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The "Sunshine State" is by far the most popular destination for retirees in America. Blessed with a warm climate and an almost dizzying number of recreational choices, Florida attracts so many seniors (and other new residents) that it is perennially one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S. As recently as 2005, one Florida county (Flagler) had the highest growth rate in the country, and 14 made the list of the hundred fastest-growing counties.
It's not hard to understand the appeal Florida exerts on newcomers: an extensive and varied coastline, featuring wide, sandy beachs, mangrove swamps, and the famous Keys; a tropical/subtropical climate that encourages gardening, sun-worship, and year-round golf; exciting urban areas such as Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, plus historical sites like St. Augustine and Cape Canaveral; a surprising amount of quiet, purely rural countryside in the central and northern parts of the state, not to mention the famous Everglades in the south, and extensive parks and preserves; and recreational opportunities from boating, fishing, and every kind of aquatic activity, to the myriad of theme parks, to sports and cultural activities—all these have helped transform Florida from a sleepy Southern backwater to a boom state in little more than a century.
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Colony Cove-Resort-style community - Florida East Coast
Colony Cove is a resort-style community designed around an active 55+ lifestyle, with waterfront views to spare and a variety of amenities and activities to enjoy. For a comfortable, affordable lifestyle with year-round sunshine, Colony Cove is sure to be Read more...
Finding Your Ideal Retirement Community
Deciding which community is just right is a challenge. However, its a challenge that can be solved by simply doing your homework. The most important distinction to make is simply what type of retirement community you are seeking out. Some communities tout Read more...
Equity Lifestyle Properties Launches Feature Community Campaign
Equity Lifestyle Properties and Retirenet.Com have launched a new marketing campaign to feature premier properties in Florida, California, Illinois, Arizona and Colorado. Read more...
The Retirement Net announces the launch of Manufactured Home Community Living on RetireNet.Com
The Retirement Net (RetireNet.com) today announced the launch of The Manufactured Home Community Living lifestyle on the world’s largest and most complete directory of retirement living, RetireNet.com. Read more...
South Florida News from The Sun-Sentinel
Pompano man wins $500K via scratch-off | Lotto alerts
May 22, 2013 6:52 pm
Jose Santibanez, 46, of Pompano Beach, claimed a $500,000 prize in the $3,000,000 Monopoly Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.
Memorial Day events in Broward County
May 22, 2013 5:54 pm
Monday
Partly sunny today with chance of more storms | Weather alerts
May 22, 2013 4:55 pm
Odds are we'll see more showers and storms by this afternoon. But there also should be some sun.
Teacher caught sleeping in class | Opinion
May 22, 2013 3:52 pm
South Florida teacher nabbed napping in class. Blames his own baby.
Tornado: Oklahoma officials think all dead, missing accounted for | Video
May 22, 2013 3:37 pm
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescue efforts in the tornado-ravaged Oklahoma City suburb of Moore continued through the night into Wednesday morning, with officials increasingly confident that everyone ...
About 2M Floridians traveling during holiday weekend
May 22, 2013 2:00 pm
About same number of Floridians expected to travel this year
Sexting scandalized Weiner running for NYC mayor | Video
May 22, 2013 1:46 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New Yo...
$38.5M awarded in Broward medical negligence case
May 22, 2013 3:09 am
A Broward jury has awarded more than $28.5 million to a Lauderdale Lakes man who was left in a vegetative state after undergoing a "manipulation under anesthesia" in 2008, and another $10 mi...
'Causeway Cannibal' victim keeps positive attitude nearly year later | Video
May 22, 2013 1:44 am
Nearly a year after his face was chewed off in the so-called Causeway Cannibal attack, Ronald Poppo remains without a nose and without even prosthetic eyes. He has rebuffed surgeons offers to rebuild ...
Water district leader Melissa Meeker resigns
May 22, 2013 12:39 am
The head of the South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against ...
News from Jacksonville and Northern Florida from WLTV
Union County teen wins final Hero Next Door scholarship
May 22, 2013 1:30 pm
LAKE BUTLER, Fla. -- It was an early morning with a big surprise for one teen on the First Coast.
NOW: Call 632-1200 to donate to Oklahoma relief
May 22, 2013 11:27 am
First For you: First Coast News, partnering with Red Cross, will be holding a phone bank on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. to collect donations for the devastated ...
Our 'HERO NEXT DOOR STUDENTS' $5,000 scholarship winner
May 22, 2013 7:56 am
Our "HERO NEXT DOOR" $5,000 scholarship winner is Kelsey Harrison. Congratulations Kelsey from the First Coast News family.
Teacher of the Week: Kathleen Saunders
May 22, 2013 7:53 am
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This week First Coast News recognizes Kathleen Saunders from Duval Charter School at Arlington as our Teacher of the Week.
Woman rescues stranger from oncoming train
May 22, 2013 6:17 am
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The driver of a 1997 Nissan Altima and the engineer behind an oncoming Amtrak train crossed paths Tuesday in the Ortega area; it was an impending disaster.
Tall ship sails into St. Augustine to much fanfare
May 22, 2013 12:08 am
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A tall ship named El Galeon sailed into St. Augustine Tuesday.
Tip leads to search in 10-year-old cold case
May 21, 2013 9:49 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Clay County Sheriff's Office deputies searched a Jacksonville house in the 200 block of McClelland Road and the surrounding property Tuesday.
How the Navy prepares for storms
May 21, 2013 9:07 pm
It could be a conference call at any of our offices. But this is a practice session.
Military, civilian crews train together
May 21, 2013 8:28 pm
STARKE, Fla. -- Local, state and federal agencies train for natural disasters together for the first time. The seven-day training at Camp Blanding is creating an opportunity for th...
9 indicted in undercover operation
May 21, 2013 7:50 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An undercover law enforcement operation dubbed "Delta Deuce" resulted in the indictments on nine individuals involved in the illegal sale of firearms and narcotics in J...
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