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Wendy Suarez joined Jessie P. Miller Elementary School in January 2011.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 18, 2013
Creekwood woman dies in traffic incident

Wendy Suarez, the assistant principal at Jessie P. Miller Elementary School, died in a traffic accident Friday night.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 6, 2010
SISTER ACT

Siblings Kaitlyn and Sarah Wolfe are a dual threat on the Lakewood Ranch High soccer field this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tenor Hak Soo Kim as the licentious Duke of Mantua, who sings the famous tenor aria "La Donna e Mobile." Photo by Rod Millington.
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 31, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Opera: 'Rigoletto'

Leaving the Sarasota Opera's opening-night production of Verdi's "Rigoletto" last week, I found myself humming "Tradition," from "Fiddler on the Roof." An odd thing to find its way into my head? Not at all.

  • Arts + Culture
Hemingway International Yacht Club of Cuba Commodore Jose Escrich with former Sarasota Yacht Club Commodore Kay Goodman
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 15, 2011
Sarasota-Havana Regatta appears unlikely

Organizers have not gotten approval for travel to Cuba from the U.S. State Department.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In his drawing classroom at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Associate Professor of Art Jamie Tracy teaches his students the basics of drawing and the art of collaboration.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 8, 2015
Art Restart: 'MASHterpiece' gives donated art a second life

What happens to a castoff piece of art? If it reaches a Goodwill store, it might get a second life from another artist.

  • Arts + Culture
Julie and Ken Swan have taken up the fight of their son, Kevin Swan, who battles ALS, pictured second from right, with Kevin Swan’s best friend, Ashlie Fulmer.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 8, 2013
Battle with ALS sparks action

Kevin Swan, a 30-year-old former communications director, started A Life Story Foundation to beat a disease he fights every day.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 28, 2012
Gill forms new Sarasota congregation

The former Longboat Island Chapel minister has formed the New Village Chapel in Sarasota with congregants.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Proposed improvements include an expansion to the Braden River Library.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 28, 2016
Can commissioners sell the sales tax?

Officials schedule workshops to teach rationale behind the sales tax.

  • East County
  • News
Fish killed last month on Casey Key are shown in this file photo from Oct. 11.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 8, 2012
Increased Red Tide levels detected off Ringling Causeway

Recent water samples showed a marked increase at Bird Key park, just west of the Ringling Causeway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 24, 2016
Music review: Artist Series Concerts: 'Les Amies'

The trio, consisting of Carol Winincenc, Cynthis Phelps and Nancy Allen, wowed audiences at the Historic Asolo Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
“I think a lot of people do research, but I feel I’m really doing something helpful,” says Lakewood Ranch Country Club resident and researcher Cecile Lengacher. “Each new study we find out (more).”
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 29, 2015
East County researcher combats 'chemo-brain' with focus

Cecile Lengacher believes casting worries aside can help memory and concentration in cancer survivors. Now, she's going to prove it.

  • East County
  • News
Rita Ferrandino is chair of the Sarasota County Democratic Party.
  • By Rita Ferrandino |
  • August 9, 2012
My View: Which vision for America?

Let's quit the name calling and have a debate about how a strong economy is built.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Emmabella Rudd wears her Emmabella's Believers team T-shirt. (Photo byHarriet Sokmensuer)
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • April 10, 2014
Sarasota resident raises awareness of diabetes

Twelve-year old Emmabella Rudd is a delegate for Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Children's Congress.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Marks
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • December 4, 2013
Key bakers offer taste of favorite holiday treats

Seasonal baking traditions vary from home to home, but there's probably a holiday treat you've been craving all year. Here, three Longboat Key bakers share their favorite seasonal recipes for your tables.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Vivian R. Johnson, best-selling author and retired educator
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 12, 2015
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe hosting civil rights discussion panel

WBTT is hosting its first panel discussion in its "Voices" series for Black History Month with a look at the impact and legacy of early civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois.

  • Arts + Culture
The Sarasota Police Department first achieved recognition as an accredited agency in 2002 and has maintained that status continually.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 6, 2012
Sarasota Police Department receives accreditation honors

The Sarasota Police Department was found to be in compliance on 149 of the 149 applicable mandatory standards measured by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Officer Shawn Nagell has been with the Longboat Key Police Department since 2003.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 26, 2011
Police officer answers call of duty

Officer Shawn Nagell is the 2010 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Police Officer of the Year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A March 25 rendering of the State Street parking garage, which the city hopes to begin construction on next month.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 9, 2014
City to provide update on State Street garage

At a public meeting tomorrow, city staff will share information about the timeline and construction process for the State Street parking garage.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo Tacoma Jenkins, her son, Jaylen Peterson, and Jaylen's reading buddy, Keith Tschannen. Jaylen and Tschannen have worked together for four years.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 9, 2014
Reading Buddies instill love of books in children

A Christ Church of Longboat Key-sponsored program pairs at-risk students with volunteers during the critical first four years of elementary school.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Dunaway will use his years as a film writer and journalist to curate future Sarasota Film Festivals.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 11, 2015
Sarasota Film Festival announces new programming team

Film journalist and writer Michael Dunaway of Paste Magazine is named new programming director and will lead a new team to organize the Sarasota festival.

  • Arts + Culture
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