Florida Trend back issues from October 2008:
New ideas for the year ahead.(Corner Office)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Several times this gear we published an ad with a photo of a cute, smiling baby and this headline: "50 Years Old And Still Brand New." The ad was part of our 50th anniversary celebration promotion, and the baby was a real attention-grabber. Several readers even told me that the baby looked ...
Charlie's way.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008; ... You write that Gov. Crist "leads from the gut" ["Charlie's Way," August, FloridaTrend. com]. Gov. Crist makes decisions based wholly on watching which way the wind is blowing and then jumping from behind a closed door with the announcement that he was, in fact, that wind and, of course, ...
Backup measures.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2008; ... "Humidity's Silver Lining" [FloridaTrend. com] falsely stated that "orders to boil water were issued in much of Miami-Dade" after Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Parts of Miami Beach were indeed briefly under a boil-water order, but for most of Miami-Dade County's 2.4-million residents, tap water ...
Two wheeling.(Executive Lifestyles: Exercise Equipment)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Mitch Lewandowski was a competitive cyclist and speed skater in his 20s. Today at 42, he rides for pleasure, fitness and to stay sharp on the job as U.S. managing director for Montag Windows and Doors. Lewandowski cycles three times a week on Key Biscayne with 50 other cyclists. They get ...
Treading lightly.(Executive Lifestyles: Exercise Equipment)
Oct 01, 2008; ... One of Perdue Office Interiors' newest pieces is a combination treadmill and workstation. The Walkstation can be outfitted with a computer so employees can work while exercising--at a maximum speed of 2 mph. It is designed by Details, a Steelcase company, and the Mayo Clinic to promote ...
Home work.(Executive Lifestyles: Exercise Equipment)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Online fitness equipment retailer Smooth Fitness, based in Pennsylvania, says Florida is one of its stronger states thanks to the number of Baby Boomers, retirees and second-home owners. Since March, year-over-year sales have been up 10% to 20% ...
Nip and tuck: new procedures are making surgery less intrusive.(Executive Lifestyles: Health: Cosmetic Surgery)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Miami recovery room nurse Martica Canizares describes herself as a thin woman who eats healthy and stays active. But she just wasn't satisfied anymore with the way her body looked in her clothes or a bikini. She didn't want to change her whole ...
Florida by paddle.(Executive Lifestyles: Getaways: Outdoor Adventures)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The winter migration has started to Florida's endless lakes, rivers, inlets and estuaries. Not birds or snowbirds, but a large companion flock that takes to the waters just as happily: Thousands of paddlers in canoes and kayaks. Today's ...
Prime cuts.(Executive Lifestyles: Dining and Spirits)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bear market or no, Florida diners are bullish on beef and could move higher on the steer, especially in south Florida. This time with truffles, fennel and beets. And chimichurri and wasabi on top. Modern chefs now give the old-fashioned ...
Chateau Ste. Michelle, 2005 Indian Wells Cabernet Sauvignon.(Wine & Spirits)
Oct 01, 2008; ... RED Chateau Ste. Michelle, 2005 Indian Wells Cabernet Sauvignon Washington state $20 If you're not ready to pop $50 for Washington state cabernet, this 2005 from ...
Casa Lapostolle, 2006 Cuvee Alexandre Chardonnay.(Wine & Spirits)
Oct 01, 2008; ... WHITE Casa Lapostolle, 2006 Cuvee Alexandre Chardonnay Chile $25 This 2006 Chilean wine has a charming French accent and ...
Alvear, 2003 Pedro Ximenez de Anada.(Wine & Spirits)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008; ... DESSERT Alvear, 2003 Pedro Ximenez de Anada Spain $15 (375 ml) It can't be called sherry since it was born in Montilla; you can call it luscious. Alvear makes a ...
Epcot's all-month starry feast of food and wine.(Tasting Menu)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Fest season picks up the pace with Epcot's all-month starry feast of food and wine: The Paul Bocuse ...
International Wine Fair.(Tasting Menu)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Miami has its massive ...
New entrees debut in the arrival of New Orleans legend Commander's Palace in Destin.(Tasting Menu)
Oct 01, 2008; ... New entrees debut in the arrival of New Orleans legend Commander's Palace in Destin (following the Brennan's ...
