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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 9, 2017
Sarasota voting kicks off with confrontation

Jen Ahearn-Koch, Hagen Brody and Martin Hyde are vying for two seats on the Sarasota City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Virginia Sanders |
  • August 18, 2010
Nesting season heats up after a slow start

As we reported in last month's column, turtle nesting, due to weather conditions, got off to a slow start as compared to last year's numbers. But, as of the end of July, we are surpassing 2009 numbers with 1,097 nests total thus far on Mote Marine Laboratory-monitored beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
C.E.R.T. leader Victor Kline utilizes his experience as a U.S. Army medic to help train Ranch residents on hurricane preparedness.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 17, 2015
Conversation with Victor Kline

The Lakewood Ranch-based Community Emergency Response Team trains local residents on best practices for securing neighborhoods and ensuring residents' health and safety during natural disasters, such as hurricanes.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo The Manatee Admirals hockey team is made up of players from Braden River, Lakewood Ranch, Manatee and Palmetto high schools.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 29, 2014
Icing the competition

The Manatee Admirals hockey team finished the regular season 16-1-1 and captured the No. 1 seed in the Lightning Conference tournament.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 20, 2017
Longboat Key lights up for holidays

From reindeer and polar bears to teddy bears and Santa Claus, plenty of holiday visitors have made a temporary home in the lawns of Longboat residences.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Christian sophomore Alyse Yoder helped lead the Blazers to their fifth straight district title Jan. 29.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 4, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Three Sarasota area girls basketball teams will have home court advantage to open the playoffs

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Chanie Bukiet, program director for Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch, is most excited about the first phase of expansion, the mikvah,  a bath for women used in Judaism to achieve ritual purity.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 10, 2018
Chabad readies for expansion

Leaders hope to start construction on first of three planned buildings in the spring.

  • East County
  • News
"This is something you can see and let loose," says Virginia Hughes, right. "Have a couple of martinis, get dressed up and make a whole night of it like people used to do (in the old days)."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 5, 2012
Highlights: Black Diamond Burlesque strips down the past two years

Black Diamond Burlesque started in about the same amount of time it takes a person to disrobe, assuming she doesn't have to fumble with a 100-hook corset.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • August 23, 2019
Sarasota Young Professionals take the morning to 'refresh'

The half day summit looked at topics like seizing the moment, renewing connections and going green.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Wendy Mann Resnick
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 15, 2011
SEASON OF SHARING: Wendy Mann Resnick

When it comes to people in need, Wendy Mann Resnick is a softie.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Join Alex Mahadevan and Emily Walsh for the daily headlines
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • November 28, 2012
Nov. 28: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: European Focus store to close; NBA Cares to land in Lakewood; 2012 Holiday Gift Guide; and Danae's Daily Deals from www.deali-o.com

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Kenzie Balliet, Daniel Greene and Zachary Evanicki star in Venice Theatre's "Our Town." Photo courtesy of Renee McVety.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • March 27, 2013
Theater Review: 'Our Town'

This is your life - don't miss it! That's the quintessential message in Thornton Wilder's timeless classic, "Our Town."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 1, 2018
More candidates seek seats on Sarasota County Commission

Al Maio, Lourdes Ramirez, Wesley Beggs, Alexandra Coe and Christian Ziegler are planning to run for two seats.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale hopes office hours at Town Hall “will make it convenient for commissioners to discuss any legal issues or concerns you may have with me.”
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 4, 2014
Town attorney starts office hour policy

With some members of the Longboat Key Town Commission questioning the town attorney's legal advice, Maggie Mooney-Portale has begun an office hour policy.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Clear Idea Labs CEO Teddy Mathieu and Sarasota Underground founder Raymmar Tirado want to get more people dialed into local issues.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 9, 2017
Advocates work to boost engagement in city politics

Can an eclectic eight-person field — and an increased push from outside groups — help drive up voter turnout in the city election?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Suncoast Blood Centers Staff |
  • February 18, 2021
From Survivor to Savior

If You’ve Recovered from COVID-19, Your Convalescent Plasma Can Save Lives.

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  • By Harry Sayer |
  • March 7, 2021
Sarasota Spring Fine Art Festival returns to J.D. Hamel Park

The weekend festival had plenty of art vendors showing their stuff.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 10, 2009
Paid parking decision reversed

Four months of approvals and reversals on paid parking downtown could lead to the end of regulated parking in the city of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 3, 2021
John A. Crimaldi

John A. Crimaldi was born on January 14th, 1930 in Bayonne, NJ, and died in his sleep of natural causes on July 23, 2021 in Boulder, CO at the age of 91.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The Longboat Key Police Department is working with other law enforcement agencies to investigate a string of car burglaries.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 5, 2020
Longboat Key police urge residents to lock their cars

Florida's Gulf Coast has seen dozens of car thefts during the past few months, according to Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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