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    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 14, 2018
Dads' personalities take form in Lakewood Ranch

Let's Create Art students in Lakewood Ranch draw their dad in honor of Father's Day.

  • East County
  • News
Kennedy Cameron, 15, performs with the Sailor Circus Academy in Sarasota.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • June 14, 2018
Circus serves up fun at Sarasota mall

Mall at UTC hosts circus-themed summer fun.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 14, 2018
Developers break ground on Siesta Key condo project

Two of the six units are sold. Prices range from $3.99 million to $4.8 million

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 14, 2018
Longboat Key property values stagnate

A preliminary town budget for the town of Longboat Key shows that property values on Longboat Key increased less than the year-over-year additional revenue.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • June 14, 2018
Chamber networks at noon

The monthly networking event took place June 14 at The Bijou Cafe.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • June 14, 2018
Town seeks bids for Colony demolition

A circuit court judge Wednesday evening denied two motions to stop the town from demolishing most of the buildings at the site of the former Colony Beach and Tennis Resort on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 14, 2018
Lakewood Ranch area students explore healthcare careers at camp

LECOM students teach science camp.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
University of Michigan running back Karan Higdon, a Riverview High grad, had a stellar junior season. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 14, 2018
Prose and Kohn: The old college try

Area athletes continue to excel after high school.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview High football coach Josh Smithers says spending time with his own family is the thing he struggles with the most as a coach.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 14, 2018
Sarasota County coaches dish on their profession's high turnover rate

There's no simple answer to the lack of consistency.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 14, 2018
Siesta Drive reopens after crash closure

Police advise lanes might have to close throughout the day as utility workers replace a pole.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jacques Bristol.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 14, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jacques Bristol

Booker High defensive lineman Jacques Bristol talks his fist college offer, from the University of Southern Mississippi, and the best advice he's received.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Unit 1804 of The Residence at 1111 Ritz Carlton Drive recently sold for $3.19 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 14, 2018
A condo at The Residence sells for $3.19 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 28 and June 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Moving election day could mean longer terms for sitting City Commissioners.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 14, 2018
City to consider referendum language

Sarasota officials have 75 words to communicate major changes to the city's election system.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Florida Power & Light plans to swap out old light fixtures on Siesta Key at no cost to the county.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 14, 2018
New streetlights coming to Siesta

Florida Power & Light is replacing nearly 300 streetlights on Siesta Key roads with new 'smart light' fixtures.

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Renderings courtesy Center for Healing and Hope
    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • June 14, 2018
Need for foster parents grows

Sarasota philanthropists and children’s organizations are spearheading innovative efforts to find more foster parents and help the children overcome their trauma.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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