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Dancers show off their moves at Music on Main in Lakewood Ranch
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (259+ words) To the tune of cover songs performed by the band Silver Thunder, Lakewood Ranch's Daniel Saikaley and Johanne Gordon made their way to the front of the crowd near the stage." As a new song began, they started dancing what…...
Fruitville bowling alley submits plans to redevelop into 4-story townhomes
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (357+ words) As the transformation of Fruitville Road near downtown continues eastward, the redevelopment of the vacant Sarasota Lanes bowling center at Lime Avenue near Main Street is next up for redevelopment. The owner of the nearly 2-acre site, Sarasota Lanes LLC,…...
St. Regis on track to receive permanent certificate of occupancy, eyes tennis courts
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (668+ words) It's been almost two years since the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort received its temporary certificate of occupancy. Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Director Allen Parsons said Whittall's team is close to receiving its permanent certificate." "It has been completed…...
JFCS celebrates 40 years of service at Hope in Bloom
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (34+ words) JFCS celebrates 40 years of service at Hope in Bloom'Your Observer JFCS celebrates 40 years of service at Hope in Bloom What: Hope in Bloom Benefiting: Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast...
Sarasota Police officers rescue man threatening suicide
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (239+ words) Officers with the Sarasota Police Department helped rescue a man from a sixth-floor ledge last week. Shortly after 2 a.m. March 27, they responded to reports of a man sitting in an opening of a downtown parking garage. Officer Michal Banasiak arrived and…...
City transportation team members promoted to new roles
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (173+ words) They've been called the city of Sarasota's "dynamic duo" of transportation by Mayor Debbie Trice, and dubbed the "transportation twins" by this news outlet. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. The band that…...
Top residential real estate sales for March 16-20 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1956+ words) Caroline Williams, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 4423 Bay Shore Road to Es Ca Bay LLC for $9.5 million. Built in 1938, it has five bedrooms, five-and-five-half baths, a pool and 7,615 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,375,000 in…...
First phase of parallel track to Legacy Trail opens
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (407+ words) For a 1.5-mile stretch of Legacy Trail, with more to come, walkers and joggers may now more peacefully co-exist with bicycles, scooters, rollerbladers and operators of other wheeled means of conveyance." On March 31, Sarasota County cut the ribbon on the…...
These one-of-a-kind dishes are signatures of the keys
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (798+ words) If You Go: 5104 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key; 349-1423; CafeGabbiano.com. For years, the lobster ravioli at Caf" Gabbiano has been more than a menu staple; it's part of the restaurant's daily rhythm. Each morning, fresh pasta is rolled by hand and…...
Costs connected to roadway landscaping concern county
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (585+ words) Homeowners associations and resident groups eager to have the state's transportation department pay for landscaping upgrades on adjacent state-maintained streets or highways might someday have to pay those maintenance costs themselves. Sarasota County commissioners last week asked legal staffers to…...