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News

    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 22, 2025
SeaPort Manatee installs new security booths

Through a state grant, the Manatee County port has added three new security booths after its old ones were destroyed in Hurricane Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 22, 2025
Pinellas ZIP code among top five nationally in 'zombie' foreclosure rate

According to a new study, the number of abandoned properties nationality is on the rise. One area in Pinellas County has a rate of nearly 35%.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 22, 2025
American running Parisian library to lead Tampa's history museum

Audrey Chapuis, currently the executive director of The American Library in Paris, has been hired as president and CEO of the Tampa Bay History Center and will start in December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 22, 2025
Tervis names new president of drinkware company

The new leader of the company, Roger Parsons, who will also serve as chief revenue officer, comes amid a shift in ownership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 21, 2025
Tampa OnlyFans content creator who made $5.4M charged with tax evasion

Kylie Leia Perez, 30, earned more than $5.4 million in four years on the social media platform OnlyFans. Now she owes the IRS at least $1.69 million in back taxes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 21, 2025
School buys $2.1M site in North Port for new campus

Imagine School at North Port purchased a site for its new campus in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 21, 2025
Noted Lakewood Ranch architect dies at 68, 18 months after retiring

Doug Whitney, who died Aug. 11, designed some of Lakewood Ranch's most well-known buildings.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 21, 2025
East Manatee County home sells for nearly $7 million

The Schemmel Soda Group, which handled the sale, says it is the second-highest priced home ever sold in the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 20, 2025
Naples apartments sell to South Florida investor

The deal for the Wild Pines apartments closed with the help of $26.62 million in acquisition financing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 20, 2025
St. Pete to host debut street race for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Trucks will compete on a street course for the first time during the 22nd annual Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 20, 2025
Payroll scheme in Naples causes $4.2M loss to IRS, prosecutors say

An off-the-books cash payroll system at a Naples construction company sidestepped taxes and defrauded workers' compensation insurance companies, prosecutors say.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • August 20, 2025
Midwest scratch-kitchen restaurant brand to make Florida debut at UTC

Ohio-based Kitchen Social offers a range of craveable cuisine, according to its founder.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Anastasia Dawson
  • August 20, 2025
Cross Bay Ferry service returning to Tampa Bay

Following the suspension of the Cross Bay Ferry in April, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is looking for a new operator to bring back daily ferry service from Tampa to St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 19, 2025
State of Florida sues textbook publishers

The state alleges McGraw Hill and Savvas Learning Co. "systematically" overcharged state schools for materials in violation of the law.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • August 19, 2025
Restaurant group disputes claims in lawsuit filed by famed Doc Ford author

Randy Wayne White says in court papers that Fort Myers' HM Restaurant Group violated an agreement that allowed it to operate eateries bearing his literary character’s name.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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