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Is Gandy-Sun Bay South area safe? Me and my gf are relocating to Tampa for my new position. Our budget is around $3,000 after utilities and fees. We would like to be in urban areas, close to the bayshore, nice view of the ocean and good food.

We have been looking at the Cartona South Tampa apartments(picked it cause it’s less than a 15 mins bike ride to the bayshore), is that a nice complex and good location?

I’m training for an IronMan 70.3 and I need to get more open water swimming done in the next few weeks and I was wondering if anybody could recommend a place that is not exactly the open ocean, looking for any type of intercoastal, bay, protected body of water because of barrier islands, that they would recommend for open water swimming. Definitely looking for something that is clean, clear, water, so that I can at least see my surroundings to lessen the panic lol. I swan in Fort Laud the other day and it was a very murky and green, and somewhat heavy on the seaweed that day.

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Looking at moving to a place on B street, in between 8th and 9th ave. I don’t mind a little grittiness, just want to make sure I (30F) will be safe living alone when my partner is on trips, walking my dog around, etc. I also don’t know if there’s a stray dog population at all but we’ve been attacked by off leash dogs in other places and I have some paranoia about that. TIA!

Hey everyone,

I’m reaching out because I’m trying to help my dad find a solid helper for his flooring business in Broward, but I’m having a tough time figuring out where the younger crowd looks for work now.

My dad is a commercial vinyl contractor with 25+ years of experience (roll goods, plank, tile, etc.).

I actually worked for him for 7 years before moving and starting my own flooring company in Idaho, so I know for a fact that if you learn this trade from him, you can easily be making six figures within 10 years.

He’s looking for someone in their 20s or 30s who is actually serious about a career—someone reliable with their own car. He’s starting people at $700/week with no experience needed since he’ll train them from the ground up, but he’s had a hard time finding people who aren't dealing with personal issues or "no-shows."

Is Nextdoor still the move for this, or are there local boards or groups I should be checking? I want to make sure this opportunity goes to someone who actually wants to grow into their own contractor one day.

Appreciate any leads or advice on where to post this!

Love it! 🖕Meatball Ron

tried to find I last year never saw it any sightings

Does anyone happen to know of anyone that does massages in the West Broward area? Not looking for a fancy spa.. Prefer someone independent.

Hi everyone. I would love input and ideas of places to visit based on my rough itinerary below. Specifically ** Details: family trip. 4 people. 2 kids (3&6yo)

Day 1: fly into PBI. Drive to Jupiter. Check in. Chill. Day 2-4: explore Jupiter and surrounding areas ** Day 5: drive to Orlando. Check in. Resort fun. Disney springs Day 6&7: magic kingdom Day 8: drive back to WPB ** Day 9: flight home

We’re starting to plan my son’s bar mitzvah and I didn’t realize how quickly this turns into a full project. We’ve looked at a couple places already, but nothing has really felt like the right fit yet. Some are too formal, others feel too small, and it’s hard to picture how everything would actually come together on the day of the event.

At this point I’m just trying to find a place that’s nice but still feels comfortable for both kids and adults. If anyone has been through this recently and has a venue they’d reco͏mmend, I’d really appreciate it.

Does anyone know of any local photo booths? In a store, restaurant, or bar?

We currently live in SWFL. Relocating to the east coast for my son to go to college. **I am only looking for advice on areas to live.** We have already made up our minds, thank you.

He got his financial aid info back from the colleges that have his major. Not great news. Tuition is covered by the bright futures scholarship (yay), plus he got some grants & other scholarships, but we still owe $10-13,000 out of pocket depending on the school. Itll be way cheaper for him to live with me, rather than on campus.

I think his dream school, FAU, will be out of the running now because Boca is just too expensive for me as a single mom.

So we’ll either have to go with St. Thomas — Miami Gardens (area looks kind of rough though ?), or start off with two years of community college at Broward College (I think in Davie) or Palm Beach St College (Lake Worth Beach) then transfer year 3.

What are y’all’s thoughts on these areas for safety & “affordability” for apartments? (He has ADHD & needs to live close to whatever school he’ll be attending, otherwise he’ll be late for class with the commute).

I own a cleaning company & pet sitting business here in SWFL that I’ll be starting up again on the east coast. It grows rather quickly but I have some savings too.

**The schools in SWFL do not offer his major, so a relocation is needed.**

Edit: I have every right to be frustrated when people that don’t know the full situation are nitpicking & giving unsolicited advice. I asked about affordable-ish & safe living areas. Not to spend hours defending my life to strangers on the internet. I don’t feel like explaining that I was recently the victim of a predator & he went after my son too & neither of us want to live here any more. We want a fresh start away from him & the media attention. I don’t feel like explaining over & over that we can’t afford for him to live on campus so he has to live with me. I don’t feel like explaining over & over everything his therapist has explained to us because of his adhd & PTSD. I don’t feel like explaining how he can’t do online classes because he’s still messed up from the 19 months of virtual school back in Michigan from COVID lockdowns. I don’t feel like explaining how he’s still working through his ptsd from the predator & he needs to do a soft launch. I already explained FAU is out, but people keep saying just live in Boca! We can’t afford Boca! And there’s more. Trust my decision as I have all of the details. Stop nitpicking & just help with what I asked for, please. I thought locals would be more helpful as they actually live there.