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Results for: Swish App Referral Code "2zwvvag" Get 250Rs worth Of Credits

  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • May 18, 2022
Ringling alum's creations require a glass of a different color

Christian Sampson grew up in Bradenton, and his work with dichroic glass has landed him at the Sarasota Art Museum.

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  • By Matt Orr |
  • February 5, 2013
Why I'm voting for Pete

Why I'm voting for Pete

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  • July 20, 2018
Binge Blog: It's Damon Lindelof week, apparently

"LOST," starring Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly and Terry O'Quinn, among others, and "The Leftovers," starring Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon and others, were both written by Damon Lindelof and both deserving of a spot in Binge Blog.

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  • November 6, 2019
Part 2: Sarasota, Manatee leaders pursue affordable housing solutions

Experts say there's no sure-fire solution for fixing housing affordability, leading officials to pursue a variety of strategies. Will this multifaceted approach produce results?

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 9, 2018
Binge Blog: Breaking bread

This week brings a delicious food series and a hidden camera show where the jokes are on the hosts

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  • March 15, 2018
Sarasota Orchestra pianist takes a grand test drive

The orchestra went to great lengths — flying Jonathan Spivey to Los Angeles — on its quest for a new concert piano for Holley Hall.

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  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 27, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Sept. 28.

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 14, 2017
Random Acts Returns with 'Hold My Beer'

Director Kelly Woodland reflects on the rebirth of her theater company.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 6, 2016
East County parents sign off on Opt Out movement

With testing season underway, some students are choosing not to take the Florida Standards Assessment.

  • East County
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  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 18, 2015
Music Marathon: Sarasota Opera runs through Verdi's 'Don Carlos'

Sarasota Opera nears the finish line of its ambitious Verdi Cycle as it presents Giuseppe Verdi’s longest opera, ‘Don Carlos.’

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 21, 2024
Clash of merit vs. politics

After 11 years as Manatee’s supervisor of elections, Mike Bennett is retiring March 1. He has recommended an obvious choice: his chief of staff. But a surprise candidate has also applied: Commissioner James Satcher.

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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 4, 2025
FST's 'The Heart Sellers' talks turkey about Asian immigrant experience

The recipe for Lloyd Suh's tale of unlikely friendship may sound heavy, but it's leavened with humor.

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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 21, 2025
Urbanite's 'From 145th to 98th Street' follows a family's search for a better life

Nia Akilah Robinson's world premiere challenges stereotypes with sharp storytelling and lyrical language.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 13, 2025
Endurance athlete runs for those who run toward danger

Sarasota accountant Nels Matson recently completed a run across America to honor a fallen Navy SEAL's last wish — and to try to set a new world record.

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  • By Emma Burke |
  • October 23, 2023
Up your lunch game with Sarasota's best sandwiches

Celebrate National Sandwich Day on Nov. 3 at these stops.

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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 15, 2023
A complete itinerary to keep you and your guests happy this season

Want to be the host with the most? Fill your guests with holiday cheer with this short list of Lakewood Ranch experiences.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 18, 2025
Fascist kings behead you

Calling Trump a fascist, dictator king is the Democrats’ new mantra to get you to hate Trump even more. The gullible protesters have no clue what a real king does.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • August 6, 2025
An eye-catching exhibition of bird photography lands at Selby Gardens

"The High Life" captures our feathered friends in nature, museums and studios.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 7, 2025
Former Sarasota deputy goes global in providing wheelchairs to animals

When John Cox founded Ruck9, he was hoping to help a few dogs to walk again, but his mission has encompassed animals around the world, from geese to skunks.

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  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 30, 2024
Three-legged dog gives 'Tre'-mendous inspiration

A dog inspired a Sarasota man to reach a berth on "American Ninja Warrior."

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