Nokomis hotel scramble: While the residential real estate market has slowed, proposed hotel projects are certainly bucking that trend and particularly at one Nokomis intersection.Rocky mountains, why?: The Florida Bankers Association is out with a detailed schedule for the group's 2006 convention.Charity raffle, Neapolitan style: The Naples Winter Wine Festival, the super-exclusive Bacchanalian hobnob held every January, is selling raffle tickets for $5,000 a piece.Chery no more: Sarasota no longer has a choice connection in the battle to bring Chinese-made cars to the United States.Basic school math: Proponents of developing a military academy similar to the Sarasota Military Academy in Manatee County have some fairly convincing business figures on their side.
