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The owners of Marina Jack, the facility pictured here, purchased another marina on south Siesta Key last week.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • December 29, 2015
Top Story — September: Marina Jack buys large south Siesta facility

The new owners will update the facilities and operations at the former Turtle Beach Marina.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Matt Dively plans to incorporate flavors of his cruet restaurant, Blue Que Island Grill, into his new eatery in the Rosemary District.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 29, 2015
Top Story — September: Servandos to open in former Darwin's space

Blu Que Island Grill owner Matt Dively plans to open a new Mexican restaurant in the Rosemary District

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: East County rescue receives former fight dog

The 1.5-year old mixed breed was found covered in bites and filed-down teeth.

  • East County
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Leon S. Pitts II, MaRah Williams and Nate Jacobs celebrate the Christmas spirit, both large and small, in "A Motown Christmas."
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 28, 2015
A Merry Motown Mixer

Classic soul and classic Christmas converge at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

  • Arts + Culture
Former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort General Manager Katie Moulton says helping parties achieve settlements as a professional mediator allows her to be with people again, and it just might help her heal from the one legal dispute she couldn’t settle.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: Where is Katie Moulton now?

Five years after the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s closing, longtime general manager Katie Moulton and owner Murf Klauber still talk Colony every day.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: Residents prepare to Party on the Pass

Event to create awareness for opposition to dredging Big Pass.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: Learning Curve

Sarasota High junior defensive lineman Gerome Howard has only been playing football for two years.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 27, 2015
The word for 2016: wisdom

In this crucial moment of a free-fall, American voters need great wisdom to discern who has the Right Stuff to revive our founding heritage and guide us to be great again.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Sarasota Police lock down SMH, evacuate businesses

The Sarasota Police Department locked down Sarasota Memorial hospital and closed U.S. 41 as officers investigated a suspicious package found near Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Sarasota
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Darwin’s on 4th, the award-winning Peruvian restaurant just north of downtown, will close its doors today. In a surprising announcement, Chef Darwin Santa Maria informed his staff Friday he would be closing the restaurant effective Monday.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Darwin’s on 4th closes

Chef Darwin Santa Maria closed the popular Peruvian restaurant in the Rosemary District this week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant announced its closure Wednesday via signs on the doors Wednesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant sold

New owners Mark Caragiulo and Tom Leonard have plans for a new Longboat Key restaurant similar to Shore on St. Armands Circle. The restaurant will stay closed for 10 months to a year.

  • Longboat Key
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Richard Williams, 35, of Bradenton, was arrested 10:45 p.m. Monday and charged with the murder of 17-month-old William “Quincey” Pollard at their apartment in the 6200 block of Rosefinch Court, according to a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrest report
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July:

Police allege that a blow to the head resulted in the death of William 'Quincey' Pollard.

  • East County
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    A time to celebrate |
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Just Married: Brent Greeno and Ryan Inskeep

Brent Lee Greeno and Ryan Robert Inskeep were married June 11, at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
  • By David Conway and Alex Mahadevan
  • December 26, 2015
Top Story — June: Tracing the history of the city-county rift

Today, the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County frequently find themselves unable to work together on major issues. How did they get to this point? Can they get past it?

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 26, 2015
Top Story — June: Sarasota featured in Food Network restaurant guide

Indigenous, Shore Diner, State Street Eating House and a dozen more featured in city guide.

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