When Fran and Ian Love opened the Clubhouse Bar & Grill in Vero Beach in 2005, they thought their new eatery would be a gold mine because of its prime location.

Just steps away from Dodgertown, the Loves’ restaurant thrived when the Dodgers played spring training games at Holman Stadium. But with the local economy tanking and Dodgertown now a ghost town, the couple are struggling to keep their doors open.

The following represent city-, county-, and regional-level news stories around the state relating to the BEBR Population Program's recent release of the April 1, 2009 preliminary population estimates.

Brevard's population dipped last year - Florida Today - August 24, 2009
UF: Polk Is Losing People - The Ledger - August 22, 2009

TALLAHASSEE — A development boom is brewing under the radar of Floridians distracted by deteriorating real estate values and record foreclosures. The state is processing an unprecedented number of proposals for new homes and commercial development. If approved, these projects could pump more than 600,000 rooftops onto a market suffering from a surplus of product and slowdown in population growth.