Fun fact: Westfield Sarasota Square was actually the first mall I visited in Sarasota. The year was 2018, the month was June and it was about five days before I started my current job.

Sarasota Square has changed hands. It's been a long time coming. For years, people have speculated about the fate of the once-thriving mall at U.S. 41 and Beneva Road.

Even when the 880,000-square-foot Mall at University Town Center opens Oct. 16, Sarasota Square will remain the largest indoor mall property in the two-county area at more than 1 million square feet.

SARASOTA -- H&M, the Swedish-based retailer, is expected to open at Sarasota Square in the spring of 2015. The new 21,000 square-foot store will add to the mall's selection of popular brands such ...

The new Reyna's Taqueria is located inside the Sarasota Square Mall food court, at 8201 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, and is open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily.

AMC Theatres media relations manager Cassie Nichols confirmed in an email to the Herald-Tribune. The 12-screen movie theater, including IMAX, located at Sarasota Square Mall, opened in December 2006.

A vaccination clinic for ages 12 and older will take place this Saturday, May 22 at the Sarasota Square Mall. Ages 12-15 can receive the Pfizer vaccine without an appointment, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.