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There will come a period when you intend to get away with the monotony of day-to-day city life, where money and work concerns wear you down. When the metropolis becomes not bearable, a vacation to the Florida Keys could be a great way to allow oneself unwind and renew your emotional batteries. For Real Estate in Key West—contact Richard Medlin at http://www.homesofthekeys.com To find out more about Key West Homes for sale contact Robert Severin at http://www.keywestpropertyforsale.com The Fk Keys or America's Carribbean are a grouping of island destinations commencing about 30 miles beneath Miami. The main attraction of the Florida Keys would be the water activities, though the Keys offer much more than just this. Leasing a holiday property or Condo within the Keys can be a perfect strategy to to get away because the choices are many. Essentially you will find holiday rentals in just about all the islands of the Keys. For Upper Keys Real Estate contact Jan Keller at http://...

Fl Keys Arts and Culture The Keys are made up of small towns and communities. However, due to the strong economy from our tourist base, the Arts are a primary part of our culture. Most weekends bring festivals and street parties throughout the Keys and especially in Key West. Photography of wildlife here is great www.dhphotoart.com The Florida Keys Council of the Arts does a great job in supporting Art in the Keys http://www.keysarts.com/ Also see the Key West Arts and historical society http://www.kwahs.com/ Music The Keys Community Concert Band. Susan Bazin 451-4530. Keys Chamber Orchestra. Call Inga-Lisa Wright, 305-744-0508 The Key West Pops, Inc. - 305 293-7658, P.O. Box 6206 Note to musicians-There are about a zillion Tiki bars etc, that have live music. The times range from the afternoon through the evening. The pay is generally better than you'll find working in a regular club in the rest of the country. In addition to that most outdoor venues shut their nusic d...

Venice The Greater Venice Area lies in Sarasota County Florida on the Gulf Coast. It sits directly on the Gulf of Mexico, just south of Sarasota and is one of the few cities that is not separated from the Gulf by a barrier island. The City of Venice is divided by the Intracoastal Waterway into Venice Island and the Mainland. "Venice Mainland", east of the Intracoastal, is threaded by the Tamiami Trail (US 41). Venice is 71 miles south of Tampa and 55 miles north of Fort Myers. Most of the year temperatures seldom drop below 70 degrees. Yes, the city was named after Venice Italy. To preserve the original ambience of Venice, the city created a Historic Venice District and an Architectural Review Board to ensure that new construction or modification of existing buildings conform to the northern Italian renaissance style of the city's original architecture. The town’s designation as a Florida Main Street City by the state further assures that Venice's heritage will ...

Port Charlotte Charlotte County is between Lee County (Fort Myers) and Sarasota County in Southwest Florida on the Gulf of Mexico. It is about 100 miles south of Tampa, 160 miles northwest of Miami and 120 miles southwest of Orlando. Three-quarters of Florida’s population are within a 150-mile radius. The towns of Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte are located in the mid S.W. coast of Florida. The two communities are divided by Charlotte Harbor and the Peace River. Both these communities are part of Charlotte County. From the bridge over the Peace River connecting Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte, you are just 30 miles from Sarasota, 20 from Ft. Myers. Location, Location, Location Not only does that proximity mean great access to all the usual amenities, including employment opportunities, that mid-sized cities can provide. It also means, particularly at Sarasota, one of Florida’s real cultural centers, great access to some of Florida’s finest Arts and cultural institutions and offering...

Bradenton If you plan to relocate to Florida, the Bradenton area offers a relatively unique, rich mix of living opportunities. As in many other parts of Florida this mix includes places with an old-Florida small town feel, as well as pricier beach front property and a growing choice of new construction in the other towns and unincorporated areas of Manatee County. Unlike most areas in Florida, however, here in Bradenton you can enjoy a truly rural community away from the noise, congestion, and frenetic pace of big-city urban America, yet have all the amenities that a big city (Tampa-StP-C) has to offer. You can enjoy quiet, country charm and a laid-back pace of living, yet be close to cultural riches like opera, symphony, ballet, theater and fine art You can also enjoy the delights of hassle-free access to pristine barrier island beaches and relaxed boating on a myriad of quiet bays, lakes and rivers, yet still be close enough to the rest of the Tampa Bay cities to take in big-ti...

