Florida Trend back issues from February 2008:
John Walsh on life.(FloridaTrend.com/Extra)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Watch FLORIDA TREND reporter Art ...
Florida's workers.(FloridaTrend.com/Extra)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Check out a report on state workers, their ...
Ads from the archives.(FloridaTrend.com/Extra)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Sometimes a publication's ads can tell as much about past times as the articles ...
A great partnership.(Corner Office)(strengthening Florida and Brazil's business partnership)
Feb 01, 2008; ... I recently had the opportunity to go to Silo Paulo, Brazil, as part of a Team Florida trade mission coordinated by Enterprise Florida. With more than 200 Florida business, government and economic development leaders, it was the largest-ever American trade mission to Brazil. The mission ...
School diets.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... When will nanny/politicians like Rep. Juan Zapata start to understand that not all citizens want government resources spent on becoming our mommy ["Sweet Nothings," December, FloridaTrend. com]? The poor use of his position, time and effort in the Legislature to ban high-fructose corn ...
Education in Florida.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Reading Mark Howard's "Someday, Soon?" and Lynda Keever's "Preparing for the Future" [December, FloridaTrend.com] reminded me of the story about giving a man a fish vs. teaching him to fish. Keever quotes studies that say "about half of what students learn in their first year ...
No mercy?(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... I want to share my thoughts with you about "No Mercy?" [December, Florida. Trend.com] about the Grove Bay Residences project in Coconut Grove. To allow the building of this monstrosity next to the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens--the only truly historical site to speak of in the Miami area--is ...
Mental health.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Regarding your well-researched cover story, "A New Mindset" [December, FloridaTrend.com], I have found that conglomerates can be prickly ....
Correction.(Readers)(Correction notice)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Investment bank Farlie Turner is based in Fort Lauderdale. It works with ...
Best-dressed: Florida fashion--from handbags to how-to's to favorite shoes, ties and suits.(Executive Lifestyles: Workplace Fashion)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Stuart Z. Grossman Trial attorney, co-founder/Grossman Roth Coral Gables Stuart Grossman is one of the state's leading trial attorneys. He's won some of the largest awards in Florida, and his name tops many lists from "Trial Lawyer of the Year" to "Best ...
Avoid the slippery slope.(Executive Lifestyles: Workplace Fashion)(Yasko-Mangum igves consulting on dressing at business occasions)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You'd be surprised how many people at the executive level are not sure how to dress for certain business occasions, says Jamie Yasko-Mangum, whoowns an image-consulting company near Orlando. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Yasko-Mangum ...
In the bag.(Executive Lifestyles: Workplace Fashion)(Theresa Kathryn information about laptop bags)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] She was dumped from "The Apprentice," but that hasn't stopped Tammy Trenta. She recently launched a company called Theresa Kathryn. It sells a line of women's luxury career and laptop bags that are quickly becoming fashionable for professional women ...
Fast times.(Executive Lifestyles: Health: Diet & Weight Management)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Dr. Quentin Green, an Orlando gynecologist, has counseled his patients on healthy eating for nearly half a century. Still practicing at 85, Green continues to promote a basic, balanced, common sense diet, with plenty of fruits, vegetables, lean meats, nuts and complex carbohydrates such as ...
Juiced up.(Executive Lifestyles: Health: Diet & Weight Management)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Increasingly, juice makers are adding vitamins and supplements to their offerings. Tropicana, for example, produces a series of specialty orange juices that contain added calcium, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin D and selenium. It recently introduced a "healthy heart" orange juice featuring ...
Adolescent girls.(RESEARCH)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Adolescent girls who diet to lose weight double the odds that they'll also start smoking, according to University of Florida researchers. The UF study focused on the dieting ...
Postmenopausal women.(RESEARCH)
Feb 01, 2008; ... A Florida State clinical study is under way to determine if eating up to 10 prunes each day will help reverse bone loss ...
Ma's, pa's and spas.(Executive Lifestyles: Getaways: Spa Trends)(services provided by health clubs)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spa visits are becoming more mainstream than luxury as people incorporate spa services into their daily lives. According to the International Spa Association, one in four adults has visited a spa. The trends: * Living at the spa ....
Fountain of youth?(Executive Lifestyles: Getaways: Spa Trends)(hot springs in Venice, Florida)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In North Port, south of Venice on Florida's west coast, the 87-degree water of Warm Mineral Springs boasts the world's third-highest level of minerals long sought for their restorative powers for skin conditions, stress, pain, arthritis and other ailments ....
LiveSpa.(SPA NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The International Spa Association plans to launch a new publication this year called LiveSpa. It aims to educate consumers on spa ...
Code of conduct for spa-goers.(SPA NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008; ... ISPA and the Resort Hotel Association have created a code of conduct for spa-goers that includes responsibilities, such as communicating ...
