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"The job has forced me to be much more organized," Christina Fraser says. "You can't slip up, because everyone’s reputation is on the line, not just mine."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 14, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: Party girl

To kick off this month's new Skyspace exhibit, Christina Fraser organized a courtyard fête that should be one of the museum's most enchanting parties yet.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • January 5, 2017
Letters to the Editor: Sarasota 1.5.16

Readers comment on topics including dogs in parks and downtown signage.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
This map shows the property in question outlined in blue. It is at the northwest corner of Lockwood Ridge Road and 63rd Avenue East in Bradenton. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 4, 2018
Manatee Planning board recommends infill project

More than half the project would remain wetlands.

  • East County
  • News
A protest of the Ringling Walmart is planned for Dec. 29.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 18, 2012
Group plans tar-and-feather Walmart protest

According to Anti-SRQ Walmart's facebook page, the protest is planned for Dec. 29.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 13, 2012
Comment: Contending with Mother Nature

It was a typical spring afternoon in Florida.

  • East County
  • Sports
The forum will be moderated by Senior Circuit Judge Nancy Donnellan. File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 16, 2012
Tiger Bay to host state attorney forum

The Sarasota Tiger Bay Club will host a 12th Judicial Circuit state attorney forum Thursday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kalahar
  • By Dean Kalahar |
  • July 6, 2011
My View: Reality check for schools

To add insult to injury, schools spent their financial windfall in hard cash, while homeowners watched the equity of their property plummet as the housing bubble burst.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 18, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, May 24

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 24, 2019
A walk in the park: Quick Point Nature Preserve

If nature you seek, and can do without playgrounds, pavilions and bathrooms, Quick Point Nature Preserve on Longboat Key is your place.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Wiki work mostly earns commission praise

The County Commission agreed for now to focus on state mandates in revising the county's ordinance on water-efficient landscaping.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Day camp director Beca Franca holds up the parachute as Noelle Stead runs through.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 22, 2016
Peace Presbyterian Church hosts traveling day camp

This year’s theme was nature.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The state's Department of Community Affairs has no objections to the town's Comp Plan amendments regarding the Longboat Key Club's Islandside project.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 25, 2011
'The end for IPOC'?

Attorneys for the town of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key Club believe a state report eliminates the Islandside Property Owners Coalition's central argument against the club's Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
SWAT officer Ben Smith keeps up with runners with three-year-old daughter Bryleigh in a stroller.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 22, 2016
Law enforcement light the way for Special Olympics

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and Sarasota Police Department carry the torch for the 33rd annual Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 20, 2010
Surveillance camera installation on hold

A new requirement to pay $2,800 for an engineering study has delayed the placement of the security camera at Five Points Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 15, 2012
Comment: Pirates enjoying comforts of home

As the final seconds ticked off the clock, I let out a sigh of relief.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 21, 2018
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Country Club Shores Home

The new home will be on display during the Garden Club's Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 3.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Students work with a reading recovery teacher in first grade to start reading on grade-level. Photo courtesy Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 20, 2017
Reading recovery program changes students's lives

One-on-one, short-term intervention helps students read better, younger — and remain strong readers as they grow.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Thanks to Sarasota City Commissioner Paul Caragiulo's last-minute reconsideration, a $25,000 art mural project for the Palm Avenue parking garage is moving forward.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 6, 2011
FULL STORY: Garage murals approved

With a 3-2 vote Monday, the Sarasota City Commission approved a $25,000 Palm Avenue parking garage mural project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The interactive touch-screen kiosk units cost $50,000 each. The city has not settled on how many units it might want, or where the kiosks would go.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 16, 2018
City tests interactive wayfinding kiosks

The city is developing a technology-focused program to help people get around town.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Vera Dragisic, Judy Strauss, Marianne Beckett and Ginny Dreher
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • June 20, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Christ Church Summer Salad Social

Christ Church members enjoyed homemade salads and hors d'oeuvres at its Summer Salad Social June 20, at the Shore Condominium.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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