Fruitville, FL

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has selected a project team to build a 135,000-square-foot outpatient clinic to serve veterans in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Spanning two stories, the clinic will be at 2390 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., in a fast-growing area near Fruitville Commons. It will have about 200 employees, according to VA documents. The VA awarded the rights to develop, own and lease the new clinic to CMI Cullinan JV LLC, a joint venture between Illinois-based commercial and

After being closed for nearly 10 months for renovations, the Sarasota County’s Fruitville Library will reopen to the public at 10 a.m. Oct. 15.The library, located at 100 Apex Road off Fruitville Road near Celery Fields, closed on Dec. 18, 2025, to undergo a nearly $28 million renovation. The library has new paint and furnishings, as well as more spaces for reading, studying and collaboration. The Fruitville Library reopens to the public on Oct. 15.Image courtesy of Sarasota Cou

The colorful cottages at Fruitville Road and Washington Avenue have been a downtown Sarasota fixture for years, home to 17 small businesses ranging from hair salons to a vegan kitchen. This week, those tenants learned that the 324-unit apartment complex slated to replace their little village, known as 1899 Fruitville, has been voided.The developer, Tennessee-based…