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Selby Gardens promotes new COO from within
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 6, 2023
Selby Gardens promotes new COO from within

Crystal Bailey joined the organization in January as chief administrative officer and general counsel.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Bradenton's Nicole Figueroa, who is 11, and Abdiel Figueroa, who is 8, show off the school supplies they received during the Back to School Bash.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 5, 2023
Mall at UTC's Back to School Bash prepares students for a new year

Character greetings, free school supplies, face painting and more get students excited about school starting.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarah Orcutt, a second grade teacher at Freedom Elementary School, loves the book nook she's created in her new classroom. She says the new addition is a fresh start.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 5, 2023
Freedom Elementary teachers move into school's new addition

Teachers in the eight new classrooms begin decorating with a blank slate.

  • East County
  • Schools
Spearheading the fundraising effort for the Stage at Payne Park: Brian McCarthy, William Skaggs, Bill Porter, Bill Rusling and Steven Butler
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2023
The Players raises curtain on fundraising for Payne Park theater project

The theater will match up to half of the $8 million in community donations that The Stage hopes to raise for the project.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch's Adrian Olivo brings his canoe to shore after competing in the Men's Masters B 200 meters of the ACA Sprint Canoe National Championships at Nathan Benderson Park. He finished third in 57.911.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 4, 2023
Nathan Benderson Park hosts national paddling event

ACA Sprint Canoe National Championships ended its four-day run in Sarasota on Friday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Paul Reubens appeared at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, in 2016.
  • By Robert Plunket
  • August 4, 2023
Pee-wee Herman's big adventure started in Sarasota

Remembering Paul Reubens, 1952-2023.

  • Arts + Culture
Mayor Erik Arroyo speaks at an event in February 2022.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 4, 2023
State finds no wrongdoing in investigation of One Park, Erik Arroyo

The Florida Division of Law Enforcement has closed its investigation into a city commissioner regarding a donation his charity accepted from a One Park investor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nine-year-old Estella Stroth reaches great heights.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • August 4, 2023
Circus Summer Camp lets kids enter the big-top spotlight

The camp, which teaches circus acts, allows kids to perform for their families at the end of each session.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kate Mulligan is EnsembleNewSRQ's first general manager.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • August 4, 2023
Kate Mulligan joins ensembleNewSRQ as its first general manager

The Sarasota contemporary classical music group is in expansion mode.

  • Arts + Culture
Rendering of the new Research and Education Institute at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2023
SMH earns publication's annual Top 50 Hospitals status

U.S. News & World Report ranks Sarasota Memorial Hospital among the nation's best in two specialty areas and high-performing recognition in 13 procedures.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cold case murder victim in Sarasota identified after 16 years
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2023
Cold case murder victim in Sarasota identified after 16 years

The investigation into the 2007 death of Jeana Lynn Burrus has been reopened after advanced DNA testing made a positive ID. She was never reported missing by her husband.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 3, 2023
Motorcyclist, 76, injured in two-vehicle crash on SR 70 in Bradenton

A 91-year-old Bradenton man turned his car into the path of a motorcyclist while making a U-turn.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County names a new acting administrator
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 3, 2023
Manatee County names a new acting administrator

Longtime Manatee County employee Charles Bishop takes over the role after the resignation of Lee Washington.

  • East County
  • News
A condominium in VUE Sarasota Bay tops all transactions in this week’s real estate at $2.25 million. Built in 2017, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,810 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,129,600 in 2017.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 3, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for July 17-21 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A condominium in Vue Sarasota Bay tops the week's sales at $2.25 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Rick Walker swims the 100 breaststroke at the 2022 USMS Summer Nationals 2022. Walker is the head coach of the Sarasota Sharks Masters.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 3, 2023
US Masters Swimming Nationals come to Sarasota

For local swimmers, the event is a celebration of the sport and what it allows them to feel.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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