4 party entrepreneurs bought 'Beer Can Island' in Florida's Tampa Bay for $63,000. They're now selling it for $14 million.

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Palm trees at Clearwater beach, Tampa, Florida

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A month's pay in one week: South Florida Uber and Lyft drivers explain how they capitalize on the spring break rush despite 'a little sand' and 'crappy music'

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Trent T. pulled in $8,200 in one week this spring break, mostly doing private rides.

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I'm a Democrat and my best friend is a Republican. Here's how we make our friendship work.

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Barbara Field and her friend TC are on opposite sides of the political spectrum.

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The South is booming, beating out the West as the fastest-growing region in the country again last year

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Atlanta mansion with city skyline behind.

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The fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking cities in the US

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The metro area of Wildwood-The Villages in Florida saw the largest percent increase from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, among metros.

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Creditors are coming after Rudy Giuliani's $3.5 million Florida condo in bankruptcy filing

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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.

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An 83-year-old who moved from New York to Florida explains how she's working to prevent loneliness and make friends — without playing pickleball

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Florida condo owners are stuck in a 'train wreck' as prices drop and mounting insurance rates scare away buyers

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Florida, Miami Beach, aerial of Icon South Beach Luxury Condos.

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A boomer couple who moved from Minnesota to Florida said they 'lost pretty much everything' in a hurricane but don't regret the move

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Barbara Pelton moved from Minnesota to California at the start of the pandemic.

Barbara Pelton

I regret moving to Florida. Living here felt like paradise — until everything changed.

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Cassie Leigh bought a house in Tampa in 2018.

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