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What you need to know about Florida today
› As Sarasota dog track begins demolition, redevelopment remains uncertain
Jack Collins Jr. sat in the cab of an excavator, invited by the new owner of the Sarasota Kennel Club to take the first whack at demolishing the iconic structure at the edge of the Sarasota city limits on University Parkway, He couldn’t do it. The legacy of three generations of building up and operating the Collins family business was too much for him to tear down — albeit only a symbolic piece.
› Rebuilding Together Central Florida in need of home repair applicants
Homes across Central Florida experienced damage from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. Some homes are deteriorating from everyday wear and tear. For many, home repairs are difficult to pay for. “We have the money but right now, we’re lacking homeowners,” Ashley Coleman with Rebuilding Together Central Florida said. Right now, Rebuilding Together Central Florida is in a unique situation.
› Solar boom: Polk County among Florida's hotbeds for utility-scale solar power plants
Every year, a land conference in Florida is hosted by Lakeland-based commercial real estate broker Dean Saunders for updates on the various land-use trends and tabulations of large land transactions in Polk County and across Florida. And for nearly the past 10 years, the conference has shown astronomical growth in one type of land sale: large agricultural tracts sold for solar power generation.
› A ginormous Publix just opened in the Florida Keys. Take a look inside the new store
Stores in the compact Florida Keys tend to be smaller to fit the island chain’s style. The new Publix, the fifth in the Florida Keys, sprawls over 64,000 square feet — one of the larger format stores in the chain, said Publix spokeswoman Hannah Herring. Publix is not new to that mall, however. The old supermarket there was 48,000 square feet.
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