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Diane Sears | 9/1/2006

Central Florida is expected to be home to more than 7 million residents in the next 45 years. At right are projected population figures for the region, which includes Orlando and the counties of Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole and Volusia:

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Florida shoe cobbler mends more than soles
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Jim McFarland, a fourth-generation shoe cobbler in Lakeland, Florida, never anticipated his trade mending shoes would lead to millions of views on social media. People are captivated by his careful craftsmanship: removing, then stitching and gluing soles on leather footwear.

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