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Manatee season in Florida starts when the water temperature drops to about 68 degrees, and for this part of Florida that usually means mid-November through March. When it gets that cold, manatees leave the open bay and crowd into warm water, and the easiest place to see them is the Tampa Electric Manatee Viewing Center … Read more
Around the middle of October, a certain question starts going around Florida: is it stone crab season yet? If you’re new to the Gulf Coast, or you’re visiting while you decide whether to move here, you may have never heard of it. Stone crab season opens on October 15 every year, and for the next … Read more
If you are packing up a life somewhere else and heading to the Gulf Coast, someone has probably already told you flood insurance Florida is non-negotiable. That is not quite right, and it is not quite wrong either. The real answer depends on where you buy, how you buy it, and whether you get a … Read more
Every relocation guide eventually gets to the sinkhole question, usually somewhere between hurricanes and bugs. It is a fair thing to wonder about. Florida sinkhole risk is real, it is not evenly spread across the state, and it is nowhere near as dramatic in day-to-day life as the viral videos make it look. Here is … Read more
Nobody really warns you about the social part when you’re planning a move. The logistics are hard, but you can figure them out. The part that catches people off guard is getting to month three or four in a new place and realizing they haven’t made a single real friend yet. Making friends after moving … Read more