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Brasserie Belge restaurant Manager Mirco Chiodi
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • February 23, 2011
Sarasota gets its first brasserie

Sarasota's first brasserie, Brasserie Belge, is located at 1990 Main St.

  • Arts + Culture
Natalie Portman is nominated for Best Actress for her performance in "Black Swan."
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • February 23, 2011
FILM: And the nominees are ...

Get ready for the glitz, glamour and always highly anticipated gaffs. It's the 83rd annual Academy Awards ceremony, and this year looks like an unusually heated race.

  • Arts + Culture
Arnaud Sussmann
    By
  • June LeBell
  • February 23, 2011
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Presented by Sarasota Concert Association

A review of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's recent performance at the Van Wezel.

  • Arts + Culture
Co-Chairwoman Kitty Cranor, special guest Cherie Blair and Co-Chairwoman Kathleen Weiner
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • February 22, 2011
Town Hall Platinum Dinner featuring Cherie Blair

Town Hall Platinum Dinner featuring Cherie Blair

  • Black Tie
Peggy Watkins, guest speaker Monroe Kokin and Jackie Salvino
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • February 22, 2011
GALLERY: Sarasota Garden Club meeting

Longboat Key Garden Club members had a full agenda at their Tuesday, Feb. 22 meeting, held at the Windward Bay Condominiums clubhouse. The featured speaker for the evening was local orchid expert, Monroe Kokin.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Surprise guest model and Longboat Observer reporter Dora Walters handed out Hawaiian leis as part of her beach-themed ensemble.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • February 22, 2011
GALLERY: Longboat Island Chapel Fashion Show

Chapel members strutted their stuff in fashions from the Lord's Warehouse at the Longboat Island Chapel Fashion Show on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Cindy Kuehnel and Sue reese chaired the fashion show.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
As part of its economic-development goals, the city would like to build a hotel next to the Palm Avenue parking garage.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • February 22, 2011
City approves hotel negotiations

At least three developers are interested in building a hotel on the vacant lot adjacent to the new Palm Avenue parking garage.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 22, 2011
Lakewood falls to top-ranked Tampa Blake

The Lakewood Ranch boys basketball team believed it could compete with the top-ranked team in the state.

  • East County
  • Sports
Committee members will meet from 4-6 p.m., today in the board room of Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 22, 2011
Incorporation group holds open meeting

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Incorporation Study Group will be available to answer questions from 4-6 p.m. today.

  • East County
  • News
Ed Weissman takes a look at a painting brought in by Dane Spencer to be appraised on Sunday, Feb. 20 at the Historical Society of Sarasota County's 2nd Annual Antiques and Appraisals Event, at Phillippi Estate.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • February 22, 2011
GALLERY: Antiques & Appraisals Event at Phillippi Estate Park

The Historical Society of Sarasota County and Sarasota County Parks and Recreation held their 2nd Annual Antiques & Appraisals Event this past weekend from Feb. 18 - Feb. 20.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 22, 2011
XPLOSION travel basketball teams seek players

The XPLOSION travel basketball program will host tryouts for its fifth-sixth-and-eleventh-grade teams Feb. 26 at Impact Basketball Academy, 582 McIntosh Road, Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 22, 2011
Mustangs open season 2-0

The Lakewood Ranch High baseball team opened its season with a pair of wins over Palmetto and Dixie Hollins Feb. 15 and 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 22, 2011
Local golfers sink aces

Golfers at Rosedale Golf & Country Club and Tara Golf & Country Club hit holes-in-one.

  • East County
  • Sports
New College celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • February 22, 2011
New College ranked No. 2 best value college in U.S.

The Princeton Review and USA Today have partnered to rank the nation's top 50 public and private colleges.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission will hold its next special pension workshop 1 p.m., Monday, March 7, at Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 22, 2011
Commission reschedules pension meeting

A special pension workshop originally scheduled for today will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, March 7.

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