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Taylor Stephenson uses prosthetics to create the look of open wounds, infection and chunks of hanging flesh on her subjects. Here she works on Christine Alexander. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 29, 2012
Scene & Heard

Zombies to invade SRQ; Deadline nearing for nominations; Wedding bells have nice ring to them

  • Arts + Culture
The New Pass Bridge was up May 31 when an ambulance approached on its way to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 29, 2011
Emergency-response issue arises

The New Pass Bridge log shows that the bridge tender was not notified in 17 different instances this year when an ambulance was headed toward the bridge to reach Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Camille Johnson gets ready to hit the ball at the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Summer Sports Camp and Junior Tennis Camp last summer.
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • May 18, 2011
Key camps heat up for summer

Longboat Key organizations are gearing up for an active summer on the Key with a variety of kids camps.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Saint Stephen's football team played its first game on its new field Oct. 25.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 29, 2013
Falcons open new athletic center

Saint Stephen's Episcopal School officially opened its new $5 million state-of-the-art athletic facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 23.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • February 21, 2018
Braden River Elementary students connect with pen pals in China

East County fifth-graders corresponded with students a world away.

  • East County
  • Schools
Once a size 18, Michelle Mohr has slimmed her 5-foot, 4-inch frame to a size zero, shedding 100 pounds through diet and exercise.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 29, 2012
Cover Girl: Michelle Mohr

Heritage Harbour resident Michelle Mohr made the cover of People after she lost 100 pounds through diet and exercise modifications.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center's Andrew Faber, Judy Young and Ralph Gonzalez, AHA and ASA Association's Kathy Fenelon and LWRMC's Christine Gonzalez and Chris Loftus show off the award.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 22, 2017
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center recognized for quality stroke care

Hospital receives "Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award."

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 2, 2010
Key Club stands by plan in spite of planner's snub

Planning Director Monica Simpson says the project is too big, too dense. Now it's up to the Town Commission: 9 a.m. Monday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paul Thorpe and Tre Michel are spearheading an advertising effort to highlight some of the distinctive characteristics of the downtown area. Banners adorn downtown light poles as part of the campaign.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 13, 2014
WELCOME BACK: Retail survey

Exacerbating fears about paid parking and inspiring advertising campaigns, the new mall made an impact in the city of Sarasota, too.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 31, 2013
Town of Longboat Key declares impasse with police

The Longboat Key Police Department Union opted not to choose any of the town's three alternative retirement options last week, which prompted the town to declare impasse.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"I love it. It's my passion," Erendira Wallenda says. "Think of anything you love doing (the most), and that's what we get. That's where I feel most alive."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 23, 2013
Princess of the High Wire: Erendira Wallenda

Erendira Wallenda's life is a balancing act between her responsibilities as a mother and walking the tightrope - sans safety net.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 2, 2013
Darwin's on 4th to host benefit for fire victims Thursday, April 4

The bar is offering a free cocktail with donations.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 13, 2015
Movie Review: 'The Walk'

Robert Zemeckis reaches dazzling new heights in "The Walk," which is based on the real life story of Philippe Petit's 1974 high wire performance between the World Trade Center towers.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 23, 2012
Overhaul looms for Siesta Village parking

Sarasota County commissioners rejected a $277,000 settlement offer to pay a Siesta Key property owner in a 2011 lawsuit over parking assessments, but the fight is far from over.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • March 9, 2018
Shirley E. Peterson

Shirley E. Peterson died January 7, 2018 on Longboat Key, FL.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Photo by Matthew Serrano
  • By Columnist . |
  • May 8, 2019
Drink This: Pineapple Mango Sangria

Make mom something tropical to quench her thirst this Mother's Day.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The Manatee Sheriff's Office has reported the death of a 69-year-old Myakka City resident who was found after fire consumed his trailer.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 21, 2017
Myakka City man dies in trailer fire

Structure was already consumed by the time fire departments responded.

  • East County
  • News
Vicky Cawte and her mother, Deirdre, will co-host weekly Irish dancing classes at San Marco Plaza.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 7, 2015
San Marco Plaza to offer Irish Dance in Lakewood Ranch

Deirdre and Victoria Cawte are offering Irish Dance classes starting Oct. 10 in East County.

  • East County
  • News
Cardinal Mooney striker Alex Turner scored the lone goal in the Cougars Class 2A-Region 3 victory Feb. 2.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 4, 2016
Sarasota Sidelines: 02.04.16

Sarasota Sidelines: 02.04.16

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Elia Rofail acquired the 1940s-era Monterey Village Motel at 24th Street and Tamiami Trail and plans to develop a 33-unit, $3 million apartment project.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2015
OUR VIEW | How to change N. Trail’s insanity

Capital flows where it is welcome. For more than 25 years, anti-market regulations have chased away innovation.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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