Mandola’s Italian Kitchen is a new restaurant concept from Damian Mandola and Paul Avery, the team behind the success of Carrabba’s Italian Grill in the 1990s. Today’s consumer is different, the economy is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and restaurants are closing in record numbers. To open a new concept, with plans for multi-state expansion, … Read more
►The Terrace Hotel, in downtown Lakeland at 329 E. Main St., was purchased for $7.25 million by a group of five local investors that include former city commissioner Edie Yates, her husband, David Henderson, as well as their two sons and John Grieger. (Pictured above) ►The Watson Clinic Foundation’s Arts in Medicine program was presented … Read more
Caretta on the Gulf is a celebrated four-diamond restaurant located within the Sandpearl Resort on Clearwater Beach. Simply put, it sets the standard for fine dining in Tampa Bay. The food is exceptionally good, the interiors are warm and sophisticated, and the beachfront view of the Gulf of Mexico is the jewel of Pinellas County. … Read more
►Tampa-based SoFresh, an emerging, fresh casual restaurant that serves nutritious, made-to-order healthy meals, expanded its franchise business and is scheduled to open three new Florida locations this year, the first being at Westshore Town Center (next to Starbucks). (Pictured above) ► Wrench Group, a national home repair and maintenance services company headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, … Read more
Michael Klauber and Philip Mancini’s celebrated restaurant in Sarasota has been a mecca for discriminating diners for three decades. While styles and tastes have changed over the years, Michael’s on East has always delivered an impeccable dining experience. It is based on the highest of standards and degree of skill, a definition of the expression, … Read more
Richard Gonzmart’s newest restaurant, Casa Santo Stefano, pays tribute to the Sicilian immigrants who helped establish Ybor City in the late 1800s. The concept for the restaurant has been in the works for years, but the perfect building and location were needed. When Gonzmart bought the building just across the street from his flagship Columbia … Read more
Tucked away, in a little shopping center near the bedroom community of Safety Harbor, is an unassuming place called the Little Lamb Gastropub. By the name of the place, you might think it’s a bar that serves the kind of food you’d find in most bars. The space is unassuming, with wood tables and an … Read more
► Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, a AAA Five-Diamond oceanfront resort in northeast Florida, engaged St. Petersburg-based Paradise Advertising and Marketing to publicize and promote its renovation project to global media outlets as the resort nears its centennial anniversary in 2028. ► Irina Nashtatik was named chief financial officer at Nicholas Financial, a consumer finance … Read more
Mise en Place, a French term for “everything in its place,” is a great description of the high standards and expectations of the restaurant of the same name. From its hushed interiors, attentive staff and inspired cuisine, every detail is an element of the experience. Each element can stand on its own. Each piece is … Read more
►Belleair Road Car Wash opened near U.S. Highway 19, on Belleair Road in Clearwater, behind Dick Morris Buick GMC. ►Hoots, a fast-casual restaurant chain affiliated with the Hooters brand, opened its first Florida location at 204 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg. ►SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group completed the $5.59 million sale of … Read more
