FEBRUARY 6, 2026 - FEBRUARY 12, 2026 | THREE DOLLARS
FLOR IDA’S NE WSPAPER FOR T HE C - SUI T E
Development | Airplane maker lands new facility in Sarasota-Bradenton. PG.8 PASCO • H ILL SBOROUG H • PIN ELL AS • P OLK • M A N ATEE • SA R ASOTA • C H A R LOT TE • LEE • COLLIER
ALL IN DUE FUN
A $20 million Melting Pot restaurant makeover campaign coincides with a strategy tweak designed to grab more market share. PAGE 10
inside TOURISM
Waiting Game
The Naples Grande Beach Resort, prepping to close for eight months for a major renovation, has notified some 230 employees they will be temporarily laid off. PAGE 5
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Critical Need
Sarasota County officials have approved a plan to buy the medical examiner’s office (above) it has been leasing since 2023. PAGE 12
DEVELOPMENT
What’s Next
A group of Tampa Bay-area architects are taking something of a trust-but-verify outlook on the sector going into 2026. PAGE 6
GOVERNMENT
Pay and Play
The developer behind the bustling UTC district on the Sarasota-Manatee line looks to pending legislation in Tallahassee to implement a taxing district. PAGE 7
REAL ESTATE Builder acquires Pinellas townhouse lots for $12 million. 14
DAN STONE | The Melting Pot
PHOTO BY MARK WEMPLE
Sarasota County buys preserve land. 14
DON’T MISS: The (unseen) value of public notices. PAGE 3.
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