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As of the census of 2000, there were 14,344 people, 7,165 households, and 5,187 families residing in the city. The population density was 391.1/km² (1,012.8/mi²). There were 8,907 housing units at an average density of 242.9/km² (628.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.60% White, 3.17% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population. There were 7,165 households out of which 8.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.27. -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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As of the census of 2000, there were 14,344 people, 7,165 households, and 5,187 families residing in the city. The population density was 391.1/km² (1,012.8/mi²). There were 8,907 housing units at an average density of 242.9/km² (628.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.60% White, 3.17% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population. There were 7,165 households out of which 8.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.27. -- Source: Wikipedia.com
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Florida 2000 Census Population Profile Map| Punta Gorda | Florida | United States | |
| Population | 14,344 | 15,982,378 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 63.6 | 38.7 | 35.3 |
| Median age for Male | 64.6 | 37.3 | 34 |
| Median age for Female | 62.6 | 40.1 | 36.5 |
| Households | 7,165 | 6,337,929 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 14,113 | 15,593,433 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 1.97 | 2.46 | 2.59 |
| Families | 5,187 | 4,210,760 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 2.27 | 2.98 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 8,907 | 7,302,947 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 7,165 | 6,337,929 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 1,742 | 965,018 | 10,424,540 |
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Your Mid-Afternoon Sift
04/17/2012
It's a slow Sunday in the South Florida blogosphere. Everyone must be out enjoying something from the SFDB Weekend Widget in the right sidebar. Here's your mid-afternoon Sift.
A- Ebay purchasers are a confusing bunch, according to the latest from Some Blogging Guy.
I sell more broken items than not. About 60/40. The broken ones go like hot cakes. The almost new ones not so much. And when the almost new ones do sell, at a substantial discount over new, I always have complaints from the buyer. Not anything that effects my Ebay rating, just whining. There is a microscopic scratch 1 millimeter long on the back that you can clearly see if you examine it with an electron microscope. What? Go away.B- Shorter Worst Pizza...
I'm a sucker for a free lunch.C- South Florida Food and Wine gets a few minutes with Yardbird Southern Table & Bar Chef Jeff McInnis.
South Florida Food and Wine: What is your favorite item on your menu at Yardbird?D- Taste of the Grove Day One pictures are up at Coconut Grove Grapevine.
Jeff McInnis: I’m all about the Fried Chicken (it’s a 150-year old recipe that takes 27 hours to make, start to finish), the Brunswick Stew (with house-made alligator sausage and rabbit), and the Shrimp and Grits. They’re comforting classics, but they have modern, interesting ingredients added to the mix.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela, Diablo Rojo
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A- Blogging Black Miami might have what is called a "fair and balanced" view of some controversial remarks recently made by a Miami-Dade Fire Department employee.
The Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue Department is right to investigate the Facebook posting but not to deny Beckmann his right to free speech as a private citizen. The Department is obligated to assure that blacks are not subjected to discriminatory employment practices, a hostile work environment and improper service by Beckmann and his peers.B- Lizard porn at Camera Ephemera.
C- Random Pixels posts, without comment, a video of Bill Maher's comments on the Ozzie Guillen controversy. I can't say that I agree with Maher on everything that he says.
D- Searching for Signs takes issue with my post today that blames hardliners for once again shooting themselves in the foot and claims that I'm smearing the entire Cuban-American population by insinuating that some of the folks upset about Guillen are also probably behind the threats against a business owner.
Unless Rick above has rare and highly-sought-after information on who placed the calls (highly doubtful), it’s mighty presumptuous of him to categorically assume that “the folks vilifying Ozzie Guillen had some time on their hands” in placing the bomb threats. That’s right, slime an entire group of people based on the actions which can be safely assumed by any rational and fair-minded human being to be those of a very small minority. Actions which the vast majority of people, hardliners and otherwise, are strongly against. Cuban-Americans would be better served, IMO, by perhaps being more assertive in denouncing these attacks as they justly are in condemning the billboard. Nevertheless, it does not excuse for a second the cynicism and deep disrespect shown by Rick toward a group of people he knows very little about simply because of ideological disagreements.E- Backyard bird photos are up at Some Blogging Guy.
