JUST THE STATS
May 9, 2013
8 — The combined number of Cardinal Mooney and The Out-of-Door Academy seniors who played their final prep baseball game May 2.
Forge ahead: Jammeria Higdon
May 9, 2013
Sarasota High senior Jammeria Higdon closed out her prep track-and-field career at the Class 3A State Finals May 3, at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.
Athlete of the Week: Kehtura Merrick
May 9, 2013
Riverview High senior Kehtura Merrick threw the discus 120 feet, 7 inches to capture the state title at the Class 4A State Finals May 4, at the University of North Florida, in Jacksonville.
SCHOOL BOARD
May 9, 2013
Students at The Gan School at Temple Sinai celebrated Israel’s 65th birthday, which was April 16, by taking an imaginary plane ride to Israel.
Teacher Spotlight: Sharon Mitchell
May 9, 2013
Sarasota Military Academy English teacher Sharon Mitchell goes beyond the basic requirements of teaching her 75 students grammar and reading comprehension — she teaches them to think differently, especially when it comes to poetry.
Kindred Spirits: The Romeos
May 9, 2013
The ROMEOs, or Retired Old Men Eating Out, is a group of widowers, who eat dinner together and support one another at The Glenridge at Palmer Ranch.
May 8: Daily Headlines Video
May 8, 2013
Today's Stories: Third suspect in violent Sarasota home invasion captured; Mills freezes all school spending; Properties have stake in new Mote turtle policy; Patron Saints: Mitchell McKnight
- May
21 Live It Up! with Parkinsons
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - 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
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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.
