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Sports | New pickleball club owners generate buzz, target consistency. PG.8 PASCO • H ILL SBOROUG H • PIN ELL AS • P OLK • M A N ATEE • SA R ASOTA • C H A R LOT TE • LEE • COLLIER
The Place As e-commerce continues to surge, a Naples hardware store chain invests millions in a different path: physical stores. SEE PAGE 10
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Florida leaders, in an ongoing trend accelerated by a recent mayoral primary, invite New York City businesses to flee the Big Apple for sunshine. PAGE 7
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Six years after first breaking ground, Center Point at Water side, a m i x e duse project in Lakewood R a nc h, i s f u l l y le a s e d . PAGE 12
A Tampa area public relations and public affairs executive says automatic AI recordings of virtual calls might be more trouble than treasure. PAGE 15
Lee shopping center sold in two deals for $12M. 13 Israeli drone firm opens U.S. hub in Tampa. 13
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Dean’s South of the Border, a Tex-Mex restaurant in Punta Gorda for over 30 years, has closed and is on the market for $3.5 million. PAGE 5
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SPEEDING, BOATING, AND GEOGRAPHY? A PRIMER FOR NEW LAWS TAKING EFFECT JULY 1