4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (988+ words) Developing stars on the court is how Jason Mocherman spends most of his after-school hours. That’s the nature of being the Riverview High girls volleyball coach. When classes are in session, he’s also invested in other stars — those seen in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (723+ words) But, even as she was serving in the Philippines as well as in Florida, her first experience with the state, she wanted the chance to travel more. “I had my 18th birthday in boot camp, and so I didn't have the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (836+ words) Word reached Mark Salle-Tabor that his father, Aaron Tabor, was in hospice care. He understood their remaining time together was finite, and fleeting. It was Feb. 11, only a few days later, when Tabor died from cancer at 50. His son is…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1053+ words) When Cindy Spray looks at many students within the School District of Manatee County, she sees herself: an angry foster kid who didn’t have any sort of direction. “I can see the sad sadness in some of these students' eyes…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (199+ words) A Sarasota County firefighter hospitalized during an emergency response Sunday in the Pinecraft neighborhood was released from the hospital on Thursday. Lt. Clay Huber was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital after experiencing a medical emergency while at the scene of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (984+ words) As we head to the start of a new Manatee County school year on Aug. 10, we get a story from Country Club East's Mark Allen Baker that reminds us how incredibly important education can be. Baker, a 69-year-old author who…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (895+ words) Monday is the start of school for kids — which means that, when it comes to local road safety, it's also time for drivers' habits to change. The majority of drivers are so caught in their routines, they forget to observe…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (894+ words) The adventures of Super Cat continue via Longboat Key author Wilma Davidson's pen. She and illustrator Diana de Avila are celebrating the recent publication of "Super Cat Chit Chat," the follow-up to "Super Cat! Splat! Splat!" published in early 2024. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (338+ words) Many children grow up believing two things about Christmas: There must be a chimney and there must be snow. But for Tanya Waxler, she sees the holiday different and created something universal for every Floridian child. The Sarasota children’s author…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (797+ words) Volunteer Foster Coordinator Kristen Little says each summer the shelter for animal services at the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office sees an increase in the animals it must take into its care. Now, to help ease that increase, Sarasota County Animal…...