Just Wow

[spenser1058]

Hispanic voters in Florida nearly double - turnout among Hispanic voters up 15% in 2018:

https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article229463804.html

From the Miami Herald

Younger Hispanics appear to have been particularly energized.

If you haven’t, register today online via your county’s Supervisor of Elections website.

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[Dale]

On 4/18/2019 at 6:03 PM, spenser1058 said:

As Orlando continues to grow, the nation’s largest metros continue to shrink. NYC, LA and especially Chicago saw population declines as cities like Houston add residents, according to the Census Bureau:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-census-chicago-cook-county-population-decline-20190408-story,amp.html

From the Chicago Tribune 

NYC had a net loss of 36K in 2017, 38K last year.

[spenser1058]

The St Pete Times digs in to the latest census estimates across the state:

https://www.tampabay.com/business/hillsboroughs-booming-growth-makes-tampa-bay-one-of-the-countrys-fastest-growing-regions-20190422/?template=amp

[Dale]

On 4/13/2019 at 12:07 PM, spenser1058 said:

For the first time, those identifying as “No Religion” have caught up with the categories for “Catholic” and “Evangelical” in the U.S. General Social Survey.

The times, they are a changin’...

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/04/13/us/no-religion-largest-group-first-time-usa-trnd/index.html

From CNN

Going deeper, the percentage of Americans who “strongly” affiliate with religious faith - and who believe that the Bible is the “inspired word” (presumably of God) ... has remained remarkably stable for decades. The rise of the “nones” is likely the result of those who once weakly affiliated with the faith no longer claiming affiliation or perhaps dying and not being replaced. We’ve gone from hot as-against lukewarm to hot as-against tepid.

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2019/04/the-devout-and-the-nones

Of possible interest, “nones” are now the largest demographic in purportedly liberal Metro Vancouver. However, of that expansive category, only a tiny perentage are declared atheists.

 

[spenser1058]

We’re now calling 436 and Hanging Moss Rd. “Baldwin Park”? Talk about neighborhood creep...

https://bungalower.com/2019/04/22/baldwin-park-is-getting-its-own-er/

From Bungalower 

Edited April 23, 2019 by spenser1058

[spenser1058]

The Census Bureau has announced it finally happened- the youth vote DID turn out. In fact, among voters 18-29 there was a 79% increase between 2014 and 2018.

They played a large part in why Democrats did so well last fall. 

https://mailchi.mp/1304ea17f7df/the-point-the-story-of-the-2018-midterms-was-the-youths?e=24d83137bc

From CNN

 

[prahaboheme]

1 hour ago, spenser1058 said:

The Census Bureau has announced it finally happened- the youth vote DID turn out. In fact, among voters 18-29 there was a 79% increase between 2014 and 2018.

They played a large part in why Democrats did so well last fall. 

https://mailchi.mp/1304ea17f7df/the-point-the-story-of-the-2018-midterms-was-the-youths?e=24d83137bc

From CNN

 

Let’s hope they repeat in 2020 so we can send this crook to the dustbin of history.

[Dale]

11 hours ago, prahaboheme said:

Let’s hope they repeat in 2020 so we can send this crook to the dustbin of history.

Don’t despair, rumor is that he won’t seek a third term.

[dcluley98]

Our awesome Orlando Fire fighters help rescue a Bobcat Kitten that was brought to the station. D'awwww!

https://twitter.com/OrlandoFireDept/status/1121816853503008768/video/1

Edited April 26, 2019 by dcluley98

[spenser1058]

The New York Times looks at minorities in Raleigh moving to formerly white suburbs while white folks move into what were previously minority neighborhoods in town.

It’s in many ways a complete 180 from the past 50 years and it’s taking a while for residents old and new to adjust.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/27/upshot/diversity-housing-maps-raleigh-gentrification.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

It also leads to the question here in Orlando: how have neighborhoods like Holden Heights and Concord Park thus far been largely untouched by changes being seen in similar neighborhoods that cities like Raleigh are experiencing?

[AmIReal]

Florida chokes on Georgia’s dust in film biz

A movie set in St. Petersburg was shot in Savannah. A movie about Tampa’s Ybor City was shot in Georgia, which had to recreate the look of Ybor City. A movie set in part in coastal Florida was shot in Georgia

https://www.news-journalonline.com/opinion/20190427/another-view-florida-chokes-on-georgias-dust-in-film-biz

original post at Jax Time Union (paywall)

[spenser1058]

On 4/23/2019 at 9:49 PM, prahaboheme said:

Let’s hope they repeat in 2020 so we can send this crook to the dustbin of history.

But first, the NRA is crumbling before our eyes at long last. Hopefully, that will include their Tally lobbyist Marion Hammer whose departure in and of itself will improve our legislature 110%.

Like Al Capone, it seems the key to bringing the NRA to heel is all about taxes. I wonder where else that might come in handy in DC?

