Osprey News

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 5:50 p.m. Cooler weather prevailed as the sun went down around our subtropical community, right on cue for the Fourth of July fireworks.

One of the state's most influential former lawmakers has joined the board of the Florida's largest community foundation.

Forrest McNally sat down at a patio table at Beckham's Osprey Grill on a recent day and placed his drink order.

Jimi Gee and musician Vincent Franke. Vincent plays saxophone and guitar in the Fogt's Junior All-Stars. He will be a sophomore at Pine View in the fall; "I've played sax for four years and guitar for about a year and a half.

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. Rain-delayed work on the U.S. 41/Tamiami Trail Osprey project will now require two more nights of milling and paving between Bay Street and Palm Avenue.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 9:20 p.m. OSPREY - While other dads were enjoying hearty brunches and getting ready to watch baseball Sunday, Alberto Araujo was tramping through burr-filled bushes and spiderwebs at Oscar Scherer State Park wearing a pin that said "Proud Father of One Fabulous ...

Pastry Art on Main Street has become a popular place for dog owners to take their pets.

Urban Trust Bank of Orlando will open branches inside Wal-Mart stores in Osprey and Bradenton in the next six weeks.

A man shot himself early today near the intersection of US Hwy. 41 and State Road 681 with a deputy just feet away.

During a joint meeting between city and county commissioners Thursday, Mayor Dick Clapp asked the county to help fund the Newtown Community Reinvestment Agency .

Siesta Key Kiwanis Club's fifth annual Tropical Nights fundraiser at the Sarasota Yacht Club on May 30.

Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 3:47 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 3:47 a.m. Too often the good and heroic deeds of everyday people go unnoticed - not because the media doesn't cover the event but because there is often no "surviving" voice to tell the story.

An Osprey woman was robbed of jewelry after two men posing as county employees sprayed her with a yellow liquid, then advised her to take off her rings and wash her hands.

An Osprey woman was robbed of jewelry after two men posing as county employees sprayed her with a yellow liquid, then advised her to take off her rings and wash her hands.

Theresa M. Baptiste, 76, of North Port, FL, died on May 6, 2009, in North Port, FL.

Published: Monday, May 11, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 11, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. As she was being handcuffed for stabbing a man in the back near her home in Osprey, Shonna Christine Perkins told deputies that she could not remember what the fight was all about - except that it may have had something to do with beer.

A Venice man was flown to Bayfront Hospital after he was stabbed at least three times.

Deputies are investigating an overnight stabbing in the 100 block of Oak Street in Osprey.

Seven people are facing possible state and federal charges after authorities say they wantonly fired at and killed 15 federally protected birds near Goodland on Tuesday.

Maestro Kenneth Bowermeister has been named conductor and music director of the Venice Symphony.