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This four-bedroom home at 619 Sand Crane Ct., in Waterlefe, sold for $497,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 11, 2015
Three-bedroom Richmond Park home sells for $1,195,000

Find out what homes are selling for in East County.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Steve Vernon would like to help reduce regulations that hinder budding business owners from opening or expanding their businesses.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • August 11, 2015
Conversation with Steve Vernon

The president of the Lakewood Ranch Republican Club filed to run for the District 73 state representative seat Monday, July 27.

  • East County
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Donna Gerdes and Peter Thomassonin "My Old Lady." (Photo by Gary Sweetman Photography)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • August 10, 2015
An American in Paris: Part Deux

Israel Horovitz’s “My Old Lady,” this summer’s final Banyan Theater production, explores the light and dark sides of family inheritances

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 10, 2015
PAC money pours into School Board race

Sarasota County School Board candidate Eric Robinson raised more than $14,000 in July, outpacing every other local candidate running in the 2016 election during the same period.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • August 10, 2015
Sarasota Police assist in sea turtle rescue

Sarasota Police Officer Alicia Hasiak connected beachgoers who discovered sea turtle hatchlings with Mote Marine Laboratory staff Sunday.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 10, 2015
Concession navigates helistop placement

Concession Golf Club hopes a change in a proposed helistop location will be a good compromise.

  • East County
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Jillian Butterfield as Belle and the cast of "Beauty and the Beast."
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • August 10, 2015
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" returns to the Van Wezel

Disney's first Broadway musical is making its way to Sarasota at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

  • Arts + Culture
Seva Anthony and Erica Reynolds star in "Master Class."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • August 10, 2015
'Master Class' is now in session at The Players

Terrence McNally’s “Master Class” is now in session at The Players.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • August 10, 2015
Sarasota Architectural Foundation holds 'Blue Velvet' cocktail party

To preview and celebrate the upcoming SarasotaMOD Weekend, the SAF hosted a "Blue Velvet"-themed party at the former home of crooner Bobby Vinton.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • August 10, 2015
Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art opens new exhibition

"The Lightness of Being: Abstract: Part 2" features a diverse range of local and regional abstract artists

  • Arts + Culture
Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone star in "Irrational Man."
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • August 10, 2015
Film Review: ‘Irrational Man’

How can committing a murder for a complete stranger be an existential triumph? Answer: When it's the brainchild of Woody Allen.

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Barrier island mayors want to discuss new developments in west Bradenton and how they will impact traffic.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • August 10, 2015
Island mayors seek growth discussion

The Barrier Island Elected Officials Organization wants to know how mainland officials plan to handle future growth of home and commercial developments in west Bradenton in the next decade.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Nick Reichert
  • August 10, 2015
Fresh Take: Urbanite Theatre's upward trajectory

Fresh Take: Urbanite Theatre's upward trajectory

  • Arts + Culture
Christian Luh, 20, clears chopped trees from the pavilion area in Summerfield Park.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • August 10, 2015
Mill Creek resident spends summer in the trenches

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Christian Luh is fostering his love for the great outdoors with a summer internship with Lakewood Ranch Town Hall’s Operations Department.

  • East County
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Asia Akhmetova helps Marissa Vieth and Olivia Sherry.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • August 7, 2015
Children upcycle for art

Participants at Let's Create Art's summer camp this week learned how to make recycled object art.

  • East County
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