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Tom Coundit, SYC Chef Jack Wenz and Lou Bevilacqua
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 11, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

Roasters toast at SYC; Living happily ever after ...; The best laid plans; tidbits; and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 19, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, April 20

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Earlier this year, crowds filled Main Street and other nearby streets for Thunder by the Bay. The event has been held downtown for nearly two decades — despite objections from some residents and merchants.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 15, 2015
Palm Avenue businesses protest Thunder by the Bay closures

Thunder By the Bay draws a crowd to downtown Sarasota, but it doesn't mean booming business for many merchants.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key attorney lobbies against local water noise ordinance opinion from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 5, 2016
Longboat Key Town attorney lobbies for local noise control

Maggie Mooney-Portale lobbies against Florida attorney general opinion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 14, 2018
Formula 18 Worlds kick off at Sarasota Sailing Squadron

Racing begins Monday, Oct. 15 and ends Friday, Oct. 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Whitney Beach Shopping Plaza has been for sale since early 2009, originally listed at $6.5 million. It sold for $3.7 million Dec. 17.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 22, 2010
Whitney Beach Plaza sells for $3.7 million

The sale marks the beginning of a two- to three-month push to attract tenants to the 85% vacant north-end shopping center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dick Hull, Ed Bavaria, Harry Leopold, Erik Lindqvist, Larry English, Don Worthington and Tom Jones
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 20, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Everlasting love; In the spirit of friendship; Ladies who lunch; The sweetest day; and Tidbits

  • Arts + Culture
Looking out on a spectacular water view, the homes of Showcase Circle have set the standard for luxury in The Lake Club.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 23, 2018
Lake Club Classic

A former model home shines as brightly as ever.

  • LWR Life
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • September 20, 2017
The Survivor

A classic beach house with a classic beach view.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Dean Kalahar
  • By Dean Kalahar |
  • September 15, 2011
My View: The truth about Social Security

With a national debt of $14.587 trillion, the U.S. is on track for bankruptcy. Don't be fooled by politicians.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2009
Cops Corner

Dec. 6 Construction question 3:26 p.m. -- 6400 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A Christ Church member reported to police that someone placed a sign on the church's construction site that read: 'WHY?' The church member told police members of the nearby homeowners association were disputing the church's construction.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 29, 2010
Retailers clamor for new downtown garage location

With so much interest in the retail section of the Palm Avenue parking garage, the city may increase the space by 33%.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • August 18, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 08.18.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Dr. Kenneth Simons leads a discussion in his 2007 Freud and Literature class.
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • October 6, 2010
LBK Education Center combines old and new

The Longboat Key Education Center's Fall Term begins Monday, October 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
St. Armands and Lido Key residents have complained to city officials about rental homes marketed online as sleeping more than 20 people.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 20, 2020
City Commission to discuss short-term rental complaints

At Tuesday’s meeting, the board will hear from barrier island residents who say rental houses are commercializing their neighborhoods.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 10, 2016
Ringling College breaks ground on Basch Visual Arts Center

The college hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new state-of-the-art facility.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 17, 2011
ShelterBox partners with LWR Communities

As part of Big Green Box Week, ShelterBox USA displayed a ShelterBox for the public today.

  • East County
  • News
Bill Waddill, managing director of The Bay Sarasota, said the bayfront redevelopment could use 15 to 20 different funding sources.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 10, 2018
County discusses bayfront financing option

The Bay Sarasota has approached Sarasota County about using property tax revenue to fund a bayfront redevelopment project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is located at 1741 Main St. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 22, 2011
FULL STORY: Herald-Tribune, sister papers, to be sold

The newspaper, which won a Pulitzer Prize in April and has been owned by the New York Times for nearly 30 years, will get new owners. Changes could be forthcoming.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 27, 2010
Pineapple Square to speed up timeline

The development will cede control of the State Street parking lot and give up on its phase three in exchange for flexibility on its phase two plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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