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A home on Sanderling Road sold for $5.5 million last month becoming the top sale in Sarasota County in 2015.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 21, 2015
Siesta Key real estate prices stall in 2015

The median sales price of Siesta Key properties decreased 3% in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the same timeframe two years ago, while average prices fell 17% compared with the first months of 2014. But, the time properties spend on the market co

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sunset Automotive Group aims to build a 27,000-square-foot body shop to service the adjacent businesses, a 9,000-square foot auction facility and about 620 parking spaces on Sawyer Loop Road.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 21, 2015
Sunset Automotive buys former Sarasota Springfest grounds

Sunset Automotive Group bought a 10-acre tract south of Clark Road from a firm controlled by Hugh Culverhouse for $2.7 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city will explore its options for building a parking garage at the site of a lot on North Adams Drive.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 20, 2015
City to explore Circle garage options

After hearing an update on a St. Armands Circle parking study, the City Commission unanimously voted to further examine its options for constructing a garage in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A parking lot on North Adams Drive is one of two potential sites for a parking garage on St. Armands.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 20, 2015
City commissioners to discuss Circle parking problems

Today, the City Commission will hear an update on the St. Armands parking feasibility study — including potential avenues for constructing a long-awaited parking garage in the area.

  • Sarasota
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Dr. Robert Marbut will submit a report to the county in June.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 20, 2015
Dr. Robert Marbut to evaluate progress on homelessness initiatives

The national homelessness expert will make at least two visits to survey local stakeholders on their progress.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 20, 2015
Digging up the past: Bay Haven students unearth 1995 time capsule

The students in Maribeth Ditmars' fourth grade class helped unearth a time capsule that her first class in buried in 1995 at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lilli Hernler sits by the pool at her Silver Oaks home, which overlooks the now-vacant cattle pasture.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 20, 2015
Silver Oaks residents to protest Palmer Ranch development buffer

The Palmer Ranch community hopes to gain traction with the Sarasota County Commissioners.

  • Sarasota
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Another discussion on the town's in-house dispatchers is expected to occur today.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 20, 2015
Commission tackles two meetings today

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss town center planning efforts today at Town Hall.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 19, 2015
Lynches celebrates the end of an era

Lynches Pub & Grub commemorated the past and looked ahead to the future on April 19. Regular customers and well-known faces came to the party, where Jason Burns officially took over the restaurant from former owners Chris and Ethna Lynch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 19, 2015
Painters and jewelers and sculptors, oh my! Artists take over St. Armands

Artists of varying kinds of media gathered at the Paragon Fine Art Festival on St. Armands Circle on April 18 and 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Co-Chair Beth Cannata, Mike Hurney and Co-Chair Robyn Schmitt
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 18, 2015
Celebrate Freedom!

Selah Freedom hosted 'Celebrate Freedom!' an interactive evening of food and music on Saturday, April 18, at Michael's Wine Cellar.

  • Black Tie
Carol White Bold, Larry Bold, Katie Couchot and Nelda Thompson
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 18, 2015
2015 Greenfield Prize Award Dinner

Guests attended the 2015 Greenfield Prize Award Dinner honoring Bobby Previte on Saturday, April 18, at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
Larry Hayden has been golfing for more than 18 years.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 18, 2015
Golfers swing fore school

Forty golfers each donated $100 to play in Braden River Elementary's golf tournament, fund basic school supplies.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Edan Armistead and Adriana Buchanan
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 18, 2015
Kids' Black Tie

More than 200 guests attended UCP's first annual Kids' Black Tie event on Saturday, April 18, at Sailor Circus.

  • Black Tie
Kim Sondey and her late husband, Bill, created an annual golf tournament to raise funds for Braden River High about seven years ago. After Sondey died, the tournament’s name changed to honor the former Booster member.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 18, 2015
Tournament memorializes former Booster member

Thirty-five golfers brought their best clubs forward at the Bill Sondey Memorial Golf Tournament.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kat Gaukhman commemorates the event by shooting video.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 18, 2015
Families and friends walk the walk

More than 2,100 participants participated in a 5k for type 1 diabetes during JDRF One Walk.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 18, 2015
Christ Church says adieu

