FORUM Magazine Spring 2008

Finding Community in a Crowd

Humanities Alive!
News of the Florida Humanities Council

Leaving the Fast Lane Behind (Click here for full article)
Has sprawl killed community? Florida social scientists, urban planners, and writers look at the benefits of living on a more human scale.

Seeking a Sense of Community
By Ray Oldenburg
Zoning laws have spawned isolated, insular lives. To connect with others, search out a “third place,” an informal gathering spot beyond home and work (the first and second places).

Where Everyone Knows your Name
By Jon Wilson
Two dozen Floridians describe their special places for meeting folks.

Savoring Florida
By Connie May Fowler
This new FORUM column focuses on Florida’s multicultural feast.

Place Making
By Charles C. Bohl
As part of a growing movement, citizens, civic leaders, and designers are working together to create walkable towns, suburban town centers, and revitalized urban and suburban areas around the state.

Discovering a City’s Soul
By Elsbeth Gordon
The multicultural, multiethnic St. Augustine community created an “intelligent design for living” more than 300 years ago.

Florida Views
See Florida places through the eyes of writers, artists, and photographers.

The Town that Nurtured Zora
By Valerie Boyd
Eatonville forged the indomitable spirit of a trailblazing novelist and folklorist.