Seminole County, already known for its lush parks and trails, has approved a major plan to add facilities and upgrade its existing parks. An estimated $103 million will be needed over the next decade to upgrade and build new parks, sports fields ...
Lake Mary's Rinehart Place
One of Lake Mary's most visible pieces of real estate, Rinehart Place, has been sold to Florida Hospital for $6 million. There ...
The Florida Department of Education has finally released its letter grades for high schools, considerably later than those grades for middle and elementary schools. As expected Seminole County High Schools graded well, with seven A's and two B's. Here are ...
Lake Mary real estate numbers were both up and down through for the month of October 2013. Up when compared to October 2012, down when compared to September 2013. This pretty much follows the trends of the rest of the ...
Tesla Motors, the electric car company, plans to open a mini-store and service center in Longwood. The facility, Tesla's first in Central Florida, will be located at 2300 N. Hwy. 17-92, just north of Dog Track Road. The closest Tesla service center ...
By Doug Packard
1. Orlando has many established neighborhoods with lots of character and mature trees. Most visitors to the Orlando area form their impressions of the region’s housing from what they see from the highway in between theme parks. ...
Say what? That’s right. For the first time in memory, jumbo mortgage rates are now lower than rates for conventional home loans. I’ve heard of inverted yield curves with 15 and 30 year mortgages, but never with jumbo and conventional rates. Jumbo loans are those over ...
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Lake Mary’s L and L Acres Ranch
I’m all for capitalism and for the free alienation of land, and God knows we need the inventory of potential homes for sale, but I ...
Not exactly breaking news here, but The Fresh Market and Ross Dress For Less are building stores in the space formerly occupied by Albertson’s at Lake Mary Centre. Also, planned for the former Cafe Positanno space is a Jimmy Hula’s Fish Tacos, although there doesn’t appear to be any ...
View MoreNoticeably absent from the Lake Mary Farmer’s Market was Barnwood Bar-B-Que. Owner Dan Backhaus says they’ll probably be back when the weather cools off a bit. In the meantime, they are going to be at a farmer’s market in The Villages, where summer crowds have not been stifled ...
