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Valerie DiLorenzo, Janice Boring and Silvia Flores perform a book signing.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • November 6, 2025
Group of seniors becomes first-time authors with memoir writing program

The new Gussin Center for Creative Writing at Senior Friendship Centers helped to publish the work of memoirists in "Joyful Journeys, Vol. 1."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Midnight Pass on Oct. 17, 2024, looking from Little Sarasota Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes Helene and Milton opened up the Pass after it was closed in 1983.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 6, 2025
Midnight Pass monitoring funded for another year

Sarasota County approves $500,000 to continue the program to watch for changes in waterway.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Orlando Health owns land off State Road 70 at Crossland Trail in Manatee County.
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • November 6, 2025
Orlando health care system plans Lakewood Ranch expansion

Orlando Health has acquired property in Manatee County.

  • East County
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  • By Ganges Restaurant & Bar
  • November 6, 2025
Family Passion Fuels Culinary Legacy

The Sureddy family opened their first Tikka Indian Cuisine in Venice in 2018, when Radha Krishna Sureddy decided to follow his lifelong passion for food and hospitality.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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  • November 5, 2025
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  • Real Estate
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Margot Eagleton (1930-2025)
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  • November 5, 2025
Margot Eagleton

Margot Eagleton passed away peacefully on October 11 at the age of 95.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
A 200-feet marker and scoreboard are pictured at one of the fields in Twin Lakes Park, the home of Sarasota Little League.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • November 5, 2025
Sarasota Little League's moment of need is bigger than baseball

The league reported a disappearance of over $200,000 from its treasury on Oct. 29 and now needs help from the community.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The renovation has altered features including the walls, carpet and floors.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • November 5, 2025
Michael's On East renovations offer a new theme

The Sarasota restaurant's new design aims to evoke the golden age of supper clubs.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Mattie Watson gives an educational talk on Florida's wading birds at Save Our Seabirds. The longtime volunteer is up for a Haley Hall of Fame Award with Visit Sarasota County.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • November 5, 2025
Longtime Save Our Seabirds volunteer receives award nomination

Mattie Watson has worked with the avian rescue group for years, and Visit Sarasota County gave her a nomination for the Haley Hall of Fame Award.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Diane Kontonickas, Pat Trempelas and Effie Stratis are among the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church’s Philoptochos Society members who are making Greek cuisine and desserts for Autumn Fest.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • November 5, 2025
Annual Greek celebration to make a sweet return in Sarasota

The fundraiser put on by the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church's Philoptochos Society will donate a percentage of the proceeds to Stillpoint Mission.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Town Manager, Howard Tipton, speaks in 2023 while honoring veterans on Veterans Day.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • November 5, 2025
Longboat gears up for 70th anniversary celebration

The Nov. 8 festivities recognize both the town's veterans and its 70th anniversary with musical tributes and guest speakers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Todd Henson, director of maintenance at the School District of Manatee County, said mold testing throughout the Lakewood Ranch High School campus will determine whether areas of concern are mold, dirt, mildew or something else.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • November 5, 2025
Mold concerns grow at Lakewood Ranch High

An industrial hygienist conducts a site visit to collect samples and gather feedback from teachers and students, who say exposure to mold has made them ill.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota Orchestra Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • November 5, 2025
Sarasota Orchestra's new maestro is the man of the hour

Giancarlo Guerrero's arrival as the seventh music director of the Sarasota Orchestra heralds a period of expansion.

  • Arts + Culture
Kevin Gyurka poses for a photo on Oct. 31 at Out-of-Door Academy's Thunder Stadium. The senior long-distance runner has won two races in the 2025 cross country season, and boasts five top-10 finishes in seven meets.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • November 5, 2025
Prominent ODA runner approaches his career finish line

Senior Kevin Gyurka has put his stamp on three Out-of-Door Academy sports programs.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Portobello Unit A-203 condominium at 3235 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $1.02 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 5, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 20-24 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home in Bay Isles on Bayou Pointe tops the week’s sales at $3.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
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