Dining picks.(Dining and Spirits)(Directory)
Oct 01, 2008; ... <Pre> Dining Picks ORLANDO Flying Fish Cafe Disney's Boardwalk 407/939-3463 Freshness galore in this strikingly designed and enthusiastically cheffed stunner with a display kitchen creating such temptations as peekytoe crab cakes with ancho chile ...
Eugene Patterson: former editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and St. Petersburg Times, author, 85.(Icon)
Oct 01, 2008; ... * When I was a boy, I learned the value of land. My father was a small-town bank cashier, and of course with the Depression, the bank closed its doors. My mother had a small farm that she bought with money her father had left her, and that became our life raft. When you have a piece of ...
Power Hitter.(Trendsetters: Utilities/Telecom)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As Florida Power & Light develops new power generation in the state, whether nuclear, solar or gas, Eric Silagy will be behind it. In November, the 43-year-old became the utility's chief development officer charged with building the utility's power ...
Verizon's voice.(Trendsetters: Utilities/Telecom)
Oct 01, 2008; ... * On an August morning, in the midst of unpacking her family from the move from Atlanta to Tampa, Michelle Robinson can't find the bath towels. Such are the frustrations in relocating to become president of Verizon's five-state southeast region. She has no trouble finding her voice as ...
Being Green.(Trendsetters: Utilities/Telecom)(Orlando Utilities Commission)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008; ... * Clint Bullock, 37, vice president of strategic planning and renewables at the Orlando Utilities Commission, leads a program to offer incentives for solar water heating and photovoltaic ...
Sand trap: another storm, another round of beach erosion and another round of questions about renourishment.(FLORIDA'S BEACHES)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As Tropical Storm Fay danced around the coast this summer, making a record number of landfalls, it also did a number on Florida's beaches. The storm eroded sand from south Palm Beach and Lantana in Palm Beach County, as well as from south Ponte Vedra and ...
Florida Municipal Attorneys Association.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... St. Petersburg city attorney John C. Wolfe has been named president of the ...
American Association of Neurological Surgeons.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Troy M. Tippett, medical director of the Neurosurgical Group in ...
American Association of Public Health Physicians.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Dr. Kevin M. Sherin, director of the Orange County Health Department, is ...
Florida Economic Development Council.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Ray Gilley, president and CEO of the Metro Orlando Economic Development ...
Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Vivian R. Myrtetus and Stephen A. Schlow to the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory ...
Statewide exhibit.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sculptor John Henry, known for his large steel sculptures, is planning an exhibition in seven Florida cities starting this month. Local museums will ...
Information warehouse.(INSURANCE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... INFORMATION WAREHOUSE--Florida State University's Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center has launched ...
'Voluntourism'.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008; ... 'VOLUNTOURISM'--More convention-goers are opting to volunteer in their spare time during conventions rather than taking in the sights or lounging at the pool, according to a new new University of Florida study. Tara Schickedanz, who conducted the research for her master's thesis in ...
Capital injection.(INFRASTRUCTURE)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008; ... CAPITAL INJECTION--Gov. Charlie Crist launched a program designed to pump billions of dollars into Florida's economy through construction and economic development projects, including roads, schools and waterway improvements. Accelerate Florida is ...
Rush jobs.(ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Miami-Dade leaders hope to create thousands of jobs by fast tracking nearly $650 million in county construction projects. The economic stimulus plan, approved by county commissioners in July, will allow the mayor and county manager to expedite dozens of ...
Artful designs.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Wolfsonian--FIU museum in Miami Beach is showcasing "American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow" from Oct. 23-May 17, 2009. The exhibit--which makes a case for the vigor of ...
Crew steps down.(EDUCATION)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Miami-Dade County School Board voted to buy out Superintendent Rudy Crew's contract, paying ...
Miami Herald.(MIAMI)
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Miami Herald will cut 250 full-time jobs--about 17% of ...
Live Nation.(MIAMI)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Concert promoter Live Nation has signed a long-term contract with Miami ...
The percentage of adults who volunteer.(MIAMI-DADE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Miami metropolitan area ranks last among the largest 50 U.S. cities for the percentage of adults who volunteer. The Corporation ...
Florida International University.(MIAMI-DADE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... A Miami-Dade jury has ruled in favor of a former Florida International University employee who says he lost his job because of a pattern of bias against African-American ...
Urban Development Boundary.(MIAMI-DADE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Florida Department of Community Affairs has rejected a hotly contested decision to allow a school and a Lowe's home-improvement store on land outside the Urban ...
