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In Memory of Richard Storm

In Memory of Richard Storm10/19/19First Executive Director of Seaside Institute July 30, 1937 – October 19, 2019“Richard Storm was the Seaside Institute’s first Executive Director. Prior to Richard’s arrival, Institute programs had been run by Carmel Modica, among her numerous responsibilities as Marketing Director.When he arrived in Seaside, Richard was in culture shock, having left Italy after quite a few …

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It’s Not a Matter of IF, but WHEN

It’s Not a Matter of IF, but WHEN09/01/19Are we ready? Do we know what to do? How to do it? When to do it?It wasn’t until 1992 when Hurricane Andrew devastated Homestead Florida with winds up to 145 miles per hour that we took serious notice at the power of Mother Nature in this form. Changes in building codes, Insurance …

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It’s Not a Matter of IF, but WHEN

It wasn’t until 1992 when Hurricane Andrew devastated Homestead Florida with winds up to 145 miles per hour that we took serious notice at the power of Mother Nature in this form. Changes in building codes, Insurance pricing and availability, as well as evacuation plans were all enhanced. Today, although much has been improved there is still much more to …