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April 18, 2024

Kelly Arbuckle Platt and Lynn W. Platt

Longtime Sarasota residents, Kelly Arbuckle Platt and Lynn W. Platt celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 6, 2024 with family and friends.

Sarasota
Celebrations

Carter Weinhofer
April 18, 2024

Casual restaurant to open on Longboat Key in October

Lo’ Key Island Grille will emphasize a laid-back atmosphere with a sizable outdoor space while serving fresh seafood.

Arts + Entertainment
Eat + Drink

Ian Swaby
April 18, 2024

Wrestler Chris Jericho visits Booker High to inspire students

The wrestler and comic book author visited the school to encourage students — including those working on the digital art for his new graphic novel.

Sarasota
Schools

Adam Hughes
April 18, 2024

Top residential real estate sales for April 1-5 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Quay Commons condominium in Block 6 tops the week's sales at $9.3 million.

Sarasota
Real Estate

Carter Weinhofer
April 18, 2024

Commissioners discuss allocating funds to tackle floods in low-lying areas

Roughly $2.6 million could be moved toward flooding mitigation projects and may soon be a topic of consideration for the Longboat Key Town Commission.

Longboat Key
News

Ryan Kohn
April 18, 2024

Former Riverview High soccer player lands pro deal in Spain

Ramon Kique Perales wants to show coaches at Racing Club Portuense that he deserves another contract.

Sarasota
Sports

By William Skaggs
April 18, 2024

Sarasota Players committed to community

The CEO of The Sarasota Players writes that his organization is focused on entertaining, educating and engaging.

Sarasota
Opinion

Andrew Warfield
April 18, 2024

City OKs purchase of parcels to build downtown workforce housing

The proposed apartment complex would consist of two 10-story buildings with rents priced for the labor force.

Sarasota
News

Ian Swaby
April 18, 2024

Public comments remain hot topic for school board

The Sarasota County School Board approved several new staff positions and the use of an AI-based writing instruction program.

Sarasota
Schools

Adrian Moore
April 18, 2024

The city is not a developer

The city manager wants Sarasota to develop an $80M affordable housing project. Good intentions, but this approach always fails. A voucher program would be better.

Sarasota
Opinion

Matt Walsh
April 18, 2024

1943 wisdom shows how things don’t change

"The God of the Machine," written by Isabel Paterson in 1943, certainly could help save the United States today. Everything she wrote then is still relevant now.

Sarasota
Opinion

By Women’s Center at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
April 18, 2024

From Monster Truck Driver to Mom

“It’s been a great and very wild ride,” says Mahon. But when she and her husband learned they were going to be parents last year, after returning from a trip to London, the decision to pause driving was clear.