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City Manager Marlon Brown said he wants to focus on promoting from within when possible to fill open positions.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 18, 2021
New year brings leadership changes in city government

Top positions in city administration and the Sarasota Police Department have opened up in the past 10 weeks, but the new city manager is optimistic about a smooth transition.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County settled on a location for the new emergency operations center on Porter Road east of Interstate-75, bucking any doubt about getting a $1 million grant extension. Courtesy of Sarasota County.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 7, 2012
Extension granted for new emergency operations center

The plans for a new emergency operations center in Sarasota County will move forward with a $1 million grant from the federal government.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • February 23, 2012
The Ins and Outs of Restaurant Menu Planning

The Ins and Outs of Restaurant Menu Planning

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
A Delray Beach-based company is proposing to install virtual wayfinding signs to city buildings that would look like 42-inch, flat-screen televisions. Photo courtesy of Blueweb Mobile Media.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 1, 2011
City mulls interactive wayfinding system

A Delray Beach-based mobile media company is proposing to install a free downtown Wi-Fi system in exchange for its purchase of new interactive wayfinding signs or kiosks.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Justin Timberlake
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 16, 2011
Scene & Heard

JT debuts new tequila in Sarasota; Teen journalist reports for Disney; Rhoads' gospels bring down the house; and Sarasota Ballet gets a leg-up in Washington.

  • Arts + Culture
Tube Dude owner Scott Gerber sits in the window of his new storefront located at 1558 Main St. The showroom opened Jan. 18. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 24, 2013
Tube Dudes find new home on Main Street

Tube Dude owner Scott Gerber is seeing a lot of foot traffic at his new Main Street showroom location. Next up - a 15-foot-tall giraffe on the sidewalk.

  • Sarasota
  • News
With their new artist collective, Central Avenue Makers Space, Shawn O'Malley and Victoria Arendt hope to promote sustainability — and Sarasota's underground arts scene.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 23, 2016
Makers’ Mark: Sarasota's underground artist collective

Central Avenue Makers Space crafts a connection to history with repurposed art.

  • Arts + Culture
On Sept., 3, Keith Kitchner, an assistant store manager at another store,  helps stock products for the new Lakewood Ranch location.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 5, 2018
Publix opens new Lakewood Ranch location

More tenants in the University Corner shopping center should open in the first quarter of 2019.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • May 8, 2018
Longboat eyes new streetlights

The town of Longboat Key has been thinking about new streetlights as part of its project to put all overhead wires underground .

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Clayton Spencer, a 2015 graduate of Lakewood Ranch High, works with 8-year-old Nathan Callahan on a cast handstand to back hip circle. After reaching Level 10 status, Spencer is now turning his attention to coaching at EVO Athletics.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 17, 2016
Clayton Spencer turns the page on gymnastics career

Former Lakewood Ranch High gymnast takes on new role as an assistant coach for EVO Athletics’ boys gymnastics team.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Longboat Key referendum on the new hotel is Aug. 30. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • August 22, 2016
Heated Longboat Key hotel referendum campaign enters final phase

Debate over new hotel project faces critical Aug. 30 vote

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo courtesy of Center for Architecture Sarasota
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 9, 2016
Back to the Future: The Modern Show

The post-WWII housing boom ushered in a new style of American architecture — and décor to furnish it. The Modern Show turns back the clock to highlight modernism and its local legacy.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 19, 2018
Is it curtain time?

The experts say the Van Wezel is obsolete and preserving it is looking increasingly remote. That is, unless you have some ingenious, affordable idea.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Jeffery Kin and Michelle Bianchi of The Players Centre for Performing Arts are all smiles after a $1 million gift toward their new complex in Waterside at Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 9, 2017
Players Centre gets $1 million gift toward Lakewood Ranch theater complex

Muriel O'Neil Fund of the Performing Arts gives $1 million toward the Players' move to its Waterside at Lakewood Ranch complex.

  • East County
  • News
Owners of the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant seek to build a new restaurant that’s similar to The Shore Diner on St. Armands Circle.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 5, 2015
Owners seek to Shore up 114 additional restaurant seats

One thing is sure as the new owners of the former Moore’s Stone Crab building seek 299 seats: Town Hall better add extra chairs.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gia Ventola says her "My One and Only Diamond" pewter flip flops are the perfect way to dress down an ensemble for daytime events. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 4, 2017
New year, New Trends: 2017 brings fresh must-have fashion pieces

Here’s what you need to add to your wardrobe this year.

  • Black Tie
Southside Village businesses hope Mark Caraguilo's restaurant experience will make Veronica Fish and Oyster an anchor for the neighborhood.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 28, 2016
Southside Village businesses hope new restaurants bring new energy

The neighborhood has long been a commercial hub in the city of Sarasota, but there’s an optimism that two new restaurants can revitalize the area following a period of change.

  • Sarasota
  • News
2015 AJC Human Relations Award honorees Jean Weidner and Alfred Goldstein. Photo by Heather Merriman.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • March 4, 2015
Black Tie & Tales

Catch up on this week's social news with Black Tie & Tales.

  • Black Tie
Graphic by Nicole Thompson
  • By David Conway |
  • December 3, 2014
Mobility plan raises questions for residents

The city's proposed changes to impact fees for new developments have some residents concerned they won't prevent traffic issues in their area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rendering of Thornton's gas station that will be built on the church's 1.155-acre parcel of land
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 10, 2013
Local church sells property to gas-station chain

Faith United Church of Christ is selling a portion of its property to pay off its mortgage. A new pastor is helping to oversee the process.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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