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“Butler” is one of 19 Florida Studio Theatre productions for which Moriah and Isabel Curley-Clay will have designed sets by the end of summer. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • May 23, 2018
The faces behind Florida Studio Theatre share common passion for dramatic art

It takes many types of people to run Florida Studio Theatre, and they have one thing in common: they can't get enough.

  • Arts + Culture
Scott Ehrenpreis, Eldred Brown and Jennifer Kwiatkowski will perform in “The Long Reunion” at Manatee Performing Arts Center. Photo courtesy Dan Austin
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • May 23, 2018
'The Long Reunion' sinks its teeth into climate change with Manatee Players

Jack Gilhooley’s darkly comic play “The Long Reunion” confronts climate change in a world premiere at Manatee Performing Arts Center.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Niki Kottmann
  • May 23, 2018
Sarasota Concert Band remembers fallen soldiers with Memorial Day performance

Sarasota Concert Band's Memorial Day concert uses patriotic and popular music to honor Americans who lost their lives in the military.

  • Arts + Culture
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in "Come Sunday." Photo courtesy Netflix
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • May 22, 2018
'Come Sunday' tells a powerful and loving story that challenges viewers' beliefs

The Joshua Marston-directed Netflix film "Come Sunday" sends the message that religion does not have to condone sin.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The outage affects a segment of U.S. 41 from Sixth Street to Tenth Street.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 22, 2018
City warns of street light outages

Street lights in the Central Cocoanut, Rosemary District and Gillespie Park neighborhoods are temporarily out of order.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Mustangs' state semifinal game against Oakleaf, originally scheduled for May 18, has been moved again, now to Wednesday at Historic Dodgertown. Photo by Kayleigh Omang.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 22, 2018
Lakewood Ranch High softball state semifinal delayed for third time

The game will now be played Wednesday in Vero Beach.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • May 22, 2018
C3 project unites Community Day and VMA students through theater

Ria Cooper of Asolo Repertory Theatre created a space for Visible Men Academy and Hershorin Schiff Community Day School students to get to know each other and themselves using theater games and activities.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • May 22, 2018
Students show film festival for their families

A 4th grade class at Southside Elementary hosted the 2nd annual Film Fest.

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  • By Tom Barwin, Sarasota City Manager
  • May 22, 2018
Tom Barwin: We have listened, tried to be reasonable about Big Pass dredging

The city has insisted, and the permit will require, that we monitor the Big Pass project to be certain it does no harm.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Photo courtesy Sarasota County Emergency Services.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • May 22, 2018
Construction worker extracted from hole at U.S. 41 and 10th Street

The man was being transported to the hospital after being stuck for almost an hour.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A jury ruled the city's handling of the Palm Avenue garage site caused damage to the developer originally slated to build on that land.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 22, 2018
Jury orders city to pay $49.8 million in lawsuit

A verdict in a lengthy lawsuit over a Palm Avenue property asks the city to pay a large award to a prospective developer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dr. Kristie Skoglund addresses the club at its May 17 meeting.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 22, 2018
Kiwanis Club discusses opioid crisis

Dr. Kristie Skoglund of The Florida Center for Early Childhood addressed the crowd on how the center is working to keep families together that have been affected by the opioid crisis.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • May 22, 2018
Mote and SciGirls team up to peak STEM interest

An all-girls camp will run at Mote from July 2 to July 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • May 22, 2018
Four pickleball courts proposed for 2020

Town staff, in response to complaints about a lack of courts, have proposed building additional places to play pickleball on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • May 21, 2018
Two more candidates going for Sarasota County School Board seat

This makes three candidates challenging Jane Goodwin for her District 5 seat.

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The installation of span wire traffic signals on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard at the intersections of Gatewood Drive and Wood Fern Trail are two projects within Manatee County's "master vision" for speed management on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard between 44th Avenue East and State Road 64.
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