Downtown Sarasota is the civic and cultural center of Sarasota, home to the Sarasota Opera, Florida Studio Theatre, an arts cinema and more. It’s also home to some of the city’s best shops, ...

Nicholas Dauk is a longtime Florida resident who regularly explores Sarasota. He's got the scoop on everything from the best museums to the best beaches. Considered one of Florida's oldest and largest ...

Earlier this month, I unveiled my picks for the six best restaurants that opened this year in Sarasota and Manatee counties. I noted that over the past 12 months, I visited — unannounced — most of the ...

After spotlighting the Sarasota area’s best hidden gem restaurants recently, it was time to focus on the county’s epicenter — which also happens to be home to Herald-Tribune headquarters and the ...