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If you are seeking sunshine and ready to buy or sell real estate on the stunning Suncoast of Florida, this podcast is for you! Join your host, Jim Ahearn, a realtor who has called the Suncoast home for decades and has a proven track record of success with his clients, as he breaks down fact from fiction and gives you the simple hard truths about buying and selling in Sarasota, Bradenton, Siesta Key, Lido Key, Venice, Port Charlotte, Tampa, and beyond. This podcast will help both first time h ...
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Send us a text Episode Overview: Jim welcomes Alli Lhamon, representing Simply Dwell and Broadleaf, a new community offering budget-friendly, high-quality homes. Alli shares insights into their unique approach, emphasizing affordability and a streamlined home-buying process. About Simply Dwell & Broadleaf: Simply Dwell is focused on making home own…
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, Jim sits down with Ryan Roland from D.R. Horton to discuss Star Farms, one of the latest developments in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Ryan shares insights on what makes Star Farms unique, from its extensive amenities to flexible housing options tailored to various stages of life. Episode Highlig…
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, Jim speaks with Oksana Middleton from Mako Loan Shark about navigating the world of real estate lending on Florida’s Suncoast. With seven years of experience, Oksana shares practical tips for securing the right mortgage and maximizing your buying power. Episode Highlights: Traditional vs. No…
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Send us a text In today’s episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, Jim sits down with Blake Fitzpatrick, the owner of Sunshine Movers. With 10 years of experience in the moving industry, Blake shares valuable insights into what makes Sunshine Movers different and how they go the extra mile to ensure a smooth moving experience for their clients on the Sun…
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, Jim sits down with Tami Kersey and Joann Strutt, two industry veterans with over 20 years of experience, to discuss the beautiful Rye Crossing community, a development by D.R. Horton located just minutes from Lakewood Ranch. Tami and Joann highlight the key features that make Rye Crossing a …
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, Jim speaks with Melanie Byrnes from Esplanade Azario at Lakewood Ranch, a luxury, resort-style community built by Taylor Morrison. Melanie, with over 20 years of experience in real estate and four years with Taylor Morrison, shares everything that makes Esplanade Azario stand out in the Nort…
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, Jim is joined by Rocky and Tenicia from Aviary at Rutland Ranch, an exciting new development offering single-family homes with modern amenities. Located conveniently between Lakewood Ranch, North River Ranch, and nearby major roadways, Aviary’s prime position offers easy access to the best o…
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, host Jim Ahearn speaks with Jeanette Quintana, a sales representative for D.R. Horton, about the exciting new Coddington development. Located just north of Lakewood Ranch, Coddington offers a small, gated community experience with 350 homes, including villas and single-family homes. Listener…
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, Jim Ahearn speaks with Jason Golden, General Manager of Star Farms at Lakewood Ranch. With over 25 years of experience in hospitality, fitness, and community management, Jason offers an insider's perspective on the unique lifestyle Star Farms offers. From resort-style living to diverse home …
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, host Jim Ahearn speaks with Vicki, a lead salesperson at Akoya Residences and a seasoned realtor, to explore the exciting new development in North Tamiami Trail. Vicki shares details about the Akoya’s prime location just north of downtown Sarasota and its proximity to top destinations like U…
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, host Jim Ahearn dives into the complexities of title insurance with Todd Hunt from Gulf Water Title. Todd explains the essential role that title insurance plays in protecting homebuyers from potential issues related to property ownership history, and he breaks down the title search process i…
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, host Jim Ahearn is joined by Heather Andrews from Andrews Insurance Agency to explore the complexities of homeowners insurance in Florida. Heather shares expert advice on obtaining the best coverage, explaining the differences between homeowners, hazard, and flood insurance, and how natural …
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, host Jim Ahearn introduces Teri Barbee from Watercress Cove, a charming gated community in North Port near Warm Mineral Springs. Teri shares valuable insights into what makes Watercress Cove a desirable place to live, from its 67 single-family homes with diverse floor plans to its low HOA fe…
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Send us a text In this episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, host Jim Ahearn sits down with Adam Burnside from Good News Pest Control to discuss the crucial role of pest control in Florida's real estate market. With over 35 years of family expertise in the pest control industry, Adam shares valuable insights into how common pests like ants, roaches, t…
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Send us a text In this inaugural episode of Jim Sells the Suncoast, host Jim Ahearn sits down with Alex Krumm, the broker-owner of Next Home Excellence, to discuss the dynamic real estate market and the appealing lifestyle of Florida's Suncoast. With a wealth of experience and numerous accolades, including being named Realtor of the Year in 2022, A…
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After nearly 13 years of bringing cutting-edge multicultural contemporary dance productions to North Miami, the Peter London Global Dance Company is unsure whether it will be able to go on. It isn’t just a result of regular old “show biz,” either. Artistic director and founder Peter London is used to that. This is something different. “It’s typical…
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Primary elections are upon us on August 20th and mail-in voting has started. This guide is intended to help you make sense of things. In January, Biscayne Times raised the curtain on 2024 with the headline: “Welcome to a High-Stakes Election Year.” That puts things mildly in this unprecedented year when Donald Trump survived an assassination attemp…
