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Charlie Kirk, left, and Chris Pavlovski share the stage at a Turning Point USA event. Pavloski, chairman and CEO of the video platform Rumble, said Kirk was an early investor in Rumble and played a large part in bringing Rumble's headquarters to Longboat Key.
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • September 12, 2025
Charlie Kirk was influential in bringing Rumble to Longboat Key

Chris Pavlovski, the chairman and CEO of the YouTube competitor popular in the right-wing political sphere, said he and Kirk decided to relocate the company to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Staff Sergeant Matthew B. Miles of the United States Army, representing all military personnel, lays a wreath.
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  • Ian Swaby
  • September 11, 2025
USF Sarasota-Manatee hosts 9/11 remembrance ceremony

The ceremony, where featured speakers included Edward Grayson, 9/11 responder and former commissioner of the NYC Department of Sanitation, urged attendees to "Never Forget."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Town Center Green will be the focal point of celebrations when Longboat Key celebrates its 70th anniversary.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • September 11, 2025
Save the date for Longboat Key's 70th anniversary bash

The town of Longboat Key is ringing in 70 years of existence in a big way.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Mayor Liz Alpert said she was "blown away" by executive search firm Sumter Local Government Consulting during a virtual interview with founder and president Warren Hutmacher.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 11, 2025
New search firm named for Sarasota city manager pursuit

"Hungry and scrappy" Sumter Local Government Consulting will lead the search to fill the 11-month vacant position.

  • Sarasota
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Riverview girls' volleyball celebrates after winning a point during a Sept. 4 match against Bradenton Christian. The Rams are off to a winning start in their 2025 campaign.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • September 11, 2025
Buoyed by talent, Riverview volleyball off to a nice start

The Rams won four of their first six matches as district title defense rolls on

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Captain Demetri Konstantopoulos, Detective Maria Llovio and Captain John Todd served as part of the Presidential escort, with the Sarasota Police Department, on Sept. 11, 2001.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • September 11, 2025
Sarasota police officers recount their role in Sept. 11 attacks

Capt. Demetri Konstantopoulos, Capt. John Todd and Detective Maria Llovio were cast into protecting President George W. Bush, who was speaking at Booker Elementary on Sept. 11, 2001.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The home at 1333 Vista Drive was built in 2018 and has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,844 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • September 11, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for August 25-29 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Harbor Acres home on Vista Drive tops the wee'’s sales at $9.28 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The public gathers at the entrance to Midnight Pass on Oct. 26, 2024, as boats make their way through the opening.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 11, 2025
Nature opened Midnight Pass. Sarasota County intends to keep it that way.

Fairly stable for its first 11 months, the waterway to the Gulf is critical for Sarasota County, commissioners say as they begin formulating short- and long-term policy to protect it.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Encompass Health
  • September 11, 2025
Judy’s Recovery Story: Finding Strength After Stroke through Support and Determination

One woman's story of rehabilitation, thanks to Encompass Health.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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Heather Hackett, the founder of Local Relief, Inc., earned the 2024 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian Award for her work with her nonprofit.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 10, 2025
Local Relief seeks financial relief

Heather Hackett's disaster recovery nonprofit seeks backers.

  • East County
  • Opinion
In 2018, East Manatee added a ladder truck that reached a maximum of 107-feet high.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 10, 2025
45 years of protection from East Manatee Fire Rescue

East Manatee Fire Rescue keeps climbing another rung with the community.

  • East County
  • News
Noah Chieffo starred early and often for Riverview in its high-scoring affair with Palmetto on Sept. 5, 2025.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • September 10, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Noah Chieffo

The Rams senior wide receiver/tight end had a quarter for the ages in Week 3.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Storm damage repairs at Hermitage Artist Retreat could be as long as a year away according to Sarasota County staff.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 10, 2025
Hermitage hurricane damage repairs still a year away

As negotiations to sell the Manasota Beach property continue on a parallel track, Sarasota county commissioners are told the complete Hermitage Artist Retreat campus restoration timeline is still unclear.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mathematics teacher Jeff Hilt and social studies teacher Dan McLean are the last remaining classroom teachers that were there when Braden River High School opened in 2005.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • September 10, 2025
Braden River High celebrates its 20th anniversary in Bradenton

Original staff members reflect on the past 20 years.

  • East County
  • Schools
Lakewood Ranch's Dylan Walker, the captain of the Out-of-Door Academy football team, organized a fundraiser to benefit the Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund. It took place during their rivalry game against Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School on Sept. 5.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • September 10, 2025
ODA football captain raises $5,400 to benefit local storm recovery

Dylan Walker draws up the strategy for a fundraiser at a rivalry game in Lakewood Ranch to donate to Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund.

  • East County
  • Schools
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The home at 1204 Hillview Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 7,687 square feet of living area.
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