Scott Lourie of Seal Beach-based Olson Homes said he first noticed the rebound in June when his company put a dozen new townhomes up for sale in La Palma.

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Scott Horsley, NPR News, with the McCain campaign, Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Just Opened London was spearheaded by public relations operative Lauren Scott (of ScottIdeas) and Kirsty Hathaway, editor of travel resource Beach Tomato, formerly with GQ and Vogue.

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"I've never heard anyone say, I'd really like to dangle from a crane and be fed, " says Scott Kennedy, co-owner of Candyfish, a sushi restaurant in Delray Beach that did catering for the Seminole casino.

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