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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 24, 2026
7 flights added at 4 airports in region

Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways have expanded their routes, with new flights at Fort Myers, Lakeland, Sarasota-Bradenton and Tampa airports.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 23, 2026
Nearly $1.02M in sales generated during Sarasota restaurant weeks

Visit Sarasota County spearheaded the initiative to promote dining out during the summer.

  • Transactions
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • June 23, 2026
SRQ airport highlights new concessions with tasting event

Now that all its new restaurants and bars are open, the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport introduced the vendors with a First Class Flavors event.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • June 13, 2026
Tampa airport offers new nonstop flight to the Bahamas

Breeze Airways launched its first nonstop international flight from TPA to Nassau on Thursday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 12, 2026
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota included in $437M hotel sale deal

Three hotels are being sold, including one in Sarasota and two in California.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 9, 2026
Longboat Key resort's $177,600 stay includes caviar-topped hot dogs

The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort is offering a one-of-a-kind holiday package to celebrate America’s semiquincentennial in July.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier
  • June 8, 2026
Landmark Sarasota museum leader announces retirement

Steven High has led the museum founded by circus magnate John Ringling and now administered by Florida State University since 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 3, 2026
International routes return to St. Pete-Clearwater airport after three-year absence

BermudAir has added the local routes to Belize, Turks and Caicos and Anguilla as part of a national expansion of its services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 1, 2026
Longtime Naples hotelier pays more than $20M for Four Seasons resort condo

Phil McCabe was the first person to close on a unit at the newly revamped Naples Beach Club.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 22, 2026
Olde Naples Hotel opens off Third Street South

The 109-room hotel in Naples blends legacy touches with modern amenities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • May 21, 2026
New hotel will complete three-facility campus at SRQ airport

The Sarasota Planning Board has approved a new Kompose Hotel to bring the total number of rooms on SRQ airport property to 300.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2026
Allegiant boosts nonstop routes out of Punta Gorda, St. Pete-Clearwater

The discount airline is adding a total of eight new destinations at four Florida airports.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 15, 2026
Watersports business relocates in Sarasota County

Siesta Key Watersports has a new location along Phillippi Creek.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Ian Swaby
  • May 15, 2026
Pass go: Monopoly to make special Sarasota County edition

Monopoly: Sarasota County Edition is tipping its top hat to favorite county locations by seeking nominations of established businesses, nonprofits and landmarks.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 13, 2026
Naples Airport begins $25 million resiliency project

The airport is installing more than 1,000 elevated runway and taxiway lights and reconstructing its electrical vault.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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