so he opted to be a restaurant owner. But by 1988, The Kapok Tree closed, and the county bought the property in 1990. The park opened in 2008. The menu was simple, Fodiman said: a few entrees ...

DAVIE — The overgrown lawn and tall weeds, the cracked stone columns and dirty, red tile roof all announced that the Kapok Tree restaurant many had loved was no more. Some came to buy a piece of ...