One of the best-known hotels on the North Carolina coast is back open — with a new name and a swank approach. The Blockade ...

Lawrence Lewis Jr. opened the 151-room Blockade Runner in 1964 and sold it to Joseph Baggett in 1971. The Baggett family sold ...

Seven new Sarasota restaurants opened last month, one closed for good, and a legendary local spot was ranked among Florida’s ...

Enjoy a free outdoor movie night by the water and discover more exciting events happening this weekend in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Sarasota County is asking people to fill out a survey about recovery plans during Hurricanes Helene and Milton and Tropical Storm Debby. Serious injuries were reported after a crash involving a ...

“Longboat Key is just about serenity and natural beauty, and then you have the sophistication of St. Armands Circle and ...

Themes range from circus-chic in Sarasota to always-ready-to-party ... in experience (the only one in the area), and the hotel’s beachfront is dotted with bean bags, hammocks and cozy daybeds.

but resurfaced with a new advocacy group and Sarasota County's support in 2023. Midnight Pass Society II board member Mike Holderness, a Siesta Key hotel and vacation rental operator, equates the ...

"This is a rare opportunity to own and shape a truly iconic address." Elizabeth is a business news reporter with the Business Observer, covering primarily Sarasota-Bradenton, in addition to other ...

Construction is still underway at La Bahia Hotel & Spa, but the culinary concepts are beginning to take form. The luxurious Santa Cruz beachfront resort is building two restaurants and two bar areas ...

But when that freshwater is released to prevent flooding, it can make red tide blooms worse off the coast of Sarasota, around 100 miles away. That's according to a peer-reviewed study in The Florida ...

Sarasota will not only get a new city manager ... but not within the metes and bounds of The Quay, is the Hyatt Regency hotel, which at some point — perhaps not this year — will be razed ...