This story is part of our weekly Hidden Gems feature series as the USA TODAY Network – Florida takes readers around the state ...

Fairs and festivals, local St. Patrick's Day and Mardi Gras celebrations, and other events in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties in March.

A ridge will persist over the south Queensland waters for the next few days, strengthening later this week as a high moves into the Tasman Sea. Southerly 1 to 2 metres, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 ...