Check out these family-friendly Florida malls with plenty to entertain (and distract) the kids. By Jill Martin These days, there’s much more to malls than just shopping – way more! Check out these Florida shopping areas that offer plenty of ways to keep the kids (and you) entertained. Westfield…
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By Janet K. Keeler Nearly every visit to Sarasota Architectural Salvage starts the same way. Patrons walk up five wooden steps into the cavernous warehouse of whimsy, and their heads immediately tilt back. Eyes scan top to bottom; side to side. “Wow,” visitor after visitor whispers at first look…
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By Janet K. Keeler Orlando International Premium Outlets may just have the best location of any shopping mall in the U.S.A. The complex has unmatched visibility, tucked as it is into a huge pie-shaped parcel where Interstate 4 and the Florida Turnpike meet. These are two of Florida’s busiest…
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By Janet K. Keeler The best shopping complexes are something like vibrant towns and Coconut Point in Estero, near Fort Myers, is an example of that. Sure, there are plenty of businesses at which to beautify, fortify and spendify at this commercial hub, but creative thinking on the part of…
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The only good thing about leaving Florida is that you can take a piece of it with you. By Jodi Mailander Farrell From urban to rural, beach to swamp, theme park to state park, the state’s ultimate takeaways deliver warmth long after memories of the sunshine have faded. Here are 10 Florida…
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By Stephanie Hayes If shopping’s your bag, you’ll find it in Florida. Here's a roundup of some of the best places to shop in Florida, where you can find whatever you might possibly want or need. Pensacola Head to the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk for shopping, dining and entertainment in Pensacola…
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By Gary McKechnie The Sunshine State is widely known for its outlet malls and unique beach boutiques -- but there's another side to Florida's shopping scene. Flea markets. What can you find at flea markets in Florida? Just about anything. Does the world have a shopping capital? I'd argue it does…
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By Janet K. Keeler One thing is for certain when you spend the day shopping at Ellenton Premium Outlets: You won’t be cooling your heels. The experience will be quite the opposite because your feet will get a workout as you hoof it among the 130 stores. This open-air complex seems more like a…
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High-class dining, events, accommodations, and shopping for less await you in Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades with these Paradise Coast deals. There’s nothing better than finding those shoes you've been coveting on sale and in your size. It seems everyone – the rich and famous included –…
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