F- The305.Com posts a photo of the aftermath of a rather expensive vehicle crash at the EPIC last night.
G- Flipping multi-million properties is so Miami, as Miami Condo Investments shows us.
Penthouse A at Apogee South Beach is back on the market for a cool $25M, exactly 365 day after selling last April for $11.5M. Judging by the pictures, it does not appear that any upgrades were made to the unit prior to putting it back on the market.
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A- Coconut Grove Grapevine posts some photos and hilarious stories from Saturday's concert at the Shell Lumber Yard.
The Solar Dogs performed at Saturday's 3rd Annual Big Howl in the Wood concert at the Shell Lumber yard. There was lots of music, dancing, art, food and booze. The local artists hang their art for sale up on the lumber and a couple of bars are set up. It's all about the wood, you are surrounded by all that lumber. At one point I was talking to a friend and I said to him, "knock on wood," and we had to almost roll on the floor laughing at the thought. We had our pick of wood to knock on!B- The Miami Bike Scene has the 411 on a very proper bike ride on South Beach this Wednesday.
C- Quite a show was put on by pianist Evgeny Kissin at the New World Center this weekend, according to South Florida Classical Review.
Kissin plunged in confidently, putting across the bouncy first movement with unrestrained exuberance and humor, but also playing with great delicacy when needed, as in the light, quick treble section in the second movement. He drew great dramatic tension from the Adagio. And not only did the fiercely difficult counterpoint of the last movement seem to give him no trouble, it inspired him to a headlong, hard-driving performance that ended with a flourish and generated a mid-recital standing ovation.D- A foodie story, presented by Obalesque.
E- Jeff Eats likes Elevation Burger.
Now nothing for nothing, the burger and fries were as good, if not better than the stuff I’ve had at “players” like Five Guys, BurgerFi and Shake Shack. To be perfectly honest–I have absolutely no idea if Elevations’ delicious burger “resulted” because some cow in Nebraska was hand fed organic grass by some leprechaun-or whatever! What I do know, is that the cheeseburger was dynamite-same for the fries.F- Searching for Signs agrees with Bill Cosby when he says that the Trayvon Martin shooting is not about race.
G- Salty Eggs defends Bill Maher's right to defend Ozzie Guillen.
Whether a commentary offends because it’s too far right or too far left, we all have access to all the weaponry we need to avenge that insult: our speech. So if you don’t like Maher’s opinions or Limbaugh’s, then speak up.H- There are lots of posts about The Canoe Project that is underway at Under the Sun.
It’s when the offended parties go beyond that speech — whether that means targeting advertisers or claiming moral rightness — that one begins to feel queasy. In such instances, there’s wisdom in a quote attributed to Voltaire: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
I- Unions supporting President Obama are a sign that the upcoming election will be rigged by Marxists and Socialists...you figure it out at Some Blogging Guy.
This is a trained and carefully planned attack. A non-profit corporation spending millions to train protesters across America. It’s goal ultimately to reelect President Obama.J- Eye on Miami spells out a political platform that they would be willing to support. Here are some of the positions...
This Spring Uprising is just a front for the Radical Liberals.
1) Protect personal liberty: de-criminalize marijuana and de-criminalize American society.
2) Reverse policies and programs favoring the privatization of the penal system and military subcontracting.
3) Repeal and stop commercialization of drones in American skies.
4) Create meaningful firewalls between regulators and the regulated.
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the following?Nearly 60 prominent theologians, priests, nuns and national Catholic social justice leaders released a statement today refuting Rep. Paul Ryan’s claim that his GOP budget proposal reflects Catholic teaching on care for the poor, which he made in an interview earlier this week with the Christian Broadcasting Network. The group of Catholic leaders — including a former high-ranking U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops official, a priest in Rep. Ryan’s district and the leadership team of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas — called on Ryan to “reconsider his radical budget proposal and refrain from distorting Church teaching.”Let me answer my own question:
“If Rep. Ryan thinks a budget that takes food and healthcare away from millions of vulnerable people upholds Catholic values, then he also probably believes Jesus was a Tea Partier who lectured the poor to stop being so lazy and work harder,” said John Gehring, Catholic Outreach Coordinator at Faith in Public Life. “This budget turns centuries of Catholic social teaching on its head. These Catholic leaders and many Catholics in the pews are tired of faith being misused to bless an immoral agenda.”
