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  • By Anthony Paull |
  • May 15, 2012
Diversity Chorus Offers "Gershwin to GALA"

Diversity Chorus Offers "Gershwin to GALA"

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 19, 2010
Lady Mustang swimmers finish third in the state

The Lakewood Ranch High girls swim team set eight new school records on its way to a third-place finish at the Class 2A FHSAA Swimming and Diving Finals Nov. 12 in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Taco Bus had planned to open on Main Street in downtown Sarasota, but re-assigned their lease to a Tampa company.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 11, 2015
Taco Bus nixes downtown Sarasota location

The owners of the Cask & Ale cocktail bars in Tampa Bay have shown interest in the Main Street space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Marc Medina, Braden River High School senior.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 21, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Marc Medina

Braden River High School senior Marc Medina won his heat of the 500-meter freestyle during the Pirates' first swim meet of the season Sept. 14, at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.

  • East County
  • Sports
Suzanne Aguirre is one of many Tsunami swimmers that live in Lakewood Ranch. Before the county's decision, about 70 Tsunami swimmers practiced at Marble Pool.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 18, 2020
Storm brews in east Bradenton after Lakewood Ranch Lightning moves

Tsunami upset by Manatee County decision to give pool time to Lakewood Ranch swim team

  • East County
  • News
Jaden Hair's blog, SteamyKitchen.com, has become a family business. Her husband, Scott, helps with running the website and other tasks. Her children, Andrew, left, and Nathan, right, often help in the kitchen and garden. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 6, 2013
Steamy chef blogger releases new book

East County's Jaden Hair focuses on gluten-free, minimal-meat recipes in her new cookbook, 'Steamy Kitchen's Healthy Asian Favorites.'

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy Mirella Martinelli
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 11, 2018
‘Frenemies’ promises to challenge American perception of Cuba

Florida filmmakers Mirella Martinelli and Elizabeth Coffman are revealing how people raised in the U.S. perceive Cuba first-hand with Sarasota-made documentary "Frenemies."

  • Arts + Culture
Mary Cantrell sees her newest role as a school board member as a steady trek toward progress, not a sprint. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 12, 2014
New school board member sets district goals

Now a member of the Manatee County School Board, Mary Cantrell looks toward steady growth for the district.

  • East County
  • News
Last year, the district used relief funds to help purchase plastic shields for desks. This year, funds will be used toward extra duty days and student intervention.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 29, 2021
School district to receive $30 million in relief funds

The district will have until 2023 to spend all the funds.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Susie and her cygnets swim around the Harbourside Golf Course. Photo courtesy of Lou Newman
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 10, 2017
Longboat Key swans hatch hope

Cygnets arrival is bittersweet for David Novak.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This week’s “Super Saturday” features lawn games.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • June 13, 2014
Weekend Best Bet: Selby Gardens 'Super Saturdays'

Kick off summer with a day of family fun at 'Super Saturday' Saturday, June 14. The morning event is the first of the eight-week series held this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ron Soto is helping to lead an initiative to discourage panhandling in downtown Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 9, 2016
Merchants launch new anti-panhandling campaign

For the second time in two years, Ron Soto is leading an initiative to discourage panhandling in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 25, 2015
Making it count

Lakewood Ranch’s Hunter Reed and Dylan Cameron finished third and fourth, respectively, in recent wrestling championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
Town Manager Dave Bullock seeks a new assistant town manager in place by the end of the year.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 21, 2015
Bullock aims to attract top talent

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock declines commission input on hiring a new assistant town manager but will accept input on attributes for his eventual successor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pam Nadalini refused to sign the evaluation that listed her management skills as "Below Expectations," choosing, instead, to write a two-page letter to Turner dated Monday, July 2, detailing her concerns with the low marks she received.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 4, 2012
Turner gives Nadalini poor evaluation

Sarasota City Auditor and Clerk Pamela Nadalini refused to sign an evaluation Commissioner Terry Turner submitted last month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Rec Center i n Bayfront Park was a former tennis center
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • October 8, 2018
Longboat revisiting the need for a new rec center

Longboat has put aside $40,000 to study possible rec center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo by Pam Eubanks. Braden River Elementary School teacher Dehlia Garrity brought this photo of her son, Douglas, to Tallahassee to lobby for the early release of the man whose drunken driving killed her son.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 9, 2014
A Plea for Forgiveness

John and Dehlia Garrity seek clemency for Josh Hunter, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for driving drunk in the car crash that killed their son, Doug.

  • East County
  • News
David Coupland, Ernie Lisch, Ron Travis and Richard Parker hit the links at Tara.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2011
East County Business

CornerStone, Blue Skye to offer Hot Properties event; EDGE announces new field specialist; Gateway Bank names new group VP; Hampton joins Soda Group at Keller Williams; RE/MAX tournament raises $4,650 for hospital

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • May 30, 2014
City Commission to discuss noise ordinance

On Monday, the city will once again consider revising its sound regulations in an attempt to clarify rules and address complaints from residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Urbanite Theatre announces a trio of compelling plays for their inaugural theatrical season scheduled to open this summer.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • February 8, 2015
Urbanite Theatre announces its inaugural season

Sarasota's newest theater announces a summer season of three new and challenging plays.

  • Arts + Culture
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