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Sarasota’s BSWANKY lands NY Fashion Week debut

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Gretchen Bauer with Christian Cowan and guests at New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 runway show

A Sarasota luxury design house stepped onto one of fashion’s most visible stages this month. BSWANKY Atelier & Design Gallery created custom handbags for Christian Cowan’s Fall/Winter 2026 runway show at New York Fashion Week, placing the Sarasota-based brand alongside a designer known for dressing Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B and other global entertainers. … Read more

Mortgage rates fall to 6.09% as new construction lifts Tampa supply

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Aerial view of suburban homes in Tampa Bay, showing residential streets, backyards and pools.

Lower rates and rising luxury inventory reshape Tampa Bay’s spring housing market.

Downtown Tampa student housing tower sells for $21.8M, nearly 5x 2017 price

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220 Madison, a 12-story student housing tower in downtown Tampa, sold for $21.8 million.

A 12-story student housing tower four blocks from the University of Tampa has sold for $21.8 million, nearly five times its 2017 purchase price. The property at 210 and 220 E. Madison St. closed Feb. 11, according to Hillsborough County records. Urban Core Holdings II, LLC sold the building to 220 E Madison LLC. County … Read more

Walmart plans eight-pump fuel station in South Tampa

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Walmart fuel station with multiple gas pumps and convenience store under blue Walmart canopy

Walmart is moving to add a fuel station at its South Tampa store on West Gandy Boulevard, expanding the site’s footprint beyond traditional retail. Walmart has filed plans to build a 1,618-square-foot, eight-pump fuel station at its store at 4302 W. Gandy Blvd. in South Tampa. The filing is tied to a related building permit, … Read more