Import cars and SUVs have made huge market gains in the U.S. in past decades ... but their big trucks are another story. While domestics hold the big truck market solidly, Nissan and Toyota are among the few making inroads in this crowded segment.
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AAA’s annual automated vehicle survey found that 71 percent of people are afraid to ride in fully self-driving vehicles. Consumer concerns increased from 63 percent early last year, following multiple high-profile incidents involving autonomous vehicle technologies.
Florida gas prices have held relatively steady during the past week, but drivers may soon see another round of rising prices at the gas pump.
The former Last Chapter Coffee House, on the corner of Arcadia’s West Oak Street, has turned a new page, becoming Myshelly’s Kitchen.
There is a lot of new with the Infiniti QX60. But nowhere is it more apparent than with its spirited V6 engine. More than half its components are revamped for 2019, netting 295 horsepower and 270 lb.-ft. of torque, near 10 percent gains over the previous year. For those following Infiniti’s …
Gas prices in Florida are slipping slightly lower after setting a 2019 high of $2.48 per gallon. Last week, the price for a gallon of regular unleaded jumped an average of 14 cents in three days. In total, the state average increased by 25 cents in 10 days. Excuses range from refinery mainte…
Mac Martin is broker for United Country|Gulfland Real Estate in Arcadia. He has opened an office in Charlotte County. Martin talked about the future in real estate.
Children learn faster and process information more efficiently when instructional techniques are varied and include more than just strict lecture.
Larry Brand, Ph.D., a world-renowned expert on red tide and other harmful algal blooms, will showcase the results of his research into this unprecedented red-tide bloom, including health impacts on humans, with the presentation: "Red Tide and Blue/Green Algae, Causes, Human Impacts and Healt…
Question: What’s the back story of Town and Country Properties?
"Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke."
Florida Strawberry Picking Challenge
Hometown feature reprinted from July 2018
Gas prices in Florida are slipping slightly lower after setting a 2019 high of $2.48 per gallon. Last week, the price for a gallon of regular unleaded jumped an average of 14 cents in three days. In total, the state average increased by 25 cents in 10 days. Excuses range from refinery mainte…
Mac Martin is broker for United Country|Gulfland Real Estate in Arcadia. He has opened an office in Charlotte County. Martin talked about the future in real estate.
Children learn faster and process information more efficiently when instructional techniques are varied and include more than just strict lecture.
Larry Brand, Ph.D., a world-renowned expert on red tide and other harmful algal blooms, will showcase the results of his research into this unprecedented red-tide bloom, including health impacts on humans, with the presentation: "Red Tide and Blue/Green Algae, Causes, Human Impacts and Healt…
Question: What’s the back story of Town and Country Properties?
"Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke."
Florida Strawberry Picking Challenge
Hometown feature reprinted from July 2018
Epiphany Health, a Direct Primary Care program, has held an openhouse and ribbon-cutting event at 1006 North Mills Ave. The membership-based service has a lease arrangement with DeSoto Memorial Hospital and an arrangement to provide primary care to DMH employees electing to participate.
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The cornerstone for Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church is dated 1954; however, the congregation had organized a score of years earlier.
We all know we need people moving into our community to help keep it healthy. New residents fill job openings, pay taxes, populate schools, and spend money in the local economy. Plus, they bring in fresh ideas and new energy to keep things moving forward.
Question: Tell us about MIDFLORIDA Credit Union, the backstory.
On Jan. 14 and Feb. 11, Arcadia’s Historic Preservation Commission considered two homes and a building that “didn’t seem historic,” as one commission member noted. However, the structures were included in the Arcadia Historic District when listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Moe Bandy has come a long way since his bull-riding days in Texas.
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