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Peculiar Pub aims to surprise guests with outstanding beverages in a friendly environment.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 16, 2024
Peculiar Pub pushes boundaries of flavor with unique beers and bites

Reinvention is on tap and on the menu at Peculiar Pub in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
BJ Ivey believes in a "one day at a time" approach to building the Sailors boys basketball program.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 15, 2024
Sailors boys basketball sets postseason tone with district title win

Sarasota High (24-2) won district title 63-36 over North Port High (17-9), avenging an earlier loss.

  • Sarasota
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The property at 8324 Sanderling Road sold for $6.75 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 15, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home on Sanderling Road tops the week's sales at $6.75 million.

  • Sarasota
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A view from the back of 6877 Gulf of Mexico Drive, which sold Aug. 18, 2023, for $9.45 million.
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  • Carter Weinhofer
  • February 15, 2024
How did the Longboat Key real estate market fare in 2023?

Increased inventory and less frenzied purchasing began to stabilize Longboat Key real estate last year.

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Braden River Library is one of seven locations in the Manatee County Public Library System.
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  • Jay Heater
  • February 15, 2024
Don't be a knucklehead. Take an eBay class at the Braden River Library.

Mike Ivankovich, an eBay guru, offers free seminar about how to buy and sell online.

  • East County
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Vice President Char DeMoss accepts a delivery from the bay, from Scott Matthews.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • February 15, 2024
Scuba divers remove hidden hazards from Sarasota Bay

Suncoast Reef Rovers has found benches, weapons and traffic cones in local waters.

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Nora Patterson in 2015
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  • Ian Swaby
  • February 15, 2024
Sarasota remembers Nora Patterson, former mayor and commissioner

Nora Patterson embodied the ideals of a true public servant, living a life dedicated to public service and leaving a lasting impression on Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Blackened trees stand above the charred remains of James Ward's house at 1013 Ponder Ave.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 15, 2024
Ponder Avenue house fire left a total loss, owner says

With the house his grandfather built a total loss, homeowner James Ward says he needs "all the help I can get."

  • Sarasota
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An example of using the "COS" logo in branding and marketing.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 15, 2024
City embarks on logo redesign, reconsidering David silhouette

The city of Sarasota looks at three options in updating its logo, which has featured Michelangelo’s David statue since the 1990s: refresh David, modernize David or eschew David.

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The former Yume Sushi restaurant space has sold for $2.47 million.
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  • Louis Llovio
  • February 15, 2024
Local restaurant owners buy downtown Sarasota eatery for $2.47M

The former Yume Sushi restaurant space in downtown Sarasota has been bought by well-known local restaurateur Michael Evanoff.

  • Sarasota
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The Rocket salad at Lucky Pelican is adorned with mango slices.
    By
  • Su Byron
  • February 15, 2024
Meatless dishes are on the menu in Lakewood Ranch

At these restaurants, eating vegetarian and vegan is anything but boring.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Mark and Michele Schlossberg founded Paint Nail Bar nine years ago.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • February 15, 2024
The journey from one nail salon to a national brand

Lakewood Ranch residents Mark and Michele Schlossberg launched Paint Nail Bar nine years ago. It has since become a nationwide brand.

  • East County
  • Business
The gleaming structure is 65 feet high, three stories and 12,000 square feet inside.
    By
  • Eric Snider
  • February 15, 2024
Solomon’s Castle is a gleaming monument to the weird, wacky and wonderful

Take a stroll through whimsy and delight with a tour inside Howard Solomon’s creation.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A dramatic feature wall in the living room provides a fireplace, seating, and displays for art.
  • By Robert Plunket
  • February 15, 2024
Lifestyle lessons from a luxurious Lake Club home

David Ahrens and Kirk Beckwith's home in The Lake Club shows a keen understanding of their shared past and their present way of life.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The answer: Urban villages
  • By Edward J. Pinto
  • February 15, 2024
The answer: Urban villages

Mid-priced, working-class housing would expand with light-touch density in the city’s urban mixed-use areas.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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