Andrew and Elizabeth Ford have acquired Sarasota Trading Co., at 522 S. Pineapple Ave., in Sarasota, from Lance Stahl. The deal includes the rights to the name and first right of refusal to purchase the 4,500-square-foot building. Continue reading →
“Indiana Jones” creator George Lucas has long insisted his inspiration for Harrison Ford’s whip-cracking adventurer were the generic B-movie swashbucklers of the 1950s. Continue reading →
As John Wilcher laid sleepless in his Army bunk not far from areas of Afghanistan pockmarked by bombings, he could think only of a promise he had made his daughter two years earlier. Continue reading →
Are Floridians, most of whom live amid suburban sprawl, doomed to own a car?
Bus services, taxis, car rental companies and bicycles are
longstanding alternatives. Continue reading →
Signature Sound, 2047 Global Court, Sarasota. The professional recording studio is owned by Michael Cohen. With $200,000 worth of state-of-the-art equipment, the studio offers analog music recording, tracking, mixing and mastering services. Continue reading →
Re/Max Platinum Realty, in a push to sell luxury properties, has moved its St. Armands Circle office to larger quarters and is becoming a full-fledged company franchise. Continue reading →
After her husband Burt died three years ago, Lorraine Kaplan deliberated for a long time before she decided to stay in the couple’s 3,400-square-foot split-level home on Longboat Key. Continue reading →
WHEN MARY HOWARD HEARD about the Sept. 25 murder of an Arkansas Realtor, she decided she had to do something to reinforce the paramount need for safety among real estate agents. Continue reading →
Restaurateur and chef Brad Rudy recently launched New York Slice Company (501 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota. 366-8125; facebook.com/nysliceco) in Sarasota with a simple intent: to merge Manhattan-style pizza with locally-sourced Southwest Florida ingredients. Continue reading →
Fitness Together Training Course at the Athletic Consulting Group, 4472 McAshton St., Sarasota. Opened by Adam Brammer of BrammerStrength, the course is designed to help increase resistance to stress, illness and the effects of aging with a combination of dynamic movement, isometrics and strength-training exercises. Continue reading →
An unlikely combination of historical footnotes makes a Casey Key property one of the most interesting listings on the market. No lesser names than U.S. Steel, Teddy Roosevelt, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Cassius Clay Continue reading →