Sweet dreams: gourmet chocolate is hot all around Florida.(Executive Lifestyles: Dining and Spirits)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There are chocolate lovers, chocoholics and lovers of great chocolate. Count me among the last group. We prefer dark to milk, pop $2 for a mere truffle and like our chocolate plain and pure so we can taste the fruitiness, earth, smoke and nuttiness of it ....
Wine & spirits.(Executive Lifestyles: Dining and Spirits)
Feb 01, 2008; ... It's time to buy Chateauneuf-du-Pape, the best French wine you're not drinking. The husky Rhone red from the summer home of the Avignon popes is grand in a Florida winter with a pot of seafood gumbo or lamb on the barbie. Skip 2002, and you can't go wrong in the last 10 years. ...
Food Network stars.(Tasting Menu)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Food Network stars shower South Beach in the annual food and wine orgy Feb. 21-24, where guests can play poker with Paula Deen, mix sparkle and smoke at the BubbleQ or sniff out the best in Pomerol, sake and grappa. Most tempting to me is ...
Napa Valley vintners tour.(Tasting Menu)
Feb 01, 2008; ... More than 80 Napa Valley vintners tour Florida Feb. 5-8, with stops in Coral Gables, Palm ...
2008 Naples Winter Wine Festival.(Tasting Menu)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Millions of dollars raised at the world-class 2008 Naples Winter Wine Festival are on the way to children's charities. If you missed bidding on that case of 100-point Chateau Ausone 2003 and dining ...
Michael Blum.(DINNER CONVERSATION)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Michael Blum and his outrageous reinventions of comfort food from Hollywood are cooking again on Sunny Isles. Fans can find Blum wonders like corned beef Reuben spring ...
Jeannie Pierola.(DINNER CONVERSATION)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Chef Jeannie Pierola, who led the modernization of Bern's Steak House and sibling SideBern's for 10 years has left the Tampa landmark ....
Melting Pot.(DINNER CONVERSATION)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Menu changes will put more in the Melting Pot than fondue: The Tampa chain is experimenting with finger foods of a different accent. Lobster quesadillas ...
John Walsh: crime fighter, television host, 62.(Icon)(Viewpoint essay)
Feb 01, 2008; ... * It's the strangest thing that a guy who was very successful at a young age in the hotel business has a son who is murdered, who just tries to change a few laws out of anger, becomes the host of the first reality television program. * Ottis Toole, the man I believe killed Adam, ...
Building a safety net.(Trendsetters: Construction)(Moss and Associates manages safety of employees at work site)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As he combed through accident and loss data for the construction industry, Scott Trethewey found something interesting. Trethewey, 42, a senior vice president at construction firm Moss & Associates, says that while steel erectors, masons and concrete ...
Scouting opportunities.(Trendsetters: Construction)(Ricardo Morales Jr. founder of Jacksonville)(Occupation overview)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ricardo Morales Jr. The Morales Group Chairman, Jacksonville Bio: A Havana native, Morales, 70, went to high school and college (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) in the U.S. and officially emigrated to the United States ...
The good side of real estate.(Trendsetters: Construction)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Not everyone in real estate is sucking wind. Steve Davis says Maitland-based Welbro Building entered 2008 with the largest backlog in its 29-year history. Revenue will come in between $325 million and $350 million, he anticipates, which should move the company up from 200th ...
Parking deal MIA.(MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At gear-end, the county celebrated the grand opening of Miami International Airport's south terminal, part of a long-term plan to upgrade and enhance the airport's international market position. The terminal includes more than 25 gates, 190 ticket ...
Dolphins shake-up.(SPORTS BUSINESS)(appointment of Bill Parcells)(resignation of Randy Mueller)(Rick Thompson left the team)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The dismal 1-15 season for the Miami Dolphins ended with major changes in the team's front office. Team owner Wayne Huizenga hired legendary coach Bill Parcells as executive vice president of football operations. Parcells, who has won two ...
Tenet Healthcare.(Players)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Tenet Healthcare named Ralph A. Aleman CEO of Hialeah Hospital, a 378-bed acute-care hospital. Aleman had been vice president and market leader of Tenet's ...
Carlisle Development Group.(Players)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Matthew S. Greer has been named CEO of Carlisle Development Group. Greer was COO. He replaces Lloyd J. Boggio, who ...
City Park Aventura.(AVENTURA)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Aventura-based Sky Development announced that it has leased roughly 50,000 square feet of office and retail space at City Park Aventura to seven tenants. The ...
Great Florida Bank.(CORAL GABLES)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Great Florida Bank (Nasdaq-GFLB) began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market in December. The bank previously traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. Launched in 2004, Great Florida Bank is one of the youngest banks to trade on Nasdaq. It was started with ...
Weintraub Construction.(HIALEAH)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Inc. magazine ranked Hialeah-based Weintraub Construction 315 on its list of "America's Fastest Growing Private Companies." With 38 employees and annual ...
