Tropical Storm Fay brought water for parched Florida (Seattle Times) - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:08:26 GMT
Tropical Storm Fay brought some good news to Florida's parched Everglades and its liquid heart, Lake Okeechobee: lots and lots of water...

Florida's Tourism Executives Revisit Offshore Drilling (NPR) - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:37:27 GMT
Florida's biggest business is tourism, and its beaches are the state's crown jewel. The state's tourism industry has strongly opposed offshore oil drilling, but in September, an annual tourism convention will focus on the risks and rewards of this practice.

Ballot 2008 - Florida House - District 27 - Democrats (WMFE Orlando) - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:56:19 GMT
Florida House - District 27 - Democrats     Hear from candidates Terry Dilligard and Dwayne Taylor. The expert panel asking them questions are Krys Fluker from The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Bethany Chambers from Hometown News and Sandra Horikami from the League of Women Voters.   More video from WMFE's Ballot 2008   Watch more local news from ...

Ballot 2008 - Florida House, District 31, Republicans (WMFE Orlando) - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:58:08 GMT
Florida House - District 31 - Republicans     Hear from candidates Ken Babington, Jason Steele and Ron Stump. The expert panel asking them questions are Jeff Schweers from Florida Today, Brittany Shane from WMFE TV’s ‘This Week’ and Ayn Samuelson from the League of Women Voters. More video from WMFE's Ballot 2008   Watch more local news from ...

Ballot 2008 - Florida Senate, District 19, Democratic Primary (WMFE Orlando) - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:51:17 GMT
  Florida Senate - District 19 - Democratic Primary       Hear from candidate Maurice 'Doc' Woodard. On the expert panel asking him questions are John Peery from The Apopka Chief, Keith Longmore from West Orlando News and Rosemary DuRocher from the League of Women Voters. More video from WMFE's Ballot 2008   Watch more local news from ...

South Florida's Cutting-Edge Gay and Lesbian Newspaper Renamed: "South Florida Blade" is Unveiled (Centre Daily Times) - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:52:15 GMT
South Florida's only GLBT newspaper has re-launched as the South Florida Blade -- with unprecedented response from the GLBT community and its advertisers. The new name, vibrant and redesigned publication is the result of extensive market research that called for an innovative way to present the news to the most affluent, fastest-growing target population in the region.

Survey: South Florida home prices fell 28% (Miami Herald) - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:28:25 GMT
Home prices in South Florida fell 28 percent in the second quarter, second worst in the nation, a private survey showed Tuesday. But nationwide, prices declined at a slower pace for the fourth straight month in June, signaling that the worst housing slump in more than 25 years may be starting to stabilize.

Survey: Consumer index up in Florida (The Gainesville Sun) - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:07:44 GMT
Florida residents became a lot more upbeat about the economy in August, according to a new study by University of Florida researchers.Consumer confidence among Floridians jumped six points to 67 from a July figure. The index had dropped to an all-time low point in June.

South Florida home prices continue to drop (Miami Herald) - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:28:15 GMT
Existing-home sales in July continued to drop in Miami-Dade County but showed signs of stabilizing in Broward, according to figures released Monday by the Florida Association of Realtors.