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Crossing the digital divide to Grandmaa s house
Crossing the digital divide to Grandma's house Crossing the digital divide to Grandma's house How do you get to grandma's house in the digital age? It's like asking five New Yorkers how to get to Brooklyn: Everyone's got a different answer and no one's necessarily wrong.
Wild Places Falling to Development
Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 8:48 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 8:48 p.m. It hit me as I was driving through one of the formerly remote sections of Central Florida's rural interior.
Crist like Casper? How spooky is that?
R adio host Jim Philips and I were talking this week about all the serious issues facing Florida - and how Gov.
Will Cabinet growth vote mean growth law means something?
The Orlando Sentinel put Tuesday's Cabinet vote to enforce the state's growth law in a Marion County case in a larger perspective.
Ocala development fight signals broader duel over Hometown Democracy
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Roundup: Chancellor controversy, new GI Bill, summer stories
The Sun Sentinel reports that Brogan, as Florida Atlantic University president, made a video pitch for a private 65-square-mile development in Yeehaw Junction.
Nuts About The Wild Palm Beach Lifestyle
Driving home from work the other day I saw a red-tailed hawk swoosh down after a squirrel.
Guest commentary: We should envision future of transportation methods now
I shared my thoughts recently about a Naples Renaissance , engaging facets of culture, identity and our sense of place, specifically affecting future architectural and site design.
Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 4:49 p.m. It's summer, almost - that time of year when I think about all the places in Florida I've never visited, despite living here for 45 years.
In Central Florida, where the Ronald Reagan Turnpike meets Highway 441, lies a largely empty area of old cattle ranches and swamp known locally as Yeehaw Junction.
Local elected officials to blame for Hometown Democracy's support
They may see themselves as victims, but local elected officials have no one to blame but themselves for last week's announcement that backers of Florida Hometown Democracy, a proposed constitutional amendment to manage growth, have garnered enough signatures to get it on the 2010 ballot.
Boat chair that caused traffic fatality identified
Timothy Debrecht, deputy chief at Osceola County Fire Rescue, said the boat lounge chair that caused 95.3 FM radio DJ Erika Roman to loose control of her vehicle and crash on Florida's Turnpike May 1 belonged to his boat.
Finally, 3 glimmers of hope in taking control of growth
It may be hard to believe, but there actually are a few glimmers of hope in the next chapter of Central Florida and Florida trying to manage growth.
Industrial park pact announced
Dominion Development Partners recently announced it had signed an agreement with Destiny project interests to create what will be called the Alternative Energy Industrial Park near Yeehaw Junction.
'Inner voice' led Port St. Lucie's Ken Pruitt to retire
Any doubts state Sen. Ken Pruitt, R-Port St. Lucie, might have had about his "inner voice" and his decision to retire from politics were erased Friday night when he couldn't make it to his daughter's graduation on time.
The growth-at-any-cost Florida House wants to return to the bad old days when a developer could plop down a new town just about anywhere in the state.
Projects moving ahead, with or without Destiny
Even though the state Department of Community Affairs issued a report April 20 that could impact the proposed eco-friendly city of Destiny , two projects adjacent to the development expect to move forward, with or without it.
And now for the next big housing glut
It would be nice to be able to get excited about the apparent uptick in Central Florida's housing market.
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