Saturday we attended our neighborhood’s semi-annual “Party in the Park,” which was shorter this year – 2-5 – and better attended than in the past. We talked to a young woman who grew up in South Florida and was planning to move to North Carolina – she didn’t like all the development and wanted to be around nature – and a man who moved here from Philadelphia and liked the fact that there were more and more things – bars, cafes, etc. - that he could walk to. He said that every Friday he and three friends walk to lunch on the beach and then walk back. The entire outing takes about three hours. But, he said, it’s a pleasant walk, most of it along Las Olas. He did add that he takes a towel in summer to wipe off his sweat before entering the restaurant.
