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An aerial rendering of the rebuilt Bath & Racquet Club off South Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. (Courtesy)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • November 17, 2022
Bath & Racquet Club redevelopment wins final approval

In addition to new tennis and pickleball courts, the revamped Bath & Racquet Club will include 256 condos and 65,448 square feet of light commercial space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 16, 2022
Reindeer games resume at the Longboat Island Chapel

Hurricane Nicole forced a restart on the preparations, but Christmas in the Garden starts Nov. 27 from 5-9 p.m.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
550 Harbor Point Road.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 16, 2022
$10 million sale among Bay Isles' highest

Sale is top price of the year for a bayfront home on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    In Memoriam |
  • November 16, 2022
Robert Leo Greiwe

Robert Leo Greiwe, beloved husband of the late Kathleen (nee Hadley) Greiwe for 59 years.

  • Longboat Key
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Krystal Montas (24), a senior, is a post presence for the Riverview High girls team. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 16, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Sarasota-area athletes hit the hardwood

The 2022-23 high school basketball season is here — and area programs look quite different.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Ray Baker looks over the 289 cubic inch engine in his 1964 1/2 Mustang. (Photo by Jay Heater)
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 16, 2022
Mustangs on parade in Lakewood Ranch car show

The 30th annual Ponies Under the Palms fundraiser is set for Nov. 20 in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Amiya Lloyd. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 16, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Amiya Lloyd

The Riverview High point guard is a senior leader on the girls basketball team.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Embracing Our Differences brings students together through creating art with messages of acceptance and love. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • November 16, 2022
Embracing Our Differences returns for another year of artful empathy

The scope of the project has expanded over the years, but the 20th edition of Embracing Our Differences is all about kindness.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • November 16, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: The kids are all right

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Lifestream Family Medicine's Saska Sookra Winslow gives a presentation. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • November 16, 2022
Lakewood Ranch clinic gives fat-burning demonstration during open house

Lifestream Family Medicine showcases its new service, which it says reduces body fat and builds muscle mass.

  • East County
  • Business
James Turrel's Skyspace exhibit entitled Joseph's Coat at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art. (Courtesy photo by Giovanni Lunardi)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • November 16, 2022
A 'Decade of Collecting' brings Ringling acquisitions to the public eye

For many years, the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art was out of the acquisition business. But the past 10 years have brought a change in direction.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • November 16, 2022
Willis Elementary combines arts with science, engineering at STREAM Night

Students and their families participate in science, technology, reading, engineering, arts and music activities.

  • East County
  • Schools
Lakewood Ranch junior Clayton Dees (5) played his first 10 high school football games at quarterback in 2022. Dees said he's excited to have a grasp of the Mustangs' scheme going into 2023. (File photo)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 16, 2022
Lakewood Ranch, Braden River football have offseason work to do

The high school football programs have lots of work to do after disappointing ends to their seasons.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch's Parker Severs, Preston Severs, Josh Orgen, AJ Hovermale, Henry Burbee, and Coach Dave Frantz celebrated a fifth-place finish at the FHSAA state tournament. (Courtesy photo.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 16, 2022
Mustangs boys golf surprise with fifth-place finish at state tournament

Lakewood Ranch High's boys golf team saves its best performance for the state championship match.

  • East County
  • Sports
Built in 1996, unit Unit PH-A-01 at 1800 Benjamin Franklin Drive has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,070 square feet of living area. (File photo)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 16, 2022
Lido Key penthouse tops sales at $3.4 million

A Lido Key penthouse in L'Elegance tops the week's sales at $3.4 million.

  • Longboat Key
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