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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 1, 2018
'Funny Girl' delivers larger-than-life comedy at Players Centre

The last Players production of the season is the next best thing to the Ziegfeld Follies.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 8, 2017
Pumped for Irish Celtic Festival in Lakewood Ranch

Former NFL placekicker and his wife will promote their 'Wandering Pub.'

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 3, 2016
Pray for new role models

Our republic has survived plenty of strife in our polity. Out of this election, let’s pray the pendulum swings to elected officeholders pledged to lifelong honesty and decency.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 21, 2024
Son returns to operate plant-based coffee house his father founded

Simon's Coffee House, founded in 1991, has become a staple of plant-based dining in the Sarasota community.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Eric Snider |
  • May 18, 2023
Homebuilders give back through nonprofit program

The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund’s Builders Give Back program raises valuable funds and awareness.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 10, 2022
Casey Key home makes the most of its tranquil surroundings

A spacious Casey Key estate reflects a life well lived for the former CEO of Cadbury and his family.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 26, 2022
Gene Witt Elementary principal retires after 39 years in education in Manatee County

David Marshall, the principal at Gene Witt Elementary School, says that special small moments kept him going 39 years.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 1, 2018
Lakewood Ranch's first baby ready to get married

The master-planned community has been kind to Summerfield's Kirsten Schmitt.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 22, 2019
Spooky Sarasota: Haunting tales of the city's past

Want to get creeped out in the middle of town? Here are a couple ghost tours that share the city's darker side.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • February 21, 2019
Understanding heart rate and health

If heart rate readings seem like a jumble of numbers, cardiologist El Shahawy is here to help dispel your confusion and arm you with knowledge.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 30, 2016
Post-season: Traffic is job 1

It was the No. 1 topic of the season. And sad to say, it’s only going to get worse. That is, unless community leaders marshal their efforts now and not wait for FDOT.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 21, 2021
Retirees repair bikes for people in need

Sarasota resident Tom Ott leads a group of friends in repairing bicycles every week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 14, 2023
Dog the Bounty Hunter partners with local anti-sex trafficking nonprofit

Selah Freedom, a faith-based organization, hosted "Dog the Bounty Hunter" and his wife, Francie Chapman, at its Light the Path gala on Nov. 9.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 6, 2024
Anatomy expertise led sculptor to molding masterpieces

Event co-founder Marci Weisgold, a renowned sculptor, heads more than 160 artists who will display their work at the 24th annual Art in the Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 1, 2013
Year in review: November 2012, 'Rosemary land gets developer interest'

A city-private development in the heart of Rosemary could kickstart change in a neighborhood with a mixed identity.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Snider |
  • March 27, 2025
Siesta Key Chamber gets back to business in its new office

An all-in-this-together mindset is prevalent at the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce as it, and the community, gets back to business after the storms of 2024.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 10, 2021
Booker High boys basketball coach leaves for the University of Arkansas

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 19, 2021
Sarasota nonprofit hits two-year mark on red tide study

Researchers are looking into the effects of red tide on human health.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 24, 2022
Braden River Library hosts Read 2 Dogs program

Children can practice their reading skills in non-judgmental environment.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 29, 2009
Servian focuses on city issues

A self-imposed silence followed Mary Anne Servian's exit from the City Commission, but because she says enough time has passed, the former mayor is once again injecting herself into civic affairs.

  • Sarasota
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