Kohl's.(MIAMI-DADE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Wisconsin-based department store chain Kohl's will hire up to 900 ...
Massive healthcare fraud investigation.(MIAMI-DADE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... A Hialeah police officer, a Department of Children and Families worker and more than a dozen public school bus drivers are among 52 public employees named in a massive healthcare fraud ...
$3 billion in public funding.(MIAMI-DADE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... A closely watched lawsuit challenging a plan to use almost $3 billion in public funding for a host of construction projects, including a downtown Miami baseball stadium for the Florida Marlins, is on hold pending a ruling later this year by the ...
Florida International University's Metropolitan Center.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio has accepted a position as visiting distinguished service professor at Florida International ...
Arcos Dorados.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia V. Manuel Rocha has been named director of government relations/ Latin ...
Bacardi.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Bacardi, the world's largest spirits company, has named Colgate-Palmolive ...
Head winds.(TRAVEL)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DayJet, the on-demand, small-jet air carrier, has retooled its growth strategy, trying to accommodate both a slower economy and the learning curve customers face in using its service. The company has scaled back its expansion of DayPorts, small ...
Nicklaus Cos.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Peter Rummell is the new CEO of Nicklaus Cos., a North Palm Beach-based golf and ...
Broward Health.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Dawn Javersack is the new CFO at Broward Health, replacing interim CFO/controller ...
Business education.(JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT)
Oct 01, 2008; ... The world's largest Junior Achievement education center is coming to Broward College's north campus. The 59,500-sq.-ft. Huizenga Center is slated for completion next year and will include South Florida Junior Achievement offices. The center will provide opportunities for hands-on ...
1st United Bank.(BOCA RATON)
Oct 01, 2008; ... 1st United Bank has closed on its purchase of Vero Beach-based Citrus ...
Mizner Trail Golf Club.(BOCA RATON)
Oct 01, 2008; ... A Palm Beach County circuit court judge ruled that the owners of Mizner Trail Golf Club may not build residential units on ...
ThinkSmart Inc.(BOCA RATON)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Australia-based ThinkSmart Inc. has opened its U.S. headquarters in Boca Raton. In collaboration with Office Depot, ThinkSmart will provide ...
Boynton Pinehurst.(BOYNTON BEACH)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Boynton Pinehurst, owner of the Aventine, a 216-unit residential complex undergoing condo ...
South Florida Beach Properties.(FORT LAUDERDALE)(KeyBank)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008; ... South Florida Beach Properties, former developer of the II Lugano condo/hotel, is suing KeyBank, alleging the bank pulled the plug on $38 million in construction ...
Home Diagnostics.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Home Diagnostics says it received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to sell TRUE2go, what it calls the ...
BankAtlantic.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... BankAtlantic, hit by slumps in the housing market, reported a loss of $19.4 ...
SeaEscape.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... SeaEscape has ended its gambling boat day cruises out of Port Everglades amid high ...
Ener1.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Ener1, a maker of hybrid vehicle batteries, has moved its headquarters ...
FPL Group.(JUNO BEACH)
Oct 01, 2008; ... FPL Group reported a 48% drop in net income because of a 98% profit drop at its FPL Energy renewable energy subsidiary. The state closed FPL's Sunshine Energy Program after discovering that ...
Point Blank Solutions.(POMPANO BEACH)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Hedge fund Steel Partners II won a proxy battle for armor manufacturer Point Blank Solutions, winning five board ...
Bioheart.(SUNRISE)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Bioheart, a heart monitoring and diagnostic device company, is planning to buy MedicAlgorithmics and the worldwide rights to the Pocket ECG wireless heart ...
Drafting Designs.(STUART)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Drafting Designs, a 3-D computer-aided design and prototype company, has expanded its offices and merged with Reality Medical and New ...
Piper Aircraft.(VERO BEACH)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Piper Aircraft, which decided to keep its headquarters in Vero Beach, tested its single-engine, six-passenger ...
Marriott International.(WESTON)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Marriott International is moving its Caribbean and Latin American regional headquarters to ...
Realigned.(RESEARCH)
Oct 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From its inception, the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute carried heavy political baggage. The center was ramrodded into existence by former House Speaker Johnnie Byrd Jr. in 2004 amid questions about whether an independent ...
Morton Plant Mease.(Players)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Glenn D. Waters is the new president of Clearwater-based Morton Plant Mease, a four-hospital medical group that employs ...