Locally Owned

Hunsader Farms

A family farm east of Bradenton with a produce market, u-pick, and the fall Pumpkin Festival

Salty Neighbor Bar & Grill

A veteran-owned Venice sports bar with a Cuban accent

El Greco Kitchen & Market

The family behind Sarasota's first Greek café, back on Clark Road

Comptoir: The Counter Café

An all-day French counter café across from Ringling College

Sarasota BMX

America's oldest continuously running BMX track, since 1974

Art Center Sarasota

A century-old visual arts hub on the bayfront

The Gator Club

Downtown live-music bar in the historic Worth's Block

Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center

Rosemary District listening room and home of WSLR 96.5

Big Top Brewing Company

Sarasota's circus-themed craft brewery and gastropub

Almost Heaven Kayak Adventures

The original Sarasota eco-tour through mangrove tunnels

Mercantile Home & Apparel

Curated women's fashion and home finds on Main Street

Black Gold Coffee Roasters

Small-batch Venice roaster and café with a fair-trade mission

The Island Bookshop

Independent bookstore and local-art nook in historic downtown Venice

The Bakero

Downtown sourdough bakery baking with time, not yeast

Baker & Wife

South Sarasota neighborhood bistro with brick-oven pizza and a serious bar

Delany's Public House

A proper Irish pub on Lakewood Ranch Main Street

Overhead Door Company of Sarasota

Three-generation Sarasota garage door specialists since 1961

Sunshine Movers of Sarasota

Family-owned Sarasota movers hauling the Suncoast since 2013

Ophelia's on the Bay

Romantic bayfront fine dining on Siesta Key's south end since 1988

Hall's Termite and Pest Co.

Husband-and-wife pest pros, Sarasota-born and family-run since 2012

Original Word of Mouth

Gulf Gate breakfast-and-lunch institution baking its own goods since 1996

Veronica Fish & Oyster

Stylish Southside Village seafood and raw bar from the Caragiulos

Anthony's Cooling-Heating-Electrical

Family-run HVAC and electrical pros in Manatee since 1988

Babe's Plumbing, Inc.

Third-generation Venice plumbers serving the Suncoast since 1957

Bookstore1Sarasota

Downtown Sarasota's independent bookstore and literary hub

Big Water Fish Market

Siesta Key fish market famous for its grouper sandwich

Veteran Air

Veteran-owned HVAC, plumbing, and electrical service

On-Time Pool Service

Pool cleaning, repairs, and renovations in Sarasota

Roofing by Curry

Sarasota roofing since 1986

Troy's Tropics

Landscape design and plants from a Sarasota family business

Elite Medical Spa

Medical aesthetics and skin rejuvenation in Sarasota

D&D Air Conditioning

Family-owned HVAC service since 1986

Gopher Roofing

Residential and commercial roofing since 1997

SonShine Roofing

Family-owned roofing since 1987

Pinch A Penny #209

Pool supplies, service, and repairs on Bee Ridge