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    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 28, 2018
Angry waitress on the menu

Cops Corner for Lakewood Ranch, East County

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Toll revenue would help county leaders finance other projects.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • March 28, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Toll plan rolls along for popular bike trail

Legacy riders will pay up in proposal to free up more county money for other projects.

  • April Fools
Irwin Pastor, left, Randy Clair, Ed Zunz, Jim Brown, George Spoll, Jack Daly and Ken Schneier
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • March 28, 2018
Challenges ahead of the Longboat Commission

Now that Longboat Key has decided who should make decisions in town, its time for those chosen to get to work.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Coming arts and culture center books Hamilton

The American musical based on the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton will have a three-week run on Longboat Key.

  • April Fools
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 28, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Reverse-toll weekend puts financial bridge burden on boaters

Little-known state provision passes without boaters noticing.

  • April Fools
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 28, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Swans and geese get their own GMD crosswalk

Winter visitor donates more than $7,000 to keep his feathered friends safe on the road.

  • April Fools
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 28, 2018
APRIL FOOL: Developer, town work together on rec-center redo

Multi-purpose room could host art class, boat show.

  • April Fools
Senior Kailey Christian is greeted at the plate by her Mustangs teammates following her home run against Sarasota High. Photo by Kayleigh Omang.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 28, 2018
Top-ranked Lakewood Ranch softball team shines under the (disco) lights

The Mustangs are primed for another deep playoff run.

  • East County
  • Sports
Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance who came to the spring training event.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 28, 2018
A grand slam for the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Longboat Key Turtle Watch members and friends gathered to celebrate Freda Perrotta over the weekend. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Turtle thanks

The Longboat Key Turtle Watch honored longtime member Freda Perrotta with a lifetime membership.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
SOAR participant Gianni "Julian" Torres, 24, walks on a treadmill during a one-hour fitness time at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. He attends SOAR in Parrish and in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 28, 2018
New Lakewood Ranch YMCA program soars

Manatee YMCA offers program for adults with special needs.

  • East County
  • News
Lake Manatee State Park Manager Joshua Herman says proposed park improvements would enhance guests experience, but funding is limited.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 28, 2018
New state park plan in place in Manatee

More than $5 million in improvements envisioned for Lake Manatee State Park.

  • East County
  • News
McKitrick has won 240 golf tournaments, including 41 at the Longboat Key Club.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Longboater swings through obstacles

Golfer Arlene McKitrick has persisted in her career, despite her acute type 1 diabetes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tim Thurman, Alison Albee, Mike Seamon, and Patty and Chris Sileo at the 2016 event.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Garden Club brings back Dinner and a Movie

The event will take place April 7 at Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 28, 2018
Plymouth Harbor residents march

A group of eleven residents took the Plymouth Harbor to participate in Sarasota's March for Our Lives on Mach 24.

  • Longboat Key
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