September 2015 Contents
Inside Florida Trend's print and digital issue
Florida's Population
By the end of 2013, Florida had passed New York as the third most populous state. And the Sunshine State's population will top 20 million this year.
The Villages: Reflecting the trends
The Villages embodies Florida's "graying" trend but not the trend toward diversity: Sumter County is the only Florida County where the share of Hispanics fell from year 2000 to 2010.
Charting Taylor County's future
Foley Timber & Land worked with Taylor County residents to craft a thoughtful master plan for development. But will the plan survive now that the landowner has decided to sell?
Trendlines
Up Front - Publisher's Column
Florida's strong growth
Now that Florida has passed the 20-million population mark, what are the implications?
florida Originals
Cashing in on the Fountain of Youth
"Magical" waters tied to Ponce de Leon can be found throughout Florida.
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Peter Meinke
"It would be a disaster to overemphasize STEM. I'm not against STEM, but we need to teach the arts, too, maybe now more than ever."
Dining
Dining airside: Food on the fly
Long layovers can turn road warriors into frequent grumblers... Relief has arrived at some Florida airports.
Tallahassee Trend
Florida lawmakers' 'sprinkle fund'
No matter how much they're paid or how much they accomplish, many women attorneys deal with misconceptions and slights based solely on their gender
OF COUNSEL - Florida Law
Fighting words
Does the First Amendment protect anonymous online speech if it's not true?
Editor's Page
Orlando City Soccer Club behaves like a real business
"With all due respect to the U.S. women's World Cup soccer team and its world championship run, my favorite sports story this summer was a soccer story from Florida..."
Sarasota County Portrait
Traditionally, Sarasota and its economy have been defined by a large population of affluent retirees, highly rated beaches and a vibrant arts scene — the legacy of, among others, circus legend John Ringling and his wife, Mable.
Around the State - Real Estate
Statewide
Update: Landlord Inc.
Investment groups that bought clusters of foreclosed homes as the market bottomed are staying in the rental business.
Miami
Low density attraction
Tiny Bay Harbor Islands is the hot new waterfront location.
Southeast
Shrinking inventory: Builders strain to meet demand
Just two words sum up the real estate markets from Broward north to Indian River: "Very strong."
Southwest
Looking up: Retired home buyers boost sales for WCI
WCI is building and marketing homes in 45 neighborhoods in 16 master-planned communities.
Central
The hills are alive in Lake County
Plans resume for a massive housing development in Lake County.
Northeast
Replenishing housing inventory in northeast Florida
Low inventory is spurring a surge in building.
Northwest
Putting the squeeze on renters in northwest Florida
High sales prices are taking many homes off the rental market.
INTERNATIONAL
The Melting Pot dips into foreign markets
A Florida restaurant chain adapts for overseas markets.
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