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Results for: PU Prime 100% Working Referral Code "SAVE10" Reduce Trading Fees by 10% Forever

  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 24, 2009
Matre d'opera

Sarasota Opera's food and beverage manager, Jim Reid, can satiate a palate long enough for audience members to sit through a three-act Puccini.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 11, 2009
Jensen: Ranch could lead way out of housing crisis

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch President and CEO Rex Jensen said the company will focus on adding workforce housing in the East County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 7, 2009
Blues clues

Sarasota Blues Festival's on-site coordinator, Sheyenne Michelizzi, talks trash, porta-potties and touring with The Allman Brothers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 8, 2009
Canine cares for owner

Longboat Key resident Dawna McDonough says her service dog, Ninja, a Doberman, helps her to lead a normal life.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 7, 2010
La Musica festival adds folksy to its repertoire

The festival kicks off its 24th season with a regional premiere by a contemporary composer with a flair for fairy tales.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • July 19, 2012
Neighbors: Gabriel Fassler

Siesta Key Oyster Bar bartender Gabriel Fassler has been serving up drinks for and making memories with locals and visitors for the last eight-and-a-half years.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 21, 2012
Big Water gets big boost from tourists

Scott Dolan went from owning and managing the clubhouse at Bobby Jones Golf Course to owning the only fish market on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 20, 2012
Neighbors: Jack Black

Longboat Key's Jack Black proves to be famous for much more than his 'grate' barbecue skills.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • February 22, 2012
Aerobic Grandma: The circular route to flexibility

A couple of decades ago, something fell to the floor in a professional colleague's office, and when I reached down to retrieve it, she said, "Well, at least one of us can still pick up something from the floor."

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 25, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: The right direction

Jim Weaver isn't afraid to relinquish control. The director of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's 'A Raisin in the Sun' explains why he loves calling the shots and eventually letting go.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • November 2, 2011
My View Postal decisions were good politics

The U.S. Postal Service decision to keep open the Tallevast distribution office is good news for those 300 employees. But it does not alter the underlying need for cuts.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 3, 2011
Extreme Makeover: Chef becomes bodybuilder and personal trainer

Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club Executive Chef Paul Evans started his own transformation 14 months ago. Now, Evans is also a professional bodybuilder and certified personal trainer.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 15, 2010
Consultant supports Fishkind's findings

A report by Dr. Tim Chapin of Florida State University released this week supports the feasibility study conducted by Fishkind & Associates regarding Lakewood Ranch's incorporation.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 17, 2011
Arends remembered as voice of the Village

The Longbeach Village is lined with coconut palm trees. The foliage is the result of John "Dutch" Martin Arends' efforts. His longstanding work with the Longboat Key Garden Club led the club to donate the trees to the Village.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 11, 2011
Manatee County denies Tarmac proposal

Manatee commissioners on May 5 denied the rezone of a four-acre parcel on 33rd Street East. Cement manufacturer Tarmac America had hoped to build a concrete batch plant there.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 2, 2011
Scene & Heard

Sarasota High grad finds success after 'Rubicon'; Oceanic art-lovers get up close with Wyland; WBTT rings in our latest issue of SEASON

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • March 15, 2012
Village crosswalks to shed light on pedestrian safety

The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday unanimously approved the installation of bollards with lights at all the Siesta Village crosswalks, to improve pedestrian safety.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 20, 2012
All grown up again

At 49 years old, Cindy Gilburne reaches Jewish adulthood when she becomes a bat mitzvah.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis and Roger Drouin |
  • February 21, 2013
Election: Lumpkin ready to help community unify to combat issues

Kelvin Lumpkin believes crime needs to be curtailed in areas such as Newtown before revitalization can take flight in that community and on the North Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 6, 2013
Highlights: Delia Ephron's lecture is one for the books

Novelist, screenwriter, playwright and essayist Delia Ephron speaks about her career as part of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota's Jewish Book Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
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