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Miami Shores' interim planning and zoning director, Joseph Corradino, says the village is in the middle of a six-month long overhaul of the residential zoning code. Property owners looking to build a house in Miami Shores Village have a new set of regulations to follow now that council members have taken steps to curb big homes... Thanks for listen…
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Send us a text If you are seeking sunshine and ready to buy or sell real estate on the stunning Suncoast of Florida, this podcast is for you! Join your host, Jim Ahearn, a realtor who has called the Suncoast home for decades and has a proven track record of success with his clients, as he breaks down fact from fiction and gives you the simple hard …
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“If an institution has not made it after 10 years, it shouldn’t be around anymore,” said auto dealership magnate and art collector Norman Braman in a 2014 interview with The New York Times. Ten years later, the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA) is still standing. More than that, it’s thriving. After receiving a reported 1 million visitors a…
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The Upper East Side’s most beloved neighborhood restaurant is moving, expanding into a new, larger space. Will this tiny, hidden gem – our go-to spot for comfort food – lose its charm? Before we answer that, let’s take a look back at its origin story... Thanks for listening! For more local news visit BiscayneTimes.com.…
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The LGBTQ+ community has become Florida’s political battleground over the past two years. In 2022, Gov. Ron DeSantis waged a heavily publicized war against drag queens performing in Wynwood. Last year, he signed a slew of anti-LGBTQ+ bills from the Florida Legislature. Most recently, the governor expressed a clear intent to challenge federal protec…
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What was thought to be a victory for the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in a monthslong digital billboard debate has since turned into something quite different. Rather, the real battle has only just begun. In a recent reversal by the Miami City Commission at its May 23 meeting, the body voted to…
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When Luis Cabrera assumed the position of police chief in the Village of Biscayne Park following a former chief’s arrest over corruption charges, he told the community that it was his mission to repair the village’s reputation. Six years later, it’s clear that he has only made it worse. Thanks for listening! For more local news visit BiscayneTimes.…
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Belle Meade is at a turning point in its long-winding history, but as is the case with most evolutions, it’s being preceded by a war. There are two camps developing in the Upper East Side neighborhood: those who want to preserve the eclectic character of the community, and those who want to preserve their rights as property owners to remodel and re…
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City of Miami commissioners voted 3-2 April 25 to ban future construction of oversized, digital billboards in the municipality. But to be clear, residents will still stumble upon these very structures during their downtown walks or drives. The vote puts the city one step closer to rescinding an ordinance passed in 2023 that allows 100-foot LED bill…
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The Miami City Commission has voted unanimously to approve increased height limits in the MiMo Biscayne Boulevard Historic District under certain conditions. The final language adopted last month through the approved ordinance allows 20 feet of additional height for a project on a one-acre lot or larger, if that project includes a public benefit by…
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The best thing about baseball is the legends that build up around the game. There’s always a story, and it always has a whiff of the unreal, whether it’s Yogi Berra’s leaps in logic, Dock Ellis’ psychedelic-fueled no-hitter, Bo Jackson’s left-handed homer or the Curse of the Billy Goat on the Cubs (the bad vibes only being broken by a goat-eating c…
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced a $2.5 billion bond proposal at her State of the County address Jan. 24, 2023. A little more than two months after Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava floated a $2.5 billion general obligation bond (GOB) referendum during her State of the County address to pay for a series of expansive…
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Conservationists have been trying to incentivize environmental preservation for more than a century in Florida. If history has made one thing clear, however, it’s that it’s not an easy feat. Indeed, not everyone sees – or cares about – nature’s intrinsic value, focusing rather on how it extrinsically serves our needs. Even then, amid high-rises, of…
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Arch Creek Park is in trouble – dirty trouble – and local activists are organizing once again to save a historic landmark in North Miami they began fighting for more than 40 years ago. In 1972, environmental lawyer Maureen Harwitz read in a newspaper that Chrysler Automobile Corporation sought to convert historic Arch Creek Park into a used auto lo…
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The city of North Miami Beach’s special mayoral race is in high gear. Now that the qualifying period has officially closed, residents have one month to weigh out potential candidates before the Dec. 5 election. Although pickings are slim in quantity, residents may find that both names on the ballot hold some weight. Evan Scott Piper and Paule Villa…
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As flames spread through Miami-Dade’s massive North Dade Landfill trash incinerator earlier this year in February, destroying the heart of the county’s waste-management system while spreading chemicals through the air, residents could smell, taste and see the results of decades of failed leadership. For years, successive mayors and commissions punt…
