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Galbi, or grilled ribs, are one of Dokko's favorite items on the menu.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • March 31, 2022
Korê Steakhouse to bring Korean food and culture to Waterside Place

The new Korean restaurant brings no-tipping policy to Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Lunch, anyone?
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 31, 2022
APRIL FOOL: Roundabout restaurant coming to Sarasota's bayfront

First-of-its-kind project designed to help traffic feature pay for itself.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 31, 2022
APRIL FOOL: High school rethinks musical after flap over masks

Charter school backs away from Webber classic following high-powered visit from state leader.

  • April Fools
Artfully designed wraps are one of the proposals.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 31, 2022
APRIL FOOL: Company proposes artful twist on cell towers

Arizona firm wants to build up to 72 poles in a variety of pleasing designs.

  • April Fools
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 31, 2022
APRIL FOOL: Swan reality dating show to begin filming on Longboat Key

After the sensational scandal with wife-swapping swans last season, one TV producer smelled an opportunity.

  • April Fools
Scientists believe one of the artifacts found at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is the recipe for civilization's first key lime pie.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 31, 2022
APRIL FOOL: 'Colony Man' civilization unearthed at resort-construction site

Ancient inhabitants of island unlike others of the paleo-indian period.

  • April Fools
One caller reported seeing tiny, perfectly shaped orange fish in a trail along the surfline in front of the Diplomat Resort. Others reported slightly larger, translucent fish in red as far south as the Quick Point Park.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 31, 2022
APRIL FOOL: Concerned Longboaters report fish kill

Weekend angst subsides as sloppy family is blamed for scaring locals in the middle of tourist season.

  • April Fools
Town officials found graffiti sprayed on the practice backboard of the court-sport complex.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 31, 2022
APRIL FOOL: Vandals court trouble, put park in pickle

Latest round of pranks involve spray-painted messages.

  • April Fools
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 31, 2022
Country Club home tops sales at $2.48 million

The Westchester Circle home topped this week's sales at $2.48 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Grace Riker visits her mother Ann every
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 31, 2022
Sarasota resident celebrates 108th birthday

Grace Riker and her 108-year-old mom, Ann Fischbeck, have a special relationship.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
City commissioners voted to keep the form of government under which they work.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 31, 2022
City Commission turns away elected-mayor proposal

Other charter-revision proposals are approved for the ballot that voters will consider in November.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nate Jacobs, founder of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, engaged Rhames in a moderated discussion about his career. (Photo: Spencer Fordin)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • March 31, 2022
Actor Ving Rhames implores WBTT audience to follow their dreams

The "Mission Impossible" actor doesn't know how he made it to the top of the acting heap, but he credits his faith, his craft and his instinct for survival for leading him to Hollywood success.

  • Arts + Culture
Both properties at 3820 Flamingo Ave. were built in 1925.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 31, 2022
Pair of Bay Island properties sell for $6.2 million

A pair of Bay Island properties tops this week's sales at $6.2 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Derek Wagner, standing second from right, was honored before Cardinal Mooney's game against Canterbury. Wagner poses alongside his family (Bryce Wagner, Grant Wagner and Sara Wagner) and Mooney senior Joseph Beach.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 31, 2022
Mooney boys lacrosse coach motivates team to massive comeback

Derek Wagner picked up his 100th career win in February and has plenty of wisdom to share.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview sophomore Jayson Evans is in second place on the school's 100- and 200-meter dash lists, primed to break both of them soon.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 31, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Riverview sophomore sprints into school's record books

Plus, a look at how other track and field athletes in the area are doing.

  • Sarasota
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