Christ Church members bid each other farewell on April 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kennan Wilson hugs a tree that he helped decorate with his mother Gina.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 18, 2015
Families embrace nature at Children's Garden

In anticipation of Earth Day parents and children spent the afternoon taking in nature at the Hug-A-Tree event at the Sarasota Children's Garden April, 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Minnah Stein and Emma Kanego weigh a bucket of air potatoes they collected.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 18, 2015
SRQ Volunteens host weekend service events

The SRQ Volunteens pitched in at Phillippi Estate Park rounding up buckets of air potatoes with the Sarasota Bay Guardians Saturday, April 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 17, 2015
Tara 'leis' on fun

Tara Elementary School families enjoyed a luau event tonight.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Marcel Srur, John Welch and Ken Bregg
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 17, 2015
Cinema Tropicale

Guests attended Sarasota Film Festival's Cinema Tropicale on Friday, April 17, at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 17, 2015
FYI Friday: April 10 - April 17

This week's FYI Friday features news about Morton's Gourmet Market moving into Siesta Key Village, a fatality on Longboat Key and more!

  • Sarasota
  • News
The former mayors gathered for an event at the Federal Building Thursday morning.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 17, 2015
Former mayors rally against partisanship in city election

At an event Thursday, 10 former Sarasota mayors spoke in support of two sitting City Commissioners and against the intrusion of political parties into the nonpartisan commission race.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jane Seymour at Sarasota Film Festival’s ‘At Lunch with…Jane Seymour’ event on Friday, April 17, at Sarasota Yacht Club.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 17, 2015
At Lunch with…Jane Seymour

Guests attended Sarasota Film Festival's 'At Lunch with...Jane Seymour' event on Wednesday, April 17, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Black Tie
Rick Bennett, Chris DeLeonardo, Bill Baker and Nick Lanese celebrate a birdie.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 17, 2015
Fore!

More than 100 golfers scramble for a win at annual LWRBA event

  • East County
  • News
Sleepy Lagoon resident Rosemary Dilgard wants the town to urge FDOT to reconsider a crosswalk location on Gulf of Mexico Drive at Wake Island Road.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 17, 2015
Town, residents want more crosswalks

Longboat Key residents want crosswalks on Gulf of Mexico Drive where the Florida Department of Transportation doesn't believe they are needed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(Courtesy of Cliff Roles) Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson uses an excavator to kick off construction of the new library.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 17, 2015
Work starts on new Ringling College library

Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson this morning donned a hardhat, strapped into an excavator and kicked off demolition of the site where the school’s new $16 million will sit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock was a speaker at last year's North End Property Owners Coalition forum.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 17, 2015
North end coalition hosts north end forum next week

The North End Coalition of Property Owners is hosting a public forum 7 p.m. April 22 at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 17, 2015
Gators chomping with fun

Gullett Elementary School students today participated in the annual Chompy's Walk-a-thon fundraiser.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Stacy White served on the Lakewood Ranch CDD 4 board for four years.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 17, 2015
Ranch CDD seeks to fill vacancy

Supervisors on the Lakewood Ranch CDD 4 board seek applications to fill a seat vacated by Stacy White.

  • East County
  • News
Rep. Doug Holder, Frank Patti and Bill Aubuchon
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 17, 2015
Sarasota Republican Club hosts Buchanan

The Sarasota Republican Club hosted the monthly dinner meeting featuring guest speaker Rep. Vern Buchanan on Thursday evening at Marina Jack's Restaurant.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County students may return to school six days later than they started last year.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 17, 2015
UPDATE: School district considers new 2015-2016 calendar

After much community feedback, Manatee County students may return to school on Aug. 24, rather than Aug. 10

  • East County
  • News
The Siesta Market will close May 31.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 17, 2015
Morton's Gourmet Market to fill Siesta Market spot

Todd Morton says the new store will open this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 17, 2015
Sarasota Open swings into Ranch

The Sarasota Open runs through April 19, at the Lakewood Ranch Tennis Center.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 16, 2015
Chamber of Commerce Hob Nobs

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members networked with each other and local elected officials at the chamber’s Hob Nob event on April 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 16, 2015
Longboat Harbour gets cheesy

Pizza filled the tables and the stomachs of Longboat Harbour residents at the community’s annual pizza party on April 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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