December 29, 2012 - 6:00pm

The new year traditionally is looked at as a time to reassess one's self or ones company. In 2013, Florida will also be taking a look back, celebrating "Viva Florida 500," marking the half-millennium that has passed since Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Le became the first recorded European to arrive on Florida's east coast.
The Florida Department of State has already started to use the Viva 500 campaign to showcase the multicultural history of that land that has become Florida and the rich opportunities that Florida now offers.