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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 12, 2016
This Week in Sarasota, Thursday, Jan. 14

A look at our favorite events this week

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  • Things To Do
The former Italian restaurant sold for $2.8 million.
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 27, 2023
Shuttered Sarasota landmark restaurant sold for nearly $3 million

Benderson Development plans to "reimagine" the former Café Baci property on Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fellow Braden Woods residents Ray Geisler and Gail and Tom Myers review Neal Communities concept plan of the 31-home subdivision. Since the developer has not yet applied to the county for the rezone, the concept plan is not solidified.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 14, 2015
Neal Communities presents plans for 31 homes between Braden Woods and River Club

The developer held a neighborhood meeting Monday to gauge neighborhood opinions.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2014
News Briefs

Biter buys downtown parcel for planned apartments; Shay takes over as Siesta Key Association president; Sarasota County ratifies Teamsters agreement; Beach University seminar series returns to Siesta Key

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 3, 2014
'Whatever it takes'

Unicorp President Chuck Whittall is prepared to spend $35 million and five years to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2010
Schools raise money for Haiti

Willis Elementary fifth-graders, in partnership with ShelterBox USA, raised more than $5,000 for Haiti relief through a campaign called High Five for Haiti.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Volunteers laid wreaths at the Sarasota National Cemetery.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • December 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY : Volunteers honor veterans with holiday wreaths at Sarasota National Cemetery

Volunteers and the Sarasota Military Academy laid holiday wreaths on all 5,170 graves Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Sarasota National Cemetery. Sarasota Military Academy students sold wreaths during the school year to raise money to buy enough wreaths for each grave. 'We all get to see our families for Christmas and these fallen heroes did more than we know,' said Sarasota Military Academy Sergeant Major Christopher Conlon. 'No fallen hero should go without a wreath on their headstone.' About 60 bikes from the Patriot Guard and other motorcycles escorted a semi truck with the wreaths into the cemetery.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Amelia Villa Mosqueda and Chiara Diaz play Ralph the Reindeer and the Candy Cane Kid.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 11, 2015
Willis Elementary hosts holiday hoedown

The school's Western-themed winter play was held Thursday, Nov. 10.

  • East County
  • Schools
Florida Studio Theatre has bought one single-family home and sold three similar properties on 4th Street this month.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 19, 2013
Florida Studio Theatre sells three properties

Palsar Developments Inc. purchased three single-family homes on the 1600 block of 4th Street Nov. 14, for $1 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The QR code on the new sign at Quick Point Nature Preserve on Longboat Key takes people to the site's location on the free iNaturalist app.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 28, 2023
New sign at Quick Point encourages community data collection

David Glosser led the installation of a sign directing people to the iNaturalist app to record their observations of plant and animal life.

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  • News
  • By Dr. Lee Mitchel, MD |
  • November 18, 2021
Gastroenterology Trends and Treatments

Dr. Lee Mitchel is a gastroenterology specialist in Sarasota, FL. Dr. Mitchel has more experience with pancreatic disease, liver disease and esophageal disorders than other specialists in his area.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 10, 2021
Lakewood Ranch area schools back in session as School District of Manatee County opens

Bittersweet beginnings for Lakewood Ranch area parents as the new school year begins for the School District of Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 15, 2021
County opens COVID-19 vaccine registration to all adults

Anyone over the age of 18 can register for a COVID-19, but appointments will be scheduled based on eligibility.

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  • By Pam McTeer |
  • September 2, 2009
NEIGHBOR: David DiMarcantonio

David DiMarcantonio and his wife are the owners of Big City Grille.

  • East County
  • News
The Coffee Loft General Manager Daniel Campana said the new shop offers fair-trade coffee and locally prepared pastries.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 11, 2012
Woodland church opens coffee shop for college students

Woodland, The Community Church hopes its new coffee shop on U.S. 41 in Sarasota will be a resource for college-age students and others.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County Parks' Recreation Manager Matt Porter talks with Mill Creek resident Seng Tang about park plans. Tang said he likes the changes will improve safety.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 5, 2018
Marble Park improvements on the map

New gym, better amenities planned for John Marble Park.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker said commissioners delivered his 50th and final budget message. "I'  ve never had one with more money than I have needs," he said.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 7, 2017
Manatee sheriff on patrol for funding

Starting a Lakewood Ranch patrol district still a long ways off.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2014
News Briefs

Couple seeks restaurant approval this fall; Firefighters plan training at closed Hilton facilities; Mote scientists study red tide bloom offshore

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jeff Daly with Coleen and Pete Collandra will open the Longbeach Cafe in early April. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 18, 2014
New restaurant on the menu for Whitney Beach

Pete and Colleen Collandra and Jeff Daly hope to open the new restaurant that will serve breakfast and lunch by the first week in April.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marcy Miller will assume the position of executive director of Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota May 1.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 30, 2019
Marcy Miller hired as new executive director of Artist Series Concerts

Miller, who is replacing retiring Managing Director John Fischer, will officially assume the position May 1.

  • Arts + Culture
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