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Lakewood Ranch has been ranked the No. 1 multigenerational master-planned community in the United States for the eighth consecutive year based on new home sales, according to independent research from RCLCO and Zonda. The ranking reflects continued homebuyer demand as new home sales have slowed in many U.S. markets....

The idea of opening his own coffee shop started nearly a decade ago on the porch of his Ohio home. Ryan Lose drank coffee there, inviting friends and neighbors over. “That kind of grew into everyone knowing me as the coffee guy, and that Ryan’s House is the coffee house,” Lose said. That idea followed Lose when he...

A long-debated high-rise is officially moving forward in downtown St. Petersburg despite strong opposition from residents who say they’ll be displaced by the project. The city’s Development Review Commission voted 4–1 to approve a 21-story luxury apartment tower called "The Pelican," clearing the way for demolition...

Imagine driving miles and miles just for a slice of pie. Well, thousands of people do exactly that every year when they head to Der Dutchman at 3713 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota. This beloved Amish restaurant has built a reputation so sweet that folks from Miami to Tallahassee make the...

Sarasota, Florida – An ordinary fishing expedition turned into an extraordinary act of compassion when two local men discovered a disoriented owl perched precariously on their rod, far from any land. A Feathered Surprise on the Open Water Out in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 20 miles from the Sarasota coastline,...

St. Pete’s celebrated art scene just got another feather for its cap. A comprehensive new study has named The Duncan McClellan Gallery the No. 1 free attraction in America. The Duncan McClellan Gallery, located in the Warehouse Arts District at 2342 Emerson Avenue South, primarily showcases glass art creations, in...

Lisset Hanewicz’s parents were exiled from Cuba. Their daughter is now the first Hispanic chairperson of the St. Petersburg City Council. Hanewicz officially took the gavel from Councilmember Copley Gerdes during an emotional ceremony Thursday. “I knew we would need extra tissues,” Mayor Ken Welch said later in the...

Crews with Manatee County's Natural Resources held a prescribed burn at Emerson Point Preserve to reduce the risk of a wildfire. FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon reports.

Existing McCown Towers residents oppose it, but the neighborhood association wants public parking. Host: More public housing for seniors in walking distance from downtown. What’s not to like? Well, the devil is in the details, and in this case, that’s parking. On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission decided to go...

Community activists hope the financial literacy center will become an attraction and reverse enrollment decline. Host: Sarasota’s Newtown community is seeing a transformation. For decades, the Booker schools have been the cultural anchors of this neighborhood. Today, faced with dropping enrollment, these historic...