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Nat Kaemmerer
July 23, 2021

Longboat Key residents put in hard work for the sweet reward of jam

Two Longboat Key residents spread the love with homemade jams and preserves.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Marty Fugate
July 23, 2021

The Players transforms mall into theater

The Players Centre for Performing Arts is planning a big move in the future. In the present, it has made a smaller move to a Sarasota shopping mall. It’s only a temporary home. But the shows will still go on.

Arts + Culture

In Memoriam |

July 23, 2021

Thomas (Tom) H. W. Jones, Jr.

Tom was born in Bryn Mawr, PA to the late Thomas and Louise Jones, and raised in Norristown, PA.

Longboat Key
Tributes & Obituaries

Ryan Kohn
July 23, 2021

Binge Blog: "Ted Lasso" returns, and Cannes films make critics swoon

Plus, an update on a Sarasota "Big Brother" contestant.

Arts + Entertainment
Reviews

Mark Gordon
July 23, 2021

Bus(ted) the first day

The first day of school is full of joyous rituals and anxieties — for parents, of course.

East County
Schools

Harry Sayer
July 22, 2021

Florida lifeguards compete for top honors at Siesta Key beach competition

The event was held July 21 and 22.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Nat Kaemmerer
July 22, 2021

Longboat Key author Julie McGue wins nonfiction award

McGue's autobiography, 'Twice a Daughter,' is a Silver Winner.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

Matt Walsh
July 22, 2021

A good start for Brown

Sarasota City Manager Marlon Brown is off to a good start with this first budget. He is proposing the city lower its millage rate and wants to dissolve the city’s parks and recreation tax district.

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
July 22, 2021

Governments as developers

The strategy is to build a venue for farmers markets, concerts and art festivals, with the hope donors and taxpayers eventually will support a cultural and community center. Hope is never a good strategy.