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Easter Seals students Cody, Grace, K.K., Isaac, Alex with CEO Tom Waters and Braden Jet.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • August 20, 2018
Friends help out Easter Seals therapy dog

When Braden Jet needed total hip replacement surgery, his friends at Easter Seals rallied together to help him get better.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 2, 2019
Cops Corner: They're not suspicious, they're just fine

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Lakewood Ranch senior Harry Barthelemy takes the leap during the 4A boys long jump.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 4, 2018
Track and field championships: Day one

Multiple area athletes qualify high for tomorrow's finals.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 10, 2018
Mom vs. mom turns to threats

Cops corner

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
“Afternoon of a Faun” featured violinist Angelo Xiang Yu, winner of the 2010 Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. Courtesy photo
  • By Edward Alley |
  • June 11, 2018
Sarasota Music Festival opens strong with 'Brilliantly Baroque' and 'Afternoon of a Faun'

Angelo Xiang Yu, Nathan Mo, Clive Greensmith and many more students and faculty alike shine in first week of the Sarasota Music Festival.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Hayden Shroyer stretches to make a catch at first base.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 20, 2019
All-Star baseball tournaments bring out the 'fun' in fundamentals

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Michael Durham plays Superhot VR on the HTC Vive.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 25, 2019
Sarasota bar puts the reality in virtual reality

Sarasota bar Escape Reality Downtown puts the reality in virtual reality.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Dylan Jones and Paul Hutchinson perform in “Sight Unseen." Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 9, 2018
‘Sight Unseen’ wrestles with artistic identity at the Players Centre

A talented cast conveys a passionate sense of the human heart in this conflict-ridden play.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Bonita Jackson plays Zoe in "The Niceties." Photo by Jack Cooper
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 22, 2019
Urbanite Theatre's 'The Niceties' ponders the battlegrounds of history

Eleanor Burgess’ play offers a thought-provoking history lesson at Urbanite Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
The Senior Level 2 EVO Athletics cheer team that finished 16th at The D2 Summit (national championships).
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 23, 2019
SSAS student helps cheer squad finish 16th at national championships

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences student Ava Custer helped her EVO Athletics cheer squad finish 16th at The D2 Summit national championships.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Teresa Mast, Anisley Mena and Vanessa Baugh showed up at Hot Havana Nights to support Meals on Wheels PLUS.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 28, 2019
Humanitarianism in Lakewood Ranch comes in many forms

Columnist jay heater says humanitarianism in Lakewood Ranch comes in many forms,

  • East County
  • News
Skunks have raised a stink.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 1, 2019
Skunk preserve raises stink in Myakka City

Skunk preserve raises stink in Myakka City APRIL FOOLS.

  • April Fools
Lakewood Ranch High alumna LaDazhia Williams, here hitting a shot against Maryland, saw NCAA Tournament action with South Carolina this season. Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 10, 2019
Former Lakewood Ranch basketball star reflects on her NCAA Tournament experience

Former Lakewood Ranch girls basketball star LaDazhia Williams reflects on her NCAA Tournament experience.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Old Braden River Historical Society worked with the county to complete a replica fishing cabin for Jiggs Landing.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • April 11, 2019
Time to discover Jiggs Landing along

The preserve is located at the terminus of 63rd Street East and Linger Lodge Road and provides access to the waters of the Evers Reservoir and Braden River itself.

  • East County
  • News
Santa will once again return to Holidays on the Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 5, 2017
Holidays on the Ranch will melt your hear

Jay Heater: Side of Ranch

  • East County
  • News
Former Sarasota Crew rowers Maddux Castle, far left, and Ben Delaney, third from left, traveled to England with their George Washington University teammates to compete in the Henley Royal Regatta for the first time in the program's history. (courtesy)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 7, 2016
Historic bucket race

Former Sarasota Crew rowers compete in prestigious Henley Royal Regatta, on the River Thames, in Henley-on-Thames, England.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Tourists take pictures of the birds nesting on the Roberts Bay Islands as the boat cruises along the eastern edge of the islands.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 28, 2016
State agency pursues heightened protection for bird habitat

Bird enthusiasts want to protect the colony on the Roberts Bay Islands. They just disagree on how to best protect it.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Brenda Cook and Darya Fedotova pack disaster boxes at All Faiths Food Bank.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 14, 2017
Sarasota nonprofits relieved, but recovering

Philanthropies are gearing up to travel the road to recovery after Hurricane Irma.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Oak & Stone Assistant General Manager Patrick Goeser visits with The Miracle League's Andrew Leibin and his mom, Jaycie.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 11, 2017
Sarasota's Oak & Stone raises money for Miracle League

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
Clark Dean is the first American in 50 years to win the single scull race at the World Rowing Junior Championships.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 17, 2017
Dean makes history with single scull win at World Juniors

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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