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The Lakewood Ranch High boys cross country team is aiming for its first state meet appearance since 2016. Back row: Derek Robinson, Jonathan Leatt, Joe Barr, Dylan Johnson, Colton Prater, Kenny DeStefano and Vayle Johnson. Front row: Michael Wagner, Vicente Rivera, Zachariah Kersey, Jacob Gomez and Jacob Smith.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 17, 2024
Lakewood Ranch cross country runners say seniority will rule

The experienced Mustangs looks like a state meet contender for the first time since 2016.

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  • September 17, 2024
SPD offers Painting With Police program

Monthly sessions are held the third Wednesday through the end of the year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Hotel staff concerned about man who left suddenly with 2 'call girls' still in room
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • September 17, 2024
Hotel staff concerned about man who left suddenly with 2 'call girls' still in room

The staff said the man appeared intoxicated and left all of his belongings in his room with the two women. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Resident Shawn Leven started Friends of Pickleball to make pickleball more accessible on Longboat Key.
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  • Petra Rivera
  • September 17, 2024
Shawn Leven creates Friends of Pickleball on Longboat Key

The Longboater is pursuing nonprofit status for the group with the goal of making the sport more accessible on the Key.

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  • Neighbors
This Country Club home at 12523 Highfield Circle sold for $3.7 million. It has three bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,111 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 17, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 2-6 in Lakewood Ranch

A Country Club home on Highfield Circle tops the week's sales at $3.7 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Officer Keith Ericsson, Officer Andrew Vandyke and Officer Dallas Troyer were all sworn in by Chief of Police George Turner on Sept. 9.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • September 17, 2024
Longboat Key Police Department fills three vacancies

The department swore in the three officers, which brought the force back to 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The performance of Stiletto Brass, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 27 at Holley Hall was canceled.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • September 16, 2024
Stiletto Brass kicks up its red heels in Sarasota

Bradenton trumpeter Vince DeMartino joins the all-female quintet for a Sept. 27 performance.

  • Arts + Culture
YabbaDabbaDoo of Reddick, Florida, with JD Ivines and Steve Adams, makes a leap from the water.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • September 16, 2024
Powerboats go full-throttle in the waters off Lido Beach

The 40th annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix continued the tradition of high-performance racing.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The town's appointed magistrate Milan Brkich oversees code enforcement hearings like the one on Sept. 11 for the St. Regis.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • September 16, 2024
Magistrate grants St. Regis more time to correct lighting violations

The hearing is pushed to Oct. 9, with St. Regis management required to meet with town officials to work toward compliance.

  • Longboat Key
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Rob Oglesby, the development director for Nate's Honor Animal Rescue, shows the apartment above the welcome and adoption center where veterinary externs will be staying.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • September 16, 2024
Nate's Honor Animal Rescue on a roll with its expansion

After nearly five years, the nonprofit is nearing the finish line with expected completion in January.

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Among the topics of discussion by the Purple Ribbon Committee is converting the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall into convention and event space.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 16, 2024
Multipurpose convention space is one possibility for Van Wezel

Visit Sarasota County's Erin Duggan tells Purple Ribbon Committee a hybrid convention center/performance space is an option.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Customers can enjoy the poke bowls atop tables made from the colorful skimboards at Zap Skimboards in Venice.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • September 16, 2024
Siesta Pokè brings its specialty to Siesta Key

The restaurant, opened Aug. 30, differentiates itself with a range of house-made sauces.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Lakewood Ranch seniors Jamarrion Roden (19) and Cullen McRae II (2) celebrate after McRae's second touchdown of the game against Braden River.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • September 16, 2024
High school football takeaways for East County teams

As the season nears the halfway point, here's how the area's teams stand.

  • East County
  • Sports
Wetlands provide essential wildlife habitat, buffers for excess rain and filter impurities that would otherwise degrade our waterways.
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • September 16, 2024
Myakka wetlands showcase a filtration system at work

By removing impurities, filtration by wetlands improves downstream water quality.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Nancy Goodheart Matthews was able to establish the plaque at the fountain with the help of City of Sarasota public art lead Mary Davis Wallace.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • September 15, 2024
Sarasota celebrates its Mermaid Fountain

The fountain was honored by the Smithsonian Institution’s inventory of public art sculptures in 1995.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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