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Sarasota's Senior Friendship Centers hosts Senior Prom 2024
The Senior Friendship Centers in Sarasota held the 2024 Senior Prom last week − senior citizen prom, that is. The theme was "Dancing Through the Decades." Guests voted for prom king and queen, selecting Ernie Watson and Vee Cannici as royalty. While the prom was a special event, dancing is a regular occurrence at the senior center, with a live band every day, Monday through Friday from 1 to 3 p.m., and dance instruction every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon. For a complete list of activities at the center, go to: friendshipcenters.org/location/sarasota-friendship-center/.
SMH Board rejects posting of surgeon general's anti-vax opinions
SARASOTA — A proposal to post Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo‘s opinions about the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines on the Sarasota Memorial Hospital website brought about 150 people to Tuesday’s Sarasota County Public Hospital Board meeting.
'Freedom' is just another word for playing politics with lighting bridges in Florida
It has been more than two years since Carol Rescigno, president of the Sarasota chapter of Brady, United Against Gun Violence, began working toward getting a display of orange lighting on the Ringling Bridge to bring awareness to National Gun Violence Awareness month. Last September Rescigno learned her group’s request had been approved and...
Top 5 concerts this week in Venice, Bradenton, Englewood, Port Charlotte
It's another relatively quiet week for concerts in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, both with the general slowdown of events that starts in May, and much of the events that are taking place this week revolving around the Memorial Day holiday. Yet that doesn't mean live music lovers will be left out to dry — in fact, there'll be two music festivals taking place this weekend, one on Memorial Day itself.
What’s the real value of St. Petersburg’s 86-acre Tropicana Field site?
Opponents of the deal to build the Tampa Bay Rays a new stadium and redevelop the rest of the 86-acre property argue that the negotiated price doesn’t reflect the true value of the land. The city and county will contribute the 21 acres for the new baseball stadium to...
Denny's sign involved in crash on I-75 in Manatee County
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A crash on southbound Interstate 75 is causing massive delays for Manatee County drivers after a car crashed into Denny's in the middle of the road. Little is known about this crash, but according to Florida Department of Transportation traffic maps, a large yellow Denny's sign is behind a truck. At least one other car was involved in the crash.
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