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Fran Mangino sketches out the Guptill House.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • February 19, 2016
Historic Spanish Point sets the scene for artists

Plein Air Painters of the Suncoast host day two of Paint Sarasota Paint Out at Historic Spanish Point.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 7, 2016
County Commission votes to limit Beach Road parking

Commissioners voted today to prohibit parking on Beach Road just north of the public beach between midnight and 5 a.m.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Growing up in the circus and traveling across America was very exciting, very interesting and informative," Gena Shvartsman Cristiani says. "It was also very normal to just get up and leave all the time."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 31, 2013
Video Year in Review: October 2013, In the Center Ring Crafty Genes: Pallet Bed Frame

Gena Shvartsman Cristiani grew up in a juggling family as a prodigy juggling performer who continually traveled the nation. Just recently, she started calling Sarasota home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This marks the fourth time New College has been among the top three public school offerings in the Princeton Review and USA Today’s ranks.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • February 7, 2012
New College makes appearance on the 'Today' show for no. 3 'Best Value College' ranking

New College was ranked by the Princeton Review and USA Today as the no. 3 "Best Value College in America" for 2012.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 30, 2017
Brighter future for Rosedale clubhouse

Rosedale residents, club owner praise clubhouse upgrades.

  • East County
  • News
Forward Manatee spokesman Mac Carraway presents during a debate hosted by the Women's League of Voters of Manatee. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 15, 2016
Forward Manatee kicks off campaign

Official promotion of a sales tax in Manatee County begins tonight

  • East County
  • News
Where will Manatee County's new high school be located? The school district put in an offer on land in Parrish.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 6, 2016
Manatee County School District eyes Parrish for new high school

Although Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high schools are at capacity, the county's newest high school will likely be built in Parrish.

  • East County
  • News
Brian McCarthy, founder of Always Home, will make sure no pests or problems happen when you’re away.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 27, 2012
2012 Small Business Awards Rookie Nominee: Always Home

Always Home is a licensed real-estate brokerage; but the founder of the company, Brian McCarthy, doesn't sell homes or lease properties - he provides home management to the community and second-home owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan will meet with LECOM representatives today.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 14, 2011
Buchanan visits pharmacy center

U.S. Rep, Vern Buchanan is scheduled to tour the Community Pharmacy of Sarasota at 10 a.m. today.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • November 22, 2011
Dance Review: 'Diamonds' and 'The Two Pigeons'

Surely the Sarasota and Clearwater audiences would agree that there could not have been a program so expertly combined with George Balanchine's neoclassical masterpiece, 'Diamonds,' and Sir Frederick Ashton's heartwarming story ballet, 'The Two Pigeons.'

  • Arts + Culture
Sofia Hernandez-Tome, 9th grade at Riverview High School, does the backstroke during one of her events during the swim meet Wednesday, Sept. 12.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • September 18, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Swim Meet at Potter Park

Sarasota High School, Riverview High School, Booker High School, Cardinal Mooney and Sarasota Christian all participated in a swim meet Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the Sarasota YMCA at Potter Park.

  • Sarasota
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While Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high schools run over capacity, the Manatee County School Board considers building a new high school in Parrish.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 27, 2016
Proposed East County high school may slip away

School board members also consider Parrish for site of new high school slated for Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 15, 2013
VIDEO: Break the Chains

People all over the world participated in One Billion Rising: a single-day of dedicated global action consisting primarily of dance strikes against violence against women. Watch a video here.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioner Shannon Snyder doesn’t believe the county should levy park impact fees on parks for which the city pays a higher level of service, such as Payne Park. File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 23, 2011
Commissions spar over fees levied

Commissions for the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County debated Tuesday at a joint meeting park impact fees and a perceived dual taxation issue for city residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 13, 2017
Locals celebrate 'Women of Maidan' filmmaker Olha Onyshko

Onyshko's film is being shown March 14 at Selby Public Library.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota High freshman Sophia Hritz will play alongside her older sister Hannah, a senior, for the first and only time this fall.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 20, 2016
Sister act

Hannah and Sophia Hritz are looking forward to finally being able to play together on the same court as Sarasota Sailors.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Rosie O'Donnell purchased this Casey Key beachfront home Thursday for $5 million. Courtesy of The Hedge Team at Premier Sotheby's International Realty.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 11, 2013
Rosie O'Donnell's new view: Casey Key beachfront

Television personality and comedian Rosie O'Donnell closed on the purchase of a $5 million home on Casey Key Thursday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2010
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The county is working on a public awareness campaign to educate the community about how to stop enabling homelessness.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 20, 2015
Harmer updates commissioners on homeless initiative

Although the county put the search for a Come As You Are adult shelter on hold, it has made efforts in other areas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • July 8, 2018
Lionfish Derby takes a stab at invasive species population

The Fifth Annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby organized by Mote Marine Laboratory raises awareness about the invasive species.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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