Sarasota County is 60 miles south of Tampa, on the West coast of Florida. But while you might think its orientation would be toward Tampa Bay, you would be wrong. This is a special place in Florida, beautiful of course, cultured like few places in the whole State with a wide range of activities in theater, music, art, and entertainment in general, and with both a fabulous “front-door” on the Gulf of Mexico and an exotic “back-door” featuring the Myakka River and Myakka Lakes wilderness areas. Sarasota has a great year-round climate (average temp is 72), some 35 miles of long and largely pristine Gulf beaches on the barrier islands of Longboat Key, Siesta Key, and Lido Beach, an expanding and well balanced economy and plentiful recreational opportunities. And all this is mixed in with excelent health and educational facilities. Top that off with Sarasota’s unique mix of cosmopolitan and small-town feel, and well, you get the idea. Add in lots of sun.The neighborhoods are diverse and th...

The City of Sebastian was first incorporated as the Town of Sebastian in 1924. Current population is approximately 22,000. The City has seen rapid growth in the past several years and it is anticipated to continue. The City of Sebastian boasts beautiful parks, public and private elementary schools, middle schools, and a high school just outside of its limits, an unobstructed view of the intra-coastal waterway in the Indian River Lagoon along its dazzling riverfront district, close proximity to Atlantic beaches, a year round average temperature of 73.4 degrees, a police department, shops and restaurants, many churches, several City festivals each year, monthly arts and crafts shows, concerts in the park, a municipal golf course and airport, and a central location with easy access to I-95 and the Florida Turnpike. Sebastian is located in Indian River County, Florida, which is World Famous for its Beautiful Beaches, Great Weather and Citrus Products. Sebastian is 95 miles S.E. of Or...

Vero Beach is Known as the “Gateway to the Tropics," Vero Beach Florida is located in a climatic transition zone that offers an unusual mix of vegetation found in the coastal Carolinas – ancient oak trees and pine forests – blended with swaying palms and colorful blooms typical of the tropics. Homey, yet casually elegant, Vero Beach and Indian River County attracts visitors and residents because of the cultural wealth and inherent natural beauty of the area. Vero Beach was rated the “Best Small Town in Florida & 12th in the Nation” and was named one of “The 100 Best Art Towns in America.” There is no where quite like Vero Beach. As you cross the bridge and over the beautiful Indian River, you see the barrier island with its canopied oaks and the bright blue ocean on the horizon. Living in Vero Beach is a resort lifestyle amidst interesting and energetic people who appreciate the arts, the theatre and their livelihoods. It is a fabulous community. I love Vero Beach and you...

A few miles south of Naples lies the unique community of Marco Island, a thoroughly American (and to its critics, charmless) version of Venice, Italy, with a zillion mansions on a zillion canals. The picture is completed with a dense tourist quarter of very high-rise hotels and condos along much of the beach. But: Marco Island stands at the gateway to the fabled 10,000 Islands fishing and recreation area, the northern gateway to Everglades National Park. And that is what makes Marco unique. (More on that shortly.) This duality is part of what defines Marco Island today. Marco “on land” Marco “on land” is a mix of ultra-modern beachside resort hotels and condominium complexes with a lot of seasonal English, German, and wealthy Northeastern visitors, and single-family homes on all those canals, owned partly by full-time retiree residents or Northeastern snowbirds. Apart from the usual resort hotel offerings, Marco basically rolls up its sidewalks at night, but nearby Naples provides ...

