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Results for: Improving Mental Clarity for Adults

  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 9, 2019
Grant drives SMART program

A $34,000 grant will allow SMART to find a new driving therapy horse and perhaps a new carriage.

  • East County
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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 3, 2019
MVP Sports co-founder hopes to expand recreational sports in Lakewood Ranch

Future upgrades at Premier Sports Campus could be a game-changer, as could other amenities

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 17, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 18, 2018
Sarasota woman has nasty case of shingles

Cops Corner for Lakewood Ranch, East County areas — Interesting reports from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 25, 2017
Cops Corner

Interesting police reports from the Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton areas

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 1, 2015
The art of aging

By offering the Aging Mastery Program, Manatee and Sarasota soon will help individuals over 50 embrace growing older.

  • Health
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • December 7, 2025
Turtle watch contributes nearly $12K to Mote

The Longboat environmental group gifted Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium funds to support sea turtle conservation and education programs.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • September 16, 2021
City leaders, downtown property owners at odds over trolley funding

The City Commission is set to overrule the Downtown Improvement District’s proposed budget for the first time ever, a source of alarm among the self-taxing group.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 20, 2017
Give this bill an ‘F’

Florida lawmakers can’t help themselves. They love to meddle (too much) in public education. The latest idea — ‘Schools of Hope’ — doesn’t offer much hope. It’s bureaucracy at its worst.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • September 29, 2016
Residents call for changes to traffic management policies

As officials work to alleviate traffic troubles, an activist group wants to change the way the city accounts for the impacts of new growth.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 8, 2014
Issues to Watch 2014: Traffic at the mall at UTC

Local officials are working with the FDOT to improve the intersection of University Parkway and Interstate 75. Officials also hope to expand transit in the University Parkway corridor to alleviate traffic congestion associated with the mall.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 8, 2023
St. Armands business district renewal bid stumbles out of the gate

Tensions over the makeup of the business improvement district board cloud the election to extend special tax district extension.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 24, 2024
Lease termination settlement costs Manatee County $375,000

Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, a child and family services nonprofit, originally requested $2.96 million in compensation after its lease was terminated.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • August 19, 2021
Downtown group explores First Friday options

The Downtown Improvement District is slated to choose a partner for organizing monthly pedestrian-oriented events at a meeting next month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 30, 2023
St. Armands Circle Association leader seeks seat on BID

The merchants' organization at St. Armands Circle could be on the hunt for its third executive director in two years if Rachel Burns is appointed to the Business Improvement District.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • February 9, 2022
SKA submits ideas for penny surtax project consideration

Beach parking app was one project that gained traction with Siesta Key residents.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 12, 2021
Portion of Legacy Trail to open in mid-summer

A ribbon cutting for segment one, which runs from Proctor Road to Bahia Vista Street, is anticipated for the summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Dr. Heather Schuerlein DACM, AP, DIPL.OM |
  • May 5, 2022
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  • February 9, 2021
McClelland Park sees the light for entrance upgrade

Neighborhood launches fundraiser to replace 1970s era illumination.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 11, 2010
Visitors center proposed for Palm Avenue garage

Downtown Improvement District board member Andrew Foley suggested leasing a space in the soon-to-be-built parking garage to better serve Sarasota tourists.

  • Sarasota
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