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The Sarasota City Commission will also discuss a potential referendum to increase their salaries tonight at City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 19, 2011
Commission will approve budget tonight

Sarasota city commissioners must approve on second reading tonight a budget that proposes a 5.3% millage rate increase.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Julia Rodriguez.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 3, 2020
East County Athlete of the Week: Julia Rodriguez

The Braden River senior talks physical defense and her love of shrimp.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 13, 2016
Cops Corner 4.14.2016

Comical crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Zan Aufderheide
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 1, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Stand-up gal

Zan Aufderheide returns to her comedy roots with her one-woman show. The comic sounds off on her influences and strangely inspiring life on the road.

  • Arts + Culture
The Siesta Key Association is not sure what its next legal step will be, but a board member said the group was "not completely discouraged" by the latest ruling.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 23, 2019
Judge dismisses Big Pass suit, again

Although a circuit court judge rejected a Siesta Key group’s challenge of the proposed dredging of Big Pass, she left open the opportunity for the case to be refiled.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Atwell was the top vote-getter with 4,575 votes, or 38.48% of votes. Chapman garnered 3,880 votes, or 32.64%
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 14, 2013
Atwell, Chapman win runoff election

All three City Commission candidates spent the day greeting voters at polling locations in what was expected to be a close election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Eric "The Voice" Steiner moved to Sarasota in December. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 6, 2020
A Sarasotan is an ESPN commentator for niche sporting events

He's helped call stone skipping and cherry pit-spitting competition, among other things.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Courtesy of Tim Field
  • By Katie Johns and Bret Hauff |
  • August 1, 2018
Colony's founding families: Fields and Klaubers look back

Herb Field and Murf Klauber built The Colony up while their children worked behind the scenes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • April 18, 2013
Inventing the next American (and SW Florida) economy

Inventing the next American (and SW Florida) economy

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • May 14, 2013
TWIS = This Week Is Steamy

TWIS = This Week Is Steamy

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 12, 2016
BRSC to hold evaluations

The Braden River Soccer Club will evaluate 8U academy players Aug. 15-16.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 21, 2011
Mar Vista upstairs dining grounded until next year

The restaurant will soon begin minor renovations, however, patrons will have to wait until next season for upstairs dining.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Initial site work at Town Center Green started in April and is scheduled to finish in late summer.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 15, 2020
Longboat Key property values projected to decrease in 2021

About 75% of the town of Longboat Key's general fund comes from property taxes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • February 14, 2018
Lovebirds gather at Siesta Key Beach to say “I Do” again

Hundreds of couples from all walks of life converged at Siesta Key Beach to renew their wedding vows.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 8, 2015
Ringling previews exhibit "Royal Taste: The Art of Princely Courts in Fifteenth-Century China"

Board members, donors and friends got a sneak peek at the new exhibit (Oct. 9 - Jan. 10) featuring 150 pieces from Ming Dynasty China (1368-1644).

  • Arts + Culture
Legitimate lotteries do not ask for money upfront to collect winnings.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 27, 2012
Lottery scam revealed

Florida residents are being warned that legitimate lotteries do not ask for money upfront to collect winnings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 19, 2011
Veterans Memorial Park at San Marco Plaza gets new leadership

More than a year after a five-member team broke ground on a Veterans Memorial Park at San Marco Plaza, a new team of organizers has stepped up to carry the project forward.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 22, 2018
C3 project unites Community Day and VMA students through theater

Ria Cooper of Asolo Repertory Theatre created a space for Visible Men Academy and Hershorin Schiff Community Day School students to get to know each other and themselves using theater games and activities.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 9, 2012
County will aid firm relocation

The Sarasota Board of County Commissioners approved $124,000 of funding to help a company move to the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
O'Mariah Gordon absorbs contact after driving to the hoop for a shot attempt. The 5-foot-4 Gordon has no qualms about playing physical.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 20, 2017
Braden River freshman point guard getting rave reviews

The 5-foot-4 point guard is ranked highly by multiple scouting services.

  • East County
  • Sports
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