[Interesting Things Happening Elsewhere]

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About the only holdout is Orlando, which once spurred the renaissance of moribund downtowns around the state. Now, with its DINO mayor who totally abandoned the history of getting all of his city involved in its growth and turned governance over to developers building for their own max profit, is now an adventure in mostly meh mid-rise construction.

I understand your opinion, but all the same, I myself sincerely believe that the city is not so much an infrastructure as the people who inhabit it. It so happened that young people often began to migrate to other states. They get to know each other via the internet as easily as I say hello to my colleagues in the office every morning. Then we see their joyful joint photos from somewhere in NY or Miami(

[West Virginia Population Decline]

On 7/23/2020 at 11:12 PM, Richmonder23 said:

 

Does this mean that rural populations will always be on a decline, and doomed to become obsolete? Of course not. People will follow the jobs, and if more jobs come to the region, the people will follow. I've heard from expats who've left these rural counties that have intense pressure/guilt from family to return, which they may do in time if the opportunities are there.  Plus, not all counties in WV are on a decline - Berkeley County, for example, has grown about 14.4% since 2010, which is tremendous. What sets Berkeley County apart from say, Kamawha County (home of the capital Charleston, which saw a 7.7% decline since 2010)? Well, Berkeley is in the far east of the state, in a region that is not surrounded by mountains, and is closer to neighboring Hagerstown, Maryland, which all likely benefits from the greater DC area sprawl (to a degree, of course). And of course, everything I've said is sweeping generalizations - there are plenty of small towns and rural communities that have been growing over the last decade - just look at southeastern Pennsylvania. How their demographic changes translate to WV, I'm not sure. But the fact of the matter is, West Virginia isn't attracting new people to the state right now in large enough numbers. Until that changes, I wouldn't be surprised if we continue to see a downtrend.

It seems to me that everything is not as sad as you say. There was a period of some decline in interest in the state, but I see positive trends now. People want peace and privacy due to the coronavirus. Such people are looking for a couple to live in the countryside. This is very noticeable in the communication on the dating site. It seems to me that in 2020 people, on the contrary, began to create families and come to Virginia.

[Tallahassee Trivia!]

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Welcome to the club buddy!! 

I felt a little sad to re-read all these answers) Most of the community left to live their own lives. I myself prefer communication on this website. This is a local dating site .. But sometimes there is not enough someone with whom you can just discuss the news without subtext.

[The Tree]

On 8/20/2021 at 3:33 PM, FLheat said:

There has also been a recent void in Lake Eola where they cut down a similar sized tree next to the duck pond on the north side of the lake.  It would be nice to have a shade tree back in that location.

This is sad to hear. Such trees have always been used as a date mascot for lovers. It is customary for us to tie bright ribbons on the third date. This is done by both teens and adult couples with Maturetenders. I once asked in the general chat and found a man who was 62 and he still remembers hanging ribbons with his girl in high school)) Usually the department spares money for replanting mature trees. A new tree will only be like this in many years(