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The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team celebrates its second district championship in three years after defeating Cardinal Mooney 11-3 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship April 26.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 29, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Class 3A-District 10 Championship

The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team defeated rival Cardinal Mooney 11-3 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship April 26, at McKechnie Field.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 21, 2015
FYI Friday: Randy the Rooster ruffles feathers in Osprey

This week's FYI Friday features news about a cocky rooster, plans for Five Points Park and more!

  • Sarasota
  • News
Teeja Johnson at home June 10. Courtesy photo.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 26, 2012
Little girl displays large spirit

In May, Tana and Dennis Johnson's 3-year-old daughter, Teeja, was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer called neuroblastoma.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Tyler Strum and Gavin Burns. Photo by Liz Ramos.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 12, 2020
Koala(ty) chalk art at Lakewood Ranch High leads to funds for Australia

Koala(ty) chalk art at Lakewood Ranch High leads to funds for Australia

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Riverview senior Austin Katz won a silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Aug. 24-27, in Maui. (courtesy)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 8, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Riverview senior prepares to make waves in return to the pool.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 15, 2010
Longboat water rates drop for second year

The Town Commission will approve a decrease in the town's water-and-wastewater rates for a second consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Carl Seiger
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 11, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Clearly Invisible ... Magic Up Close with Carl Seiger'

'Clearly Invisible ... Magic Up Close with Carl Seiger' runs through Aug. 3, at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's roadwork updates.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • October 24, 2011
Roadwork updates for week of Oct. 23

Projects continue on Interstate 75, U.S. 301, U.S. 41, state Route 789, state Route 758, state Route 72 and state Route 681. New Projects start on U.S. 41 and state Route 78

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 7, 2015
High five moments

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Candidates for two open Sarasota County Commission seats appeared at a forum Monday in an early opportunity for voters to see where those running stand on key issues. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • June 26, 2014
Candidates speak out at CONA debate

Seven of the nine candidates for two open County Commission seats in November's election appeared at a Council of Neighborhood Associations forum Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Denise Cotler of the American Cancer Society with Sarah Tello and Barbara Tello-Accola
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 10, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: R.O.C.K. Scholarship Recipient College Send-Off Luncheon

Reaching Out to Cancer Kids -- R.O.C.K. -- held a college send-off luncheon for its scholarship recipients at Columbia Restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Crews plugged a leaking pipe near Hudson Bayou at 10:30 p.m. Aug. 15.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 22, 2011
UPDATE: Hudson Bayou health advisory lifted

The city of Sarasota has lifted a health advisory warning for Hudson Bayou after a force main break spilled sewage into the body of water last week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Logan Marshall-Greene in "Upgrade." Photo source: HBO.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 20, 2020
Binge Blog: Sorry, I can't let them win

"Upgrade" and "Terriers" are this week's selections.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Niki Kottmann & Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 29, 2017
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Episode 5 Recap

The highlights of this week's episode of "Siesta Key" include a budding romance, Bimini trip plans and a "break" between our favorite couple — oh my!

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Photo courtesy of Norman Schimmel Siesta residents who live on the key’s canals often talk of vessels speeding past their homes.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • July 14, 2011
Island Beat: Siesta Key residents say, 'whoa,' to boaters

Siesta Key residents bring discuss the issue of damage from the wakes of boats that do not comply with the "slow" signs in the canals and other boating issues.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2010
Business Observer 08.19.10

Hembree & Associates Inc. secured recently leases for three new businesses in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Sarafina Murphy-Gibson and Laura Daniel Gale started planning their ghost tour of downtown Sarasota in the summer of 2017. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 5, 2018
Ghosts of downtown's past come out of the shadows in historic walking tour

Two locals are giving tourists and residents alike a new look at Sarasota history — with a few spooks thrown in.

  • Arts + Culture
Dr. Elizabeth and Andrew Burchard, Theresa Getzen and Silvanna Medina
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • December 2, 2010
Sarasota Exotic Car Fest Kick-Off Party

Sarasota Exotic Car Fest Kick-Off Party

  • Black Tie
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is slated to move its offices into a nearby building in downtown Sarasota.
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 18, 2016
Herald-Tribune to move Sarasota offices - next door

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is slated to move out of its iconic downtown building into three floors in the SunTrust building next door.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jazzabelle Morales hits a pose on the runway as the last model of the show.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 9, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 11.10.16

Here's the scoop from last week's events...

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