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Savanna developers and residents settle after 4-year battle
After three years, residents and developers came to a compromise over a 5.23-acre tract of open space at the entrance of Savanna at Lakewood Ranch. The land will be developed, but there are limitations as to what can be done with the parcel. “To be perfectly honest, we had no...
Drier and Brighter Conditions to Return
Following what was a soggy and stormy Saturday across South Florida, which included a record 2.99 inches of rain at Miami International Airport, a drier and brighter weather pattern — relatively speaking — will settle in to start the next week. The tropical wave we’ve been following is...
Hurricane center watching 2 tropical waves. FL to see thunderstorms as tax holiday kicks off
The tropics remained calm as a sales tax holiday for hurricane and other disaster supplies kicked off Saturday, but severe weather could affect portions of Florida over the weekend. Tropical cyclone activity is not expected over the next seven days, the National Hurricane Center reported in its latest update. ...
New cafe opens in St. Pete’s Edge District
August 24, 2024 - Café Copa has officially opened at 1043 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg’s growing Edge District. It offers in-house coffee and espresso, breakfast sandwiches, a lunch menu and a full bar. The café, adjacent to COPA, features extended evening hours, live entertainment and event space.
Report: Tampa’s housing market outpaces St. Pete
August 24, 2024 - WalletHub recently compared 300 cities of various sizes across 17 metrics to determine 2024’s “best real estate markets.” The personal finance platform ranked Tampa seventh among large cities, while St. Petersburg placed 34th in the midsize category. To compile its list, WalletHub measured housing market attractiveness and economic strength indicators, like home value appreciation, affordability and job growth.
Is lice in schools a big deal anymore? Maybe not, say medical groups
TAMPA — School was still a month away but Taylor Huff, 32, got nervous when she discovered she and her teenage daughter had head lice. Turns out, she might not have needed to be so concerned. After weeks of shampooing with oily concoctions, she gave up and spent $140...
Publix ranked among top 15 in PEOPLE's list of 2024 companies that care
TAMPA, Fla. — Publix was recently ranked No. 15 out of 100 companies in the "Companies that Care in 2024" list from PEOPLE Magazine. The supermarket that originated in Florida made the "Companies That Care in 2024" list for helping its employees and the communities they live and work in especially in times of need, according to the magazine.
FGCU returns to the pitch Sunday, travels to face USF
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Florida Gulf Coast University women's soccer will clash with the South Florida Bulls in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on ESPN+. FGCU enters Sunday's matchup 0-1-0. The Eagles dropped their season-opening match against FIU, 2-1. The Atlantic Sun Conference Preseason...
16 families move into new affordable housing in Immokalee
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Sixteen families in Immokalee are starting a new chapter as a new housing community on the northwest corner of Lake Trafford Road and North 19th Street officially opens its doors. The Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance celebrated the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, highlighting the completion of...
Neighbors upset over overflowing garbage outside foreclosed home in Cape Coral
Things have gotten so bad in one Cape Coral front yard that it looks like a junkyard, and one neighbor is fed up with the garbage. “By the end of the night, there was a pile about the size of the house outside the house,” said Tom Ashton, “and I was like, ‘Wow.'”
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