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Manatee School District celebrates two educators with 50 years of service
A round of applause for those folks recently honored by Superintendent Jason Wysong for having served the Manatee School District an incredible 50 years or more and 40 years or more. Like Linda Carnes and Pat Barber. Carnes is now in her 51st year as a teacher in the district....
AME welcomes new principal
HOLMES BEACH – Anna Maria Elementary School (AME) Principal Mike Masiello announced his retirement earlier this month, and Willis Elementary School Assistant Principal Katie Fradley has accepted the job. The Sun recently spoke to her regarding her new position. “My career spans 34 years. Thirty of those years were...
City of Sarasota orders New College of Florida to stop removing trees from Uplands Preserve
New College of Florida’s construction at the Uplands Bayfront Preserve is in limbo as the City of Sarasota ordered them to halt the removal of trees in an effort to turn the land into athletics facilities. The city posted a stop order at New College’s Uplands property early Saturday morning — which the college initially did not comply with, city spokesperson Jan Thornburg said Tuesday. Attorneys for both New College and the City of Sarasota plan to...
Ringling College of Art and Design announces inaugural Carl Foreman Award winner
Michael and Eve Williams-Jones with Ringling College supporter Dan Hoffe. Photography by Harry Sayer. SARASOTA, FLA.- A film student and a father living with Alzheimer’s are at the center of Matthew Peterson’s “Swan Song,” winner of Ringling College of Art and Design’s inaugural Ringling College Film Carl Foreman Award. The award, to be given annually, recognizes a graduating senior majoring in film or creative writing for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, directing or producing. The student winner receives a monetary award of $5,000 as well as a Will Kane bronze statuette, inspired by the lead character in Foreman’s 1952 western “High Noon.” The Will Kane statuette was created by sculptor, illustrator, Ringling College faculty member and alumnus Alexander Snyder.
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