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A three-dimensional installation on the floor at the Re-Imagining Sarasota Chalk Artists Art Show
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • November 14, 2013
Sarasota Chalk Show at the Ice House

Sarasota Chalk Show at the Ice House

  • Black Tie
My girlfriend said I was crazy for this selfie while being this close to Florida drivers, but sometimes you have to risk your neck for meaningless content.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 25, 2022
Hitting the road on Sarasota's electric scooters

Fast but not too fast, the city's latest addition makes getting around cool.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 3, 2010
Music Review: 'Hansel and Gretel'

Sarasota Opera's latest addition to this season's repertory is the story of alcoholism, cannibalism, child abuse and a bad marriage. In the hands of composer Engelbert Humperdinck, 'Hansel and Gretel' has become a charming, grand opera favorite that has audiences happily humming familiar tunes as they exit the theater.

  • Arts + Culture
Anexio CEO Jeffrey Nelson says the company focuses on sharing technology trends with its clients.
  • By Jessica Luck |
  • June 9, 2011
Technology and Innovation winner: Anexio

Anexio received the Technology and Innovation award at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Frank G. Berlin Senior Small Business of the Year Awards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sheriff Knight announces in an Aug. 1 press conference the success of a collaborative effort with area businesses to crack down on retail theft.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 8, 2013
Sheriff's program boosts arrests

Operation Booster Bumper garners another victory for Sheriff Knight's intelligence-led policing model.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Town commissioners approved a four-month extension of the grandfathered tourism units at the shuttered resort Dec. 11, making the latest tourism extension deadline April 30.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 2, 2014
Year in Review: December 2013, Colony receives four-month extension

Commissioners extended the deadline for the property's grandfathered status but will hold a public hearing to determine whether the town should take action to demolish the Colony's buildings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Guardians John Bartley and Joe Hodge man the security screeners at Braden River High School's football game Sept. 20.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 25, 2024
School Board of Manatee County adds safety and security to tax referendum

If renewed, the 1-mill property tax referendum will support providing security at after-school events and funding security enhancements.

  • East County
  • Schools
Janet Echelman's 2022 artwork, "Study (Butterfly Rest Stop 1/9 scale)" measures 72 by 192 by 108 inches and is on display at Sarasota Art Museum through April 26.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 14, 2026
Sarasota Art Museum showcases Janet Echelman's colorful fiber works

Some of the large installations were inspired by the nets of Indian fishermen.

  • Arts + Culture
Alice Blueglass presents Arlene Skversky with the Blueglass Award for Distinguished Leadership.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • December 1, 2022
Longboat Key Democratic club selects new president

Arlene Skversky was sworn into the club's top office Nov. 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 8, 2009
VFW installs new commander

The Plantations resident George Johnston will lead VFW Post 12055 in 2009-2010.

  • East County
  • News
  • By E. Keith Dubose |
  • April 10, 2019
My View: Let’s transform our social, cultural landscape

The ‘Purple Cow’ and bayfront were cool placees to go as a boy growing up in Sarasota. They still are. But they can be so much more.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
13U Florida River Dawgs
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 15, 2014
Sidelines

Pirates to host wrestling tourneys; Golf pro to hold fundraiser for GSJGA; Registration now underway for BRSC; Monsters LAX gears up for season; 13U Florida River Dawgs

  • East County
  • Sports
The all-male cast performs Ricardo Graziano’s  “Valsinhas.” Photo by Frank Atura
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 12, 2018
'Moving Identities' shows an edgier, more modern side of The Sarasota Ballet

Sarasota Ballet breaks gender stereotypes by using a split-gender cast for two of the three ballets in its latest production.

  • Arts + Culture
Mason Jordan poses for a photo on Dec. 8 outside the entrance to Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School. The slot receiver is in his fourth and final season on varsity and is the second-leading pass-catcher for the Cougars.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • December 11, 2025
Family legacy endures with Cardinal Mooney wide receiver

Mason Jordan, a longtime starter for the Cougars, is the latest in a line of elite athletes.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jill Schroeder and Alan Kitty rehearse for Kitty's play "Original Sin," which makes its world premiere from Sept. 6-15 at Tree Fort Productions.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • September 2, 2024
A Mark Twain enthusiast tackles an age-old story

Alan Kitty brings his play "Original Sin" to Tree Fort Productions.

  • Arts + Culture
The gleaming structure is 65 feet high, three stories and 12,000 square feet inside.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 15, 2024
Solomon’s Castle is a gleaming monument to the weird, wacky and wonderful

Take a stroll through whimsy and delight with a tour inside Howard Solomon’s creation.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • September 20, 2012
New Music New College draws back the curtain on contemporary music

New Music New College draws back the curtain on contemporary music

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • October 18, 2012
Bring on the noise, it’s Lumpytunes! Live

Bring on the noise, it’s Lumpytunes! Live

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 29, 2020
Longboat Key breaks ground on new fire station

Fire Station 92 at 2162 Gulf of Mexico Drive is set to open around July 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The City Commission intends to revisit this topic of development review procedures by the summer at the latest.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 5, 2019
City considers development review changes

After a push for more public input on proposed projects, Sarasota officials will review the ways the city approves new developments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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