Naples is a unique area in Paradise. Imagine, a small town atmosphere with elegant stores, art galleries and first class restaurants – all fronting one of the nicest, old residential beaches in Florida. To the South a few miles lies the unique Marco Island, Florida’s Venice at the gateway to the fabled 10,000 Islands fishing and recreation area. As a collection of beautiful places, Naples-Marco-Vanderbilt Beach offer some of the nicest beaches in all of Florida, including Tigertail on Marco and Delnor-Wiggins Pass to the north. But what really sets this area apart from all of the rest of Florida is its easy access by boat to one of the world’s great Mangrove estuaries, stretching all the way to the remote Shark River in Everglades National Park on Florida’s far southwest coast. There’s fishing, exploring, secret rivers, dolphin, rays, incredible bird life, eagles – you name it. Few places in America can rival this. If boating is not your thing, there’s world class golf, tennis, or tr...

Outdoors and Recreation in Palm Beach County, Florida Throughout this video you will experience all the exciting outdoor and sporting activities to be found in Palm Beach County. We proudly offer venues for golf, baseball, tennis, croquet, polo and many other outdoor and water sports activities. Boastin...

Airboat Rides in the Florida Everglades Sawgrass Recreation Park Explore the Florida Everglades at Sawgrass Recreation Park! Located near Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach the park offers thrilling airboat rides and exciting reptile and mammal exhibit areas! www.evergladestours.com

The Keys: Get there Before the Next Boom The real estate market throughout Florida as in many other area of the country, looks like a dangerous place with the potential that prices may continue to fall…with the possible exception of the Florida Keys. Yes, it is true that during the incredibly oversold market commencing in 2003 and on, prices within Florida spiked only to come tumbling down during 2007 which continues to this day. This was the inevitable consequence of bad lending decisions coupled with buyers lacking the wherewithal to carry the home. This happened virtually everywhere else in the country. The Florida Keys are Exceptional and an Exception One of the main strengths of that market protecting the Keys from some of the dangers in the current real estate market is the fact that the vacation rental market environment is a life preserver to the real estate investor, despite the fact that many have chosen to reside there on a permanent basis. In other words, many of the p...

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Key West Florida - Destination Video Florida Keys, FL - Travel Guide. Key West, Florida is the central point of all of the continental United States. Its Caribbean culture mixes with a blend of art, history, and relaxation.

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Living in a big city doesn't always mean instant advantages. Traffic noise and pollution, deadlines set for yesterday, rising crime and insurance rates, and the cost of living index, to name a few: Stresses in today's cities can overwhelm the senses and well-being of even the strongest. The negative effects of city life can impact all facets of life. Health Extended exposure to constant stress reduces one's ability to withstand disease and permanently damage one's physical health: 1. High Blood Pressure 2. Heart Attacks 3. Strokes 4. Ulcers 5. Natural Immunity 6. Sleep 7. Teeth and Gums 8. And many more. But the negative effects don't stop with just the body. One's mental health often suffers, as well: 1. Depression 2. Desperation 3. Night Sweats 4. Nightmares 5. Road Rage 6. And so much more. Friends, family, co-workers, bosses, customers, and even strangers can both affect and be affected by common stresses found in the city. Unless one co...

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New 2008 property tax Reforms: In a January 2008 ballot measure, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment that introduced several changes to our state's property tax system. The four changes may affect the amount of tax you owe: Increased Homestead Exemption: If you're currently receiving a $25,000 homestead exemption on your property taxes, you will automatically be upgraded to a $50,000 exemption this year. If you are a homeowner and do not currently receive the exemption, you may file your application in person along with a $15 late fee, through mid-September. Save Our Homes Portability Cap: You may now trasfer up to $500,000 of your property tax cap to a new home when you move. To take advantage of this benefit, you must file a Homestead Exemption and Portability Application. Tangible Personal Property Tax Exemption: If you're required to file a Tangible Personal Property Tax Return, you're entitled to a $25,000 exemption on business equipment. Non-Homeste...