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Girl Scouts learn how to handle a zombie attack at Bradenton camp
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  • Ian Swaby
  • January 29, 2023
Girl Scouts learn how to handle a zombie attack at Bradenton camp

The Camp Honi Hanta event was designed to teach the girls survival tactics.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sean Clougherty, also known as the "Human Cannonball", explains how he would perform his act.
    By
  • Dariela Delgado
  • January 29, 2023
Art fans enjoy exhibit at Sarasota's City Hall

The city's cultural origins are on display through May in the halls of municipal government.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lizz Wright, Marcus Miller, Tony Monaco and Terell Stafford.
  • By Eric Snider
  • January 29, 2023
Sarasota Jazz Festival keeps the tempo with its 2023 lineup

The Sarasota Jazz Festival has been entertaining audiences for 42 years. This year’s festival program director, Terell Stafford, has crafted a formidable lineup that sees jazz through a wide-angle lens.

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    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • January 29, 2023
Longboat 'Shark Guy' gives the ABC’s of shark fishing

Rob Metz has learned just about everything there is to know about catching sharks. And he’s not afraid to show you.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Urbanite's 'The Birds of North America' studies the lessons given by time
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 28, 2023
Urbanite's 'The Birds of North America' studies the lessons given by time

Time’s arrow goes straight to the heart in “The Birds of North America” at Urbanite Theatre.

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A fire, the cause still unknown, destroyed the Sarasota Polo Club's clubhouse early Saturday morning.
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  • Jay Heater
  • January 28, 2023
Fire destroys Sarasota Polo Club's clubhouse

The building was empty at 1 a.m. Saturday when the fire was reported. No cause for the fire has been determined.

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Foxy Lady’s founder and owner Lorry Eible has been a local trendsetter for 50 years.
  • By Amy Bentley
  • January 28, 2023
St. Armands' Foxy Lady is still fabulous at 50

Foxy Lady founder Lorry Eible credits family, friends and generations of loyal customers for 50 years of success.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Elijah Clemons, Kepler Henry and Camile Dahlborg
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 27, 2023
Circus Arts Conservatory celebrates history with 25th anniversary gala

The annual gala marked 25 years with a lively show on Jan. 27.

  • Black Tie
Tracy Jackson and Tim Hensey are cautiously confident that most Siesta Key residents seek independence from county government.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 27, 2023
Siesta Key fights for its independence

A determined group of Siesta Key residents seeks a new, more responsive form of localized government for the island.

  • Siesta Key
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Andrew and Luz Hereth celebrated 15 years of marriage at the 2022 Valentine’s Day vow renewal on Siesta Beach.
  • By Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2023
The best things to do this spring on Siesta, Lido, Longboat keys

The don’t-miss events from around the keys in February, March and April.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Larry Smith was one of the figures honored at the luncheon.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 27, 2023
2023 Path to Unity Luncheon honors legal legends

The event was held Jan. 26 at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
Firefighters work at the scene of a reported fire at 1661 Main Street.
  • By Eric Garwood
  • January 27, 2023
No fire found at Main Street church

Sarasota fire-rescue and police temporarily block the thoroughfare during the Friday morning investigation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch Garden Club hopes to educate the public on plants to grow that will provide habitat for the monarch butterfly.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 27, 2023
Hope grows for the monarch butterfly in Lakewood Ranch

The Lakewood Ranch Garden Club hosts a public meeting to talk about the importance of saving monarch butterflies.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Clarinetist John Fullam
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 27, 2023
Lakewood Ranch concert features noted clarinetist

Noted clarinetist John Fullam will share his joy of music during the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble’s Winter Concert after his recovery from Hodgkin lymphoma.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The home at 3360 Gulfmead Drive was built in 1951. It has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,559 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 26, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 9-13 for Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis, Osprey

A Siesta Key home on Gulfmead Drive tops the week's sales at $5.8 million.

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