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Board member Annemarie Neubecker is seeking volunteers for the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 22, 2023
Want to volunteer? The time is right in Lakewood Ranch.

Lakewood Ranch Community Fund is beginning a drive to find volunteers.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Riverview's DJ Johnson has set a goal of 1,500 yards for the 2023 season.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 22, 2023
Riverview football rising junior is a rising football star

DJ Johnson will play on both sides of the ball for the Rams this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A home at 1447 Tangier Way tops all transactions in this week's real estate at $8.45 million. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 5,040 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 22, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for June 5-9 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A San Remo Estates home on Tangier Way tops the week's sales at $8.45 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
With supply chains returning to a semblance of normalcy, new home construction in Sarasota County is adding to the inventory of available homes for purchase.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 22, 2023
Home prices resist post-pandemic decline, say local Realtors

Realtor.com recently ranked Sarasota No. 5 among markets where home prices are declining fastest. But local real estate professionals say the data tells a different story.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Owen Golden Gate Point’s flowing great room and dining areas opens to a spacious covered balcony with glass railings and a built-in stainless-steel Artisan Professional Series grill with a hood.
  • By Ronto Group
  • June 22, 2023
The Owen Golden Gate Point: A Luxurious Lifestyle in Downtown Sarasota

The Owen Golden Gate Point, a new mid-rise boutique building being developed by the award-winning Ronto Group in partnership with Wheelock Street Capital, has been designed to provide a select group of just 29 condominium owners with a highly amenitized, luxurious lifestyle in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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Big step for the SPAF
    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • June 21, 2023
Big step for the SPAF

With the selection of Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation took a giant step toward bringing its vision to reality.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Bradenton Lynx shortstop Devyn Flaherty, who attends Florida State, is an alumna of Sarasota's Riverview High.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 21, 2023
Three notes on this week's Sarasota sports scene

A high-quality league begins play, a former Ram earns a top ranking, and a baseball star keeps finding success in Korea.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
As a senior in 2023, Diego Freyre led Lakewood Ranch High with 35 points (15 goals).
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 21, 2023
Lakewood Ranch grad earns pro soccer opportunity in Germany

Diego Freyre is participating in the Pro Sportz Alliance program for the next two months.

  • East County
  • Sports
The state attorney's office has dropped a DUI charge against Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 21, 2023
DUI charges dropped against Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse

The state attorney's office cites "insufficiency of evidence" in a memorandum to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • News
The proposed multilevel parking garage at the Residences at the St. Regis Longboat Key was denied by the Town Commission on June 5.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • June 21, 2023
St. Regis developer granted time to present new parking plans

Longboat Key's June 20 public hearing ended in unanimous approval of a continuance in favor of Unicorp, the developer behind the Residences at the St. Regis project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The perfect Florida afternoon, as captured by Niki Butcher from a boat near Tiger Tail Beach.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • June 21, 2023
Local artist creates a candy-colored world

Niki Butcher has emerged from the shadow of her husband, photographer Clyde Butcher, with a book capturing her pastel-hued work.

  • Arts + Culture
The Beach Residences complex was built in 2005.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 21, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for June 5-9 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A condominium in The Beach Residences tops the week's sales at $3.91 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Erin Silk has been named by the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County as the organization's new president and CEO.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 21, 2023
EDC president: Sarasota County draws entrepreneurs, more companies

On her first day on the job, Erin Silk, the new president and CEO of the Economic Development Corp., explains how the organization will meet the demands of the County Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barb Torrence, Longboat Library volunteer
    By
  • James Peter
  • June 21, 2023
Longboat Library has new releases for every taste

Punch a literary ticket for a road trip with giraffes, a historical shipwreck or cooking better through chemistry.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The parcel in question is on the northwest corner of State Road 64 and 117th Street East.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 21, 2023
Opponents to planned SR 64 car dealership out of legal options

The nonprofit Save Gates Creek and its Neighborhoods Inc. spent two years in a legal battle to stop the Cox Chevrolet dealership planned for State Road 64 and 117th Street East.

  • East County
  • News
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