The groundbreaking of Miss Susie’s, Newtown’s newest restaurant, is scheduled for this Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 11am at 1741 Martin Luther King Way, Sarasota. TableSeide Cares, together with community members and representatives from the City of Sarasota, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, donors and other supporters will join together to celebrate the launch of this exciting redevelopment project. This community-based project will employ 11 to 15 people from the neighborhood with the goal of serving as a training ground for residents to jumpstart their careers in the hospitality business. The goal is to create a viable, locally led business and to develop staff with the kitchen and hospitality skills necessary for the operation of both the back of the house—kitchen, business aspects—and the front of the house—hospitality. In reviving the site and creating careers for residents of Newtown, the new restaurant will pay homage to Miss Susie, a Newtown icon whose restaurant served as a gathering place for families in the neighborhood for decades.

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