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  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 16, 2015
Pelican Cove residents show off their talent

Pelican Cove held its 32nd annual art show on March 14 to 16.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The DID's ability to give grants, which has funded downtown lighting and advertising projects, is in question pending City Commission review.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 9, 2014
DID waits for spending clarification

As the Downtown Improvement District maps out its future budget, the group is awaiting a City Commission decision on the board's spending powers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Spring breakers enjoy a game of volleyball Friday, March 23, on Siesta Key Beach.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 29, 2012
Siesta Key's Spring Breakdown

After Siesta Key Beach and the area have received numerous accolades this past year, spring break numbers show an increase in activity.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Kathleen Ellis regularly volunteers in the library at
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 21, 2013
Your Neighbor: Kathleen Ellis

Books surround Kathleen Ellis in the Sarasota Bay Club Library, where she volunteers on a weekly basis.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Says Steve Tatone: "As soon as I considered the fact that I could direct my own stuff, the next thought was, 'Well, let's make it right here in Sarasota.'"
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 30, 2011
The noisemaker

Steve Tatone turns up the volume on the Sarasota Film Fest. Meet the local, indie filmmaker with Hollywood potential.

  • Arts + Culture
East County residents fill their sand bags at Lakewood Ranch Community Park on Wednesday after the county declared a state of emergency.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 6, 2017
Manatee schools close Friday due to Hurricane Irma

Manatee County declares state of emergency as Irma approaches.

  • East County
  • News
Mandy Mathieu, John Stiles, Nerissa Street and Joanna Fox will present work from their Hermitage retreat on August 7.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 28, 2015
Hermitage Artist Retreat presenting STARs arts education recipients on August 7

Recipients of the STARs residency represent arts educators from across Florida including Joanna Fox, Mandy Mathieu, John Stiles and Nerissa Street.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 3, 2015
Commission flips undergrounding switch

Voters will decide in November whether they want to pay for their share of a $23.4 million project to bury utilities on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 24, 2010
Cal Ripken Rookie All-Stars advance to state tournament

The Manatee Cal Ripken Rookie Division All-Stars captured the District 15 tournament June 19-20 in Lake City.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Edward Alley |
  • April 23, 2017
Music review: Verdi's 'Requiem'

Choral Artists of Sarasota offer energetic, musically sensitive performance.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Dr. Matthew Nessetti,  Dr. Doris Ramirez Nessetti, Longboat Key resident Dr. Irwin “Irv” Becker and Anne Marie Dozier worked at the AllCare Medical Center on Longboat Key. File photo.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 15, 2018
AllCare Medical Center closing Longboat practice

The practice, which opened in March 2016, will close by the end of the month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lori Hagey, Shauna Malgieri, Barbara Curic, Lindsey Young, Sammi Calabrese and Sarah Wertheimer at last year's Sarasota Opera "Taste of Downtown" event.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 15, 2016
Social Calendar - September

Check out the events to attend in September

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  • By TWIS Street |
  • June 18, 2013
Local chefs return to the Shamrock Pub for summer culinary series

Local chefs return to the Shamrock Pub for summer culinary series

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Nevaeh McCarthy is pursuing dance through the same Sarasota Ballet program her mother, Carla Burrell, attended nearly 20 years ago.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 7, 2015
Shared Passion: A mother and daughter's pas de deux

Nevaeh McCarthy and her mother, Carla Burrell, found inspiration in the same dance program — 20 years apart.

  • Arts + Culture
A new P.F. Chang's China Bistro restaurant should open by August 2013 in a newly-constructed 6,900-square-foot building at the corner of U.S. 41 and Osprey Avenue. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • September 20, 2012
P.F. Chang's slated to open in summer 2013

Construction of the restaurant will start in November, now that commissioners approved a plan to vacate a portion of road that will make way for parking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 31, 2014
Hospital CEO blend of finances and family

David Verinder served as interim CEO at Sarasota Memorial Hospital since May. His first day as official CEO was Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I find life funny. Sometimes I laugh at the silliest things … people's foibles, maybe a look or something. I think that comes out in 'Viagra Falls.'"
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 9, 2013
Spotlight: From 'Viagra Falls' to Betty White, Lou Cut-ells it to the chase

Most people recognize Lou Cutell because of his many memorable cameos in television and movies: from "Mary Tyler Moore" and "The Golden Girls," to "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • December 7, 2019
Poodle patrons return for sixth annual Puttin' on the Poodle

The annual luncheon took place Dec. 7 at the Embassy Suites,

  • Black Tie
Public works employees worked all night providing power to lift stations on the island, preventing a system failure. (Photo via Longboat Key government).
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • September 19, 2017
In hours and days after Irma, town workers kept sewage system alive

A group of town employees worked around the clock to stop a wastewater overflow.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Publix Vice President of Lakeland Operations Tom McLaughlin, pictured with Publix agent Michael Leeds and Mayor Jim Brown speaks about the new store.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 12, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Publix topping-off celebration

Publix Supermarkets Inc. held a topping-off party to celebrate construction of its new Longboat Key store scheduled to open in December.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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