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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Sarasota Police lock down SMH, evacuate businesses

The Sarasota Police Department locked down Sarasota Memorial hospital and closed U.S. 41 as officers investigated a suspicious package found near Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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Darwin’s on 4th, the award-winning Peruvian restaurant just north of downtown, will close its doors today. In a surprising announcement, Chef Darwin Santa Maria informed his staff Friday he would be closing the restaurant effective Monday.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Darwin’s on 4th closes

Chef Darwin Santa Maria closed the popular Peruvian restaurant in the Rosemary District this week.

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Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant announced its closure Wednesday via signs on the doors Wednesday.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant sold

New owners Mark Caragiulo and Tom Leonard have plans for a new Longboat Key restaurant similar to Shore on St. Armands Circle. The restaurant will stay closed for 10 months to a year.

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Richard Williams, 35, of Bradenton, was arrested 10:45 p.m. Monday and charged with the murder of 17-month-old William “Quincey” Pollard at their apartment in the 6200 block of Rosefinch Court, according to a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrest report
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July:

Police allege that a blow to the head resulted in the death of William 'Quincey' Pollard.

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  • By David Conway and Alex Mahadevan
  • December 26, 2015
Top Story — June: Tracing the history of the city-county rift

Today, the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County frequently find themselves unable to work together on major issues. How did they get to this point? Can they get past it?

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The music is coming specifically from boats that anchor around the popular Jewfish Key sidebar in Sarasota Bay near Longboat Pass on the weekends and even on weekdays.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 26, 2015
Top Story — June: Town seeks to silence boaters

The commission will pursue noise meters after residents sound off about weekend noise from boaters.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 26, 2015
Top Story — June: Sarasota County pulled into Benderson lawsuit

Missouri-based Dredge America has sued Benderson Development and Sarasota County in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida for payments it claims it never received from the prominent local developer.

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The Downtown Improvement District endorsed Jesse Biter’s plans for a 90-unit apartment building next to the HuB business incubator at a meeting today.
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  • David Conway
  • December 25, 2015
Top Story — May: Biter plans HuB apartment complex

The Downtown Improvement District endorsed Jesse Biter’s plans for a 90-unit apartment building next to the HuB business incubator at a meeting today.

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Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming issued a press release May 21 announcing the arrests of William Kenneth Dickey Jr., 37, and Priscilla Zamora, 30, both of Sarasota.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 25, 2015
Top Story — May: Police recover $104,000 in missing jewelry

Two Sarasota suspects were allegedly involved in a jewelry theft in the 700 block of Putter Lane on Longboat Key that involved stealing multiple pieces of jewelry from a Country Club Shores home since February.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 25, 2015
Top Story — May: Ranch Jam — Face the music

Ranch Jam LLC collectively owes vendors more than $100,000 after an unsuccessful event in March. No payments are expected to be sent anytime soon.

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The multitalented Kim Kardashian and her sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, stars of the critically acclaimed reality show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” will open their newest DASH Boutique on St. Armands Circle.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • December 24, 2015
Top Story — April: Can St. Armands keep up with the Kardashians?

As Kim Kardashian and her entourage DASH to their St. Armands store opening, officials worry the addition will add to the headaches they already get from traffic and watching the family’s reality show.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 24, 2015
Top Story — April: 'Unconditional Surrender' targeted with April Fools' Day prank

Bayfront Drive commuters may have notice something strange about "Unconditional Surrender" this morning, as pranksters targeted the iconic statue for a highly visible April Fools' Day joke.

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The Rev. Dr. Wes Bixby, James Hudgins, David Sessions, Philip Delaney, Harry Hobson, Dale Woodling, William Johnston and Duncan Finlay break ground.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 24, 2015
New Plymouth Harbor building breaks ground

The Northwest Garden building will feature independent living, assisted living and memory care. It is scheduled to open in fall 2017.

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The owners of Morton's Gourmet Market transformed Siesta Market this year.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 24, 2015
Top Story — April: Siesta Market to close May 31

Chris Brown and Mike Granthon purchased the property in November.

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A head-on collision near Pattigeorges restaurant Sunday night resulted in the death of one man and sent another man to the hospital with a concussion.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 24, 2015
Top Story — April: Car crash fatality on GMD

A head-on collision near Pattigeorges restaurant Sunday night resulted in the death of one man and sent another man to the hospital with a concussion.

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