FOOD & DRINK
Nine Sarasota area restaurants receive high-priority violations, nine ace inspections
Our digital database of restaurant health inspections is updated regularly with the latest information on which Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice area restaurants passed or failed. You can use the database to search by Sarasota or Manatee County or by restaurant name. You can see which restaurants were fined and which...
Florence and the Spice Boys Is Coming to University Town Center
One of Sarasota's best restaurants, Florence and the Spice Boys has announced it will be opening a second location, this time in the University Town Center area. Florence and the Spice Boys first started as a food truck in 2019 before opening a brick-and-mortar location in The Landings in late 2022.
Locally based national breakfast, lunch restaurant chain opens new Lakewood Ranch location
A national breakfast and lunch restaurant chain that's headquartered in Sarasota-Manatee has debuted a new location in its home base. First Watch is now open at 14475 State Road 70 E. in Lakewood Ranch, celebrating by offering customers who dine in at the new restaurant a free cup of Project Sunrise coffee with their meal through May 10. The restaurant is in the former space of Nancy's Bar-B-Q, which relocated last year to Sarasota's Rosemary District before permanently closing in January.
'Eternal gratitude': Miss USA steps down from title
SARASOTA, Fla. — Miss USA 2023, a Sarasota County native, is setting her sights on the future after making the difficult decision to step down from her title. "My journey as Miss USA has been incredibly meaningful, representing Utah with pride, and later the USA at Miss Universe. Sadly, I have made the very tough decision to resign from the title of Miss USA 2023," Noelia Voigt wrote in a statement on Monday.
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