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Man from Longboat Key arrested for luring child in New Mexico
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • April 11, 2024
Man from Longboat Key arrested for luring child in New Mexico

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested Conrad Coovert, who now faces child abuse charges.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jim Leishman, mayor of Dunfermline, Scotland, and Sarasota Mayor Liz Alpert pose April 10 after signing a renewal of their Sister City relationship.
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • April 11, 2024
Sarasota renews ties with Scottish sister city

Dunfermline Mayor and former footballer Jim Leishman was in Sarasota to renew a 22-year-old relationship between the two cities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Madisyn Masse, 6, and her father Mike Masse
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • April 11, 2024
Sarasota mechanic helps YouTuber test Tesla's bulletproofing

Mike Masse modifies vehicles in order to test what-if scenarios.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Charlene and Pat Neal long have been major contributors to area nonprofiits and now have joined the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation's Builders Give Back program.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 11, 2024
Pat Neal joins Builders Give Back program in Lakewood Ranch

He says he always has admired Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation founder John Clarke.

  • East County
  • Opinion
The home at 4300 Higel Ave. has six bedrooms, six full baths and three half-baths, a pool and 8,623 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 11, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for March 25-29 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home in Fiddler Bayou tops the week's sales at $15 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The site plan of the new Sarasota County Regional Fire Training Academy, color-coded in phases under current funding.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 11, 2024
New $73M fire academy needed now, says County Commission

Sarasota commissioners douse plans to build a pared-down $53.8 million training facility and ask staff to explore additional funding sources.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Riverview High's Susan Lowther finished 10th in the U.S. in points (162) in 2024 according to MaxPreps statistics.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 11, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Susan Lowther

The Riverview High girls lacrosse senior is climbing the national points rankings in 2024.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Will Florida go to pot?
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 11, 2024
Will Florida go to pot?

Floridians likely will vote to legalize pot. Arguments on each side are persuasive.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By The Owen Golden Gate Point
  • April 11, 2024
The Owen Golden Gate Point Checks All the Boxes for a Luxurious Lifestyle

Every facet of The Owen Golden Gate Point is designed to provide a remarkably luxurious lifestyle in the heart of Sarasota’s thriving downtown district.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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Community rallies to raise $17.2 million during Giving Challenge
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • April 10, 2024
Community rallies to raise $17.2 million during Giving Challenge

The Bay Park Conservancy and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium wound up atop the leaderboard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Loren Wanless, a resident at Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living, re-creates a photo of his father, Emery Wanless, from 1937.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 10, 2024
Lakewood Ranch veteran honors father in Dream Flight

Loren Wanless re-created a 1937 photo of his father with a World War II-era open cockpit biplane.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Maicy Powell, Raleigh Mosely II, Jazzmin Carson and Michael Mendez of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe offer a performance.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • April 10, 2024
The Bay Park celebrates Giving Challenge with two-day event series

The series of events allowed the public to engage with eight area nonprofits over music, games and fun activities.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Myakka City's Patricia McKeithen and her husband, Eddie McKeithen, and Christopher Moberly and his wife, Brittany Moberly, are opening McKeithen Growers for an Earth Day Native Plant Sale.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 10, 2024
Myakka City nursery to host Earth Day native plant sale

McKeithen Growers will open its doors to educate people on native plants while supporting a nonprofit.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Freddie Fowler, a Marine Service Technology instructor at Manatee Technical College, has been named American Boat and Yacht Council Foundation's Educator of the Year.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 10, 2024
MTC instructor named US boating nonprofit's Educator of the Year

Freddie Fowler, a Marine Service Technology instructor at Manatee Technical College, uses his military experience to train students.

  • East County
  • Schools
Jake Ilardi is a Street skater, meaning he specializes in skating rails, stairs, banks and other items you could find on a real city street.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 10, 2024
New documentary puts 'Spotlight' on Sarasota skateboarder

The film, which follows the life of Jake Ilardi, came largely from video filmed by his brother Nate Ilardi.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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