Ahead of the highly anticipated opening of Sunseeker Resort along the Peace River in Punta Gorda, I bid farewell to all my favorite restaurants in downtown Sarasota and Bradenton and headed southbound ...

I took a seat on Peace River Seafood's porch and announced I’d like a Night at Whorehouse Point, please. Utter that phrase at most establishments and you get an odd look or two (or 20). But at this ...

As everyone knows, romance is best served scattered, smothered and peppered, which is why Waffle House has been a Valentine's Day destination for tasteful, discriminating lovers for more than a decade ...

Six years ago, the Beef 'O' Brady's on Taylor Street in Punta Gorda was doomed for closure. The parking lot was often empty. The owners were retiring. Beef 'O' Brady's corporate office had listed the ...

Following the Bay Street Yard concept, David Fry's proposed venue, The Yard on Olympia gets the green light from Punta Gorda ...

Flooded downtown streets and high winds didn’t dissuade Punta Gorda restaurant owners and managers from opening their doors as soon as they could. “This isn’t our first rodeo,” said Patti Allen, ...

A brewery from Charlotte County plans to open a new location in University Town Center, joining both the shopping district's growing list of businesses and Sarasota-Manatee's roster of breweries. The ...

After what felt like a particularly quiet off-season this summer in the Sarasota area, we appear to be back in full force in October, with this month's local events guide featuring roughly twice as ...

The Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel has been sitting vacant for nearly two years but Wednesday, that changed. The structural demolition started and the hotel and restaurant were fully demolished. In the ...