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David Marquet is a retired U.S. Navy captain.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 21, 2015
Conversation with David Marquet

David Marquet, a retired naval captain, shares his wisdom on leadership and how to create a team of independent workers.

  • East County
  • News
Bill Waddill, managing director of The Bay Sarasota, said the bayfront redevelopment could use 15 to 20 different funding sources.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 10, 2018
County discusses bayfront financing option

The Bay Sarasota has approached Sarasota County about using property tax revenue to fund a bayfront redevelopment project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joseph Di Bartolomeo
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 22, 2018
Tara CDD Seat 1: Joseph Di Bartolomeo

Candidate touts experience, experience to help the board.

  • East County
  • News
Ron Morrisette has been playing tennis on Longboat Key since the days of Colony Beach and Tennis Resort.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 26, 2018
Tennis players, friends rally behind Ron Morrisette

Morrisette, a Sarasota resident, was diagnosed with lymphoma in April.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jon Thaxton |
  • July 29, 2010
MY VIEW: Amendment 4 will stymie our economy

It's completely unrealistic to expect voters to understand the often-arcane issues in comp-plan amendments. That's why we elect representatives.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The kitchen boasts wood floors and cabinets, plus a green ceramic farmhouse sink.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • February 22, 2019
Country Pride

An All-American home in the Polo Club

  • LWR Life
Evelyn Townsend said she spends hundreds of hours working on her quilts.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 17, 2018
Lakewood Ranch quilter recognized at Florida Quilt Competition

Central Park resident's artistry honored at prestigious show.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 24, 2012
Larson calls letter into question

Longboat Key officials question whether a town pension board has the right to do anything other than manage the plan's assets and look out for its best interest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 3, 2019
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key welcomes new president

Lynn Larson takes the mantle from Steve Branham at the club's meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 15, 2020
Michael Edward Grossberg

Michael Grossberg, 75, was a native of Brooklyn and retired respiratory therapist from Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, where he worked for 36 years before coming to the Sarasota/Bradenton area in 2009 and marrying Susan Goldfarb in 2012, hi

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Sarasota Memorial Hospital is conducting 25-30 in-house COVID-19 tests daily.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 16, 2020
Sarasota Memorial Hospital begins in-house COVID-19 testing

The hospital said conducting its own tests will cut the wait time for results from up to 10 days to less than two hours.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pub_Trivia
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 23, 2015
Do This: Sex Trivia at Growler's Pub

Do This: Sex Trivia at Growler's Pub

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Emily Wyatt, coach and circus arts training program assistant, leads the more than 100 area students in a pre-practice meeting.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 21, 2015
Sailor Circus Coaches teach Big Top 101

The circus arts aren’t for the meek. Students in Circus Sarasota learn that lesson, and many others, as they train for their upcoming show.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 18, 2013
Golf lesson bazaar tees off at Rosedale

Steve Whidden, Rosedale Golf & Country Club PGA Master Professional and Director of Instruction, will begin offering a Get Better Sarasota Golf Lesson Bazaar July 27, at Rosedale.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • December 25, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 26

A look at our favorite events taking place this week

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
“That’s my goal — to help students be confident in learning,” retiring Bay Haven School of Basics-Plus fifth-grade teacher Jane Wiechmann said. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 9, 2015
Aging workforce

Approximately 30% of Sarasota County government’s workforce will be eligible to retire in the next five years, along with 5% of teachers this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
B.J. Webb and Dave Bishop
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2013
Webb turning into a Bishop

Come November, you won't see B.J. Webb at the helm of the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bud Collins and his wife, Anita Ruthling Klaussen, at the U.S. Tennis Association's U.S. Open’s media center, which was named in Collins' honor.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 7, 2016
Former Colony owner and tennis journalist Bud Collins dies

Bud Collins, 86, of Brookline, Mass. and former owner of a unit at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort, died March 4. He was known nationally for his work as a tennis journalist.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
School Board Chairwoman Karen Carpenter addresses the audience before panelists speak.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 15, 2013
Local leaders address area education needs

Local leaders shared their visions for education in the area and state during a Lakewood Ranch Kiwanis luncheon.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota High volleyball team celebrates following its 26-24 victory over Lakewood Ranch in the second set. It was the first time the Lady Sailors won a set against the Lady Mustangs all season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 6, 2014
Lady Sailors' season ends in region semis

The Sarasota High volleyball team saw its season come to an end with a 3-1 loss to Lakewood Ranch in the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinals Nov. 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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