When it does, I’ll be there, noshing on a burger and fries, sipping a cold draft beer, and hopefully listening to someone with a guitar playing a timeless tune by a Sunshine State hero like Jimmy Buffett or the Allman Brothers Band.

Beloved waterfront restaurant in Cortez fishing village, near Sarasota and Bradenton, reopens after Hurricane Milton, Helene closures.

You’ll find updates from restaurants in coastal communities and islands such as Siesta Key, Anna Maria Island, Cortez, Longboat Key, St. Armands Circle, Osprey, Nokomis, and Venice. The restaurants are presented in alphabetical order.