The chef-owner of a since-closed Sarasota County restaurant that was once named one of the 100 best in America has debuted a new establishment. Longet, serving "fusion with a French accent," is now ...

Looking for something fun to do this weekend in Sarasota, Bradenton, or Venice? You’re in luck. Whether you want to channel some holiday spirit (yes, even in this summer Florida heat), enjoy live ...

Free art, food and music festivals, outdoor family movie night, exotic car show and more events this weekend in the Sarasota ...

Within an hour of Sarasota’s Main Street, we found five downtowns, each with its own rhythm and its own kind of welcome. Cities are made by the people who move through them, activist Jane Jacobs ...

VENICE – The owners of 1.44 acres near downtown Venice have scrapped plans to build a hotel on part of the land, in favor of multifamily residential housing along Guild Drive and commercial along ...

Downtown Venice, Fla. Parts of the city evolved very differently from what its planner envisioned. A couple of weeks ago I knocked a big item off my nerdy urban planner bucket list when I finally paid ...