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Contractors will close a portion of the 1500 block of Main Street for the next month while working on renovations for Taco Bus and Evie’s.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 30, 2014
Top Stories - Sarasota: October

Sarasota's Main Street is about 200 days away from having a bowling alley within an Evie's and a Taco Bus, as construction has started on storefronts owned by entrepreneur Jesse Biter.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 30, 2014
Top Stories - East County: October

Benderson Development bought a 7.5-acre parcel owned by Dillard's at Southgate Mall, following another purchase near Pelican Plaza.

  • East County
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  • Robin Hartill
  • December 30, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: October

The Longboat Pass Bridge on the north end of Longboat Key had an widening gap between the bascule and the roadway.

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Not all residents' fears about traffic and privacy were assuaged by the Siesta Promenade project rendering provided by Benderson.
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  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 30, 2014
Top Stories - Siesta Key: October

Todd Mathes, Benderson's director of development, answered questions from a concerned crowd Wednesday evening.

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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 30, 2014
LISTEN: Genre-blending with Andres Colin at Darwin's on 4th

LISTEN: Genre-blending with Andres Colin at Darwin's on 4th

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  • December 29, 2014
Perlman brings Hollywood to Key

When people think of movies, the first place that usually comes to mind is Los Angeles.

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  • December 29, 2014
Jasper Ritter: Top dog in our book

Jasper Ritter didn't win the Eukanuba Orlando Cluster Christmas Show in Orlando in December, but we still think he's top dog.

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  • December 29, 2014
2014: The best of Cops Corner

We bring you the strangest Cops Corner reports, courtesy of Sarasota police, in 2014.

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  • Cops Corner
Bob Minton asks residents a question during a morning exercise class that he hosts four times a week as the program director at Heron East.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 29, 2014
Minton creates a sense of community at Heron East

As program director, Bob Minton leads residents in daily activities such as exercise classes and outings.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
4300 Higel Ave., Siesta Key
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
2014: Top 10 real estate transactions

The Observer counts down the top 10 residential sales of the year, recorded Jan. 1 through Dec. 12, for Sarasota.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
Menorah memories

Residents of the Windsor of Lakewood Ranch and their families celebrated the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, with the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah Dec. 17.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
Delectable menu

Lakewood Ranch Director of Operations Ryan Heise acknowledges that stormwater retention education is boring business.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
Haven happenings

Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities has plenty to be happy about this holiday season.

  • East County
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Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 29, 2014
Our View: The word for 2015: Aspire

Each year, you make resolutions. A variation on that is to select a word, one word to live by for the next 12 months.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Photo by Kim Newman
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2014
Colorful skies

Looking back through our archives of weather photos in 2014, picking our best submissions was a near-impossible task.

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