[spenser1058]

Disney stock hit an all-time high this morning after the Avengers smashed the worldwide opening record for a film last week.

Hopefully, this will mean the hits just keep on coming with upgrades to the parks heading towards WDW’s 50th anniversary:

https://markets.businessinsider.com/amp/news/nysedis-the-walt-disney-company-shares-hit-record-high-after-avengers-2019-4-1028149138

From Business Insider 

[smileguy]

On 4/27/2019 at 3:59 PM, spenser1058 said:

The New York Times looks at minorities in Raleigh moving to formerly white suburbs while white folks move into what were previously minority neighborhoods in town.

It’s in many ways a complete 180 from the past 50 years and it’s taking a while for residents old and new to adjust.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/27/upshot/diversity-housing-maps-raleigh-gentrification.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

It also leads to the question here in Orlando: how have neighborhoods like Holden Heights and Concord Park thus far been largely untouched by changes being seen in similar neighborhoods that cities like Raleigh are experiencing?

Here is a great read on the subject - its a few years old, and while some of the specifics about the case studies have changed, it remains a solid look at the trend.

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Inversion-Future-American-City/dp/0307474372

In The Great Inversion, Alan Ehrenhalt, one of our leading urbanologists, reveals how the roles of America’s cities and suburbs are changing places—young adults and affluent retirees moving in, while immigrants and the less affluent are moving out—and addresses the implications of these shifts for the future of our society.
 

[AmIReal]

Orlando was named one of “8 Smart Cities to Watch” in an article in StateTech in October 2018, along with Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan; Austin, Texas; Boston; Columbus, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; and Tampa. “These are the communities to keep an eye on,” the article said. “They have concrete smart city plans in place, which include not just technology but governance and community outreach.”

http://www.i4biz.com/economic-development/orlando-is-one-of-eight-smart-cities-to-watch/

https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2018/10/8-smart-cities-watch

 

Edited May 1, 2019 by AmIReal

[spenser1058]

I really like the logo for the Orlando Book Festival, especially superimposing the swan over the fountain. I wish that had been a flag choice.

https://www.ocls.info/a-daylong-celebration-books

[spenser1058]

*Points in his green plaid jacket and plastic black glasses from high atop W. Colonial and says, “I want to sell you a rocket!”*

https://www.engadget.com/amp/2019/05/01/nasa-aluminum-fraud-scheme-probe/

From Endgadget

 

[Dale]

On 4/27/2019 at 5:37 PM, spenser1058 said:

But first, the NRA is crumbling before our eyes at long last. Hopefully, that will include their Tally lobbyist Marion Hammer whose departure in and of itself will improve our legislature 110%.

Like Al Capone, it seems the key to bringing the NRA to heel is all about taxes. I wonder where else that might come in handy in DC?

Maybe America has peaked at 300,000,000 guns.

[spenser1058]

MLB attendance continues to be weak and Florida teams in Miami and St Pete continue to bring up the rear.

It’s probably safe to say no one is itching to do anything with Big Show baseball in the state right now (on either side of Tampa Bay or in Orlando for that matter).

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/3626164002

From USA Today 

[HankStrong]

17 hours ago, spenser1058 said:

It’s probably safe to say no one is itching to do anything with Big Show

 

You've made him so sad.

[dcluley98]

Such a good photo from an old MTB Trip, unaltered: 
 

[HankStrong]

I've seen enough horror movies to know that you should never try to find a way to open that crypt!

[spenser1058]

Bank branches have held remarkably steady so far compared to the number of store closures in the US. That has been in part due to the resistance of some older boomers to do banking online.

That may be now set to change. It’s interesting to think how that will change our local neighborhoods. It’s already impacted the downtown towers where standard branches at banks like Wells Fargo and Chase are now the rule instead of the grand banking halls that were once the norm.

Just don’t be messing with the Chase branch at Bumby and Colonial (and for that matter the one on Edgewater Drive). They’re both too cool for school!

https://thegrio.com/2019/05/05/bank-branches-soon-close/

From The Grio

[AmIReal]

Central Florida’s winners in the 2020 budget

Other than UCF we fared well. 

I didn't know this was being worked on, but I like it- "And east Orange County residents may see the rise of a history park on the Little Econlockhatchee River, thanks $3 million set aside in the budget. The county requested the matching grant to buy and protect the Harrod property along the river near the Seminole County line. The property has remnants of a centuries-old bridge and some of the most lush river ecosystem in the area. The money will help Orange County purchase and preserve it, while the owner had said he also had developers interested in the land."

http://floridapolitics.com/archives/295738-sine-die-central-florida-winners-in-the-2020-budget

 

 

[spenser1058]

Some amazing facts about Downtown Orlando included in the vid:

From DDB/City of Orlando 

https://youtu.be/oI2m51B0SeI

I added a direct link if you can’t get it to load.

 

Edited May 7, 2019 by spenser1058