FEB. 24: Daily Headlines Video

TODAY'S STORIES
+Sheriff warns of phishing scams
Sarasota County residents are being warned of two phishing scams circulating in e-mail inboxes.

+Downtown residents, merchants denounce parking meters again
Downtown residents and merchants used a Thursday parking management forum to call once again
for the removal of the parking meters.

+Going the Distance: Sarasota man to run 3,273 miles
Ultra-distance runner and Sarasota resident John Pyle will run from San Francisco to Key West as
part of the Patriot Run Across America.

+Neighbors: Bill Mixon
At 83 years old, one of the East County's most famous farmers has published his memoirs in
'Believers in Action: Mixon Fruit Farms.'

+Neighbors: Dean Eisner
This retired businessman takes on a new job helping area students.

+Theater Review: 'Shake, Rattle and Roll'
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" at Florida Studio Theatre has been extended. After selling-out its 12-week run
at the Cabaret, the production will run at the Gompertz through April 7.

+Music Review: Sarasota Opera: 'Lucia di Lammermoor'
From the ominous opening of the overture, we knew many things about Sarasota Opera's "Lucia di Lammermoor."  We knew the orchestra, under Anthony Barrese, was in good form.

+Film Review: Winning Performances
Everyone loves the Academy Awards, especially the nominees. They get to strut their stuff and, most importantly, add the most coveted designation to their resumés, "Oscar-nominated."