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Like in the Chicago location, guests who choose to sit at the bar can see into the kitchen through a specially designed linen glass, which allows them to watch chefs in action.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 1, 2014
Saks' restaurant only second in nation

Although it's located inside the store, Sophie's Sarasota is designed to draw in dine-in only customers to the new Saks Fifth Avenue store.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 17, 2010
Unconditional Surrender removed temporarily

The sculpture needs maintenance to prepare it for permanent placement on the bayfront.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The new location includes amenities such as two reading gardens, a teen center and a technology lab. File photo.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 7, 2014
Gulf Gate Library mall location to close

After more than a year of construction, the new library building on Curtiss Avenue will open Saturday, Jan. 24.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Main art illustration by Marty Fugate
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 20, 2016
Angels in the Audience: A guide to local theater etiquette

Live theater is an art. So is watching it.

  • Arts + Culture
The property at 1440 Boulevard of the Arts has sat vacant for several years.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • October 16, 2012
City seeks catalyst project for vacant land

City Manager Tom Barwin said he sees the property as a "catalyst opportunity" for the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2012
News Briefs

Manatee deputies arrest Sarasota suspect; Meals on Wheels seeks help with center; Food drive to aide nutrition for local seniors

  • East County
  • News
Kathy Wright with her rescue dog Noodle in the spacious Central Avenue art studio.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 17, 2015
Studio Space: Kathy Wright

After studying architecture at Georgia Tech and Harvard University, Kathy Wright moved to Sarasota and discovered her calling: landscape art.

  • Arts + Culture
Chris Cogan
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 25, 2012
Edibles: Guest Food Editor: Chris Cogan

There are as many ways to make chili as there are cooks who prepare it.

  • Arts + Culture
The Art Ovation Hotel an Autograph Collection by Marriott, on the corner of Palm and Cocoanut avenues, is one of many new hotels under construction in Downtown Sarasota.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 22, 2017
Checking in: Sarasota's visitor numbers are still rising

Since 2011, Sarasota County’s hotel visitor numbers have climbed, and more hotels are coming to the county. Is there a point where there will be too many?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bill Shideler, Rachel Knowles and Nick Drivas star in "Dames at Sea."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 19, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Dames at Sea'

Part parody, part love letter, 'Dames at Sea' opened off Broadway, and it's sailing now in a Manatee Players production.

  • Arts + Culture
Gary Oldman stars in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy." Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • January 11, 2012
Film Review: 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

The new film from director Tomas Alfredson, 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' has only one flaw, but it's intrinsically huge. That said, it is an intellectual and intriguing mystery with a killer ending.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2010
Cops Corner

Nov. 8 Two-timer 10:28 a.m. - 2000 block of Main Street. General Suspicion. A man asked an attorney to amend his marriage license that was signed in 2006, so it showed their wedding had just occurred. Getting suspicious, the attorney looked a little further into the matter. The man divorced his first wife last July - four years after he married his second wife. The attorney reported the man to police, because he believed he might have committed a crime.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 30, 2017
Going forward, Pinecraft community looks into the past

A set of proposed zoning changes to the Pinecraft neighborhood are meant to enhance its way of life and accommodate historical practices.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch quarterback Justin Curtis and the Mustangs offense have taken their lumps this season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 19, 2016
Lakewood Ranch football coach sees a turnaround on the horizon

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2012
Jungle Gardens to welcome albino badger

APRIL FOOLS - Due to an albino alligator named Pearl turning out to be such a success for Smuggler's Cove, Jungle Gardens will only be accepting albino animals going forward, in hopes of creating an albino petting zoo.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photo. Sailboats scatter across Sarasota Bay for the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 25, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 8.25.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Aug. 25.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Danny Frank, 32, prepares to water ski.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 1, 2016
Local charities sponsor adaptive water skiing

On May 22, several local non-profits collaborated for an adaptive clinic for 20 people with disabilities to learn to water ski.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photos by Kurt Schultheis Fire Station 92 at 2162 Gulf of Mexico Drive will undergo a $25,000 assessment in October to determine how much it will cost to repair the exterior of the building.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 16, 2014
Firehouse issues could be pricey

Mold concerns and a lack of separate facilities for male and female firefighter/paramedics has the town pondering the future of Fire Station 92.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nine-year-old Abby Hite has been competing in triathlons since she was 5 years old. (photo courtesy FinisherPix L.L.C.)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 1, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Only 9, Braden River Elementary student already a triple threat

  • East County
  • Sports
Debbie Partridge ensured her table embodied the spirit of the season on Easter Sunday. Photo courtesy of Debbie Partridge
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 17, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 04.20.16

From festive table settings to Easter engagements, we've got the scoop on the latest news on the Sarasota social scene.

  • Black Tie
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