ENGLEWOOD — In 2010 there was only one local source of sushi: Japanese-owned Amimoto Japanese Restaurant in Punta Gorda.
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VENICE — For decades, Venice restaurants, hotels, and beaches utilize the musically inclined to persuade business to their venues.
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SOUTH VENICE — When Chris Taranto and silent partner Ben Bigelow took on Venice breakfast institution Bud’s Restaurant, Taranto couldn’t help adding his own home-style scratch cooking to its menu.
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NOKOMIS — The final Food Truck Rally of the year will take place Friday at the North Jetty.
When a new decade dawns, especially one as well balanced as 2020, the occasion calls for retrospection.
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WEST VILLAGES — Holiday season 2019 is like Daylight Shopping Time.
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SOUTH VENICE — In 2001, when Ray Harmon opened Amore’s Italian Restaurant in South Venice, he credited both the Italian word for “love” (amore) and his own nickname as inspiration for its name.
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SOUTH VENICE — The clock is ticking fast to get the largest auditorium renovations completed at the B&B Theatres Stadium 11 in South Venice before the arrival of “Star Wars — Episode IX.”
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SARASOTA — “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical” comes to Sarasota from Dec. 13- Dec. 15.
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NOKOMIS — It came as a surprise to many residents, tourists and diners as the former Saltwater Cafe building, in Nokomis, was torn down starting Thursday.
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SOUTH VENICE — Comfortable and casual like grandma’s house is the appeal of a new Naples-based restaurant opening Sunday.
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery at 1331 South U.S. 41 Bypass, will reopen on Monday, Oct. 22, according to Julie Roettger, the vice president of Operations for Northcott Hospitality.
Business partners Debbie Walden and Robert Bailey have opened Venice Ale House at 775 U.S. 41 Bypass S., across from We Blew Inn.
Fillippo and Lisa Villella recently acquired the downtown Ristorante San Marco at 305B West Venice Ave. Experienced in the hospitality industry and new to Venice, they want to personally welcome diners, encouraging them to feel like family sitting in an Italian grandma’s kitchen.
This past weekend, a very large, typical New York pizzeria opened, serving food from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. daily.
