Columbia Restaurant on St. Armands reopens after storms

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 11:00 a.m. October 26, 2024
The Columbia Restaurant is seen boarded up, bracing for Hurricane Milton, just two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded it with storm surge. The St. Armands landmark is set to reopen Oct. 26.
The Columbia Restaurant is seen boarded up, bracing for Hurricane Milton, just two weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded it with storm surge. The St. Armands landmark is set to reopen Oct. 26.
Photo by Petra Rivera
  • Manatee-Sarasota
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After nearly a month of work to repair damage from back-to-back hurricanes, two cornerstone restaurants on St. Armands Circle have reopened. 

 

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