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Food–Beverage

  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 23, 2024
Sarasota ice cream shop gets new owners

Roger and Wendy Shenk purchased Main Street Creamery after managing the shop for the past two years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • October 23, 2024
Tampa sweet shops reflect on two hurricanes

Owners recall preparation, the damage done and picking up where they left off.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 22, 2024
Punta Gorda Airport offers $200K incentive for restaurateur

A six-figure reimbursement is on the table for taking over vacant restaurant space at the Punta Gorda Air Center.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 21, 2024
Anna Maria's Rod and Reel Pier vows to rebuild, raises over $56K

The restaurant on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County was destroyed in Hurricane Milton after a blow from Hurricane Helene.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 17, 2024
Two years after Ian, Fort Myers Beach favorite being rebuilt

Construction on a new, more resilient Beach Bar officially kicked off Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 14, 2024
Bonita Springs mixed-use project signs retailers, restaurants

Midtown at Bonita under construction on Bonita Beach Road has announced eight new tenants and is negotiating with several more.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Matt Walsh
  • October 14, 2024
Pair of Sarasota waterfront institutions plan to rebuild, reopen

Helene and Milton battered the Old Salty Dog and New Pass Grill & Bait Shop. But they plan to come back — yet again.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 14, 2024
8 First Watch-owned restaurants still closed post-Milton

The restaurant group specializing in breakfast and lunch says it is conducting insurance assessments in the aftermath of the hurricane.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 13, 2024
Storms force noted Clearwater restaurant to close after 51 years

Capogna’s Dugout owners say the economy played a role in the decision, too.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 13, 2024
Pasco brewery takes over, reinvents Big Storm Brewing space

Editor's note: This week's News & Notes column is shorter than normal due to Hurricane Milton.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 12, 2024
SWFL catering company delivers 15,000 hot meals in Sarasota, Tampa

Artichoke & Co. worked Thursday and Friday to get the meals from kitchen to helicopter to hungry people in need.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 11, 2024
Pounded twice but Lee waterfront restaurant ‘ain’t giving up’

The Mucky Duck promises to come back.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 10, 2024
Tampa coffee shop owner reopens quickly after Milton

"We just got lucky," AstroBrew owner Mike Pool says.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 3, 2024
South Florida healthy eating restaurant makes regional debut in Sarasota

Pura Vida Miami will open at University Town Center on Friday, Oct. 4.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 3, 2024
Newsweek: First Watch is most-loved workplace in US

The Manatee County-based company was ranked the No. 1 most-loved workplace on Newsweek's 2024 list.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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