St. Armands Circle | Cosmopolitan Marketplace | Upscale Shopping

On December 4th, St Armands Circle celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the biggest and most magical night on The Circle, "Holiday Night of Lights". The Circle and Circle Park magically come to life as the Circle "lights up" with th...

The 23rd Annual St Armands Circle Ring of Fame induction ceremony takes place in St Armands Circle Park 12:30 - 4:00 pm Sunday, January 17, 2009. 2010's honorees are: Tino Wallenda Zupe, a Highwire artist and grandson of Karl Wallenda; Rudi and S...

Years ago my wife and I enjoyed visiting St Armands Circle in Sarasota for coffee and delicious pound cake at The Swiss Coffee House near where The Walking Company stands today. We liked basking in winter sunshine, watching people stroll by and, most...

At The Columbia Restaurant in Sarasota, Florida, you can dine in an indoor Mediterranean-style dining room or take an outdoor table on a patio that opens to St Armands Circle. The Columbia opened its Sarasota location in 1959 and now claims title as...

Rosalie Guillem and her daughter, Audrey Guillem Saba, recently opened le macaron, a French pastry shop on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota, Florida. From Provence, the mother-daughter team brings a variety of European confections to our town. le maca...

Crazy Shirts brings T-shirts with a message to St. Armands Circle in Sarasota on the west coast of Florida. In the early 1960s, the company started selling their unique shirts from a grass shack in Waikiki.  By 1964, the first Crazy Shirts store...

According to the Wall Street Journal, "Power jeans are increasingly common in high-ranking business and political circles. Indeed, jeans are now a legitimate part of the global power-dress lexicon, worn to influential confabs where the wearers w...

When Michele Obama, then wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, co-hosted The View in June 2008, she wore a breezy, black-and-white, high-waisted print dress designed by Ricco.  Overnight the dress all but sold out at the White...

Travel to Mexico sparked a family business when Joy Mooney found cotton gauze fabrics that draped fashionably, wore comfortably and required little effort to maintain. Nowadays the OH MY GAUZE! stores on St Armands Circle in Sarasota, on Fifth Avenue...

When you step into Dream Weaver Collection on St Armands Circle, you feel as though you've entered an art gallery. And you are right! The Dream Weaver Collection showcases fiber art and jewelry designed for wearability yet also created as a serio...

Discover surfing fashion at Shore on St Armands Circle in Sarasota, Florida. The shop resembles a luxury yacht with nautical motifs throughout including gorgeous hardwood floors and sitting areas reminiscent of a glamorous cruise ship. Shore looks to...

As you walk around St. Armands Circle perhaps the flip flops wear thin. You notice The Walking Store next to le macaron where you nibbled an orange macaron pastry for the first time. The Walking Company is right there and you need their expertise to...

Like an old-time confectionery, Kilwin's on St Armands Circle in Sarasota, Florida puts on a show of making fudge. Sure enough, the performers draw a crowd inside and outside the shop. Count the nose prints on the big glass window! To buy your ic...

Decor de France imports most of its inventory directly from the south of France. The owners travel there a couple of times a year to shop for us! They favor buying trips to small villages and artists who strive for designs that shoppers cannot find e...

Join the adventure as you explore the finest in savory spices, gourmet teas and seasonings.  The Spice & Tea Exchange hand selects cooking herbs, spice blends and rubs with your cooking needs in mind.  Tea lovers delight in sipping thei...

Coldwell Banker boasts a strong presence in Sarasota & Her Islands. An international heavyweight, the company strategically locates branches throughout the region, which makes it convenient to meet clients at their convenience. I often meet clien...

When I arrived in California from Europe almost 30 years ago, I chose to hang my real estate license with Coldwell Banker. Although I speak five languages, I went to English schools and had first heard of Coldwell Banker when I lived in the United Ki...

Whether you're a first time homebuyer or someone looking for the ideal spot to retire, Louis Wery helps you access more information and insights on real estate, through more channels, than ever before using the new Coldwell Banker iPhone applicat...

When I chose to hand my real estate license with Coldwell Banker when I relocated to Sarasota & Her Islands almost 20 years ago, I was impressed that the company had offices in place throughout the region. My clients find it easy to meet me at an...

Season five of the Sarasota Season of Sculpture displays 12 sculptures on the Bayfront through May 31st. Titled "Organic Lyricism," the exhibit is curated by the Sculpture Foundation, which owns the sculptures. The curator narrowed the piec...

Amuse yourself without breaking into your wallet or maxing out your credit cards! The Sarasota area on the west coast of Florida abounds with fun free things to do. No matter how prosperous the times, it's always engaging to discover ways to enj...

Approach Island Park on Sarasota Bay and you will see people lined up for a photo with the town's biggest celebrity, the statue titled Unconditional Surrender. Seward Johnson mined history and turned Alfred Eisenstaedt's famous photograph of...

As a top REALTOR in Coldwell Banker's Longboat Key office, I help buyers and sellers accomplish their real-estate goals. After living and working on every continent, except Australia and Antarctica, I chose Sarasota, a community rightly nicknamed...

A historic district, Downtown Sarasota, Florida joined the U.S. National Historic Register on April 9, 2009. The district includes six properties individually listed on the Register: American National Bank Building (photo), DeMarcay Hotel, Kress Buil...