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Ice cream parlor opens in Sarasota, fast-casual pasta restaurant closes


Ice cream parlor opens in Sarasota, fast-casual pasta restaurant closes

The ice cream parlor’s new location in Sarasota replaces the now permanently closed fast-casual pasta restaurant. What are the best restaurants in Florida? Here are 15 of our favorites. Discover the best restaurants in Florida, recommended by USA TODAY Florida Network food journalists for 2024. An ice cream parlor has expanded, opening a new location […]

Owner of York’s Fat Tomato Grill fulfills his late son’s dream


Owner of York’s Fat Tomato Grill fulfills his late son’s dream

YORK, Maine – Charlie Caramihalis often says his late son Nicholas is “sitting on his shoulder” as he goes to work each day to run the Fat Tomato Grill. August 28 marks the one-year anniversary of Caramihalis’ purchase of the York Village classic from longtime owner Dan Poulin. The purchase was a heartfelt tribute to […]

Visit the Isaac Newton-inspired restaurant in Gaithersburg


Visit the Isaac Newton-inspired restaurant in Gaithersburg

For Darnestown resident Rob Gresham, a teachable moment during the pandemic led to Isaac’s Poultry Market, a fast-casual restaurant in Gaithersburg that specializes in chicken that’s roasted, fried (tenders, wings and sandwiches) and sold as chicken salad. Sides, salads and frozen custard round out the offerings. Four years ago, when Gresham explained to his sons […]

One of the best waterfront restaurants in the Sarasota area just got better


One of the best waterfront restaurants in the Sarasota area just got better

One of Sarasota and Bradenton’s most popular waterfront restaurants showcases its newly renovated patio, bar and happy hour food and drink specials. Like most people in Sarasota and Bradenton, I enjoy eating by the water and am happy to find a good deal—especially a tasty discount on food and drinks. For many years, Pier 22 […]

Transgaz brings natural gas to Serbia


Transgaz brings natural gas to Serbia

Transgaz CEO Ion Sterian recently met in Bucharest with the management of state partner Srbijagas, represented by CEO Dušan Bajatović, to discuss details of the construction of the gas interconnector between the two neighboring countries. “Today’s discussions were thorough and practical. They followed the meeting two weeks ago when the Memorandum of Understanding on the […]

Homes can be purchased for less than $600,000 in seven communities in Middlesex County (MA)


Homes can be purchased for less than 0,000 in seven communities in Middlesex County (MA)

Real estate prices in Eastern Massachusetts have skyrocketed in recent years, making the dream of owning a home unattainable for many people. Take Middlesex County, for example, where the median sales price year-to-date (through June 30) is $830,000, according to The Warren Group. That’s 8.5% higher than the median price in the first half of […]

The St. Regis beach hotel in Sarasota and the restaurants are now open


The St. Regis beach hotel in Sarasota and the restaurants are now open

Check out photos of Sarasota’s new luxury beachfront hotel, the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort, and its waterfront restaurants, now open to the public. As butlers served champagne flutes and hors d’oeuvres, one of the most eagerly awaited hotel openings in Sarasota County history took place on a sunny Friday morning. The St. Regis Longboat […]

Saranac celebrates improvements at Scheid Park


Saranac celebrates improvements at Scheid Park

SARANAC – Modernization of a popular park in Saranac is complete. Officials attended a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, August 12, to celebrate the Scheid Park improvement project. The park is located on the Fred Meijer Grand River Trail in Saranac. The village consulted with Fleis and VandenBrink on the project. The cost was $654,370, […]

Kennebunk makes progress on sale of historic 1820 home in need of renovation


Kennebunk makes progress on sale of historic 1820 home in need of renovation

KENNEBUNK, Maine – The town is close to selling its vacant house at 15 Portland Road. During a two-minute special meeting Monday, the Kennebunk Select Board voted 6-0-1 to authorize Town Manager Heather Balser to negotiate a purchase agreement for the home with an interested buyer, Croan M. McCormick. The vote also gives Balser the […]

Wilmington thrift store owner and shopper describe the thrill of the hunt


Wilmington thrift store owner and shopper describe the thrill of the hunt

Sister Thrift in Watertown is one of many thrift stores in Eastern Mass. Sister Thrift in Watertown sells and donates items people no longer want. All proceeds benefit the Metrowest Humane Society. For many people, shopping is a therapeutic experience. And that can be especially true when you find a designer label at a bargain […]