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  • By Liz Ramos
  • August 24, 2021
Midday volleyball gives residents chance to learn new skills in Lakewood Ranch
  • By Adam Hughes
  • August 22, 2021
Siesta Key home sells for $4 million
  • By Adam Hughes
  • August 22, 2021
Bay Isles home sells for $4.495 million
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 22, 2021
Music Compound throws back to school bash
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 22, 2021
Sarasota triathletes compete at Siesta Key
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 20, 2021
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key begins planning Lawn Party
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 20, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church starts bridge group
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 19, 2021
Longboat Key couple finish renovation on historic Whitney Beach cottage
  • By Liz Ramos
  • August 18, 2021
Goldfish Swim School hosts family swim and screen in Lakewood Ranch
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 14, 2021
Unconditional Surrender statue celebrated at ceremony
Waterside's Hank Berzins, 9, finishes second in his age group. He said he was going "really fast" and that he could feel the wind blow through his hair.
  • By Brendan Lavell
  • August 14, 2021
Lakewood Ranch area kids enjoy final summer camp at Benderson Park in Sarasota
  • By Eric Garwood
  • August 13, 2021
Longboat home lists for $10.25 million
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 12, 2021
Longboat Key author shares her Brooklyn saga
Award recipient Joe Hembree, Priya Acharya, Chamber president and CEO Heather Kasten, Laura Randall and Peter Klein
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 12, 2021
Local leaders recognized at Sarasota Chamber luncheon
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 12, 2021
Temple Beth Israel men's club hosts dinner in Sarasota
  • By Mark Bergin
  • August 11, 2021
Longboat Key's new fire station officially opens next week
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 11, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber hosts Networking at Noon at Lazy Lobster
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 10, 2021
With masks on their minds and faces, Sarasota students head back to school
  • By Liz Ramos
  • August 10, 2021
Lakewood Ranch area schools back in session as School District of Manatee County opens
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 10, 2021
Sarasota students return to school
  • By Liz Ramos
  • August 10, 2021
Ovation School of Musical Theatre hosts open house
  • By Harry Sayer
  • August 7, 2021
Anglers break records at Sarasota Slam tournament
Judi Bjork and Maribeth Phillips with Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee accepts a $3,500 check from Sisterhood for Good President Angela Massaro-Fain. The grant will be used for Meals on Wheels Plus' Food4Families program
  • By Liz Ramos
  • August 7, 2021
Lakewood Ranch's Sisterhood for Good presents $44,359 in grants
  • By Mark Bergin
  • August 6, 2021
Manatee County drone program helps Longboat Key monitor red tide conditions
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Bay Isles home sells for $4.495 million
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