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 ...

Kelly and Jimmy Beall have been feeding hungry seafood lovers at Peace River Seafood Restaurant & Market in Punta Gorda for 17 years. Local blue crab is their specialty, and people drive from all over ...

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 ...

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, ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Two Brothers Homestyle Cooking Bar & Grill in downtown Punta Gorda was a popular spot. “Good blues bands on the weekends. Sometimes during the week,” said Michelle Justice, a local ...

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 ...

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 ...