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Sarasota County Fire Department personnel stationed on Siesta Key check out plans for the new Midnight Pass crosswalks.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 18, 2012
Firefighters approve of crosswalks

The Florida Department of Transportation held an open house to showcase plans for six crosswalks on Midnight Pass Road.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tracey and Daniel Gonzalez spent four years looking for Leo, and they're not going to let him run away that easily!
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 21, 2019
Sarasota dog gets a helping hand from police officer

Sarasota Police Department officer helps return run away dog.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Director of Transportation Jason Harris said the buses can travel up to 135 miles on one charge with zero emissions.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 11, 2021
District will replace 12 diesel buses with electric models

The buses will be funded in large part by a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Annette Rogers
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • July 8, 2015
Annette Rogers opens house with two new partners

Annette Rogers has formed a new realty group with Perry Corneau and Vittoria Rutigliano.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Terry Gans
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • September 26, 2017
Conversation with Mayor Terry Gans

A lot has happened in the mayor's term.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The first numbers will be generated after Nov. 30, Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau said.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 1, 2011
US Airways Magazine generates Sarasota buzz

Although she wasn't expecting 'hard numbers' until November ended, Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, said this week that she has been hearing lots of positive responses to a US Airways in-flight magazine advertising section about Sarasota.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2010
Our View

The Van Wezel dilemma; FTC: Let's subsidize journalism

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee President and CEO Maribeth Phillips says The Food Bank of Manatee will operate as usual and she hopes the community will donate to help replace food previously provided by Feeding Tampa Bay.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 3, 2018
Change in food supply causes angst

Feeding Tampa Bay says its new distribution system will get more food to the hungry in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
Christine Kasten wants to foster stronger ties between local businesses and her new organization, SMART. Courtesy photo
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 6, 2015
New director plans for SMART growth

Christine Kasten takes the reins as the first paid executive director of the Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy.

  • East County
  • News
Tomás Herrera-Mishler is the new CEO/president of SANCA.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 5, 2020
SANCA's new CEO/president arrives at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota

SANCA's new CEO/president arrives at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 19, 2010
Sarasota County schedules paving meeting

The other half of Gulf of Mexico Drive will be repaved in August. The project will be completed in February 2011.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Randy Moore, director of the Sarasota Bay Water Festival
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • October 25, 2012
Water festival celebrates importance of the bay

The Sarasota Bay Water Festival will celebrate the importance of Sarasota Bay to our environment, economy and quality of life.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lee Blons coordinates suggestions on how to address affordable housing issues during the Helpful Hopeful Housing Summit.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 20, 2020
Residents push for action on affordable housing

Frustrated by what they see as a lack of progress on affordable housing, citizen groups hope banding together can lead to meaningful change.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 31, 2020
Spooky fun around the classroom in Lakewood Ranch

Primrose schools in Lakewood Ranch continues tradition of annual Parade of Costumes.

  • East County
  • News
The camps are the first for adults the county is offering, and are scheduled through August.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 6, 2017
County offers summer camps for adults

Pickleball Camp, Fishing 101 and Wine Pairing Camp are all coming up this summer — for adults over 50 only.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • January 16, 2013
Theater Review: 'The Aliens'

"The Aliens," by Obie Award-winning 31-year-old writer Annie Baker, is a play that insists on silence.

  • Arts + Culture
In 1998, Bonnie and Rich Vannucci began Operation Serving Children, which provides medical kits to those in need in 38 countries.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • November 19, 2020
Class Act: A Lifetime of Giving

A Lakewood Ranch couple turns a spiritual-themed novel into a fundraiser for their small, international relief agency.

  • LWR Life
Bobbi Eschenbach performs "Cabaret" to highlight Venice Theatre's Summer Cabaret Festival taking place July 19 through Aug. 25.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 29, 2013
Venice Theatre announces productions in 64th season

Venice Theatre opened the curtain on its 64th season the evening of Jan. 28 in the lobby. Each show was announced by Artistic/Executive Director Murray Chase followed by a performance by some of the theater's regular actors.

  • Arts + Culture
Amanda Chandler finishes painting the interior of the closet in the 5-year-old Stephen "Younger" Parker'  s room. He got to pick one color in his bedroom and picked orange.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 8, 2017
Love under construction

Friends finish home for injured friend.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 4, 2014
Key property values rise for second year

Preliminary taxable values show that the island's taxable values rose by an average of 5.4% from a year ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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