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Which Lake Mary Lakes Put a Line on Your Tax Bill, and Which One May Be Next

If you buy a house on Big Lake Mary this fall, will the lake ever add a line to your tax bill, and how much would it be? Right now, nobody can answer that, b...

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Recessed oak entry with a glazed sidelight, wet limestone steps, and cycads beneath a live oak.

Sanford's Zoo Calendar Has Three Events This Fall, and Your Annual Pass Only Covers One of Them

If you've had a Central Florida Zoo annual pass sitting in your wallet since spring, the calendar gets busy as October begins. On September 25, the zoo close...

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Kitchen with gray shaker cabinets, a large white island, and a long window above the sink.

High-ROI Home Improvements You Can Count On

The Mel Bernstein Team

By The Mel Bernstein TeamWhen it comes to improving your home, not all projects are created equal. Some upgrades deliver a strong return when it is time to s...

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Great room with a limestone fireplace, walnut cabinetry, linen sofa, and glass doors opening to a travertine lanai.

Longwood's Biggest Weekend Just Turned 50, and It's Never Been Smaller

Walk down Warren Avenue on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and you'll find the brick streets closed to cars, canopy tents lined up under the live oaks, and ...

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Modern kitchen with charcoal cabinetry, gold pulls, white counters, and stacked stainless-steel ovens.

The Best Ways to Impress Buyers with Home Staging

The Mel Bernstein Team

By The Mel Bernstein TeamHome staging is one of the most powerful tools a seller has, and in a desirable market like Lake Mary, it can make a real difference...

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Open kitchen with quartz island, brass pendant cluster, and glass doors overlooking a planted lanai.

The Downtown Sanford Brewery That Never Actually Closed

Walk down South Sanford Avenue today and you will still find beer flowing from the same corner. What changed is not the taps. It is the name on the door, the...

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Pale stucco estate entry with paired iron-and-glass doors, round columns, brick pavers, and oak canopy.

Lake Mary's Next Big Corner Has One Confirmed Tenant, Not Two

By midsummer, the consensus in the Lake Mary Facebook groups had already hardened into fact: Trader Joe's was finally coming to International Parkway, and so...

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Lakefront garden seen from a balcony, with a teak deck, stone seawall, still water, and tree-lined shore.

The Two Miles That Keep the Sanford RiverWalk From Being a Loop

Have you ever wondered why the Sanford RiverWalk always sends you back the way you came? Head west from Mellonville Avenue and the pavement carries you smoot...

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