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Charles "C.J." Wickersham, 21, is a native of Longboat Key. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 28, 2011
FULL STORY: Wickersham recovers after shark attack, surgery

Longboat Key native Charles 'C.J.' Wickersham remains at Bayfront Medical Center following a weekend attack by a bull shark off of Anna Maria.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County deputies determined the call made about explosives at Fruitville Elementary yesterday evening was not a credible threat.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 17, 2013
UPDATE: Bomb threat called in at Fruitville Elementary

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and school security investigated the incident yesterday evening.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 2, 2012
ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Black Tie heads to the Gulf Coast Cheese Fest.

  • Arts + Culture
Anyone who has issues to discuss with the city manager may come to Room 112 in City Hall tomorrow at 7:30 a.m.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 13, 2011
Bartolotta's office hours begin tomorrow

The city manager and city staff members will meet with the public the second Wednesday of each month to discuss development issues in city limits.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Through their foundation, cancer survivors Tony McEachern and Lori Mishos want to help cancer patients cope with their diagnosis.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 14, 2011
Riding for a Reason

Team Tony, a local organization that provides support to cancer patients and their spouses, is hosting a 200-mile ride.

  • East County
  • News
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • June 29, 2012
June 29: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 15, 2013
Stone crabs tough to crack this year

May 15 is the end of stone crab season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A hole appeared in the northern section of Beach Road last month, soon after Sarasota County patched another crevasse 50 feet away from it.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 4, 2012
Road in line for FEMA funds

Siesta property owners near the eroded Beach Road want a long-term fix, which could cost $800,000 to $1 million.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 23, 2009
COLUMN: East sports stars shine in 2009

Sports writer Jen Blanco remembers the people and stories that captured her heart in 2009.

  • East County
  • Sports
County Commission candidate Alan Maio is in the financial lead for the most contributions.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 4, 2014
Candidates submit latest financial reports

Sarasota County Elections Supervisor Kathy Dent released the latest campaign finance reports Aug. 1.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • February 8, 2012
Observed: Opa! St. Barbara preps for festival

When you're a minority, many folks are curious about your heritage, but they don't quite know how to inquire. They don't want to say anything that could be construed as offensive, so they skirt around, delicate as a doily.

  • East County
  • Opinion
City Commissioners will discuss a special overlay district in Laurel Park at Monday's meeting.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 12, 2013
City Commission to consider new Laurel Park zoning procedures

A public hearing Monday will be held in regards to the creation of a Laurel Park Overlay District that would allow greater neighborhood oversight in zoning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 18, 2009
City may create Newtown historic district

Commissioner Fredd Atkins requested the city hire a consultant to help craft the district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • September 16, 2011
Twenty-eight Sarasota County students named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists

Twenty-eight seniors from Sarasota County public high schools will get to compete for 8,300 National Merit Scholarships.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 7, 2013
Student Spotlight: Annaka Groeteke

Sporting a rock-band T-shirt and gathering her books for her next class, Annaka Groeteke seems like a typical 16-year-old, but the Sarasota High School sophomore has also been a wicked stepmother, a factory worker and an evil stepsister - on stage, that is.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jenny Aldrich Walker stars in "Kimberly Akimbo." Courtesy.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • February 6, 2013
Theater Review: 'Kimberly Akimbo'

"Kimberly Akimbo" is a darkly ironic comedy/drama centering on the short life of a 16 year-old suffering from progeria, a rare rapid-aging disease.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • May 14, 2009
Osprey teen wins congressional art contest

The winner will travel to Washington, D.C. to see her painting put on display.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Matt Selman, Mark Leatt and Aaron Corr, part of a 10-person Tough Mudder team with the slogan “Kids with OI are tougher than us,” climb trees at TreeUmph! to prepare.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 23, 2013
Lakewood group joins Tough Mudder

Matt Selman and nine of his friends will compete in the Tough Mudder to raise money awareness for osteogenesis imperfect (OI) and money for Shriners Hospitals.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 12, 2014
Three Things: Cute and Cozy

One of the architectural curiosities of Sarasota is the hundreds of little "villas" that occupy the middle portion of Siesta Key. Here are a few that are currently on the market.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 30, 2010
Music Review: Sarasota Music Festival Roundup

Sarasota Music Festival certainly had a major scare last year when it almost went out of business. But, thanks to the good graces of the Jay and Becky Kaiserman Foundation, the festival was rescued. Better still, it's been resuscitated and is moving in directions that could keep it afloat for many decades to come.

  • Arts + Culture
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