Florida Trend back issues from March 2008:
A well-timed investment.(Corner Office)(Column)
Mar 01, 2008; ... In December I wrote in this column about how FLORIDA TREND was teaming up with the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation to move the Florida Innovation Economy Initiative ahead. I'm excited that we are now ready to launch a major marketing program to promote Florida as The Innovation ...
John Walsh.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2008; ... I read with great interest the John Walsh interview by Art Levy ["Icon" February, FloridaTrend.com]. As a parent of a child who suffered from a significant sexual abuse tragedy at the hands of a now convicted sexual predator, I thank John Walsh for the leadership he has provided to many ...
Relocation aid.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2008; ... After reading "Upwardly Mobile" [December, FloridaTrend.com], I felt it would be helpful to inform your readers about the existence of the Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corp., a state agency created by the Legislature to provide financial assistance to mobile home owners who are required ...
Malpractice rates.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Your news brief in December's issue titled "Malpractice Rates" references a report issued by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation titled "Medical Malpractice Financial Information, Closed Claim Database and Rate Filings." Your article refers to numbers of claims closed in 2006 as ...
Megaships.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Regarding the February "Port Report" story, we are concerned at the implication that larger ports are "luring" the megaships away from Port Canaveral. It is totally inaccurate to imply that the new Genesis class ships were "lured ...
Thanks to Tolf.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Mr. Tolf: For many years I have enjoyed reading your commentary and recommendations. Thank you for all the years of great eating and effort to showcase ...
Corrections.(Readers)(Correction notice)
Mar 01, 2008 ... * In a story on the Central Beef slaughter-house in February's issue, Richard Greene's correct title should have been listed as special projects manager. * Part of a movie dialogue in Spanish in February's cover story, ...
Good business sense.(Executive Lifestyle: City Living)(Joel Altman of Airman Cos.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Joel Altman Chairman, Airman Cos. Boca Raton Ask developer Joel Altman what's driving urban redevelopment lately, and he'll tell you: Good business sense. Creating the infrastructure to keep up with sprawl is getting more ...
Sold on Tampa and Orlando.(Executive Lifestyle: City Living)(Anthony M. Everett)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Anthony M. Everett President, Everett Realty & Investments Tampa In the late '90s and early 2000, as the suburbs were booming, then-Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood looked at her downtown's eroding tax base and decided to pump ...
Design statement.(Executive Lifestyle: City Living)(John Futterton)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] John Futterton Founding partner, Fullerton Diaz Architects Coral Gables The resurgence in downtowns is long overdue, says Coral Gables architect John Fullerton. The market is strong for well-designed, iconic buildings ...
The neighborhood grocer.(Downtown Amenities)(Fresh Market Inc. and Whole Foods Market Inc)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Two specialty neighborhood markets, Whole Foods Market and The Fresh Market, are expanding their presence in Florida's downtowns. Whole Foods has nine locations in Florida, the newest opened in Coral Gables last September. A recent merger with Wild Oats gave the chain five more stores that ...
Outdoor markets.(Downtown Amenities)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Downtown outdoor markets are flourishing, creating business for small farmers and a destination for residents and tourists. Some noteworthy markets: Downtown Orlando Farmer's Market, Lake Eola Park--40 to 50 vendors. Open Sundays year-round' from 10 to 4, except on holidays. ...
Visual aids: new treatments offer hope in treating macular degeneration.(Executive Lifestyles: Health: Vision Health)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The lens of the eye is important to vision, says Dr. Mark Michels, but the back of the eye--the retina--does most of the real work. At the center of the retina is an area called the macula, which "gives us our crisp reading and recognizing vision," he ...
Spectral domain optical coherence tomography.(Eye Innovations)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Physicians at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami are using this new, non-invasive imaging technology to diagnose early stages of ...
Lasik advancements.(Eye Innovations)(Cory Lessner, touts the newest IntraLase Laser)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Lasik surgery has two parts. The first creates a flap to gain access to the cornea, and the second reshapes the cornea to achieve better vision. Dr. Cory Lessner, an ophthalmologist at Millennium Laser Eye Centers in Sunrise, touts the newest IntraLase Laser's speed and accuracy in ...
Ophthalmology professor Eduardo C. Alfonso has been named interim chairman of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami.(IN THE NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ophthalmology professor Eduardo C. Alfonso has been named interim chairman of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the ...
Horseplay.(Executive Lifestyles: Getaways: Horseback Riding)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Equestrians love this time of the year in Florida. The weather is good, and the equestrian winter show circuit is wrapping up. Riders of all skill levels can find something to do around the state. The latest in equestrian vacations: * At the ...
