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Sarasota visitor spending hits $145.9M in July, up 10% from 2025
Sarasota County visitor spending climbed to $145.9 million in July 2026, up 10.2% from a year earlier, as room nights sold, occupancy and average room rates all rose, according to Visit Sarasota County data.
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Michelin-recommended Tralia to open second restaurant in Rosemary District
Chef Anthony Petralia plans to open a second Tralia restaurant in Sarasota's Rosemary District by December 2026, bringing a full-bar Italian concept with 150 seats and up to 30 jobs to the former Wolfie's & Rascal House space on Boulevard of the Arts.
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Sarasota visitor spending hits $145.9M in July, up 10% from 2025
Sarasota County visitor spending climbed to $145.9 million in July 2026, up 10.2% from a year earlier, as room nights sold, occupancy and average room rates all rose, according to Visit Sarasota County data.
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Feels like 95° · 7% rain
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Sarasota visitor spending hits $145.9M in July, up 10% from 2025
Sarasota County visitor spending climbed to $145.9 million in July 2026, up 10.2% from a year earlier, as room nights sold, occupancy and average room rates all rose, according to Visit Sarasota County data.
Sarasota, FL
80°F
Sunny
Feels like 95° · 7% rain
SatMostly Sunny93°F38%
SunMostly Sunny92°F76%
MonMostly Sunny92°F81%
TueMostly Sunny92°F83%
WedMostly Sunny91°F72%
ThuScattered Showers And Thunderstorms91°F68%
FriIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms90°F60%
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Bee Ridge Denny's sells for $4.25 million; new retail brands planned
The former Denny's at 3701 Bee Ridge Road sold for $4.25 million on Aug. 4 to West Palm Beach firm Rich Global, which plans to renovate the building into two or three storefronts occupied by brands not yet in Sarasota.
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Ed's Tavern sports bar to open first Sarasota County location in former Chili's on US-41
Ed's Tavern, a Manatee County sports bar chain with three locations, has leased the former Chili's building at 4131 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota and plans to open its first Sarasota County restaurant there in 2027.
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Sarasota orders new rules for condo-hotel hybrids after two projects expose zoning gap
The Sarasota City Commission directed planning staff on Monday, July 20 to develop the city's first policy framework for hybrid condo-hotel buildings after two proposed projects exposed a gap in the zoning code that currently exempts such developments from residential density limits.
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Downtown Sarasota medical office building sells for $8.43 million
A Maryland-based investor paid $8.43 million for a downtown Sarasota medical office building vacated by Florida Cancer Specialists and plans to renovate it into a multi-tenant medical property starting in late 2026.
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Ukrainian-Polish couple brings 20-hour sourdough to downtown Sarasota
Nataliia and Piotr Lugowski, a Ukrainian-Polish couple, opened The Bakero at 1900 Main St. in downtown Sarasota in April 2026, bringing 20-hour fermented sourdough and European-inspired breakfast dishes to a growing stretch of Main Street.
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Pacific Rim raises more than $122,000 after fire guts Southside Village fixture
Pacific Rim Restaurant in Sarasota's Southside Village has raised more than $122,000 through a GoFundMe campaign launched the same day an electrical fire gutted the nearly 28-year-old Japanese-Thai fusion restaurant on July 18.
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Breakfast House owner buys $1.15M site, seeks rezoning to save 17-year-old restaurant
Breakfast House owner Wendy Lee Goldberg paid $1.15 million for a 1.04-acre site at 128 N. Briggs Ave. and filed a rezoning application to relocate the 17-year-old Sarasota restaurant, which faces displacement by a 324-unit apartment development on Fruitville Road.
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Sarasota Memorial's $507 million North Port hospital takes shape, opening set for late 2028
Sarasota Memorial Hospital's $507 million North Port campus, the city's first acute-care hospital, is under construction on a 32-acre site at 4800 North Sumter Blvd. and set to open in late 2028 with 100 beds expandable to more than 400.
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Downtown Sarasota's yellow landmark becomes Waldorf Astoria sales gallery
A prominent yellow building at Ringling Boulevard and U.S. 301 in downtown Sarasota is being converted into the sales gallery for the Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota, an 18-story luxury condo tower with units starting at $2.2 million.
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