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Results for: Pococo Discount Code "AVA505" – Get 50% Discount

  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 1, 2021
Blues Pig nears 25 years of performing around Longboat Key

Steve Mislyan, a former Longboat Key police captain, heads the blues band and has since 1997.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 14, 2021
Take Stock brings out Myakka City student's wealth of talent

Take Stock in Children Manatee invests its resources into Myakka City student.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 15, 2021
Sarasota superintendent receives top marks

Sarasota schools superintendent was ranked as "highly effective" after his first year on the job, triggering performance-based pay increases.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 30, 2021
Manatee County should slow down on building new animal shelter

If Bishop Animal Shelter donation comes to fruition in Bradenton, Manatee County might not need to build a new shelter.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 11, 2021
University Park Country Club names new general manager

John Fetsick replaces longtime University Park General Manager Laurie Evans, who retires.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 20, 2023
Cuteness, cuddliness encourages reading at Read with the Dogs

Families keep returning to the program, which is held at multiple Sarasota County libraries and features certified pet therapy dogs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 20, 2023
Mustangs girls soccer players reflect after regional final loss

The Lakewood Ranch High team says they have plenty of positive memories from a season that ended short of the state semifinals.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 23, 2023
'Chicken & Biscuits' dives into comedy, complexities of Black culture

Asolo Rep's latest farce, "Chicken & Biscuits," takes a look on the bright side of life and death.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 22, 2023
St. Armands complete street project could be costly, take a decade-plus

City staff presented three options for the St. Armands project ranging from $45 million to doing nothing at all.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 3, 2022
Longtime employee assumes ownership of Euphemia Haye

Ray and D’Arcy Arpke sold Euphemia Haye to longtime employee Amy Whitt for an undisclosed sum.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 4, 2022
Manatee modernizes school media centers

The School District of Manatee County is well into a library transformation project in all its schools.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 15, 2022
Longboat Planning Board recommends approval of Verizon cell-pole plan

The Town Commission will meet in two weeks for final vote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 17, 2022
Manatee County Emergency Management provides behind-the-scenes tour in Bradenton

Manatee County's Emergency Management presents a behind-the-scenes look to Lakewood Ranch's CERT.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 6, 2022
Lakewood Ranch residents get their bowling fix despite no easy-access lanes

MVP Sports and Social provides an outlet for bowling fans despite the long drive to Bradenton's Bowlero center.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 13, 2022
The do-gooding duo driving change on Longboat Key

The Drivers work, play and volunteer around their new home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 21, 2022
Scholarship program sends more Manatee students to New College

Bishop Parker Foundations provides $159,000 for scholarships for Manatee County students headed for New College of Florida.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By David Conway |
  • March 25, 2021
Tensions arise over City Commission procedures

Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch continues to object to time limits placed on question-and-answer sessions during public hearings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 7, 2021
Piney Point spills into Manatee County administrator search

Commissioners say Manatee County needs stability before searching for permanent administrator

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 30, 2021
Former captain begins tenure as interim police chief

Turner previously served the Longboat Key Police Department from December 2001 through October 2007.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • May 12, 2021
New lemur babies born at Myakka foundation

Endangered lemur births represent hope for Lemur Conservation Foundation

  • East County
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