Local Firms Win Big at the 2025 AIA Florida Awards From a Venice pavilion to a Longboat Gulf-front estate, Sarasota-area architects return with award-winning work across the map.

Originally opened during Labor Day weekend in 1999 — in a building that owner J.R. Garraus estimates dates back to the 1950s — J.R.’s Old Packinghouse Café is a funky slice of Old Florida ...

Born in Sarasota, Pete, 37, attended Ringling College to study film before moving to South Korea for three years and Japan ...

These five Old Florida-style restaurants in the Sarasota area serve up character, comfort food, and classic settings — all without breaking the bank.

These five Old Florida-style restaurants in the Sarasota area serve up character, comfort food, and classic settings — all without breaking the bank.

These five Old Florida-style restaurants in the Sarasota area serve up character, comfort food, and classic settings — all without breaking the bank.

These five Old Florida-style restaurants in the Sarasota area serve up character, comfort food, and classic settings — all without breaking the bank.