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“It will be blue for the Miami sky and for the sea, but also blue for the frames of Emtiti,” said Stéphane Denève enthusiastically, making a gesture around his face. Emtiti. Is that … something Egyptian? “No, no,” he laughed. “M.T.T. You know, Michael Tilson Thomas! He wears those blue glasses!” Denève was discussing some of the themes he plans to …
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The city of Miami has big plans for Edgewater’s Margaret Pace Park, and it’s asking the community what it thinks. District 2 Commissioner Sabina Covo and Chris Evans, the city’s parks and recreation director, came together Aug. 10, 2023, to unveil the park’s master plan at the park itself. Located on approximately eight acres of waterfront land alo…
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The town of Surfside will have a special election Nov. 7, 2023, that could change future elections in the municipality. Residents will vote on five charter amendments, one that would extend the terms of both the mayor and commissioners from two to four years and another that would require a mayoral candidate to receive a majority vote before being …
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With Miami’s hotel revenue soaring to 24% higher than pre-pandemic levels last year, networking coalition Commercial Real Estate Women Miami (CREW) gathered some of the industry’s top women leaders last month to home in on what’s working for the city’s tourism business – and what’s not. Moderated by Mabelle Perez, director of hotels and hospitality…
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Poor water quality in Biscayne Bay and its effects on underwater sea animals have been hot topics since the 2020 fish kill, which made headlines statewide and has occurred again every year since. Lesser known, however, are the impacts such conditions have on those found higher up, both in the food chain and in the ecosystem itself. Resting on tree …
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The job of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau may be to attract tourism business to Miami-Dade County, but it’s well aware that fine dining isn’t just for tourists. So when the snowbirds start to fly north that’s our cue to enjoy three-course specialty menus at restaurants all around town, because Miami Spice is back. If you haven’t sta…
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There will come a time, perhaps in the next two years as planned, when Inter Miami will move into its beautiful new soccer stadium at Miami Freedom Park near Miami International Airport. Until then, Fort Lauderdale civic officials want the world to know their city is the current home of Lionel Messi – not Miami. What good is having a living legend …
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The Gibson Room, as we realized, is never what you expect it to be. It’s better. Let the incurious and their patient Prestons insist on sorting experiences into narrow, limited categories. For the Biscayne Tippler, the gates to paradise open in the unlikeliest places as long as you have eyes to see them... Thanks for listening! For more local news …
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It’s a tale as old as time, with several chapters unfolding in recent months in the Biscayne Times. February 2023’s “$46 Million Condo Shock” cover story and “Palm Bay’s Triple Trouble” in March have collectively told the story of three Palm Bay condominium buildings that have become battlegrounds over high repair costs or disagreements in manageme…
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Residents at Palm Bay Towers have been paying off high assessment fees as they wait for litigation against their condo association to conclude. Litigation against the Palm Bay Yacht Club’s $46 million assessment is well underway, with final testimonies, closing arguments and a judge’s ruling expected within the next week or so... Thanks for listeni…
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The Palm Bay Yacht Club stands 27 stories high at 780 NE 69th St., and real estate listings for its residences – with price tags between $338,000-$600,000 – boast of Biscayne Bay views, luxury amenities and an idyllic South Florida lifestyle. What’s not included in those effusive property descriptions is that current owners are being told they must…
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It would be difficult to imagine that a small eight-block town on the coast of South Florida could produce so much controversy within its borders, but Surfside has found a way. In just two months, a concealed meeting with wealthy developers, sudden resignations, a parody email and an underfunded, high-stake investigation have all plagued the small …
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The racial divide in North Miami Beach city government is coming to a head, with white commissioners “standing by their man,” Mayor Anthony DeFillipo, regardless of growing evidence that he has moved to Davie in violation of the city charter. Meanwhile, the city’s Black commissioners are making themselves scarce until the mayor is forced out, altho…
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The future is clear for Aventura politics as the races to fill all but one of its open commission seats have been over for months now. Mayor-elect Howard Weinberg and future Commissioners Michael Stern and Paul Kruss were automatically elected when they each stood unopposed by the qualifying deadline in August. Weinberg and Stern are back after hav…
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, images of the widespread devastation of homes in southwest Florida caused by a relentless storm surge has political leaders and insurance industry advocates clamoring for a major overhaul of the state’s property insurance market to deal with the catastrophic impact of flooding. In Miami-Dade County, the situation …
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Joe Cole is a bartender. He’s not a mixologist, not an apothecary, and not an artisanal cocktail crafter. He has a warm smile framed by a flowing white wizard’s beard. Somehow, he manages to be everywhere at once, making all the folks who walk into his establishment a little bit happier for having found their way there. He’s not the owner of Lost B…
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What could be missing from a $4 billion master-planned community whose blueprint already includes luxury housing, retail shops, green spaces and even a 7-acre artificial lagoon? For SoLé Mia developers LeFrak and Turnberry, the answer was rather straightforward: health care. The idea fell into their laps when University of Miami Health System – UHe…
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