Virtual horseback riding.(Executive Lifestyles: Getaways: Horseback Riding)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Panasonic's JOBA Horse Riding Fitness Equipment, also known as the Mechanical Core Muscle Trainer, helps riders strengthen muscles in ...
Inquiring minds.(Executive Lifestyles: Getaways: Horseback Riding)
Mar 01, 2008; ... You'll want to know about rates and riding trails, of course, but you also should ask the resort these questions before you go, courtesy of Horse & Rider magazine: * Have any horses had any recent bouts of illness that could be contagious? ...
Pigging out.(Executive Lifestyles: Dining and Spirits)(The Ravenous Pig: An American Gastropub)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Ravenous Pig: An American Gastropub 1234 N. Orange Ave., Winter Park 407/628-2333; theravenouspig.com If the term "gastropub" sounds pretentious, the full name of Orlando's hippest new restaurant, The Ravenous Pig: An ...
Red: Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon, 2004.(Wine & Spirits)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Napa Valley $40 This new cab from a fine year is as good as the view up on the Mayacama ridge and tastes as fresh as if you were picking blackberries with the bears bruising through the ...
Whiskey: Knappogue Castle Irish Single Malt Whiskey, 1994.(Wine & Spirits)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Ireland $35 Sure an' begorrah, Ireland's making single malts again after too many decades of blended whiskeys, and Irish tongues are smiling. Knappogue is a new rarity distilled by vintage. The pale 1994, recently bottled, is clean ...
Pubgrub's roots.(Dining and Spirits)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Reinventing pub fare has a few precedents. A few American brewpubs, notably the Tampa Bay Brewing Co., have chefs who put craft in food to match the beer (and beers in vinaigrettes, pizza crust and ice cream). When Downtown Disney rebuilt Raglan Road Irish Pub on Pleasure Island, it also ...
Boca Bacchanal.(Tasting Menu)
Mar 01, 2008; ... The Boca Bacchanal has its grand feast and auction at the Boca Raton Resort and ...
Washington state's winemakers will join the annual Abilities of Florida tasting March 8 to pour their newest releases on the Rays infield at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.(Tasting Menu)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Washington state's winemakers will join the annual Abilities of Florida tasting March 8 to pour their newest ...
Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival.(Tasting Menu)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival takes ...
International Rum Festival in Clearwater and Ybor City.(Tasting Menu)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Great reserve and aged rum at tastings, dinners and judgings at the ...
Talbot 'Sandy' D'Alemberte.(Icon)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Law professor, Florida State University, special counsel, Hunton & Williams. Florida House of Representatives, 1966-72; FSU law school dean, 1984-89; president American Bar Association, 1991-92; FSU president, 1994-2003; age 74 * I had an Uncle Talbot Whitfield. And when I was a ...
Radiation 'rebel'.(Trendsetters: Manufacturing)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Richard Sweat's company, .decimal, makes customized metal filters used in treating cancer patients. Cancer centers e-mail specs based on a patient's tumor shape and size. In as little as a day, his 60-employee company turns a block of brass or aluminum ...
Transforming ideas.(Trendsetters: Manufacturing)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Bring the napkin sketch of your big idea to Mike Siemer's Orlando shop, and he'll turn it into a design. Bring a design, and he'll rapidly create a prototype. Bring a prototype, and he will quickly have production running. Mydea Technologies is part machine shop, part product ...
The old college try: a startup professional league hopes to capitalize on Florida's passion for college football.(SPORTS BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A few years ago, when the organizers of the All American Football League kicked around the idea for a new football league, they realized they'd need Florida to make it work. The spring league, rather than placing franchises in major cities, focuses instead ...
A dose of change.(HEALTHCARE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new College of Medicine at Florida International University won't hold its first classes until next year, but it's already changing the face of medicine in Miami-Dade County ["Med School Startups," July 2007, FloridaTrend.com]. Under one ...
$30-million gift.(PHILANTHROPY)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Adrienne Arsht, a national business leader, philanthropist and former Miami banker, has delivered financial security to Miami's fledgling performing arts center through a $30-million donation. The Carnival Center for the Performing Arts will be renamed the Adrienne Arsht Center for the ...
On display and on film.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is hosting Poppin' Tropical Nights with wine, tapas and live music on Thursdays. The event features glass works by Dale Chihuly and guest artist Roy Lichtenstein's structures and designs. The exhibits are also on display every day through May 31 at 10901 ...
Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation.(Players)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation has named Mark H. Hildebrandt ...
Lennar Corp.(Players)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Lennar Corp. has appointed Sherrill W. Hudson, ...
Angel Langston Balikos and Yaffa Mizrachi, formerly president and vice president respectively of PR firm Apple Organization in North Miami Beach.(Players)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Angel Langston Balikos and Yaffa Mizrachi, formerly president and vice president respectively of ...
