SARASOTA, Fla. - Tommy Bahama is back on St. Armands Circle, nearly one year after back-to-back hurricanes left the area reeling.

The lifestyle brand will reopen its restaurant, bar, and retail store on Wednesday at 465 John Ringling Blvd., the former site of Shore, which closed last December.

The backstory:

The reopening comes just days before the one-year mark of Hurricane Helene , which made landfall on Sept. 26, 2024, followed two weeks later by Hurricane Milton .

Both storms caused widespread damage across Sarasota County and forced the closure of Tommy Bahama’s longtime Circle restaurant.

By the numbers:

The redesigned location brings retail and dining back under one roof for the first time in more than a decade. The ground floor houses a 5,000-square-foot store, while

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