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Some Florida stone crab fishermen take home less as fuel costs eat into a decent season

For local seafood businesses, pressure from rising fuel costs remains even after a promising opening to Florida's stone crab season. Fishermen cannot count on that start translating into better earnings. Here's what to know. Larger crabs and somewhat higher production marked The Crab Plant's opening in Crystal River compared with...

Florida · 15h
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Families Pile Into Wagons To Cut Their Own Christmas Tree At This Florida Farm

I can’t think of many places where a kid gets handed a real saw and pointed toward a forest of Christmas trees. This one does exactly that, every single holiday season. The farm spreads across 65 acres in Florida, and thousands of homegrown pines and cedars stand waiting for a family to claim them. The same couple has run it since 1986.

Florida · 20h
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This Central Florida home surrounded by 16 private botanical acres and two rivers is now for sale

A Central Florida home with its own botanical gardens sandwiched between two rivers has hit the market for $16 million. The home is located at 6075 S. Tropical Trail on Merritt Island and sits on a secluded gated and walled estate between the Indian River and Banana River. It’s filled with canopy oak trees, elevated […] The post This Central Florida home surrounded by 16 private botanical acres and two rivers is now for sale appeared first on Orlando Weekly .

Orlando, FL · 1d

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New standalone pawn shop, outdoor storage yard proposed at Marion Oaks site

Plans to construct a new standalone pawn shop with an outdoor vehicle and equipment storage yard in Marion Oaks will be reviewed by county commissioners next week. The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will consider the special use permit request during its regular planning and zoning meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

Marion County, FL · 3h
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We need a Costco in Ocala, and other shopping options in Marion Oaks

As a Marion Oaks resident, I feel that we are in the need of a good gym. The closest one is way over on College Road. A Cotsco would be of great help besides the Walmart Supercenter that is coming soon and the Publix. Also, a Lowes or Home Depot...

Ocala, FL · 23h

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VeeCor Envisions 6M-SF Daytona Beach Industrial Park

VeeCor Properties has expanded the Florida Logistics Center to nearly 580 developable acres, more than doubling the planned footprint of the industrial development at the Interstate 4/Interstate 95 interchange in Daytona Beach. The expansion creates additional opportunities for large-scale industrial and build-to-suit development in Central Florida. David Murphy, Monica Wonus...

Daytona Beach, FL · 1d

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Bargain Hunters Agree That This Colossal Florida Flea Market Is Better Than Costco

Somewhere between Lakeland and Winter Haven, tucked into a part of Florida that doesn’t always make the tourist brochures, International Market World in Auburndale is quietly doing something extraordinary every single weekend. It’s pulling in crowds of dedicated shoppers who have decided, collectively and enthusiastically, that this colossal flea...

Florida · 5d

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8 Florida Paper Craft Shops Where ‘Just Looking’ Turns Into a Very Expensive Hobby

One of these shops sits inside a building with the word Scrap built right into its name, and somehow that feels like a fair warning. Paper crafters know the danger. You go in for one sheet of cardstock and leave with stamps, dies, ink, and a class schedule. Florida has...

Florida · 3d

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CareerSource Central Florida to host Paychecks for Patriots job fair Nov. 10

CareerSource Central Florida will host its annual Paychecks for Patriots job fair Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Orlando, connecting veterans, transitioning service members, military spouses and other job seekers with more than 20 local employers. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Orange Technical College, Building 1600,...

Orlando, FL · 3d

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Florida Homeowners Got Hit With $13,157.73 Roof Bills Each, Then Found Records Allegedly Showing The Contractor Got A $232,000 Deposit 12 Days Before The Public Vote

A roof is supposed to keep the rain out. For homeowners at Vistas at Phillips Commons in Orlando’s Dr. Phillips area, it has become the center of a lawsuit. A […]

Orlando, FL · 3d

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Orlando List Prices Slip as Price Cuts Climb Above National Share

Orlando buyers gained more room to negotiate as sellers trimmed prices and listings climbed.

Orlando, FL · 1d

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Fun Spot teases new roller coaster, now RMC shipment spotted in Orlando

Something mysterious has arrived at Fun Spot America Orlando. On Nov. 9, 2026, the amusement park shared video of a truck carrying large crates bearing the Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) logo, just weeks after Fun Spot’s CEO teased the possibility of another roller coaster coming to Central Florida. The...

Orlando, FL · 2d

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New Apopka leadership roles approved with salaries up to $210,000

Apopka officials approved four new department head roles following debates over high salaries and property tax reforms.

Apopka, FL · 3d

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HBK Merges in Orlando-Based McDirmit Davis

Top 50 accounting firm HBK has combined with McDirmit Davis, an Orlando, FL-based accounting, audit, tax, and financial services firm, effective Nov. 2. Top 50 accounting firm HBK has combined with McDirmit Davis, an Orlando, FL-based accounting, audit, tax, and financial services firm, effective Nov. 2. Financial terms of the...

Orlando, FL · 1d

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Jones Homes Joins Toll Brothers at Saint Cloud's Massive Bella Tara Project

Two homebuilders have staked their claims in one of Osceola County's biggest master-planned communities. Jones Homes USA and Toll Brothers have bought lots in Bella Tara, an approximately 655.86-acre development south of Kissimmee Park Road in Saint Cloud. Jones Homes USA paid $14.77 million for 153 lots. According to GrowthSpotter,...

Osceola County, FL · 4d

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Downtown businesses push back on more after-hour fees

Downtown businesses are being asked to pay after midnight alcohol permits on top of their fees to stay open late. City officials say the fees fund law enforcement to keep the area safe, but some downtown businesses say they are the only ones bearing the cost to keep it that way.

Orlando, FL · 2d

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EchoPark Automotive To Open First Orlando Location

EchoPark Automotive is preparing to enter the Orlando market with a new location scheduled to open in December 2026. According to an announcement from its parent company, Sonic Automotive, Orlando will become the retailer’s 15th market. The announcement was included in a company press release about EchoPark’s new advertising campaign featuring actor Owen Wilson.

Orlando, FL · 4d

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Kevin Fussell Forging a Path for Family’s Ranching Legacy to Prevail

Kevin Fussell’s family has raised cattle in Central Florida since the years after the Civil War. Back then, there were no fenced pastures and few reasons to own land when cattle could graze freely across the open range. Today, the fifth-generation Polk County rancher faces a very different problem:...

Polk County, FL · 5d