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Artist Christopher Eisenberg performed on the stage for attendees.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 12, 2015
Residents take a merry stroll through Southside Village

The annual Southside Village Holiday Stroll wins over the Grinch.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch kids Devin Raines, left, finishes up his cookie while Alexa Thornton, right, takes a bite. "It's good!" she said.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 11, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Main Street fills with holiday cheer

Community Activities held its annual Holidays around the Ranch Friday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Cliff Roles
  • December 11, 2015
Men, Whiskey and Watches

Men, Whiskey and Watches

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 11, 2015
Pirates hoops to hold Pancake Breakfast

The Braden River High boys basketball team will host an All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast Dec. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jack Short
  • December 11, 2015
Seagrass health improves in Sarasota Bay

Coverage has increased dramatically, returning to levels not seen since the 1950s.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The event includes a flashlight night walk, where attendees can admire the 12 Days of Christmas displays at Lake Manatee State Park. Courtesy photo by Rosalie Coddington.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 11, 2015
Weekend Best Bet: Holiday Reflections at the Lake

Lake Manatee State Park hosts first annual holiday family event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 11, 2015
Selby Gallery celebrates one last time

Sarasota artists, and Ringling College students and faculty reminisced inside the Selby Gallery Wednesday night just before its slated demolition in January.

  • Arts + Culture
Taco Bus had planned to open on Main Street in downtown Sarasota, but re-assigned their lease to a Tampa company.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 11, 2015
Taco Bus nixes downtown Sarasota location

The owners of the Cask & Ale cocktail bars in Tampa Bay have shown interest in the Main Street space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pomona's sister restaurant Lila will be almost be its complete opposite. Affordable, organic vegetable-based menu items with an open kitchen design so guests can view the chefs and staff prepare their food.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 11, 2015
Pomona owners go green in former Bullet Hole space

Pomona owners Ryan Boeve and Arthur Lopes will open Lila, an affordable, organic and vegetable-focused restaurant, in late spring 2016.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Samantha Crawford, Bea Kelly, Sarah Johnson, Patty McGuire and Emma Diner with Sarasota Sings provided entertainment for the holiday luncheon.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 11, 2015
Palm-Aire Women's Club hosts holiday luncheon

The members filled the country club will festivity Friday, Dec. 11.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The play follows the journey of the eponymous Hetty Feather, a feisty, redheaded orphan in 19th-century England, who joins the circus to search for her real family (photo by Donald Cooper).
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 11, 2015
Asolo Rep runs away to the circus in Hetty Feather

The popular 2014 London family-friendly, circus adventure will receive its American premiere in Sarasota in June.

  • Arts + Culture
Drop off a new, unwrapped toy valued at $5 at the Longboat Key Police Department, 5460 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 11, 2015
Town collecting items for Toys for Tots

Drop off a new, unwrapped toy valued at $5 at Longboat Key Town Hall or the Longboat Key Police Department.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
FDOT anticipates temporary detour routes on University Parkway at I-75, exit 213, interchange at night and overnight from Dec. 14 through Dec. 17.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 11, 2015
FDOT announces I-75 and University Parkway detours, closures

Construction on the Diverging Diamond Interchange will cause traffic interruptions Dec. 14 through Dec. 17.

  • East County
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Bunny Skirboll and Ann Hartka
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 11, 2015
Compeer treasures friendships with jam session

Compeer Jam brings friends together for a night of food and music at Sarasota Architectural Salvage.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 11, 2015
Mustangs notch district win

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team topped Sarasota 4-1 Dec. 10.

  • East County
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