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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 16, 2015
Servandos to open on 4th Street

Servandos to open on 4th Street

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Matt Dively plans to incorporate flavors of his cruet restaurant, Blue Que Island Grill, into his new eatery in the Rosemary District.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 16, 2015
Servandos to open in former Darwin's space

Blu Que Island Grill owner Matt Dively plans to open a new Mexican restaurant in the Rosemary District

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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 16, 2015
Sarasota Christian records win

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team improved to 7-2 on the season with a 3-0 win versus St. Petersburg Canterbury School Sept. 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Friends of the Braden River met Tuesday, Sept. 15, to discuss the river cleanup.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 16, 2015
Friends of Braden River plans for October river cleanup

Formerly called the Old Braden River Historical Society, the group’s mission is to safeguard the river.

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Courtesy photo. The 2015 Women's Resource Center scholarship recipients.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 16, 2015
State grant to fund Women's Resource Center intiative

The Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County receives five-year Displaced Homemakers Grant for $411,000.

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Angelo Pizzo, screenwriter of "Hoosiers" and "Rudy," went behind the camera for the first time as director for his newest sports feature film, "My All American."
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • September 16, 2015
Angelo Pizzo, writer and director, screens latest film "My All American"

Writer and director Angelo Pizzo, the screenwriter of "Hoosiers," "Rudy" and "The Game of Their Lives," sat down at the Ringling College of Art and Design and screened his directorial debut "My All American."

  • Arts + Culture
A greet sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the ocean. Mote’s Sea Turtle Patrol found a record-breaking 36 green sea turtle nests this season. (Photo credit: Marc Ellis, H2O pictures)
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 16, 2015
Turtle nesting season reaches record numbers

Preliminary results show a record number of green sea turtle nests and a tied combined record of green and loggerhead nests from Longboat Key to Venice.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Senior middle infielder Nicolas Torres receives individual hitting instruction from Oscar Despada and Michael Rivera.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 16, 2015
FIBA offers elite level training

The Florida International Baseball Academy is now enrolling students for both the fall and spring seasons.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jeffery Kin and Walter Price play Clown 1 and Clown 2 in "The 39 Steps" where they run a comedic marathon and switch between over 30 different characters and objects.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • September 16, 2015
The 39 Steps: Sidekicks Center Stage

In “The 39 Steps” at The Players Theatre (running from Sept. 30 to Oct. 11), character actors Walter Price and Jeffery Kin take on enough roles for an ensemble of 30.

  • Arts + Culture
Ernie Kretzmer, 90, will be giving a substantial gift to the Sarasota Ballet so they can start building a new and much needed rehearsal space.
  • By Nick Reichert
  • September 16, 2015
The Gift of Giving: Ernie Kretzmer and the Sarasota arts

Their shared love of art brought them together. Now, Ernie Kretzmer is honoring his late wife, Alisa, with a new rehearsal studio for the Sarasota Ballet

  • Arts + Culture
David Pilston became CEO of Save Our Seabirds in 2012.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 16, 2015
Conversation with David Pilston

In three short years, Save Our Seabirds CEO David Pilston has turned the center from run-down to exemplary.

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  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 16, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 9.17.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bud Collins and his wife, Anita Ruthling Klaussen, in front of the newly dedicated Bud Collins Media Center at the U.S. Open.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 16, 2015
U.S. Open celebrates Bud Collins

The United States Tennis Association dedicated the U.S. Open’s media center to Bud Collins Sept. 6.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Featured speaker John McCarthy and Sarasota Bay Watch President Larry Stults at last year’s Scallopalooza.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 16, 2015
Scallopalooza to benefit Sarasota Bay’s scallop populations

The fifth annual Scallopalooza will take place Oct. 3 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key Town Commission is determined to decrease bridge openings.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 16, 2015
Bridge openings don’t clog traffic, study shows

Commissioners gave Town Manager Dave Bullock direction to invite Coast Guard and FDOT officials to a future meeting to discuss bridge openings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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