In cities across southwest Florida, sellers are increasingly slashing prices to attract reluctant buyers. In Cape Coral, 44.6 percent of homes on the market in February had price drops; in Fort Myers, ...

A popular Sarasota-Manatee seafood restaurant near the beach is set to reopen after being closed for more than six months ...

For Wolter, the Siesta Key resident, the damage was limited by the fact that his home is built to modern hurricane codes, ...

Wade Tatangelo Popular restaurant with 40 locations nationwide opening first Florida spot in Sarasota Toasted Mango ... fought to keep it open after flood damage from hurricanes Milton and Helene ...

After being forced to shut down following extensive flood damage from Hurricane ... Popular steak and seafood restaurant makes Florida debut in Sarasota area 10 best restaurants in Sarasota ...

and a big raspberry to the Sarasota County commissioners who defunded this valuable exhibit. Has anyone suggested a developer/builder hunt due to overdevelopment? But hunting Florida black bears ...

The hurricane caused significant damage in Sarasota ... there were two deaths due to freshwater flooding. There are no known storm surge fatalities in Florida. Milton caused 27 indirect deaths ...

Florida is no stranger to disasters. From hurricanes and flooding to extreme heat ... In total, damage across Manatee and Sarasota counties was estimated at over $1.1 billion.

If built as planned, the Sarasota Performing Arts Center would be tied for the largest such theater in Florida (the other ... most of the flooding it sustained from Hurricane Milton last October ...

Against a backdrop of falling home prices and rising inventory throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties ... experience the storms, living in flood zones or older homes makes them rethink things.

While Florida insurance rates are not expected to ... Lee, Charlotte, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota and Pasco counties have all seen their average premiums rise between 45% and 47% between ...