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Will Frentz has been a member of the U.S. Deaf Men's National Team for 16 years, joining when he was in high school.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 23, 2023
U.S. Men's Deaf National Team captain shares his soccer story

Will Frentz and his team held a training camp Jan. 14-16 at Premier Sports Campus.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Matt Orr |
  • June 28, 2012
Matt's List: five Sarasota summer menus you need to know

Matt's List: five Sarasota summer menus you need to know

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 16, 2019
Parents become students at Fruitville Elementary

Parents had the chance to step inside the classroom during Sarasota School's "Bring Your Parent to Work Week."

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
A self-guided tour of Historic Spanish Gardens is included, along with access to Selby Gardens' downtown campus.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 21, 2021
Selby Gardens plans to launch boat tour in January

Full-day tour will take visitors from downtown location to Historic Spanish Point and back.

  • Sarasota
  • News
If approved, Robert Anderson's proposed hotel will be built in an L-shape on property off Calle Miramar.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 13, 2021
Hotel workshop draws Siesta Key concerns

Residents say three hotel proposals should be considered all at once rather than as individual proposals.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Nobody's Listening, a copper sculpture by New College of Florida art professor Jack Cartlidge, has been at City Hall since it was commissioned in 1967.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 23, 2023
Developers' contributions to public art fund will double

The Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved a plan that raises the fee to 1% of the construction cost of developments that cost $1 million or more to build.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nicholas Caycedo, Sheffield Chastain and Linden Tailor in "America in One Room." (Courtesy Photo: John Jones.)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 20, 2022
Playwright saw glimpse of hope in political experiment

Jason Odell Williams’ “America in One Room” proves the power of dialogue in a world-premiere production at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Stephen Moody works with the stylists at Yellow Strawberry.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 16, 2022
Lakewood Ranch hair stylists get lessons from a legend

Stephen Moody, a noted educator of stylists, teaches his craft at Yellow Strawberry Salon.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Emelia and Teddie Emerick visited the mural with their parents.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 13, 2021
Downtown crosswalks get the rainbow treatment

Project PRIDE SRQ has finished a rainbow street mural in downtown Sarasota after a year of preparation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bre Brown.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 17, 2018
East County Athlete of the Week: Bre Brown

The ODA junior talks playing defense and learning to be easier on herself

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • July 2, 2013
Feeling stagesick? Nine tips to survive showlessness

Feeling stagesick? Nine tips to survive showlessness

  • Arts + Culture
The Braden River Middle School Pom/Hip Hop team danced to "Blow."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Tara Dance Recital

Members of the Tara Elementary School Dance Team and Braden River Middle School Panther Dancers showed off their hard work and dancing skills May 15, with a special "Just Dance" recital performance at Braden River High School.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 6, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A traffic hazard only Joyce Kilmer could love

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Morgan cuts out the body of the mermaid tail from swimsuit-type fabric. It took Morgan six or seven trial runs to find the right kind of fabric, she said.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 24, 2014
VIDEO: Woman turns childhood fantasy into a business

The idea for Jade Morgan's business took shape after she made a mermaid tail as a costume for her daughter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Permitted temporary signs, such as these promoting recent open houses at a condo community on Gulf of Mexico Drive, are 1 square foot.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 1, 2019
Longboat points the way toward new sign rules

Real estate companies on the front line of batch of regulations based on size, number and location, not message.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nate's Honor Animal Rescue Director of Development Rob Oglesby with University Park resident and photographer Sally Ullman hope an upcoming photography show will raise funds for Nate's.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 16, 2019
Lakewood Ranch photo presentation benefits animal rescues

University Park photographer presents her work in Africa and the Southwest to benefit Nate's Honor Animal Rescue.

  • East County
  • News
Board chair Kathie Roberts, Marc and Ruthellen Rubin and chamber of commerce ambassador Kellie Spring hold the ribbon while interim CEO Nelle Miller prepares to cut it.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 2, 2022
Jewish Family and Children's Services celebrates opening Longboat Key facility

The chamber of commerce hosted a ribbon cutting and representatives from JFCS spoke about the work on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Clarinetist John Fullam
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 27, 2023
Lakewood Ranch concert features noted clarinetist

Noted clarinetist John Fullam will share his joy of music during the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble’s Winter Concert after his recovery from Hodgkin lymphoma.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 21, 2019
Style: You can take it with you

Figure out which travel bag and accessory is best for you this holiday season.

  • LWR Life
  • By Ken Shelin |
  • September 26, 2022
My View: New performance hall critical for city

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall does not work for the future.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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