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Victims were flown to Blake Trauma Center and the suspects have been taken into custody by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • April 29, 2013
Stabbing in Venice hospitalizes two

Suspects Ronald DiCapua, 31, and Kyle DeSantis, 37, have been taken into custody following a stabbing incident around 4 a.m. Sunday, April 28.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brother Geenan had $79 to his name when he started Senior Friendship Centers in 1973.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 17, 2011
Senior Friendship Centers founder dies

Brother William Geenan opened the first of six Senior Friendship Centers nearly 40 years ago.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Peterson and Fisher
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 14, 2010
Couple scoots around on cool ride

Bob Peterson and Monique Fisher pulled up to Cafe Epicure on their cooler-scooter Tuesday, Oct. 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Suncoast Opportunities LLC sold the home at 6812 Belmont Court to Simriti Chaddha and Navdeep Ranajee, of Bradenton, for $1.1Â million. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,717 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 10, 2016
Country Club Village home tops sales at $1.1 million

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 24-28

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Riverview High seniors Katy Mixon, Jaclyn Knapczyk and Mason Fox were among 27 East County and Sarasota County athletes that signed today.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 5, 2014
Area athletes ink college choices

Twenty-seven East County and Sarasota County student athletes made their college choices known today during National Signing Day ceremonies at their respective high schools.

  • East County
  • Sports
Authorities have digitally reconstructed the face of an unidentified woman found dead in Sarasota County in 2007.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 5, 2014
Sheriff's Office releases new 'Jane Doe' images

Authorities have digitally reconstructed the face of an unidentified woman found dead in Sarasota County in 2007.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kaye Warr |
  • January 27, 2012
Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Martha Collins

Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Martha Collins

  • Arts + Culture
Fireworks will be the main attraction. Photo provided by Flickr.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 6, 2017
Fireworks display to brighten Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch

An Independence Day celebration will be held July 1 at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
The Players CEO Michelle Bianchi Pingel and Artistic Director Jeffery Kin announce their deal with Schroeder-Manatee Ranch on Monday.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 4, 2016
Lakewood Ranch lands The Players Theatre for Waterside

The Players plans to spend $8 million to $12 million for its new complex on 4.5 acres

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport recently paid off the $60 million worth of debt on its 25-year-old terminal.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 9, 2014
Airport chief outlines improvements

As Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport finishes a major facelift on its terminal, officials look ahead to a new $22 million air traffic control tower and enhanced customs capabilities.

  • Sarasota
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Beach Road on Siesta Key
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2017
Sarasota Observer readers sound off

Growth, city manager are topics of concern

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jack Short |
  • November 13, 2015
Did the county "take" McCann's land?

The court will decide in January if Sarasota County, through its “2050” plan, took land from McCann East without just compensation.

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  • News
The current design for the Siesta Key public beach enhancements includes 160 additional parking spaces.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 2, 2013
Beach project inches ahead

Sarasota County posted an advertisement for construction management services for the $21.5 million Siesta Key public beach enhancements.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 18, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, May 19

A look at our favorite events taking place this week

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  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • April 25, 2019
Sarasota discuss solutions to duration, schedule of commission meetings

As their meetings can often go late into the night, city commissioners seek an alternative to their “marathon” meetings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • April 10, 2014
City Commission considers budget cap amendment

Sarasota city commissioners debated a potential charter amendment that could place a 3% limit on increases in the city's general fund budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jim Brown
  • By Guest Author |
  • April 25, 2019
Letters to the editor

Longboat readers sound off on key issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi worries the are likely suffering from what he calls “hurricane amnesia.”
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 19, 2015
Dezzi’s Hurricane Plan

What happens when a hurricane is poised to come right over Longboat Key? Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi has a revised plan in place that works if two things are achieved: Residents evacuate and all town employees play their part.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rifka Glatz, a holocaust survivor, speaks to a crowd of students at Braden River Middle School.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • February 20, 2019
Braden River students hear somber lessons of Holocaust

The story Rifka Glatz shared with students at Braden River Middle School recently was deeply personal and moving. She shared how she survived the Holocaust.

  • East County
  • Schools
Ann Virag and Nathan Benderson, hosts of the luncheon
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 31, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies

The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies might be a Western New York foundation, but it's made some roots in Longboat Key. A donor luncheon hosted by Nate Benderson and Anne M. Virag catered to a group of individuals originally from Buffalo living permanently or for the season in Sarasota on Jan. 31 at Sarasota Yacht Club. The newly appointed Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo Michael Wise spoke about the future of Jewish Buffalo. The Foundation will be celebrating its centennial this year.

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