Wed, 16 June 2010 Florida counties dominated recent Forbes rankings, accounting for nearly half of the top spots on Where America's Money is Moving. Collier County ranked No. 1 in the nation followed by Nassau (3rd), Walton (5th), Sumter (10), Lee (11), Monroe (14), Palm Beach (17), and Sarasota (18). (Read more) Category: Quality of Life -- posted at: 3:26 PM Comments[0] |
Sat, 8 May 2010 Florida cities earned top marks on AmericanStyle Magazine's recent list of Top Cities for Art. Among mid-sized cities, St. Petersburg ranked #1 in the nation, followed by Tampa (11th) and Miami (12th). Among small cities, Key West ranked 4th, Sarasota was 5th, Naples was 14th, and Bradenton ranked 22nd. (Read more) Category: Quality of Life -- posted at: 2:13 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 4 March 2010 Florida is once again the nation's most popular summer destination, accounting for 24.5 percent of all responses with cities such as Orlando, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa named to the ASTA's 2010 Hot Spots for Summer survey. Orlando was the No. 1 ranked city in 2010. (Read more) Category: Quality of Life -- posted at: 2:15 PM Comments[1] |
Fri, 29 January 2010 President Obama traveled to Tampa to announce the awarding of a $1.25 billion "down payment" to Florida to build High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail System between Tampa and Orlando and ultimately Miami. (Read more) Category: Quality of Life -- posted at: 11:57 AM Comments[0] |
Mon, 11 January 2010 Orlando is the nation's No. 1 Domestic Travel Destination, according to Travel Leaders' 2010 authoritative annual Travel Trends Survey. (Read more) Category: Quality of Life -- posted at: 10:21 AM Comments[0] |
Fri, 18 December 2009 Florida ranked 3rd on a new study of state-level happiness. This study found that a person's self-reported happiness matches up with objective measures of state-level happiness. (Read more) Category: Quality of Life -- posted at: 9:47 AM Comments[0] |
Thu, 10 December 2009 Florida communities won 4 of the 11 spots on American City & County's 2009 annual excellence awards for thier creativity, cooperation and communication. (Read more) Category: Quality of Life -- posted at: 10:13 AM Comments[0] |
Wed, 10 June 2009 Florida’s St. Augustine ranks among the U.S. News and World Report's Best Places to Live. Described as “great places to find work, retire, or just change your scene,” these cities were identified as affordable communities that have strong economies and plenty of fun things to do. (U.S. News & World Report) Category: Quality of Life -- posted at: 4:18 PM Comments[0] |
Sun, 4 January 2009 Florida is the Best Trails State in America, winning the biennial National Trails Award, and noted for its outstanding statewide system of trails. (American Trails, November 2008) Category: Quality of Life -- posted at: 3:21 PM Comments[0] |
Tue, 20 May 2008 With 7 of the Top 100 best places to live - more than any other state - Florida reaffirms its status as one of the states with highest quality of life. (Relocate America, May 2008) Comments[0] |


