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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 18, 2009
Story spinner

After a long career in the spotlight, retired Sarasota Ballet Director Robert de Warren retreated to his office and crafted a memoir.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 16, 2009
Polo season gallops into full swing

The season-opening match will be held Dec. 20 followed by an after party at The Polo Grill and Bar.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 6, 2010
SISTER ACT

Siblings Kaitlyn and Sarah Wolfe are a dual threat on the Lakewood Ranch High soccer field this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 20, 2010
Compassion steers second Tour de Ranch

This year's event will feature an auction of a poster autographed by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 21, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Gulf Gate Elementary

Every day, Gulf Gate Elementary students race to the courtyard after lunch to look after their EarthBoxes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 17, 2010
Bowling alley project in the gutter

Hubbard Entertainment's proposed bowling alley in Lakewood Ranch is the second project in the development's planned entertainment hub to fail.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Gene Venditti |
  • August 27, 2010
Mustang D holds strong in preseason win

Despite last Friday's downpour, Lakewood Ranch's fans were in full force as the Mustangs kicked off their 2010 season with the annual Kickoff Classic.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • July 12, 2012
My View: City sadly fiddles with registry

Talk about fiddling while Rome burns. The city of Sarasota is facing a series of crises threatening to escalate further.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 7, 2012
Tennis group welcomes new players but keeps the old

Every Saturday and Sunday there are four courts reserved at the Longboat Key Club and Resort Tennis Gardens. Armed with rackets, a group of 16 men ranging in age from early 50s to late 80s play. Some of the guys play on Wednesdays and Thursdays together, too.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Dr. Peter A. Wish |
  • March 8, 2012
My View: People behaving badly

My wife and I moved to Sarasota almost 20 years ago. We chose this community because it was beautiful, arts-oriented, small, peaceful and civilized.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 21, 2011
Scene & Heard

Sarasota students head to Atlanta theater fest; Two local artists land prestigious residency; Toby Perlman shares her secret to unwinding

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 23, 2011
Scene & Heard

Switzer blows his horn for banjo groupies; Puppet show has strings attached; Dance magazine editor to visit Sarasota; Greenfield Prize awarded to NYC scribe; Hot exhibits

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 2, 2013
SPOTLIGHT: Joining the troupe

In 2008, actor Don Laurin Johnson was under his truck making repairs and adjustments when he got a text from his mother, Sybil Barnes-Johnson

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 14, 2012
Pirates end season on a winning note

The Braden River High football team notched its first win of the season with a 28-7 victory over Naples Palmetto Ridge on Senior Night Nov. 9.

  • East County
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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 20, 2018
Mustangs basketball camp a jam session in lessons

The Lakewood Ranch High basketball programs hosted a summer camp last week, and it was important for more than just the campers.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 23, 2020
Florida Studio Theatre's 'Kunstler' forcefully makes its case

The flamboyant lawyer and the system he worked in are presented for audience's judgment

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 26, 2020
'Into the Breeches' creative team found a cultural history lesson between the laughs

They hope the spirit of teamwork and community during World II resonates with audiences

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • January 20, 2016
Fashion Insider — American Fox

Local fashion muse Karlenn Peluso talks vintage clothing and her brand American Fox.

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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: Learning Curve

Sarasota High junior defensive lineman Gerome Howard has only been playing football for two years.

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  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 28, 2017
The Space Race: Longboater's precise engineering helped John Glenn fly high, return safely

Frank Cona and his team worked to develop a thermometer that could measure the temperature of the fuel to help Glenn return to Earth.

  • Sarasota
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