4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (911+ words) When Lakewood Ranch's Chanie Bukiet created the Jewish Women's Circle, she had no idea what kind of impact she would have in the community. Bukiet had the goal of combining humanitarianism, friendship and Jewish learning. She said the club has…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1513+ words) Summer Dawn Wallace is running late, and she’s actually running down Second Street in downtown Sarasota. It’s 11:10 a.m. and she’s 10 minutes late for an appointment. But the Urbanite Theatre artistic director is to be forgiven for her tardiness. Less…...

5+ day, 27+ min ago   (439+ words) On Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was reading to a second grade class at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota. My dad was at a meeting in New Jersey that had originally been scheduled for the World Trade Center. My mom…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (285+ words) ‘Summon the Heroes’7 p.m. at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail$40-$50Visit SarasotaOrchestra.org. ‘Harriet, The Spy’7:30 p.m. at Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Ave. W., Venice$30, students $19Visit VeniceTheatre.org. ‘Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812’7:30 p....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (560+ words) When Principal Katrina Courts starts each school day at Imagine Schools-Lakewood Ranch, she makes sure she is an example of the positive culture she wants to build. She goes out to the car line and greets as many students as…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (454+ words) Longboat Key's town commissioners might not get paid, but they do get recognized. Most recently, the Florida League of Cities awarded Vice Mayor Penny Gold and Commissioner BJ Bishop with gold certificates of excellence and Commissioner Sarah Karon with a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (152+ words) Your Observer Sarasota Chief Transportation Planner Corinne Arriaga was elected as the new vice president of membership of the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association, a non-profit professional organization. APA Florida supports urban and regional planners, students and community…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (580+ words) Looking back at his career on Long Island, Rabbi Jack Dermer describes a place with a large presence of Jewish life that provided an environment for learning, first in the role of an assistant rabbi, then in a senior role…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1226+ words) Those words have long been associated with the Holocaust. But after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the expression gained broader use. Of the 2,977 people who died on 9/11 in New York City, Washington, D.C. and western Pennsylvania, 441 were first responders. Since then,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (146+ words) Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche has been named Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Police Executive Research Forum, an independent research organization focused on critical issues in policing. PERF was founded in 1976 to identify and promote best practices…...