• Main Street Bridge in blue lights, Jacksonville, FL

    Florida Water: Softeners, Filters and What Comes Out of the Tap

    Why Does the Shower Feel Different Down Here? It's your third morning in the new house. You're in the shower and something is off, and it takes you a minute to place it. The soap won't quit. You rinse and rinse and there's still a film on your arms, a faint slickness that doesn't want to go. Your ha

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  • Red Victorian with a turret in the Abbott Tract, St. Augustine, FL

    Relocating to Northeast Florida on Your Own: A Guide for Single Retirees

    Can You Really Make a Move Like This on Your Own? You're at the kitchen table with a legal pad and a cup of coffee that went cold an hour ago. There's a list. There's always a list. And at the top of it, underlined twice, is the question you keep circling back to. Not "can I afford it." You've run t

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  • Beach walkover and sand in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

    Erosion, Renourishment and What They Mean for Oceanfront Value

    Erosion, Renourishment and What They Mean for Oceanfront Value You walk out to the dune crossover on a Tuesday morning in Ponte Vedra Beach and stop at the top of the steps. The tide is high and the water is closer than you remember from the last visit. North of you the beach runs wide and flat and

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