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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 30, 2017
Craig Rubadoux and the art of creation

Craig Rubadoux’s paintings reveal a deep connection to Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Eric and Cindy Hammersand sold the Dry Dock Waterfront Grill Wednesday for an undisclosed price.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 30, 2015
Hammersands sell Dry Dock

Sarasota-based Gecko’s Hospitality Group purchased the Dry Dock Waterfront Grill last week for an undisclosed price.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota historian Jeff LaHurd released his book, "Owen Burns: The Man Who Bought and Built Sarasota," in honor of Burns' 100th anniversary of arriving in Sarasota.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 4, 2010
Historian's book honors local visionary developer

Sarasota will honor Owen Burns, a significant developer and civic leader of Sarasota, with community events next week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gerri Aaron
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • December 2, 2014
Social Studies: Gerri Aaron

Black Tie chatted with local philanthropist Gerri Aaron to find out more about her origins of philanthropy, her passions and her continued commitment to philanthropy in her hometown of Philadelphia.

  • Arts + Culture
The Breakfast House owner Wendy Goldberg with waitress Amy Delaney. Photos by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • October 9, 2014
VIDEO: It takes a village

With two new stores preparing to open soon, businesses in the Historic Downtown Village are bullish about the development and continued success of the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Firefighter/paramedic Jim Reynolds has been a firefighter for 16 years, four-and-a-half of which he has spent on Longboat Key.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 18, 2012
Firefighter is engine behind equipment

Firefighter/paramedic Jim Reynolds researches equipment when he isn't handling emergencies - a contribution that helped earn him the 2011 Firefighter of the Year Award.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Eileen Normile and Stan Zimmerman are sworn in Wednesday as the newest members of the Sarasota City Commission.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 18, 2014
New members join City Commission

At a special meeting today, the three remaining city commissioners selected Eileen Normile and Stan Zimmerman to join the board through May 2015.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 26, 2019
'Gloria Bell' could have been a flop, but Julianne Moore saves it

Sebastian Lelio's remake of his 2013 film "Gloria" follows a divorced mother of two trying to navigate her fifties.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Popcorn Bob |
  • June 24, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
Search consultant Colin Baenziger of Wellington-based Colin Baenziger & Associates said the choices will be notified and asked to come to Sarasota for a two-day interview process June 29 and June 30.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 4, 2012
City manager candidate list now stands at 5

The five city manager candidates the Sarasota city commissioners selected Monday include all three Florida city manager candidates.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 13, 2016
More than tweaking needed

Longboat neighborhood associations appear poised to go to court over the town’s underground assessments. It’ll be worth the effort to review the methodology.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
More than half of East County schools are at or over capacity.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 24, 2015
East County schools see continual increase in student population

Seven of 13 schools out east are over capacity as the area continues to grow.

  • East County
  • News
The Women's Center won the People's Choice Award.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 29, 2015
Your Town

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center hosts gingerbread house competition; Families collect toys from Salvation Army's Angel Tree program.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Local businessman Mac Carraway delivers the board's recommendations to commissioners.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 26, 2016
Does Manatee County need a half-cent sales tax?

An advisory committee recommends the tax to solve Manatee County's pending budget crisis.

  • East County
  • News
Tommy Lee Jones and Ben Affleck in "The Company Men."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 16, 2011
Film Review: 'The Company Men'

In the new film, "The Company Men," Ben Affleck proves that he can be as brilliant in front of the camera as he is behind it.

  • Arts + Culture
Clapp
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 10, 2011
Experience at the heart of commission race

The two candidates seeking election for the District 2 City Commission seat both cite their experience: Dick Clapp's previous commission experience and Paul Caragiulo's business experience.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The first official meeting was held Nov. 22, 1927, in the home of Mable Ringling. Many ladies who attended those first meetings were either close friends or family. Courtesy photo
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 7, 2013
Garden Variety: Sarasota Garden Club

When the first 17 ladies of the Sarasota Garden Club met in 1927, they set a mission to beautify their community. Today, the club does much more than that.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 18, 2015
The collective vs. individual

Elected officials typically gravitate to decisions favoring the collective. But in the case of underground utility lines, each neighborhood should have a choice.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
John D. MacDonald's Siesta Key home was the birthplace of the Florida crime novel.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • December 9, 2014
Home of the Month: The Deep Blue Goodbye

John D. MacDonald's Siesta Key home was the birthplace of the Florida crime novel.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Iwo Jima: A survivor's story
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • February 13, 2013
Feb. 13: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota residents voice roundabout suggestions; Manatee County Schools' innovation and design 'team' works to install Common Core; Iwo Jima: A survivor's story; Home of the Month: Artistic History

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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