University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban American Studies.(CORAL GABLES)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... CORAL GABLES -- A report issued by the University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban American Studies was named one of "The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2007" by Foreign Policy magazine. While ...
The Florida Keys ranked as one of the "Fastest-growing winter beach destinations" by Orbitz Insider Index.(KEY WEST)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... KEY WEST -- The Florida Keys ranked as one of the "fastest-growing winter beach destinations" by Orbitz Insider Index. In the U.S., Maul scored the top ranking, based on hotel bookings. But Florida claimed five of the ...
Computer-based identity fraud case.(MIAMI)
Mar 01, 2008; ... MIAMI -- A multiagency government task force that included the Miami U.S. Attorney's Office indicted a Colombian citizen on charges of running a computer-based identity fraud case ...
City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff wrote an unusual memo to himself in which he accuses Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones of demanding payoffs from developers for her associates.(MIAMI)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff wrote an unusual memo to himself in which he accuses Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones of demanding payoffs from developers for her associates. As a result, the ...
Lennar Corp.(MIAMI)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Lennar Corp. (NYSE-LEN) and Morgan Stanley Real Estate have launched a land investment venture that will acquire, develop, manage and sell residential real estate. The joint venture purchased 11,000 home sites from ...
Perry Ellis International.(MIAMI)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Perry Ellis International (Nasdaq-PERY) plans to buy the C&C California and Laundry brands from Liz ...
Ryder System.(MIAMI)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Ryder System (NYSE-R), a transportation and supply chain management solutions company, has completed its purchase of the full-service truck leasing, commercial truck rental and contract maintenance businesses of ...
Best Beach Real Estate.(MIAMI BEACH)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Best Beach Real Estate has added two independent real estate agencies with a total ...
Starz InBlack.(MIAMI BEACH)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Starz InBlack, a premium movie channel targeting African-Americans, has launched a ...
Pilot program.(HIGHER EDUCATION)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Every so often, high school teacher Paul Hershorin takes a student up in his own small plane and in midair hands over the controls. Terrifying? Not really, Hershorin says--his students prepare well for that first moment of flight, and he hopes ...
Calder Jewelry.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Mar 01, 2008; ... The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach will host a collection of about 100 pieces of jewelry crafted by sculptor Alexander Calder, using many of the same techniques that characterize his unique ...
Jason Isaacson.(Players)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Jason Isaacson is the new president of Cypress Creek Capital and will ...
Richard Van Lith has replaced Gary Strack.(Players)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Richard Van Lith has replaced Gary Streck as CEO ...
Broward Health.(Players)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Dionne E. Wong has been promoted to senior vice president/chief human ...
Fort Lauderdale online diet company eDiets said CFO Robert Hamilton has resigned.(Players)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Fort Lauderdale online diet company eDiets said CFO Robert Hamilton has ...
Warren Newell.(Players)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Former Palm Beach County Commissioner Warren Newell was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to using his ...
GEO Group.(BOCA RATON)
Mar 01, 2008; ... BOCA RATON -- The GEO Group, a correctional services firm, received a 20-year federal ...
BankAtlantic Bancorp.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... BankAtlantic Bancorp posted a $22.2-million loss for 2007, largely stemming ...
Home Diagnostics.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Home Diagnostics has signed an agreement to be the exclusive ...
TOUSA Inc.(HOLLYWOOD)
Mar 01, 2008; ... HOLLYWOOD -- TOUSA Inc. has become the largest home builder nationwide to file for bankruptcy. In its Chapter 11 filing, TOUSA cited the ...
Phillip Frost.(JUPITER)
Mar 01, 2008; ... JUPITER -- Miami physician and entrepreneur Phillip Frost and ...
Atlantis Foods.(LANTANA)
Mar 01, 2008; ... LANTANA -- Atlantis Foods will add about 23 jobs to its 150-person workforce in the next six months and use a grant ...
Spirit Airlines.(MIRAMAR)
Mar 01, 2008; ... MIRAMAR -- Spirit Airlines plans to add 20 flights from Fort Lauderdale, including flights to ...
DHL.(PLANTATION)
Mar 01, 2008; ... PLANTATION -- DHL has renewed its contract to be the primary carrier for U.S. express shipping for Kraft Foods and is ...
J. Cherry & Sons.(PALM CITY)
Mar 01, 2008; ... PALM CITY -- Custom home builder J. Cherry ...
St. Lucie County Fire District.(PORT ST. LUCIE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... PORT ST. LUCIE -- To deal with growth in the southwest part of the city, the St. Lucie ...
Western Union.(SUNRISE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Western Union opened its Latin American and Caribbean headquarters, ...
Mounted Memories.(SUNRISE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Mounted Memories, a division of Dreams Inc. of Plantation, is selling and ...