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The dolphin nicknamed 'Taz' has been recovering at Mote since Jan. 13.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 14, 2011
Dolphin calf's recovery continues at Mote

The 6-month-old dolphin calf is receiving round-the-clock care and is in stable condition.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Booker High School's new Law Academy is set up like a real courtroom.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • September 12, 2013
Van Wezel partners with Booker High Law Academy

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall will begin workshops with Booker High Law Academy in October to teach them about law through theater with 'Chicago: The Musical.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2018
Sarasota school district launches summer meal program for kids

Lunches and breakfasts served to school-age children at several schools.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Diane Creasy said rugs can add a bold accent to a room.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 21, 2018
Six tips to spruce up your home's design

Interior designer Diane Creasy shares some pointers on how to make your home's interior pop.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
"He's an exceptionally pure dancer," says American Ballet Theatre dancer Julie Kent of longtime partner José Manuel Carreño. "He has a real masculine, sophisticated charisma about him. There's really no one else like him." Photo by Fabrizio Ferri
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 8, 2010
Festival fever pitch

The Carreño Dance Festival's 'Holiday Spectacular' brings a star-studded lineup to Sarasota and a 'hometown' ballerina back to her roots.

  • Arts + Culture
Vickie Oldham at Jetson's Gallery, an exhibition space run by Newtown activist Jetson Grimes that features historical images of Newtown.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • March 12, 2018
Vickie Oldham's vision for Newtown

Newtown Alive’s Vickie Oldham looks to the past to shape the community’s future

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Architect Jonathan Parks showcased this early conceptual model of a St. Armands parking garage at Wednesday'   s workshop.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 9, 2017
St. Armands garage plans draw positive reception

There were rumblings of controversy surrounding a St. Armands Circle parking garage, but residents and businesses expressed energy and enthusiasm at a workshop Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 24, 2010
Mote to launch second underwater robot

The autonomous underwater vehicle will be launched off of Key West.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 27, 2016
Manatee County School Board prioritizes half-cent sales tax

The majority of board members wanted to focus on its sales tax renewal.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Drivers turning onto East Bay Street from southbound U.S. 41 experience wait times at the red turn light of up to five minutes and 10 seconds.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 14, 2011
Meet in the Middle

Concrete medians that were meant to protect Osprey residents from heavy traffic are being fingered as culprits behind dying businesses and long waits at red lights.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longbeach Village resident Kip O’Neill puts wire up around her porch whenever she leaves her home for an extended period of time to keep the peacocks away. (Kurt Schultheis)
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 15, 2015
Town aims to reduce peafowl to 12 birds

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review peacock removal bids in the fall that focus on removing all of the female birds to stop the peacocks from reproducing in Longbeach Village.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 11, 2013
SOS passes inspections; allegations unfounded

City staffers reported after an investigation that none of the accusations against Save Our Seabirds appeared founded.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 4, 2009
Khara closes out senior season

Lakewood Ranch High golfer Rocky Khara shot a 5-over par 149 to finish 29th at the Class 2A state meet Nov. 3-4.

  • East County
  • Sports
The International Federation of Rowing Association's congress is slated to make an official decision on the venue in September.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 5, 2013
Sarasota's Nathan Benderson recommended for championships

The International Federation of Rowing Associations will recommend Nathan Benderson Park to host the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
About 50 people attended the Siesta Key Association meeting to ask questions about FDOT's plans for the Beach Road and Midnight Pass intersection.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 7, 2014
Siesta residents uneasy about roundabout prospect

FDOT representatives told residents at the Siesta Key Association meeting Thursday that no decision had been made about the intersection of Beach Road and Midnight Pass.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
David Woodhouse has been a Tara Preserve resident for 11 years.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 22, 2015
Tara Preserve CDD votes in new supervisor

The seat was left vacant in October by Beth Bond.

  • East County
  • News
Leymist Bolaños Wilmott, center, is poised to lead Fuzión Dance Artists into its 10th season.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 2, 2015
Decade of Dance: Fuzión Dance Artists turns 10

Co-founder Leymis Bolaños Wilmott reflects on a decade of fostering alternative contemporary dance in Sarasota

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 10, 2016
Mastering his craft

Booker senior Jamal Watson has developed into the area’s top performer in the shot put.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Competition winners Michael Miller, Andrea Guaita Rishab Ramamurthy
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 4, 2018
Three young competition winners get to experience the 'Thrill of a Lifetime'

The three winners of the Edward & Ida Wilkof Young Artists Concerto Competition get to perform as soloists with the Sarasota Orchestra.

  • Arts + Culture
Cellist Julie Albers. Courtesy.
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 24, 2013
Music Review: 'La Musica'

I'm starting to feel as if I'm in a time warp. Having attended the first three programs of this season's La Musica concerts at the Opera House, I feel I should be wearing my hair in a pageboy, bobbysocks and saddle shoes on my feet and gloves on my hands.

  • Arts + Culture
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