The Sarasota and Manatee housing market starts off the year with a continued rise in the supply of homes for sale. According to data from Florida REALTORS® and compiled by the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota…

Bertha Palmer Adds Cowboy to her Estate

The Chicago Journal has the following article on “Big Bill” Ferguson, who has taken charge of Mrs. Potter Palmer's ranch along both sides of the Myakka River: A cowboy chaperon has been called as Cerberus for the…

New College to lose it’s liberal life style

"The little college of around 800 students has much that it can brag about. New College frequently ranks among the top public liberal arts colleges in the country, and it also appears on many national rankings…

Sarasota Home Sales Plunge Nov:2022

November home sales in the two-county region are as low or lower than the lag reported from Hurricane Ian just a few months ago. Median sales prices continue to show year-over-year increases, while other factors…

Florida’s Housing Market

Forbes, Andrew DePietro Florida is notorious for how volatile its housing market can be. During the housing bubble and subsequent crash of the late 2000s, Florida was one of the hardest-hit states. Many Florida housing markets…

Best Eats

Good Day Mates, we bring you some of the best dishes served in our area. We set the bar high and see what restaurants can meet them with one or more of their dishes. We…

Florida $13.5 Billion Surplus

From FloridaTaxWatch.org Budget Watch – How Will the 2023 Legislature Handle a Record $13.5 Billion Budget Surplus? As Florida TaxWatch has been detailing in our Budget Watch series, the state’s fiscal circumstances have been steadily improving…