The leaders wrote: “Simply put, this budget is morally indefensible and betrays Catholic principles of solidarity, just taxation and a commitment to the common good. A budget that turns its back on the hungry, the elderly and the sick while giving more tax breaks to the wealthiest few can’t be justified in Christian terms.”
No, you won't hear word one from them.
Because this "War on Religion" has never actually been about religion. It's been about conservative Catholics shamelessly using their religion to lash out against the Obama Administration in the name of partisan politics.
In the words of Jon Stewart...
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Effective Tuesday, construction work to install two toll-charging express lanes has prompted a temporary speed limit reduction, from 65 miles per hour to 55, in South Broward. At first, the lower speed limit will be in place between the Miami-Dade-Broward county line and just north of the Griffin Road exit.B- Herald: Classy.
A few months from now, however, on a date yet to be determined, the lower speed limit will also be applied to much of central Broward, as the construction work creeps north. At that point, all of I-95 from Sunrise Boulevard south will be capped at 55 mph.
A Miami-Dade firefighter’s rant about the Trayvon Martin case — posted on his personal Facebook page — is drawing scrutiny from his bosses.C- Palm Beach Post: This will fix things.
Capt. Brian Beckmann’s post, published for the public Friday by the website theGrio.com, lambasts the prosecutor in the George Zimmerman case and suggests “urban youth” are the products of “failed, sh*tbag, ignorant, pathetic, welfare dependent excuses for parents.”
Palm Beach County students will be asked to take a pledge not to cheat when they sit down today to begin the bulk of this year's FCATs.D- NBC Miami: Slideshow, Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade.
It's one of several strategies the state is putting in place this school year to try to reduce cheating on its high-stakes standardized exams.
The pledge is simple: "I agree that I will not give or receive unauthorized help during this test. I understand that giving or receiving such help during the test is cheating and will result in the invalidation of my test results."
E- NBC Miami: Darwin nods.
Four elderly women were found with burns to their faces and necks after authorities said they participated in a ritual involving alcohol and a lighter, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.F- WSVN: Life in South Florida.
MIAMI (WSVN) -- A pregnant South Florida convenience store clerk became an assault and robbery victim after armed gunmen stormed into the business demanding money.
Store clerk Murshiva Khondaker had an uneasy feeling at her Quike Foodmart along Northeast Second Avenue in Miami on Sunday, after two men walked into the store.
Khondaker's suspicions were confirmed when the crooks, armed with guns, lunged at her. "Pushing me down, throw it, they're pushing," said Khondaker.
One of the men threw Khondaker, who is 4-months pregnant, to the ground and beat her as her 6-year-old daughter watched and tried to stop the attack. When asked what she said to the men, Khondaker's daughter said, "The black man to stop hitting my mom."
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A- Bark Bark Woof Woof presents yet another example of how breathtakingly obtuse Republicans can be.
B- Man or Maniac? explains how the City of Miami Beach is making a mistake in their selection of a film production company.
C- Sex and the Beach recommends the Pulpo A La Gallega at DB Bistro Moderne in the JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami.
D- Vintage aircraft at Nikon Miami.
E- The Canoe Project pushes off today at Under the Sun.
Terence Cantarella, a frequent contributor to the show, will give us an in-person account of his travels as he rows a canoe around miles of man-made waterways that snake around the entire county.F- Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade illustrations at Beached Miami.
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Beached Miami has their usual collection of Art Walk images.B- Restaurant Gal is slowing taming a mean-spirited customer.
On a slow night two days later, in wheeled Maureen to her favorite deuce. She was wearing a royal blue blouse that fully complimented her clear pale skin and large dark eyes. She looked lovely, actually.C- Philanthrofest photos at Soul of Miami.
