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    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • May 13, 2026
'50s-inspired dining, nightlife and supper club coming to Tampa

The Sapphire: Lounge & Supper Club combines luxury dining with cocktails and live entertainment.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 12, 2026
Italian bakery, cafe coming to Sarasota this summer

Amalfi Bakehouse has leased a 1,170-square-foot retail space on Siesta Drive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 12, 2026
Bee Ridge office building, adjacent parcel sell for $3.6M

An LLC associated with a law firm purchased the property and plans to use it as an office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 12, 2026
Naples property including former L.L. Bean compound sells for $37M

Spanning more than an acre, the property encompasses the block of Fifth Avenue South from the beach to Gulf Shore Boulevard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • May 12, 2026
Tampa, Hillsborough County break monthly tourism records

Visit Tampa Bay says March was the best performing month in the county’s history, with $134 million in taxable hotel revenue and $8 million in bed taxes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 12, 2026
Retailers saved from penny turmoil as DeSantis signs rounding bill

A Florida Senate bill approved nearly unanimously in the Legislature allows retailers to round cash transactions as pennies disappear.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 12, 2026
Tampa low-income apartments sell for $30M, $24M in renovations planned

A New York firm has bought the Silver Oaks Apartments just off of Hillsborough Avenue and will make major improvements and add programing for residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • May 12, 2026
United Soccer League announces leadership transition, new CEO

Paul McDonough has been tapped as the Tampa organization’s new president and CEO, effective June 1.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • May 11, 2026
Owner rebrands Longboat, Sarasota pizza joints

As the franchise contract reached expiration, owner Kenny Palin decided to personalize his two pizzerias with a family name.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 11, 2026
Longboat Key, Miami Beach resorts selling $187K World Cup package — tickets extra

St. Regis Longboat Key Resort and St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort offer six-day ultra-luxury packages around the global soccer tournament that include the presidential suites, butlers and yacht tours.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • May 11, 2026
Tampa credit union donates, partners with local children's museum

Suncoast Credit Union's new partnership with the Glazer Children’s Museum has also launched a new exhibit and exclusive admissions deals for credit union members.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 11, 2026
Report: Pasco County ZIP code named hottest housing market in the US

Land O' Lakes, with Plant City not far behind, is ranked first on a list of the 100 busiest home markets nationwide thus far this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • May 11, 2026
LA fashion brand Paige opens first Florida store in Tampa

Paige’s first Florida store is now open in Hyde Park Village.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 11, 2026
Texas developer pays $6.5M for Hillsborough land, plans industrial park

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Bradenton workforce housing project gets a loan, a historic St. Pete Beach hotel sells, and a Cape Coral retail center changes hands.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 9, 2026
Tampa tower's new owner leases 78,000 square feet of space

The tenants include several new firms and two that are expanding in the building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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