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Honor Avenue currently only has two lanes, one on either side of a grassy median.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • October 28, 2015
Sarasota/Manatee MPO updates 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan

Metropolitan Planning Organization's plan for better transportation doesn't leave out East County.

  • East County
  • News
Seventh-grader Katie Love unhinges a knob from an old cabinet door.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • October 28, 2015
Haile Middle School opens furniture store, The Storm Cellar

Haile technology teacher Maureen Hudson teaches her students crafting and business.

  • East County
  • News
After a box of his family photos fell off the back of a trailer during a move from East County, Mark Corradino (left) now has his photos back.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • October 28, 2015
Your Town

Family retrieves lost photos; Willis Elementary student has joke featured.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Children are encouraged to come in costume to Boo Fest for trick or treating at sponsor booths and other festivities. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 28, 2015
Boo Fest venue changes

Premier Sports Campus will host the event for the first time.

  • East County
  • News
McKinley Moore rides a scooter around the driveway as her mother, Karen, watches.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 28, 2015
Loving McKinley

Mom's Group rallies behind friend and member, Karen Moore.

  • East County
  • News
Coy Mahan, Jayden Vilayvong, Nathan Parker and Dylan Martorano sport orange Oct. 21 to offer visible support for the stand against bullying.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 28, 2015
Braden River Middle School takes stand against bullying

October is National Bullying Prevention Month.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 28, 2015
Longboat Key plans for smooth 60th birthday

Longboat Key celebrate its 60th anniversary on Nov. 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • October 28, 2015
People with Purpose: Erin Christy

Local attorney Erin Christy discovered her love of giving back at an early age. And in a city where philanthropy is dominated by people with years of experience, Christy says it’s important for younger people to give back, too.

  • Black Tie
The Bay Isles Beach Club’s location is more manageable, saves time and potentially saves town taxpayers some money as an access for dump trucks for a mid-Key beach project, according to town officials.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 28, 2015
Town seeks keys to gated Bay Isles Beach Club

The Bay Isles Beach Club beach access is a perfect place for dump trucks to drive through to place sand on the eroded shoreline in April. But it's up to the Bay Isles Master Association Board to allow the town to use the spot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Cliff Roles
  • October 28, 2015
Curtain Raiser Dinner

Sarasota Opera hosted its Curtain Raiser Dinner Sunday, Oct. 25, at Michael's Wine Cellar.

  • Black Tie
Meredith Scerba will try to recruit more than 1,000 volunteers from the area to help run the 2017 World Rowing Championships at Nathan Benderson Park.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 27, 2015
Everybody in the boat

New world championships director wants community to row together.

  • East County
  • News
Allison and Gary Fennessy, owners of Main Street Trattoria who hosted Tuesday's pediatric cancer fundraiser, visit with Dick Vitale on Tuesday night.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 27, 2015
Pure love of raising awareness, baby

Dick and Lorraine Vitale's fundraiser at Main Street Trattoria mixes pasta, compelling stories and compassion.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • October 27, 2015
Travel light with the Garden Club

Longboat Key Garden Club members learned how to pack light at their first meeting of the year on Oct. 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • October 27, 2015
Asolo Rep previews the romance and rumble of "West Side Story"

Asolo Repertory Theatre hosted a preview for board members, donors and theater lovers of its season opener: the classic musical "West Side Story."

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • October 27, 2015
Sarasota Pumpkin Festival takes over Payne Park

The 7th annual Sarasota Pumpkin Festival brings entertainment, food and fall favorites.

  • Sarasota
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