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O'Mariah Gordon and the Braden River girls basketball team is taking on Southeast High tonight — and you can watch from home.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 5, 2021
Braden River girls basketball game to be streamed online

Tonight's game can be watched on YouTube.

  • East County
  • Sports
Clara Reynardus de Villanueva and her husband Roberto Villanueva spent the holiday with Elizabeth Moore at her ranch in Myakka.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 5, 2021
Sarasotans find new ways to celebrate the new year

Locals traded downtown block parties for personal celebrations this New Year's.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Traffic flows at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 5, 2021
Sarasota roundabout construction set to begin in February 2021

Longboat Key leaders have expressed their concerns about how mainland traffic impacts the barrier islands.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Co-Chairs Marci and Michael Klein at 2019's Avant Garde: A Magical Evening
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 5, 2021
Black Tie in 2021

Take a look at fun Black Tie events coming up this year.

  • Black Tie
The proposed height of a parking garage was a central issue during public meetings about the Selby Gardens master plan proposal. The City Commission voted to approve a site plan that included a four-story, 450-space garage.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 5, 2021
City approves Selby Gardens master plan

More than three years after Selby’s proposal first became public, the City Commission approved a site plan for the initial phase of a campus renovation project.

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Nati Shabbat of SRQ Beats put on music for the crowd.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 4, 2021
Dancing on NYE

The NYE event had plenty of pizza and dancing.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ivan Spitale, Daniel Pratt, Ricki Bertoni, & Lenin Valladares in Sir Matthew Bourne's "The Infernal Galop" (Photo by Matthew Holler)
    By
  • Sara Rachon
  • January 4, 2021
Sarasota Ballet delights with varied virtual program

The ballet's Digital Program 3 rang in the new year with serious works and a splash of comedy.

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    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 4, 2021
Longboat Key's new fire truck is officially in use

The town of Longboat Key paid $850,000 for the new fire truck.

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Manatee County is taking online appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations beginning at 2 p.m. today (Jan. 4).
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 4, 2021
Manatee County makes 1,200 more COVID-19 vaccinations available to those 65 and over

Online appointments in Manatee County for COVID-19 vaccinations begins at 2 p.m. today (Jan. 4).

  • East County
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Asolo Conservatory is producing Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 4, 2021
Pandemic or not, live theater is still alive in our area

Sarasota organizations work to produce shows for audiences in 2021.

  • Arts + Culture
Tito Vitorino
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 4, 2021
Amore Restaurant to reopen in downtown Sarasota

Tito Vitorino and wife Liana, showrunners since Amore's beginnings on Longboat Key, now own the restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Grand Living Staff
  • January 4, 2021
Does happiness have an expiration date?

Does happiness have an expiration date?

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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Jordan Sawmiller gave birth to Messiah Mays at 1:39 a.m. on New Year's Day. Courtesy Photo
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 3, 2021
The first baby of 2021

Messiah Mays was born at SMH on Jan. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
2613 Casey Key Road was built in 1980. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,865 square feet.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 3, 2021
Casey Key home sells for $6.8 million

Sarasota area residential real estate transactions for Dec. 14-18.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Unit 1203 at 1300 Benjamin Franklin Drive was built in 2005. It has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,872 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 3, 2021
Lido Key condo sells for $4.8 million

Longboat Key residential real estate transactions for Dec. 14-18.

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