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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 7, 2015
Cops Corner 10.7.15

Crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Gene Jaleski claims the town acted in error when it voted to remove information from the town website in September.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2015
Jaleski files ethics complaint

Gene Jaleski believes the town broke the law by removing information from its website about a neighborhood undergrounding project. Will the Florida Elections Commission agree?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The beetles munch away at the air potato vines, and leave other plants untouched. Photo courtesy Tyree Brown, Rizzetta & Company.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • October 7, 2015
Fishing for answers, Waterlefe district turns to grass carp, beetles

New approach determined to battle pesky plants taking over Waterlefe’s lands and waters.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Mayor Jack Duncan and Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Carolyn Mason praised each other's commissions Monday for working well together.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2015
Town updates Sarasota County on top priorities

Town Manager Dave Bullock told two sets of commissioners Monday in Sarasota that beach projects are a top priority, followed by several other issues in fiscal 2016.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 7, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 10.8.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Alex and Rachel Hunsader, 22 and 23 respectively, have grown up attending and working the festival, but say it's still an exciting family affair.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 7, 2015
Hunsaders sprout 24th pumpkin festival

One sign of fall: The Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival, which returns weekends from Oct. 10 through Oct. 25.

  • East County
  • News
A bee drinks nectar from a Mexican sunflower. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 7, 2015
'Pollinator challenge' goes abuzz

Sarasota and Manatee County are promoting the use of pollinator-friendly plants in neighborhood gardens.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
IDA Supervisor Alan Silverglat reviews his top candidates with fellow board members Sept. 30.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 7, 2015
Town Hall's next 'change agent'?

Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross and Assistant Highlands County Administrator Randy Vosburg are the two finalists for Lakewood Ranch Town Hall executive director.

  • East County
  • News
Community Haven President and CEO Marla Doss and Vice President of Operations Brad Jones expect to break ground in December on the new vocational center.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • October 7, 2015
Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities lives mission through new project

The organization nears fundraising goal for $1.1 million vocational center.

  • East County
  • News
Vicky Cawte and her mother, Deirdre, will co-host weekly Irish dancing classes at San Marco Plaza.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • October 7, 2015
San Marco Plaza to offer Irish Dance in Lakewood Ranch

Deirdre and Victoria Cawte are offering Irish Dance classes starting Oct. 10 in East County.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Main Street has been open for 10 years.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • October 7, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Main Street, Business Alliance celebrate 10 years.

The organizations have spent a decade in the Ranch, and are celebrating with a joint event.

  • East County
  • News
James and Karol Santarsiero, of Hollywood, sold their home at 9815 Old Hyde Park Place to Jeffrey and Cheryl Sellers, of Bradenton, for $620,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three and two half baths, a pool and 3,623 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 7, 2015
Country Club Village home sells for $1.075 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • East County
  • News
Bullet Hole owners Brooke and Francis Misantone pose in their former location on Main Street in April of 2013.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • October 6, 2015
Bullet Hole owners buy Orange Avenue building

The Misantone family has doubled down on its downtown Sarasota location with the $900,000 purchase.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Cliff Roles
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 6, 2015
Theater review: 'The 39 Steps'

This four-person comedy tips a hat to Alfred Hitchcock

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Jessica Zelitt, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High, recently won a $1,000 scholarship.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • October 6, 2015
Lakewood Ranch and Braden River students win scholarship

Out of 80 applicants throughout the state, Jessica Zelitt and Domenic Aluise received the Scobee Scholarship.

  • East County
  • News
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