
Love is in the air as Valentine's Day approaches — make sure this lovely occasion smells just as sweet by gifting the special someone in your life a beautiful bouquet. Sarasota and Manatee counties are blooming with flower shops offering a variety of dazzling daisies, perfect poinsettias, and amazing asters to show your partner how much they mean to you. Let these florist shops around town help make your Valentine's Day truly memorable.
A new roof is one of the most expensive home improvement projects owners may have to tackle. If you've been thinking about replacing your roof, you may be surprised by the number of important decisions you'll have to make. This includes figuring out your financing, choosing a great roofer, and deciding on the best roofing materials for your home.
When it comes time to choose your roofing materials, you may be surprised by the number of options available. Each option brings varying costs, quality, and aesthetics. Not sure which to choose? Start by reviewing the pros and cons of the following five popular roofing options.

Selling your home is nerve-wracking--even under the best of circumstances. However, add into the mix a short timeline and things become a bit more interesting.
There is good news: Buyers are snapping up homes across the US at warp speed. So, if you're considering selling your home, now might be a great time to list it on your local real estate market.
Using these seven tips along with the right real estate agent can help speed up the sale of your home and still provide top dollar.

If you're looking forward to a healthier you in 2020, then you're in luck. CrossFit is an excellent workout option to help you accomplish any fitness goal. Whether that goal is to improve health or weight loss, Crossfit can help you get in better shape. The program works for everyone—people who are just starting out and people who have trained for years. These CrossFit gyms in Manatee and Sarasota counties offer an intense workout to help you along on your fitness journey!

As a real estate agent who is an active tennis player, I get asked by newcomers and others planning to move here about the tennis community. Since arriving here 25 years ago from New England, I can say it has been a constant joy to be outside playing 12 months of the year. Sometimes I miss the squash and platform tennis I played during cold winters, but it's a fleeting thought.
If Florida isn't the center of tennis in this country, it's a close second, and despite a fabulous USTA tennis facility recently built in Orlando, we have what many would call the "Mecca" of US tennis training at IMG Academy in Bradenton 25 minutes from downtown Sarasota. Started by Nick Bolletteri decades ago, IMG is still attracting some of the most talented players in the world, and that tennis enthusiasm permeates much of area.
There is organized tennis and training here for kids and adults p...