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Dining & Travel
Florida's Big Fat Greek Celebration
Opa! No other word sums up the wild boom in Greek restaurants that are lifting glasses and breaking plates across Florida.
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Published on 3/1/2009
Events: Florida Auto Racing
Gentlemen, and ladies, start their engines across Florida for the March string of races that draw millions of dollars in corporate sponsorships and track crowds of up to 30,000 to 40,000.
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Published on 3/1/2009
Space Training for Amateur Astronauts
Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze is suiting up to help Florida welcome its next generation of tourists: Amateur astronauts.
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Published on 2/1/2009
Florida Keeps Losing Teams to Arizona
Heat vs. humidity: Florida's Grapefruit League keeps striking out to Arizona's Cactus League.
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Published on 2/1/2009
State Dining Update - Feb. 2009
Jacksonville is digging into a second helping of hearty hand-crafted cooking from Jonathan Insetta.
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Published on 2/1/2009
New York - Miami-Style
All the new hotel flash in Miami has a strong New York accent. And no address says hip downtown Manhattan like Gansevoort South.
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Published on 2/1/2009
Tourism 2009
Tourism-related industries are getting aggressive in targeting visitors.
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Published on 1/1/2009
Lowry Park Zoo Moves On Despite Controversy
The zoo’s $4.5-million, 17,000-sq.-ft. Safari Lodge opened in December amid controversy surrounding Lex Salisbury.
Lex Salisbury, the longtime leader of Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, gets a lot of the credit...
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Published on 1/1/2009
A Modernized Menu at Old Gasparilla Inn
After almost 100 years, the Gasparilla Inn on Boca Grande has not lost its gentility.
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Published on 1/1/2009
Florida Dining Guide 2009
Restaurant Editor Chris Sherman updates Trend's Golden Spoon selections with two new Hall of Famers and 15 new Golden Spoon winners. See all his picks, new and old, including the top newcomers.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Florida @ Its Best
Restaurant Editor Chris Sherman updates Trend's Golden Spoon selections with two new Hall of Famers and 15 new Golden Spoon winners. See all his picks, new and old, including the top newcomers.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Michelle Bernstein's Pressure Cooker
Michelle Bernstein has surfed the celebrity-chef phenomenon to become a force in business as well as the kitchen.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Cutbacks at Northwest Fla. Airports
Overall, Florida will see a 10% decrease in flights.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Tampa Super Bowl's Impact in Question
In 2005, Super Bowl XXXIX generated an estimated $300 million for Jacksonville, and Super Bowl XLI, hosted by Miami in 2007, brought in $463 million.
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Published on 12/1/2008
International Boost in Tourism
According to Smith Travel Research, average room rates in Miami-Dade in the first seven months of the year were second only to New York’s.
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Published on 12/1/2008
This Tourism Is for the Birds
Santoni and Henderson are among the great, little-noticed flock of Floridians whose passion for birding takes them to the remote corners of the state and creates a surprising amount of tourism from a well-educated and well-traveled demographic.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Florida's Economy: How Bad Is It?
Florida is hurting: A regional look at the rough patches and bright spots.
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Published on 11/1/2008
More Gusto with These Italian Restaurants
A roundup of places that are sure to please.
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Published on 11/1/2008
DayJet: Grounded
In spite of efforts to cut costs, ambitious aviation startup DayJet says it has been forced to ground its planes and cease operations, one year after it took to the skies.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Fixing Florida's Beach Erosion Is Expensive
Sand Trap: Another storm, another round of beach erosion, another round of questions about renourishment.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Florida by Paddle
The winter migration has started to Florida’s endless lakes, rivers, inlets and estuaries.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Steakhouse Options Grow in Florida
Bear market or no, Florida diners are bullish on beef and could move higher on the steer, especially in south Florida.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Northwest: Striking Gold with Green
Alternative fuels and steady growth keep Northwest Florida's economy humming.
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Published on 9/24/2008
