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Another Breezy Warm Day
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sunday will repeat Saturday’s warm conditions, but with a bit more sunshine in the afternoon. High temperatures will once again be in the upper 80s and may reach the 90s for inland areas. An easterly breeze between 15 and 20 knots will prevail, making for...
Town’s only barber retiring after 72 years cutting hair
GLENWOOD, Wis. (KARE) - A Wisconsin mainstay is hanging up his clippers. After cutting hair in Glenwood for more than seven decades, Norm Hagen announced his retirement. Many people said they will miss the 92-year-old. Maybe it was inevitable that he’d become part of Glenwood’s history. It’s been...
Southeast High School students busy preparing for two concerts in 10 days
Southeast High will be putting on not one but two concerts within the next 10 days. The first is a Prism Concert, “ADVENTURE,” Thursday 6:30 p.m. in the Ed Nock Auditorium. The second is the 11th annual Chorus Spring Fling Concert and awards ceremony Tuesday, May 7 at 6 p.m., also in Ed Nock Auditorium.
Fire at apartment sends one to hospital
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - One person was taken to the hospital following a fire at an apartment building in Sarasota. According to officials with the Sarasota County Fire Department, the call came in just before 1 p.m. at a building in the 6000 block of Medici Court. It was determined...
Sarasota County purchases two parcels in Myakka River watershed for preservation
Sarasota County recently purchased five acres off of East Venice Avenue and a 43 acres near North Port with money from its Environmentally Sensitive Land Preservation Program that will increase land conservation the Myakka River drainage basin. The most recent purchase, a five-acre parcel south of East Venice Avenue and...
ABC7′s Tyler Perry analyzes ‘Cowboy Carter’
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - This week on the ABC7 Live Desk, we dive into the revolutionary country album: “Cowboy Carter.” Born from hurt and disappointment as the country music genre made clear to Beyonce they didn’t want to hear what she had to say, she decided to head to the studio and say it anyway. The project demonstrates that not only does Beyonce know the “rules” of the genre, but it proves she may be one of the few artists who knows them well enough to break them. From the rubble, she breathes a fresh identity into Country; setting a new precedent for what’s possible in the industry, while constantly paying homage to the country that’s come before.
Community Day School cheerleaders making final preps before Nationals
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Trophies and titles are starting to become normal thing for at Community Day School in Sarasota for the cheerleading team. The girls are hoping to bring home some more hardware when they compete in the East Coast Grand National Championships. This comes after competing in the East Coast Championships in Lakeland, Fla., back in March of this year.
Students are lacking spiritual guidance and may benefit from school chaplains
As a retired Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I must counter the letter of April 24, “Don’t send children to school chaplains,” which criticized the governor’s bill allowing chaplains in the schools. All schools have some form of social worker and/or counselor on duty. Teachers are aware...
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