Apartments, New York restaurant coming to former Sarasota Checkers site

Construction of a mixed-use development is expected to soon begin on the site of a former Checkers on Ringling Boulevard in Sarasota.
Construction of a mixed-use development is expected to soon begin on the site of a former Checkers on Ringling Boulevard in Sarasota.
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A former fast-food restaurant on Ringling Boulevard in downtown Sarasota is being transformed into a five-story building that will include residences and a popular upstate New York eatery.

 

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