Daily Archives: December 31, 2015

Embassy Suites breaks ground in downtown Sarasota

SARASOTA – An 18-story Embassy Suites on Wednesday formally joined a string of ongoing construction projects expected to alleviate Southwest Florida’s hotel room shortage. But it’s not the only project easing the load. Developers expect the 180-room hotel at the corner of North Tamiami Trail and Fruitville Road will take about 15 months to open…

Photo time not welcome on City Council

At Monday’s meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency (a body made up of the five Council members and focused on urban redevelopment), Jonson brought photos he snapped at the city’s Dec. 5 Winter’s Miracle on Cleveland Street event. He gave gave them to public communications director Joelle Castelli, who put them on the overhead projector…