Thank You Sarasota!
We are grateful to all our customers for allowing us
to serve them over the past five decades. It is truly an
honor to reach this milestone, and we couldn’t have
done it without you!
YOU’RE INVITED TO OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Sunday, May 19th 3-7 p.m.
Morton Culinary Education Fund
See our website for details.
Visit Our Market in Historic Southside Village
1924 South Osprey Avenue ∙ Sarasota
(941) 955-9856 ∙ MortonsMarket.com
A Sarasota tradition since 1969
16 SARASOTA SCENE | MAY 2019
Morton’s Gourmet Market,
circa 1970s.
Ted & Pauline Morton, pictured here with
son Eddie, opened their independent
grocery in 1969.
Four generations of Mortons have
contributed to the store’s success.
Locally Owned and Operated
Since 1957
Vol. 62 No. 5
CEO/President
Ronald Milton
Publisher/Executive Editor
Julie A. Milton
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
H John Knowles
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Gus Mollasis
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Nancy Guth
Contributing Photographers
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Kelly Kearns
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