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Code Enforcement Officer Cory Hayden speaks to the class on Aug. 28.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • September 6, 2024
Manatee Citizens Academy offers a look at local government

The Citizens Academy offers residents insight into how Manatee County operates.

  • East County
  • News
A crime scene technician stands in the doorway of a home in the 700 block of S. Boulevard of the Presidents on Lido Key Sept. 3. Two men were found dead at the home which was being rented, police said.
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • September 5, 2024
911 calls regarding Lido condo deaths describe altercation

Police say the two men apparently killed each other with a knife.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Debby passed Sarasota and made landfall Aug. 5, 2024, as a Category 1 hurricane near Steinhatchee in Florida's Big Bend region before being downgraded back to a tropical storm.
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • September 5, 2024
Tropical Storm Debby devastated turtle nests, degraded Sarasota Bay water quality

Mote Marine says approximately half the sea turtle nests were wiped out.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Opening of St. Regis is not all good news
  • By Letter to the Editor
  • September 5, 2024
Opening of St. Regis is not all good news

Some Longboaters are disappointed in what the St. Regis development could have been.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Take Stock in Children crew includes Scott Atkins and Heather Clark with Bank of America, along with Executive Director Lisa Bechtold and the incoming chair Brittany Lamont.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • September 5, 2024
Bank of America celebrates Sarasota-Manatee nonprofits

The bank awarded over $450,000 in grants in the past year.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Unit 4 at 554 Golden Gate Point has one bedroom, one bath and 670 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 5, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 19-23 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home on Midnight Pass Road tops the week's sales at $8 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Former Cardinal Mooney High volleyball player Skye Ekes transferred to Mercer University after three seasons at Florida State University.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 5, 2024
Sarasota's nonfootball alums get their due

Watch for these area athletes on the national college sports scene.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Expanding VPK programs set as a top priority for Sarasota schools
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • September 5, 2024
Expanding VPK programs set as a top priority for Sarasota schools

The school board set its priorities for its lobbying efforts and set guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence by students and staff.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The proposed Bobby Jones Golf Course clubhouse features Old Florida architecture reminiscent of the original Gillespie Clubhouse.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 5, 2024
Bobby Jones clubhouse plans land in the rough

With sudden unease about the scope and cost, Sarasota city commissioners table site plan approval for the $9 million facility at the city-owned golf course.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Denise Kleiner owns the concessions at Jiggs Landing.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 5, 2024
Jiggs Landing expands hours, concessions

Following a slow summer, the lakeside concessions in Bradenton are back to normal.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kirkplan Kitchen & Bath
  • September 5, 2024
Helping the Community: Kirkplan Kitchen & Bath Crafts amongst the floods

Hard times reveal the true strength of a community, reminding us that we need to lean on each other and work together to restore the place we call home.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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  • Jay Heater
  • September 4, 2024
New director for Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation

Kate Mulligan, who was the general manager for EnsembleNewSRQ, has been hired to lead the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation as its executive director.

  • East County
  • Business
This is the latest rendering that shows the aquatics and pickleball complex (top right), the library, a parking garage and a Sheriff's Office substation at Premier Park. Could a events center be next?
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • September 4, 2024
Hopefully, Manatee County is about to rain transparency

Whether it comes to road projects or an indoor facility, the residents need to be better informed.

  • East County
  • Opinion
“Soul Crooners: Solid Gold Edition” runs through Nov. 17 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • September 4, 2024
Sarasota arts groups take their shows on the road

Sarasota Ballet, Choral Artists, the Circus Arts Conservatory and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe strutted their stuff out of town in the off season.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota High freshman quarterback Hudson West throws a pass to junior Scotty Wells.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 4, 2024
Sarasota football Amped after first 2024 win

Head Coach Anthony "Amp" Campbell has the Sailors playing physical football.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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