Sarasota News

Any staging of the musical “Dreamgirls” has a lot of history to contend with. Anyone who saw the now legendary original 1981 production so brilliantly directed by Michael Bennett will never forget it, and the 2006 movie version was no...

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Pedro Calvillo will remember his first two varsity goals for a long time. The Palmetto freshman scored his first in the opening half against Sarasota to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead before...

Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:01 p.m. This time, at least, it's a good thing if the Internal Revenue Service is looking for you. External Links: The IRS is sitting on nearly $520,000 in tax refund checks owed to 390...

Today is the Great American Smokeout, one of those media-anointed days designed to nag people into doing the right thing...For a wealth of good information on why you should quit and some help in doing so, log in to www.cancer.org....

They compared the DNA to 7 million known samples from criminals and prison inmates across the country, but they did not find a match. Meanwhile, the invasions continued, with perhaps nine more similar attacks in Sarasota and Manatee counties, including...

The Sarasota County Health Department will open its first clinics Friday and Saturday at sites all over the county. Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Preschool and elementary-age children throughout Sarasota can begin to get the swine flu...

The last apparent financial impediment to rebuilding Ed Smith Stadium was removed Wednesday when Florida's top economic development official committed to continue the state's monthly contributions to the project. In 2006, the state started putting $41,667 a month into a...

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight, at the lectern, speaks at Monday�s press conference, where he is joined by officials from the Sarasota, Venice and Bradenton police departments and the Manatee County Sheriff�s Office. Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 1:00...