Osprey News

One moment, the 17-year-old Venice High School senior's biggest worry was seeing the last two customers out the door as she finished the late shift at T.J. Maxx Tuesday night.

Barbara McCarten and Belinda Warf already had captured one kitten. Now, as another sidled her way up to the tin pan of cat food tucked under a contraption called a "drop trap," McCarten seemed to be willing the young feline to pull her tiny tail fully beneath the trap's wooden borders.

OSPREY a ' A Family Music Fest will be held at Oscar Scherer State Park from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:09 p.m. Trees that are likely candidates to become tall, canopied centerpieces of a property would get a new level of protection from being cut down under a proposed county law.

Sarasota High School Sailors marched in last year's Veterans Day Parade. Sarasota Military Academy color guard, drum line and pipers will salute veterans in a special ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8:38 p.m. J.T. Eldreth would rather not talk about getting laid off from his job as a truck salesman in Sarasota.

More than 2,000 doses of the swine-flu vaccine were delivered to Sarasota County last week.

Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 12:13 a.m. Sarasota County will hold its annual cleanup day for the Osprey and Vamo areas from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Law enforcement officers released surveillance images Friday of the man who robbed a bank in Osprey late Thursday afternoon.

Published: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 10:38 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. Police are investigating a bank robbery that happened at a bank on Main Street and Osprey Avenue, and are looking for a suspect near a busy downtown interchange.

What happens when Jimmy Buffett fans and Riverview High School marine science students get together? WHERE TO HELP Sarasota: Bay Island Park, Bayfront Park, Bayou Oaks, Bird Key Park, Blackburn Point Park, Blind Pass Beach, Centennial Park, Dr.

Getting a seasonal flu shot is easy with several drive-thru flu shot clinics scheduled this season.

All 160 state parks in Florida are offering free admission this weekend to anyone presenting a library card or library book, or donating a gently used book to the park.

Published: Monday, August 17, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 14, 2009 at 6:24 p.m. Timing can mean everything in banking, and Dan Hager says that's why First America Bank has been cautious.

Ron Freedman was looking for something that could bring him and his son together, even though his son was serving his first tour in Iraq.

Ron Freedman was looking for something that could bring him and his son together, even though his son was serving his first tour in Iraq.

Ron Freedman was looking for something that could bring him and his son together, even though his son was serving his first tour in Iraq.

Ron Freedman was looking for something that could bring him and his son together, even though his son was serving his first tour in Iraq.

Signature Sotheby's International Realty, the luxury real estate brokerage firm, is pleased to announce that sales associate Joel Schemmel and his team at The Schemmel Property Group recently closed a significant sale for $6.2 million.

CORE Construction Florida, which has built more than 30 specialized living centers for the elderly, said it has won a contract to build the Osprey Lodge assisted-living center on U.S. 441 in Mount Dora.