Sarasota county to amend 2050 plan
May 9, 2013
Sarasota Commissioners voted 4 to 1 yesterday to reopen Sarasota 2050, the beginning of a process to revise its regulations, which developers call too stringent.
May 9: Daily Headlines Video
May 9, 2013
Top Stories: Save our Seabirds' Lee Fox: 'The board fired me.'; Chalk festival outlines possible move; Daughter keeps memories close to her heart
May 8: Daily Headlines Video
May 8, 2013
Today's Stories: Third suspect in violent Sarasota home invasion captured; Mills freezes all school spending; Properties have stake in new Mote turtle policy; Patron Saints: Mitchell McKnight
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Marketing Workshop
May 8, 2013
The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance collaborated with the Central West Coast chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association and the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce to bring a public relations and marketing workshop to the Fete Ballroom at Polo Grill. The May 8 half-day workshop featured a keynote speech by Linda Larsen, an author, former actress and international speaker.
NOT THE SAME OLD SONG-and-DANCE
May 8, 2013
Braden River's River Rhapsody Choir will sing on Memorial Day at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Waterline Road plans delayed after outcry
May 8, 2013
The Manatee County commissioners continued a public hearing on the East County housing proposal on Waterline Road.
Battle with ALS sparks action
May 8, 2013
Kevin Swan, a 30-year-old former communications director, started A Life Story Foundation to beat a disease he fights every day.
Partnership rebirths concession
May 8, 2013
Builders soon will break ground on models in the second phase of The Concession.
Mills freezes all school spending
May 8, 2013
Facing a near-zero fund balance, Manatee County School District cannot spend any money through July 1, unless it affects safety and health.
News Briefs
May 8, 2013
Two injured in Lakewood Ranch apartment robbery; Goodwill Manasota's new corporate campus approved; Main Street events benefit local charities
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26 Tribute to Heroes Parade - Main St LWR
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May
28 Braden River Soccer Club Try-outs
6:00 pm - May
29 LWRBA May Membership Lunch
11:30 am - 1:00 pm - May
31 May YLA Breakfast "Legendary Leaders"
7:30 am - 9:00 am
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Gullett student wins speech contest
05/22/13
Gullett Elementary School student Hailey Wahlers took home top honors May 11, after placing first in the Tropicana District Speech Contest. -
Girl Scouts give cookies a new cause
05/22/13
Local Daisy Scouts from Troop 180 are helping Feeding Empty Little Tummies feed homeless school children in the area. -
Dancing group to host fundraiser
05/22/13
Members of KC and the Sunshine Dancers, a group of Manatee County dancers ages 8 to 20, will show off their dancing skills in jazz, hip-hop and contemporary dance from 7 to 9 p.m. May 28, as the group holds a show titled "Breaking Ground."