Russell Post Properties.(KEY LARGO)(Russell Post Properties partnered with Sotheby's International Realty Inc.)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Russell Post Properties has joined the luxury real estate network of Sotheby's International Realty. The firm, which will be known as Russell Post Sotheby's International ...
American Airlines.(MIAMI)
Feb 01, 2008; ... American Airlines has added routes and new service to several U.S. and Latin American destinations from Miami. The carrier increased the number of daily flights to Medellin and Bogota in Colombia ...
The Frost Group, a private investment group controlled by Phillip Frost, chairman and CEO of Miami-based Opko Health (AMEX-OPK), has invested $20 million in Opko.(MIAMI)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Frost Group, a private investment group controlled by Phillip Frost, chairman and CEO of Miami-based Opko Health (AMEX-OPK), has ...
Mary Brickell Village.(MIAMI)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Publix Super Markets will anchor the Mary Brickell Village, an upscale shopping center in the Brickell Avenue ...
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson.(MIAMI)(Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weisler, Alhadeff and Sitterson P.A. launched)(summer fellows program for University of Miami School of Law)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, a Miami law firm, has started a summer fellows program, which will provide three summer internships at Legal Services of Greater Miami for students from the University of Miami School of Law, Florida International University College of ...
Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts.(MIAMI BEACH)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts has undergone a $3.5-million renovation. The makeover included transformation of ...
Existing-home sales.(MIAMI-DADE)(trends in prices of residential real estate)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Falling prices and sluggish sales continue to rock the housing market. The county experienced a 59% decline in existing-home sales, the largest decline in the state for November on a year-over-year basis. The median home price ...
Boca Developers.(NORTH MIAMI)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Boca Developers, a Deerfield Beach-based luxury real estate developer, has started a Latin American sales division, which will operate out of the Biscayne Landing office in North Miami. Fernando ...
Backstage.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Carnival Center for the Performing Arts now offers free behind-the-scenes tours to the general public. The 60-minute tours are offered every Monday and Saturday at ...
Welcome mat.(BIOTECH)(Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science received fund to construct biotechnology park)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Sometimes, it's best to come second--even in cutting-edge fields like biotech. Tumult and strife greeted the Scripps Research Institute's planned entrance into Palm Beach, as the county commission spent more than a year haggling over a site ...
Levitt Corp.(Players)
Feb 01, 2008; ... George Scanlon, CFO of Fort Lauderdale-based Levitt Corp., has resigned. Patrick Worsham, a partner in executive ...
Biotest Pharmaceutical.(Players)
Feb 01, 2008; ... CEO Ranier Pabst will lead Biotest Pharmaceutical 's new management team in Boca Raton. The German-based company recently ...
Gilda's Club South Florida.(Players)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Gilda's Club South Florida, a cancer support organization, appointed Shelley Goren ...
ChildNet.(Players)
Feb 01, 2008; ... ChildNet, a non-profit group that manages the child protection system in Broward County, ...
St. Mary's Medical Center.(Players)
Feb 01, 2008; ... St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach named W. Jeffrey Davis chief ...
Designer focus.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)(Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art celebrate its 50th anniversary and held an exhibition)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a series of special exhibitions and events. Starting Feb. 3, the museum will present "In the Pink: Dorothy Draper, America's Most Fabulous Decorator," a retrospective look at the career of one of America's ...
Water treatment facility and well field.(BOCA RATON)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The town of Highland Beach is selling its abandoned water treatment facility and well ...
Various Inc.(BOCA RATON)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Penthouse Media Group has acquired Various Inc., a social networking firm that owns adultfriendfinder.com and ...
Alan Levine.(BROWARD COUNTY)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Less than two years into reforming Broward County's hospital system as its CEO, Alan Levine has left for Louisiana, where he will be secretary of health ...
Air and Sea Show.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Air and Sea Show, a 13-year-old event held in conjunction with Fleet Week, was canceled after its title sponsor pulled out. Producer ...
Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi has been sold to Water Transportation Alternatives of Quincy, Mass., for an undisclosed sum. The new owners plan ...
Antillean Marine Shipping Co.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Antillean Marine Shipping Co., a Miami-based cargo firm, will expand its operations to Port Everglades, with regular ...
Holy Cross Hospital.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Holy Cross Hospital will get an epilepsy monitoring unit, run by Dr. Eduardo Locatelli, who was ...
Regent Seven Seas Cruises.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Regent Seven Seas Cruises has been acquired by Apollo Management, a New York private-equity firm run by Leon Black, for about $1 billion. The ...
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2007 Homeless Continuum of Care.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Broward County received 14 project grants totaling more than $7 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...
Atlas Pen & Pencil.(HOLLYWOOD)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Atlas Pen & Pencil will close its facility here and move production to Shelbyville, Tenn., and Tijuana, Mexico, in April, reversing an earlier decision to ...