In a mystical survey of 100 cities by Children’s Health, Tampa ranks 94th in the “Best (and Worst) Places to Raise a Family.” Burlington, VT is ranked number 1. VT is short for “Vermont,” which is somewhere past Canada, I think. If it exists at all – I’ve never heard anyone claim to be from [...]
Think a high speed train between Tampa, Orlando and Miami is a good idea? If so, you may want to check out ConnectUs. ConnectUs was founded by Ed Turanchik as a grassroots organization in collaboration with the leadership of the Central Florida Partnership, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Downtown Partnership, and Tampa Bay Partnership. The plan [...]
BlogOrlando 2008 aka BlogOrlando 3 is this Saturday in Winter Park. Along with Chuck Welch of Lakeland Local, I’ll be a session leader for “hyperlocal.” While in Winter Park, I plan on lunching at Bakely’s on Saturday, and if you don’t already have plans, I’d love to meet all of the Bay area bloggers that are [...]
BlogOrlando 2008 is set for September 25-27 at Rollins College in Winter Park. Voce Communications, in partnership with Rollins College will host the third edition of this FREE event that was open to bloggers and non-bloggers alike from Florida and anywhere else. We bring together a good cross-section of folks to discuss blogging, podcasting, public relations, [...]
Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex is undergoing a change, and will soon bear the name of ESPN. Makes sense since most kids these days have never heard of the long running “Wide World of Sports” brand and television show on ABC. But anyway, in regards to that subject, Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer Scott Powers interviewed [...]
State Legislators are still trying to kill local environmental protections. Now the Senate has passed a bill to do just that. Of course, they are trying to make sure those pro sports franchises keep their tax breaks too. Meanwhile, Disney World doesn’t want anyone to see politicians at their theme parks, so they created a [...]
I was fully prepared to write a post extolling the virtues of Megacon and listing the one-stop-shopping convention as the best option for nerdy fans of gaming, anime, comics, and sci-fi for another year. The truth is when I got to the con, I realized I enjoyed FX more than I enjoyed Megacon this year. FX [...]
It sure is funny. Would you believe that “The City Beautiful” is fighting words? Two Florida cities are arguing over the use of the moniker. For a hundred years, Orlando has been calling itself “The City Beautiful.” For 75 years, Coral Gables (www.citybeautiful.net) has been using the same lame slogan. You remember [...]
Jennifer Kesse went missing in January of 2006. After eighteen months, she has not yet been found, and there are precious few leads for police to follow up. All of this has been simply horrible for the girl’s family. But in addition to looking for Jennifer, the Kesses have had to deal [...]
