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Morgan Rottingen, 10, and Tenzin Smith, 11
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 14, 2012
VIDEO: Film Fest Fun

Check out this video from Phillippi Shores Elementary's film fest premiere.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Hawk and Jade, 8, Holmes, Friday, Jan. 13, at Imagine School's "Donuts with Dad" event.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 14, 2012
VIDEO: Donuts with Dad

Check out what dads and kids had to say about their delicious, donut breakfast at the Imagine School in Palmer Ranch.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Bowery Boys — Wylie Forrester, Glen Moon, Ken Rohrs and Lee Frayer — captured the audience with their smooth sound and vibrant personality.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 14, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Manatee County Fair

Manatee County residents headed to the fair Jan. 13 for youth livestock shows, live musical performances, pig racing and other festivities. The Manatee County Fair runs through Jan. 22.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • January 13, 2012
Who, What, Wear: Charlie Ann Syprett

Black Tie noticed Charlie Ann Syprett from a mile away during the Ringling College Library's Town Hall Lecture Series with former first lady Laura Bush Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • January 13, 2012
Who, What, Wear: Charlie Ann Syprett

Who, What, Wear: Charlie Ann Syprett

  • Sarasota
  • News
Maddy Hanewich, 9, enjoyed having donuts with her dad, Tim, Friday, Jan. 13, at Imagine School's "Donuts with Dad" event.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Donuts with Dad

The Imagine School at Palmer Ranch held their annual 'Donuts with Dad' breakfast, Friday, Jan. 13, inside their cafeteria.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Students, parents and family members watch some of the documentaries made by the 5th graders, Thursday, Jan. 12, during the 5th grade Documentary Film Fest at Phillippi Shore Elementary.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Phillippi Shores Elementary Film Fest

The fifth graders at Phillippi Shores Elementary held their very own documentary film festival, Thursday, Jan. 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Tinkerbell, one of the two baby alligators from Sarasota Jungle Gardens, visited the preschoolers at St. Boniface, Thursday, Jan. 12, inside the Parish Hall at St. Boniface.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Boniface preschoolers have fun learning about reptiles

St. Boniface preschoolers got to meet a tortoise, a Burmese python, a skunk and a baby alligator thanks to a visit from Jeremiah Nichol of Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Thursday, Jan. 12, inside the Parish Hall.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Carol Baker sketches out a drawing of her painting in a notebook before applying the sketch to the canvas.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: In Plein Sight

The members of Plein Air Sun Coast got together Thursday, Jan. 12, to enjoy the beautiful weather and paint different plants, buildings and scenes in Towles Court.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Martinique model boasts 3,817 square feet of living space.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Builder opens model in Inlets

Arthur Rutenberg Homes celebrated the opening of its exclusive home model, the Martinique, in Harbour Walk in the Inlets, with a special event for Realtors Jan. 12.

  • East County
  • News
Event coordinators Penny and Les Brassington
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Cedars Tennis Welcome Back

The tennis players at Cedars Tennis Resort took the fun off of the courts for a welcome-back get together on Thursday, Jan. 13. The club restaurant was packed and, for once, the love was positive for tennis players. It was quite the racket.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 13, 2012
Town offices to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Town offices will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lutie Uihlein, Ruth Strauss, Patty Buck Pat Howatt and Bennie Dods
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Chorus of the Keys

Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian hosted a ham dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 11. As soon as the dishes were bussed, The Sarasota Chorus of the Keys serenaded tables. The barbershop quartet style of harmony rang through the church's new facilities.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Officer Randy Warren said evidence, such video from a neighbor's security system, telephone calls, DNA recovered from the scene, and other information, is still being processed.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 12, 2012
Sheriff: Ranch homicide not random

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has found no evidence of forced entry to the residence of Ina Gross, who was found dead in her home Jan. 9.

  • East County
  • News
Cassandra Bradley is prodded by Alanna Allion to touch the squid they were dissecting as part of Mote's Home School Day on Wednesday, Jan. 12.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • January 12, 2012
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Getting Squiddish

Cassandra Bradley is prodded by Alanna Allion to touch the squid they were dissecting as part of Mote's Home School Day on Wednesday, Jan. 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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