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The seven-story downtown Worcester office building long known for its anchor tenant, the insurer Unum, will undergo new branding and leasing now that Unum has elected to have its area employees indefinitely work remotely. Franklin Realty Advisors, which owns and operates the Mercantile Center office and retail complex across Mercantile Street, said Wednesday it has been hired to manage, develop and oversee leasing for the building, which according to city records spans 179,000 square feet. The building will be rebranded One Mercantile after its street address. Unum, whose name adorns the top ...

A new breakfast and lunch cafe is coming to south Sarasota from the same Naples-based group that plans to open a restaurant and bar in the University Town Center area. The restaurant, called The Lily Cafe, will open in Sarasota's The Landings plaza at U.S. 41 and Proctor Road next to Publix. The 2,900-square-foot eatery, scheduled to open in June, will be able to seat about 150 people, owner George Wood said. Wood's family is the driving force behind the award-winning Naples restaurant Jane's Cafe on 3rd, and Georgie's Garden Cafe and Bar George, two new concepts that are in the works for ...

The Tim Hortons at ECMC is safe, for now. A recent court ruling has ensured double-double's will flow in the city hospital's lobby through 2023. ECMC has been trying to end its lease with Benderson Development early, citing the desire for healthy food options -- not Timbits -- in the hospital's lobby. Last year, ECMC sent a notice to Benderson telling it to “quit and surrender" the leased space by Dec. 16, prompting Benderson to seek a court injunction. State Supreme Court Justice Timothy J. Walker granted Benderson's request Friday, saying "there is no mechanism by which (ECMC) may be perm...

Manna from heaven came into Marilyn Murphy's life on Thursday in the form of the new Venice Aldi store.  Murphy, who lives in Venice three months a year, is an Aldi devotee. When she's in her full-time state of Illinois, she goes to Aldi. In Florida, she drives to Aldi as far away as North Port or Port Charlotte to stock up on groceries. She lives six miles away from the one in Nokomis and now she's just a mile away from the one in Venice's Jacaranda Plaza.  She plans to take advantage of this close proximity by walking to Aldi from where she lives. She even has her own shopping cart t...

4 days ago Share The Planning Commission discussed flaws with Manatee County's newest impact fee study and evaluated two rezones. Planning Commission decisions Vote: 6-1 to recommend approval; Mike Rahn dissented What: Rezone 38.95 acres near S.R. 64 and Uihlein Road from general agriculture and neighborhood commercial medium to planned development residential Vote: 6-0 to recommend approval; Bill Smock absent What: Rezone 1.54 acres near the northeast corner of S.R. 70 and County Road 675 in Myakka City from general agriculture to neighborhood commercial small Vote: 4-1 to re...