Main Street

Update: Pie on Main Closes; Owners Add 8 Ball Lounge to Portfolio

The listing advertises the 2,497-square-foot restaurant space at 1507 Main St., but a closure date hasn’t been confirmed.

11/03/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Moon Magic

Photo of the Week: Beneath the Hunter’s Moon

"Viewed from Lido Shores, the moon appeared almost perfectly positioned above the downtown buildings, creating a striking nighttime portrait of Sarasota," says photographer Damon Powers.

10/30/2026 By Damon Powers

Housing Outlook

Hundreds of Units Are Headed for Downtown Sarasota. But What Does the Rental Market Say?

Developers are proposing new apartments at the same time as the Sarasota metro area ranks among the nation's highest for vacancies and rent concessions.

10/23/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Curtain Call

Sneak Peek: Caragiulos Returns to Downtown Sarasota With a Cinematic New Look

The longtime Italian American restaurant opens Oct. 27 on Ringling Boulevard, bringing pieces of its Palm Avenue past into a new home.

10/20/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Market Days

Two Local Farmers Markets Named No. 1 and No. 2 in America

Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch just claimed the top two spots in a national farmers market ranking, giving us yet another reason to feel pretty good about ourselves.

10/05/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Village Reprieve

Apartment Deal Falls Through for Sarasota’s Historic Downtown Village

A proposed 324-unit apartment complex would have replaced the colorful cottages on Fruitville Road. Now, tenants have more time to plan—and the owners say the property isn’t for sale.

10/05/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Revved Up

Revving Engines Unite Sarasota Residents and Businesses in City Sound Debate

Commissioners advanced the next phases of the city’s sound study, ordered the creation of an enforcement team and directed staff to begin talks with the school district.

09/22/2026 By Kim Doleatto

After the Feast

Indigenous, One of Sarasota’s Most Acclaimed Restaurants, Has Closed

After 15 years in Towles Court, in downtown Sarasota, Chef Steve Phelps’ nationally recognized restaurant has served its final meal.

09/15/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Social Comfort

SaraSocial Brings Southern Cooking, Late-Night Bites and Hookah to Downtown Sarasota

The restaurant replaces Fork & Hen on Main with a new chef, colorful comfort food menu and a kitchen that plans to keep cooking well past most diners’ bedtimes.

09/15/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Night Lights

Photo of the Week: Sarasota After Dark

"From above, you can really see just how beautiful and vibrant Sarasota is at night," says photographer Damon Powers.

09/10/2026 Photography by Damon Powers

Restaurant Refresh

Lucile Pizza & Wine Bar Is Closing—But Something New Is Already in the Oven

The downtown Sarasota restaurant will serve its final meals under the Lucile name Sept. 12 before returning with a new identity.

09/10/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Toast Your Morning

Toastique’s Avocado Smash Is as Beautiful as It Is Healthy

It's one of the café's prettiest dishes.

09/02/2026 By Jules Telfort

Neighborhood Guide

How to Spend a Summer Weekend in the Rosemary Art & Design District

North of downtown, this walkable neighborhood is gentrifying fast, but it still feels like a rooted community. Here’s how to spend a hot summer weekend there.

08/28/2026 By Matthew Gutierrez

Suncoast Searchlight

Sarasota Holds Parking Open House Without Public Comment. Chaos Ensues.

A Sarasota parking open house meant to ease months of frustration instead erupted into boos, shouting and accusations that residents had been misled about the meeting’s format.

08/26/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

Wow, Waldorf

Sneak Peek: The Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota

New renderings reveal the homes, gardens, gathering spaces and—wait for it—an orangerie at the 18-story downtown tower.

08/19/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Benderson Bend

Sarasota Commissioners Clear the Way for Benderson’s Transformation of Former County Building

A pair of unanimous votes allows Benderson to pursue Class A offices, ground-floor retail and a dramatic redesign of the vacant building at 1660 Ringling Blvd.

08/18/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Pie Squared

Michelin-Recommended Pizza Maker Plans New Rosemary Art & Design District Restaurant

Chef Anthony Petralia is bringing pizza, handmade pasta and a more upscale Italian menu to the former Wolfie’s space on Boulevard of the Arts.

08/17/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Greek Arrival

Washington, D.C., Hot Spot Balos Is Coming to Downtown Sarasota

The seafood-focused restaurant will make its Florida debut as The Edge’s only retail tenant in spring 2027.

08/12/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Suncoast Searchlight

Sarasota Reverses Extended Parking Hours After Intense Pushback

"We didn't talk to our stakeholder. We didn't talk to the restaurateurs, the retailers, our residents, or our tourists. We talked to ourselves," said Commissioner Kathy Kelley Ohlrich.

08/04/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

Moving Breakfast

The Breakfast House Plans a New Home—and Possibly a New Bungalow Village

The longtime Sarasota restaurant plans to turn a Fruitville Road home into its new location, with hopes of eventually bringing several neighboring bungalows along.

07/29/2026 By Kim Doleatto

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