Nokomis News

Police are still looking for two gunmen that got away before causing a hostage situation throughout the night at the T.J. Maxx store on U.S. 41 Bypass in Venice Tuesday night.

A Laurel Nokomis music teacher has been placed on leave and is being investigated by the school district for allegations he behaved inappropriately with a student during a private lesson.

Dan Simic is a German dentist who loves antiques and the Florida sun. Click to enlarge Dan Simic, who is renovating the 1923 Venice Nokomis Bank and a nearby historic house with plans for a restaurant, offices, antique shop and bed and breakfast, stand for a portrait in Nokomis recently.

All Sarasota County Government offices, including libraries and recreation centers, will be closed Wednesday, Nov.

Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:22 p.m. One of the high priestesses of the knitting world has been hiding in plain sight in Nokomis since 1996.

Published: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 5:36 p.m. LEASES Prana Yoga Studio has leased 2,500 square feet of retail space at 3838 S. Osprey Ave., Sarasota, from Mel's Dry Cleaning Inc.

A mother and daughter from Sarasota face charges they interfered with an investigation into the brutal slaying of five people in a small Illinois town.

When the fast-moving Chinese drywall crisis first came to light earlier this year, Sarasota custom home builder Lee Wetherington was convinced he had dodged the bullet.

A Sarasota man and his passenger were rescued from the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday when their boat caught fire and sank 14 miles off Casey Key.

MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT PATIENTS The Sarasota County Health Department reports its Mobile Medical Unit has become the primary health care provider for hundreds of county residents: 2009 Patients: 1,056 Monthly average: 151 2008 Patients: 1,867 Monthly average: 156 2007 Patients:1,188 Monthly average: 99 Source: Sarasota County Health Department Health ...

Here is a rough tally of what Damon Harper and his crew of volunteers plucked off of Turtle Beach on Saturday: 42 resealable bags, each containing about 300 cigarette butts; 10 pounds of recyclables and six pounds of general garbage.

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.

Following the first of two required public hearings and without a murmur of dissent the Sarasota County Commissioners on Monday approved their Fiscal Year 2010 budget.

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

The 12-year-old who stole a golf cart rushed in line next to another 12-year-old who had tried to take a dirt bike.

Editor's note: In order for the Sun to get an all-access pass for the 12-hour Camp XRAYD program and the Sarasota County Correctional Facility jail, none of the young participants or their family members were identified, nor the Sarasota County jail inmates.

BARBETTA V. SNYDER IN 2010 COUNTY RACE? Incumbent Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta became the first local candidate to open a campaign account for his re-election bid in 2010.

A three-month investigation by city police has resulted in the recovery of appliances from at least nine area burglaries, and likely more.

Otillo and Celia Arroyo work on their plot in Sarasota's Orange Blossom Community Garden recently.

Published: Friday, August 14, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Chip Nary and a friend were watching the sunset one day on Nokomis Beach when they decided to start a drum circle.