2020

  In recent times, the economic turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has affected retirement plans for many Americans. And infection rates vary in different parts across the country, introducing new stressors and changing daily life. So given all that, what are the best places in America to retire? On Tuesday, U.S. News & World Report released its list of the best places in the...

Florida’s Gulf Coast While all four corners of Florida have something to offer visitors, the Gulf Coast is particularly special during the winter months. Temperatures are warm but not blazing hot. You can often see manatees and all manner of birds in the state’s rivers, estuaries and beachfront. And, since it’s high season with visitors usually calling from around the globe, attractions and...

An original developer at what had been West Villages in North Port will break ground on an upscale project in September. Sam Rodgers Homes had built the Gran Paradiso series of homes at West Villages, rebadged as Wellen Park in April, when the project emerged as a masterplanned community in 2000. Based in Lakewood Ranch, Sam Rodgers will construct 42 homes in the $500,000-$1 million range in the...

Sarasota Memorial Hospital's new Courtyard Tower is seen in this March 11, 2013 photo. Three of the nine floors within the new tower will be dedicated to newborn delivery and infant care, including Labor and Delivery, Mother and Baby and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. (3.11.2013)(Herald-Tribune photo by Elaine Litherland) Basic Protective Measures Against The New Coronavirus We here at New...