Throngs of visitors will soon get their fill of Cedar Key oysters, steamed crawfish, smoked mullet and other ocean favorites at the 2009 Ruskin Seafood Festival. ...more

October 28, 2009

Fishing is only one threat to Florida's most populous sea turtle. Oil rig spills make them sick. Plastic fishing line cuts their flippers. Boat propellers slice their bodies. They mistake garbage, especially plastic bags, for food. Heavy metals in their food sources and new diseases also cause illnesses in the aquatic reptiles. ...more

February 12, 2009

Ginger, the bottlenose dolphin stranded in December near Siesta Key, was released Monday in her home waters of Sarasota Bay, following a complete recovery. ...more

February 9, 2009

One of the pygmy killer whales found stranded on Monday in south Florida underwent an MRI test today at Axcess Diagnostics in Sarasota. ...more

June 18, 2008

Sarasota resident Linda Thompson will present a free acrylic demonstration sponsored by the Art Club of Sun City Center, at 1 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Art Room, 954 Cherry Hills Drive. ...more

February 2, 2008