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Upgrades to the University Parkway interchange are included in the project.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • March 2, 2023
FDOT unveils I-75 regional plan, discusses 'managed lanes'

Research is being done to see if tolled lanes would help the flow of traffic in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • East County
  • News
The 2-Person Back & Arms Combo is included in the purchase.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • March 2, 2023
Greenbrook Adventure Park buys new exercise equipment

The current exercise bars will be replaced with safely designed moving workout equipment.

  • East County
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Renderings include the possible design of a 12-foot wide multiuse trail on the east side of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • March 2, 2023
Longboat explores plans for GMD multiuse trail, updates roundabout funding

An FDOT resurfacing project is planned for the sidewalk along Gulf of Mexico Drive that the town is hoping to widen. A new funding source is identified for the Broadway roundabout.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 2, 2023
SMH makes Newsweek top hospitals ranking for fifth straight year

At No. 146 in the U.S., Sarasota Memorial Hospital has made the Newsweek and Statistca Inc.'s top hospitals ranking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Carol Edwards serves soup during the 2022 Empty Bowls fundraiser that benefits Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 2, 2023
Meals on Wheels prepares for 2023 after seeing increased demand in 2022

The nonprofit says community support has been crucial to meeting the increased demand for food and services.

  • East County
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The seating area of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has no center aisle, requiring patrons seating toward the center to step over dozens of others to enter or exit their rows.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 2, 2023
Behind the curtain: A backstage look at the Van Wezel

Management of Sarasota's performing arts hall discusses operational and physical challenges as the city explores repurposing the 58-year-old icon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Crash knocks out traffic lights at downtown intersection
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 1, 2023
Crash knocks out traffic lights at downtown intersection

A two-car collision at Fruitville Road and Osprey Avenue is expected to delay traffic for several hours on Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering of the planned Banditos Tacos & Tequila at the former Tavern on Main location at 1468 Main St., which the company plans to open in fall 2023.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 1, 2023
Banditos will bring its 'taco temple' to downtown Sarasota

Maryland-based Banditos Tacos & Tequila will occupy the former Tavern on Main Brewery location as it makes its Florida debut, featuring the chain's first rooftop patio.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Town rules only cover size of docks and permanent structures.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • March 1, 2023
Town considers regulating vessel sizes in canals

If passed, Longboat Key rules would change to limit vessel sizes in addition to dock sizes.

  • Longboat Key
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Don Janezic, president of the Manatee Library Foundation; Tammy Parrott, the Manatee County library services services manager; and Sue Ann Miller, president of the Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library, hold a $200,000 check that was presented to library services.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 1, 2023
Nonprofits fill the shelves of the Lakewood Ranch Library

Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library and the Manatee Library Foundation presented $200,000 toward books.

  • East County
  • News
A seven-car train derailment in southern Manatee near Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport included two propane tankers. No leaks or injuries were reported.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 28, 2023
Seven train cars, including two propane tankers, derail in Manatee County

No propane leakage was detected and no injuries reported in the derailment near the Sarasota-Manatee International Airport.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioners discussed processes for vetting, categorizing, and selecting library books.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • February 28, 2023
Manatee commissioners discuss a closer examination of library materials

Some residents say the commissioners should leave the evaluation of materials to the professionals they hired to run the system.

  • East County
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The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus is building a new 100,000-square-foot student center.
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 28, 2023
Work starts on $42M, 100,000-square-foot student center at USF Sarasota-Manatee

The University of South Florida campus hopes to change its reputation as a commuter college with new residences and a student center set to open at start of the 2024 school year.

  • Sarasota
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The breezeway over Quay Commons in the proposed One Park development. A transfer of air rights to the developer is being challenged in 12th Judicial Circuit Court.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 28, 2023
Tunnel vision: One Park hopes to overcome perceptions of breezeway

The development will go before the Planning Board on March 8 to defend its design of a structure to bridge two blocks of The Quay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The purple line running from the Key to the orange dot represents the town-owned wastewater pipeline.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 28, 2023
Town progresses toward replacement of sewer line under Sarasota Bay

The town of Longboat Key has obtained permits to dig up the underwater bed of the bay and install the pipe.

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