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Central Cocoanut Residents Are Fighting to Keep a Car Wash Out of Their Backyards

Tommy's Express Car Wash is proposing a new location in the historic Central Cocoanut neighborhood, just north of downtown Sarasota. But residents are pushing back.

01/06/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Tamiami Pick Me Up

A New Mixed-Use Project is Coming to the North Trail

The long-empty lot across from the 14th Street roundabout just north of downtown Sarasota will be home to Whitaker Lofts, a new, 19-unit condo project with retail space on the bottom floor.

07/26/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Hello, Spring

Grillsmith Restaurant Offers Up Comfort Food and International Dishes with a Twist

New cocktails usher in spring and a special Mother's Day menu kicks off on May 4.

04/29/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Commercial Real Estate

Baymont by Wyndham Hotel in Sarasota Sells for $8 Million

The 99-room hotel sits on 2.2 acres at 1425 S. Tamiami Trail.

03/11/2022 By Staff

Cheat Sheet

How to Sound Like a Local: A Sarasota Pronunciation Guide

Don't you dare say "Van Weasel."

11/29/2021 By Susan Burns

Article

A Road Trip Down Tamiami Trail

From Sarasota to Miami, the Tamiami Trail offers the finest stretch of funk Florida has to offer.

12/31/2014 By Tim Dorsey

Article

A Road Trip Down Tamiami Trail

From Sarasota to Miami, the Tamiami Trail offers the finest stretch of funk Florida has to offer.

12/31/2014 By Tim Dorsey

Article

Growing Up on Tamiami Trail

For Sarasota Magazine founder Dan Denton, growing up on U.S. 41 was the next best thing to a Harvard M.B.A.

05/01/2014 By Dan Denton