by June 13 so it can be voted on June 16. (The Florida Constitution requires a 72-hour cooling-off period between presentation of a budget and a budget vote.

4 weeks ago | news-journalonline.com | Mark Lane

For me, the Florida year divides neatly in two: hurricane season and normal season. I prefer the normal season, though I always remind people it’s only normal by Florida standards. We had a preview heat wave in May, and then on June 1, you can begin checking your weather apps for distant tropical waves that might intensify into storms that might head this way. Or not. Our part of the Caribbean has lately become more hurricany, so I’m more nervous at the season’s opener.

1 month ago | news-journalonline.com | Mark Lane

The Darwinian Gardener was out in his front yard listening to a city arborist talk about mortality. The mortality of laurel oaks. They live longer than dogs, but not by as much as you’d think. But hold that thought. Some of you in the back might wonder: Who is this Darwinian Gardener person? And does he always have to dress like that? The Darwinian Gardener is Florida’s foremost exponent of survival-of-the-fittest lawn-and-garden care.