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Sarasota News Leader August 30, 2013 Page 12 Sarasota News Leader. "Something you'd see Brown is best known as the owner of the in old Savannah, GA, or St. Augustine." Beach Club, The Hub Baja Grill and The Cottage restaurant on Siesta Key. Brown is in talks with an "extremely high-end" restaurant and bar company that wants to oc- Love it or hate it, residents have started to cupy the renovated space. However, he will weigh in on his proposed showcase at 1400 have to win the approval of the city commis- Main Street. sioners — who could review his plans as early One thing is certain: It would drastically as October. change one of the most visible corners in "To put up gallery seating and bring back that Sarasota. The property, bordering the southold school look with the brick, that's the inten- east corner of Five Points, fronts one of the tion of the design process," Brown said. most utilized sidewalks downtown. "That is one of the best locations in the city," "I don't think it fits in with Sarasota architeche added. "Why not showcase it." ture in any way, shape or form," said Cheryl Cheryl Walker, a 100 Central Ave. resident, is concerned about the encroachment of the galleries 8 feet out to Main Street's sidewalk. Photo by Roger Drouin