Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital recently received a tiny new patient: a loggerhead turtle weighing just under five ounces. Nicknamed “Stanley,” the turtle was brought to Mote March 20 by staff from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), who retrieved it from resident who said he rescued it from a canal in Marco [...]
Following are a list of local holiday services on Longboat Key, St. Armands and Sarasota
Among the racks of sparkling gowns and a bevy of tiara-wearing godmothers, Alexander and her friends worked their magic, helping each girl find her dream dress. From shoes to bags, each girl left the makeshift dress shop feeling like a princess.
The Sarasota Open is excited to announce the addition of its second player in the 2012 Ladies Invitational Tournament, Dasha Sharapova. The 16-year-old IMG Bollettieri Academy student began playing at the age of five and moved to America from Russia when she was 9-years-old.
If you’re planning a trip to Ireland, look forward to meeting a lot of friendly people the minute you step off the plane — or even before. We fly into Shannon on the west, Dublin on the east or Belfast on the north, depending on the itinerary we have chosen.
The Longboat Key Garden Club hosted its 36th Annual Home Tour last weekend. The tour featured six homes and an assortment of local boutiques, and guests were entertained by the musical stylings of Mary and Dan Miller.
Sarasota was named the top city in the nation for retirement, according to TopRetirements.com and MarketWatch: 1. Sarasota; 2. San Antonio, Texas; 3. Naples; 4. Tucson, Ariz.; 5. Asheville, N.C.; 6. Beaufort, S.C.; 7. St. Augustine; 8. Ft. Myers; 9. Venice; 10. Prescott, Ariz. The list by TopRetirements.com was cited in a recent national [...]
Sarasota City Commissioners are considering balancing the 2013 budget with large cuts such as eliminating the police department. Commissioners say that small cuts here and there will not be sufficient to balance the budget, but that large cuts are needed to make the budget balanced. Some commissioners are stating that the city may even go [...]
Manatee County Sheriff’s Officers worked together with the Manatee County Building and Development Services Department and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and charged 14 area men who were attempting contract work without proper licenses. Each man had submitted a proposal to undercover investigators for construction work that required a contractor’s license, [...]
The Sarasota Tiger Bay Club is the West Coast’s largest Tiger Bay club with powerful speakers and smart commentators from the middle of business and politics in the region. For instance, the April 5 meeting features a legislative update from Senators Mike Bennett and Nancy Detert, and Representatives Ray Pilon, Darryl Rouson and Doug Holder. [...]
