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Sarasota Film Society President Renee Baggott and Vice President Trisha Calandra hope to get new feature films sometime in August.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2020
Lakewood Ranch theater reels from lost sales

Nonprofit tries to get creative to keep the doors open in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
New home and business construction in East County, such as this Woodleaf Hammock home, remain strong according to the county's tax rolls.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2020
Growth trends continue in greater Lakewood Ranch area

Approximately half of the growth in Manatee County attributed to the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
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    By
  • Adrian Moore
  • July 8, 2020
Common sense solutions for police reform

Local police departments need to make changes to more easily help citizens.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch High School students were supposed to have a hybrid mix of on-campus and e-learning instruction, but that has been changed by a state directive.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 7, 2020
School District of Manatee forced to rethink plan to open schools

State order will require schools to open normally in August.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers patrol for nests with PPE.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 7, 2020
Pandemic creates unusual turtle season

Mote reminds summer visitors and residents about turtle nesting rules.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A swath of algae is pinned up against the eastern shore of Sarasota Bay by the west wind a week after Longboat Key reported a sewer line break in Bradenton.
  • By Mark Bergin and Eric Garwood
  • July 7, 2020
Sewage line spill raises concerns over fragile Sarasota Bay

Longboat Key has already begun process of ultimately replacing critical link to mainland.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A lightning rod is pictured on top of a home on Halyard Lane in the Country Club Shores IV North neighborhood.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 6, 2020
Lighting rod height exception moves forward

The Longboat Key Town Commission is set to take up the proposal again in September.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marjorie Klotz and Marjorie Sonstroem
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 6, 2020
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church holds outdoor concert

Social distancing and masks were a must for this rare event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Luca Moschini through the sail.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 6, 2020
Sarasota kids do some smooth sailing at summer camp

Outdoor summer camps are staying the course, with many safety precautions in place.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rozance amidst her gifts. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 6, 2020
Rotary Club of Longboat Key welcomes new president

A good-natured roast of previous president Nancy Rozance began Brad Marner's tenure.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County will have two virtual meetings related to CARES Act funding distribution. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 6, 2020
Manatee County announces plan to distribute CARES Act funding

Virtual meetings will be held this week for Manatee County businesses, agencies needing assistance.

  • East County
  • News
Nadia and Lisa Schmitt with Nathan Gembarowski
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 6, 2020
Keep it clean

A few kids did their part to help keep Longboat Key beautiful.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • July 6, 2020
It runs in the family

Grandfather Woody Woolverton and grandson Parker Ross both made All-State teams.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to begin work today on a Lido Key renourishment project using sand taken from Big Pass, which has never been dredged before.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 6, 2020
Federal judge denies request to block Lido Key renourishment

The U.S. District Court decision represents the latest in a series of failed efforts from Siesta Key residents to halt the dredging of Big Pass.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Chris Kopp has served a variety of roles during the past 10 years in North Carolina.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • July 6, 2020
Longboat Key hires new code enforcement officer

Chris Kopp returns home to Florida after spending about 10 years in North Carolina.

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