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Waves is ready to get back into the gulf after having surgery to remove tumors. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 30, 2022
Injured green sea turtle treated and released back to the Gulf

Mote rescued the sea turtle found tangled in fishing wire near Cortez in May and took it to its rehab hospital for treatment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This Lake Club home at 7928 Matera Court sold for $1,785,000. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,727 square feet of living area. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 30, 2022
Lake Club home tops sales at $2.7 million

A Lake Club home on Baycross Drive tops the week's sales at $2.7 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • August 30, 2022
Argus Foundation brings emergency management director to luncheon

The Meet the Minds luncheon was held Aug. 29.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 30, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: It came from the sky

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Fiddler crabs skitter across the boardwalk on City Island regularly. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 30, 2022
Tour a hidden gem on a City Island trail

Learn about estuaries on City Island, one of the 40 stops along a watershed audio tour through Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • August 30, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Sept. 1-7

Fine art, block parties and standup comedy highlight the mid-summer schedule on the Sarasota arts scene.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
(Photo via the city of Sarasota)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 29, 2022
Sewer-line break in Sarasota spills 340,000 gallons, city says

Water testing near Whitaker Bayou shows levels returning to normal after the break Friday.

  • Sarasota
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    In Memoriam |
  • August 29, 2022
Vera H. Freeman

Vera H. Freeman 91, of Longboat Key passed peacefully on Aug. 11, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
    In Memoriam |
  • August 29, 2022
Patricia Kirkpatrick Walsh Hunziker

Patricia Kirkpatrick Walsh Hunziker died on July 3, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida where she had lived for a number of years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
New housing stock increased by 10.9% between 2010 and 2020 in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metro area. Over that same decade, population grew by 18.2%. (File photo)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 29, 2022
Sarasota region housing stock grew 10.9% from 2010 to 2020

Far outpaced by population growth, new housing stock in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area grew more than the national average in the decade between the 2008 recession and COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office personnel on the scene of a deputy-involved shooting on Sunday. (Sarasota County Sheriff's Office photo)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 29, 2022
Sarasota deputies fatally shoot man who pulled a gun

47-year-old man reportedly pulled weapon from behind his back and chambered a bullet.

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  • News
Instructors Ilee Finocchiaro, Lisa Morningstar and Terri Arnold are equine specialists in mental health and learning. (File photo)
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • August 29, 2022
Equine therapy nonprofit adds more horsepower to its Myakka facility

With news horses on the way, Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy can make a greater impact providing equine therapy to the community.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
As president and CEO of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch since 2005, Rex Jensen heads up one of the most recognizable and sought-after land management, agricultural and development companies in the nation. (Photo by Lori Sax)
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • August 28, 2022
Lakewood Ranch pioneer shares insights on building a community

After 20 years at the helm, Schroeder-Manatee Ranch CEO Rex Jensen sounds off on what makes a community.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
"Aladdin" will be making its Sarasota premiere as part of the new season at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • August 28, 2022
Big acts, Broadway plays highlight new Van Wezel season

The biggest stars of Broadway, the comedy world and popular music will converge on Sarasota this season at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch High senior running back Kevin Everhart moves a pile of Lemon Bay tackles to score a touchdown. The Mustangs' game against the Manta Rays would be canceled because of lightning. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 28, 2022
Lakewood Ranch running back ready to roll, if lightning doesn't get in the way

Running back Kevin Everhart scores for Lakewood Ranch before season-opener cancelled by lightning in first quarter.

  • East County
  • Sports
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Hand balancer Yelitza Vivas wows the crowd at the Summer Circus Spectacular, which runs through Aug. 8 at The Ringling's Historic Asolo Theater.
  • June 23, 2026
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The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce and town of Longboat Key joined forces to organize the first Let’s Talk Longboat business roundtable Wednesday, June 17 at Christ Church of Longboat Key.
  • June 23, 2026
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A feather banner is anchored next to the sidewalk on Gulf of Mexico Drive. Longboat Key staff are preparing an amendment that could prohibit that type of sign by refining the definition of flag in town code.
  • June 23, 2026
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Official renderings for the multiplex will be completed after the site boundaries are finalized, but this rendering offers a glimpse of what the facility at Premier Sports Campus North could look like.
  • June 23, 2026
Public-private partnership ready to bring ice rink to Premier in Lakewood Ranch
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During a drop-in practice, 11-year-old Cara Johnston swims at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. Head swim coach Jack Belshe said the Hurricanes have around 35 members, as of June 18, following their May 4 launch.
  • June 23, 2026
Lakewood Ranch YMCA takes another shot at hosting a swim team

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