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Miami - Water
Biscayne Bay is Miami's front yard
Biscayne Bay shapes Miami's parks, views, boating, stormwater work, and local cleanup.
Read this note ->Tampa - Cuban bread
The palmetto leaf in La Segunda's Cuban bread
At La Segunda in Tampa, a palmetto leaf helps make the split along a loaf of Cuban bread. The bakery has carried that tradition through four generations since 1915.
Read this note ->Titusville - Space Coast
Watching a rocket launch from Titusville's Space View Park
Space View Park puts you on Titusville's downtown waterfront, across the Indian River Lagoon from the launch pads. It is a public park, separate from Kennedy Space Center's ticketed viewing.
Read this note ->Statewide - Money
Save Our Homes caps assessed value, not your tax bill
Florida's Save Our Homes cap limits assessed-value growth to 2.7% for 2026. Exemptions, tax rates, and non-ad valorem assessments still shape the bill.
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