To the finish
May 16, 2013
Richard Dorfman's strategy was to make his case face to face with voters. Susan Chapman banked on her deep-rooted neighborhood loyalists.
CONA opposes changes to Sarasota 2050 Plan
May 16, 2013
President Lourdes Ramirez says changes to the plan could increase taxes for Sarasota County residents.
The great communicator: Capt. Paul Sutton
May 16, 2013
Retired Capt. Paul Sutton devoted his 29-year career with the Sarasota Police Department to the golden rule.
Sisters serve up new skills for Special Olympics games
May 16, 2013
Francesca and Elizabeth Martel will compete this weekend in the state summer games, in Orlando.
SIDELINES
May 16, 2013
Coastline volleyball earns national bid; Mooney LAX players named All-Americans
JUST THE STATS
May 16, 2013
16.06 — The time in seconds Riverview High graduate Elise Hinson ran the 100-hurdles at the Northern Athletics Conference outdoor championships, to set a new Aurora University school record.
Athlete of the Week: Shane Shifflett
May 16, 2013
Sarasota Christian School eighth-grader Shane Shifflett went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs, a run scored and an intentional walk to lead the Blazers to a 6-5 victory over Canterbury School of Florida in the Class 2A-Region 2 semifinals May 7.
YOUR NEIGHBOR: Olivia Marie Braida-Chiusano
May 16, 2013
Oliva Marie Braida–Chiusano has an extensive résumé filled with art exhibitions; botanical art commission work; botanical art teaching positions; and both art and business awards and honors.
SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN
May 16, 2013
Upper-elementary students at The NewGate School celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a salsa-garden harvest Monday, May 6. Students harvested the vegetables they had been growing since February in their garden.
- May
21 Humanity Working to End Genocide meeting
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - May
21 Cat Depot: Volunteer Orientation and Cat Socialization Level 1 Training
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - May
22 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
10:00 am - 11:00 am - May
22 Rhonda Riley: The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope
7:00 pm
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Culinary roots
05/16/13
Trevor Kunk is the chef de cuisine at Blue Hill in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which the James Beard Foundation just named "most outstanding restaurant." -
Bright lights
05/16/13
Sarasota native and resident Bri Oliva made her TV debut May 7, on the "Rachael Ray Show." Oliva was selected to participate in a segment called "Hidden Dangers on the Playground." -
Key to the city
05/02/13
More than 100 community members and leaders, friends and family surprised Paul Thorpe, one of the founding members of the Downtown Association of Sarasota, April 25, at The Gator Club, to show their appreciation and celebrate the strides he’s made for Sarasota over the past four decades.