“That is a great color on you,” I said as I placed her Sprites before her.
She looked up at me, puzzled by my comment. “Thank you,” she said without emotion. A second passed. “You know,” she began, looking directly at me, “If you pour me three quarters diet Sprite and add three long shots of regular Sprite from the fountain, it should be right.”
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Gun Free Zone, who like to warn their readers of an impending insurrection by African-Americans [all of them, no doubt, wearing hoodies] who are supposedly pissed off with the racial injustices in America. For example, check out this one at GFZ and make sure you read the comments.But I'm thinking that as long as we have folks like George Zimmerman, Alvin Watts, Jake England and paranoid right wing gun extremists like Gun Free Zone roaming the streets, it's African-Americans who need to be fearful of some kind of offensive from America's "well-regulated militia."
Know what I mean, Vern?
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Tree crushes home in Orange City; mom and daughter unhurt
04/17/2012
A mother and her teenage daughter narrowly escaped serious injury today, April 12, when a massive oak fell into their Orange City home about 12:30 p.m.
Neighbor Gavin Holley swept away electrical wires to help the younger woman exit the small house at 412 W. Central Ave. A large section of the roof ...
DeLand Easter crosses a success, despite change
04/17/2012
Sixty-nine crosses were decorated in Downtown DeLand on Easter eve this year.
Organizers called the project a success, noting there were 13 more crosses on building windows and walls in Downtown DeLand this year, after a controversy arose over the placement of the Christian symbols on the public sid ...
Weekend Calendar April 13-15, 2012
04/17/2012
Friday, April 13
Benefit Spaghetti Dinner
5-8 p.m. at the Rainbow Child Care Center, 1401 W. New York Ave., DeLand. Proceeds will go to playground improvements at the center. The center is a ministry of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of DeLand. Donations: $5 adults; $2 children.
Defe ...
Driver ID in hit-and-run fatality may take months
04/17/2012
More than three weeks after a car hit two 14-year-old girls in DeLand, killing one of them, there is no new information about who may have been driving.
Juliana Hobbs and Rachel Russell were walking to Rachel’s house on South Spring Garden Avenue around 9:35 p.m. March 17, when a car struck them f ...
Bulldogs lose head football coach Smith
04/17/2012
The rumor mill has been brewing for the past several months, and it finally boiled over April 12, when DeLand High School Bulldog head football coach Ryan Smith resigned.
The popular and successful coach led the Bulldogs to a 9-2 record in 2011, his only season at the helm here, but he had three pre ...
West Volusia Beacon Deal of the Weekend
04/17/2012
Welcome to the Beacon Deal of the Weekend.
Today is Friday, April 13, 2012. These deals are valid through various dates.
Each Friday, we'll post a video message to share with you the "extreme" coupon offers that will allow you to get something free — or nearly free — over the weekend.
We invi ...
Stetson University partners with Museum of Florida Art
04/17/2012
A partnership between Stetson University and the Museum of Florida Art will give the school a new home for its theater program, and the museum a financial boost, as well as new energy.
Stetson is moving its theater-arts program to the former Cultural Arts Center at 600 N. Woodland Blvd., where it wi ...
Spiritual Side: National Poetry Month celebration service April 15 in DeLand
04/17/2012
Poetry celebrated
Cheryl Orr will present “Poetry Readings” at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 15, service at First Unitarian Universalist Church of West Volusia in DeLand.
In honor of National Poetry Month, there will be a poetry show-and-tell. Various readers will share favorite poems submitted b ...
Rent-a-cop explains mall rules to baffled customer...
04/13/2012
Uh, oh! I knew I was in trouble. Club champion? OMG!
But, Lou turned out to be a very fine person and we had a great time on the course. I won't mention my score for it was less than impressive, but he ended the round just two over par! That is phenomenal by any standard!
Lou is known as Captain Schroeder for he has owned a marine services business in the Palm Beach area for many years and one of his services includes yacht sitting. He is now more or less retired and living in the Ocala area.
Perhaps we'll run into each other again some time. If that happens I'm gonna take notes!
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