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After being selected a nominee for the category, Der Dutchman Restaurant in Sarasota was voted on by USA Today readers.
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  • Amanda Postma
  • June 2, 2023
Der Dutchman crowned best buffet in the US

The restaurant has been in the Sarasota area since 1985.

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  • June 2, 2023
Two nights, two traffic fatalities on South Tamiami Trail

A motorcyclist has died from injuries sustained in a crash Thursday evening.

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The SPAC Architect Selection Task Force meets with representatives of Renzo Piano Building Workshop on Wednesday. On Thursday, the task force selected the firm to design the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 2, 2023
Sarasota Performing Arts Center task force selects architect

Renzo Piano Building Workshop has been chosen to design the city's new theater complex at The Bay.

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  • June 1, 2023
Fatal overnight crash on Tamiami remains under investigation

A 66-year-old woman died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash near Rose Street in Sarasota.

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Owen's Fish Camp is now open in Lakewood Ranch.
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 1, 2023
Owen's Fish Camp opens in Lakewood Ranch

The new location features double the seats and a bigger kitchen.

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John L. Clark holding Columnea eubracteata during a field expedition on the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes.
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  • June 1, 2023
Selby Gardens botanist named Smithsonian research associate

Affiliation provides John L. Clark with access to world-class collections and facilitates ongoing research.

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  • June 1, 2023
Midyear county budget report: Revenue up, expenses down from projections

County commissioners received six-month fiscal year numbers as fiscal year 2024 budgeting begins.

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Sarasota's beaches were among the notable features highlighted by the U.S. News & World Report ranking.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 1, 2023
Sarasota ranked No. 5 best place to live and climbing

Moving four spots to rank No. 5 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Places to Live Ranking, Sarasota sets its sights on dethroning Green Bay.

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New Longboat Key Democratic Club President Lucie Lapovsky and Vice President Nancy Greenhouse
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  • Lauren Tronstad
  • June 1, 2023
Longboat Democratic club elects new leadership

Lucie Lapovsky is serving as the club's new president.

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Bill Kaser and Don Deibert started the Senior Transport Services nonprofit to provide transportation for seniors. Lakewood Ranch's Deibert died May 15.
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  • Jay Heater
  • May 31, 2023
Co-founder of Senior Transport Services dies

The death of Lakewood Ranch's Don Deibert has left the nonprofit in dire need of volunteer drivers.

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603 Buttonwood Drive is listed at $4.19 million by Michael Saunders & Company.
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  • Lauren Tronstad
  • May 31, 2023
Longboat Key home sales slow with end of season

Residential real estate properties are typically on the market between two and three months with a lack of demand driving prices lower.

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Graphic of departures over Longboat Key from runway 14 at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
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  • Lauren Tronstad
  • May 31, 2023
The impacts of flight paths over Longboat questioned again

A 270-degree turn implemented in 2006 has increased the number of departing flights over Longboat Key.

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  • May 30, 2023
Man arrested in Sunday Sarasota shooting

The shooter is out on bond. The victim has been discharged from the hospital.

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Payne Park Auditorium.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • May 30, 2023
The Players sees opportunity in Payne Park

Community theater leadership is scripting renovations to boost other arts organizations and grow with what's next in downtown.

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District Five Commissioner Vanessa Baugh sits down to discuss her recent trip to Washington D.C. with fellow commissioners to request federal funding for the Fort Hamer Bridge, Pearce Drain Watershed and Gateway Greenway Multipurpose Trail.
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • May 30, 2023
Manatee hopes DC trip will lead to major project funding

Acquiring funds for planning another span next to the Fort Hamer Bridge was a high priority for Manatee County commissioners.

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