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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 28, 2011
Connecticut Club seeks members

The Connecticut Club of Sarasota/Bradenton/Venice is now seeking members.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Amanda Brooks, Alexis Branzei and Mason Brooks
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 6, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Fourth of July

Members of the Bird Key Yacht Club celebrated Independence Day in style, Wednesday July 4, with a festive party. Members gathered to enjoy food, games and family activities before having a flag ceremony and watching the fireworks over the Sarasota Bayfront.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo Roger Pettingell began his career with in 1983, with Arvida Corp. His sales volume for his career totals more than $1 billion.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 22, 2014
Pettingell ranks No. 1 for 2013 sales volume

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Roger Pettingell had the highest sales volume on the Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service for the second consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 10, 2014
Boaters' Coalition says no to Big Pass dredge

On Saturday the group joined a growing chorus of opposition to the Army Corps project, injecting for the first time in the debate the voice of stakeholders not focused on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Denise Kowal emailed commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson Dec. 2 to explain details of the grant and to ask for the assistance.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Chalk Fest seeks partnership

Sarasota Chalk Festival founder Denise Kowal has asked the County Commission to partner with her on an application for an arts grant.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Three years ago, the Neighborhood Development and Services  had more than 100 employees. Today, the department has 56.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 15, 2011
Building director defends department

Director of Neighborhood Development and Services Tim Litchett said his building department and its divisions are offering exemplary service while performing the same level of work with fewer employees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch High cheerleading squad won its first competition of the season Nov. 14.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 24, 2015
East County High 5 Moments: 11.26.15

East County High 5 Moments: 11.26.15

  • East County
  • Sports
Bays Bluff residents are concerned about the proposed dog park’s proximity to their condominium.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 19, 2018
Condo dwellers continue to oppose dog park

Contested plans for a dog park at Whitaker Gateway Park are set to move forward later this year unless officials change their minds.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 24, 2013
NJCAA announces academic award winners

The NJCAA recently announced its 2012-13 NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards.

  • East County
  • Sports
Dr. Taunya Fogleman and Dr. McKenna Flaherty discuss adjectives.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • March 25, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Ms. Fogleman's Grammar OR

Southside Elementary School's fourth grade teacher, Taunya Fogleman, transformed her classroom into an operating room Tuesday, March 25. Fogleman's students dressed up as doctors for an unconventional grammar test where the test papers were pretend patients. With scapals (red pens) and scrubs, donated by Sarasota Memorial Hospital, students used their knowledge of grammar and punctuation to help patients. "I feel pretty confident he'll make it," said Grace Hutchinson after finishing her test.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Riverview junior Austin Katz will compete in four events at the Class 4A Swimming and Diving State Championships Nov. 14, in Stuart.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 12, 2015
Going for Gold

Riverview junior Austin Katz is the No. 1 seed in two events heading into the Class 4A Swimming and Diving State Championships Nov. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The waste-transfer facility near the Celery Fields will be a place to drop off discarded wood, yard, construction and demolition debris to be taken to other locations for disposal.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 2, 2018
Waste-transfer facility in works near Celery Fields

Developer moves ahead with approved plan while neighbors work on two adjacent sites.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photos by Greg Wilson Photography and Gene Pollux
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • June 25, 2014
Home of the Month: And the winner is ...

A stylish renovation transforms a Lido Shores home.

  • Arts + Culture
Volunteers don't need to have backgrounds in marine science. Mote gives their volunteers training before sending them out to their posts.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 30, 2017
Longboaters hooked on Mote

A plethora of Longboat Key residents have found a calling in volunteering at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Prior to the altercation, William Winter and the victims did not know each other and have never met before.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • June 3, 2013
UPDATE: Man arrested for battery on Siesta Key

William Winter, 45, was arrested for battery June 1 on Siesta Key. Winter is an employee at the Bradenton Herald.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
SPARCC Executive Director Olivia Thomas steps down after seven years as the leader for the nonprofit agency. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 13, 2014
Executive director steps down from SPARCC

Olivia Thomas leaves a legacy of compassion helping victims of domestic violence.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I guess the bottom line is, it's a gorgeous bridge. Do I resent it? No. It's probably been a better recreational resource than we ever could have imagined … I still would prefer a lower bridge, but I don’t hear people complaining about it."
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 21, 2013
The Bridge: Leaders remember their sides on the bridge

Read what community leaders had to say about the Ringling Bridge.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 20, 2012
Obituary: Edwin M. Wheeler

Edwin M. Wheeler of Sarasota, formerly of Longboat Key and Washington D.C. died on Feb. 18. He was 85.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Fifteen-year-old Navene Shehadeh always wanted to be a cheerleader.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 23, 2015
A special kind of cheer

Riverview High senior creates cheerleading program for special needs children.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A.J. Grande paddles at the Kids Demo on Siesta Key Beach.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Siesta Key race of the SUP series

Spectators packed the beach Saturday, June 22 to watch the first race of the SUP Series. One hundred ten racers participated in either the three-mile open race or the six-mile elite race at the paddle board competition. After Rob Alfieri, the founder of the Sarasota Stand Up Paddle Board Series, handed out awards, paddlers had demos for kids and adults to try out paddle boarding.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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