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  • By H. Terrell Griffin |
  • June 15, 2016
Chapter 4: Trouble in Paradise

Things get delightfully tacky, yet unrefined this week on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 8, 2014
Issues to Watch 2014: Sports Tourism

On its journey to become an international sports haven, the Sarasota-Bradenton area has completed the most difficult steps - the first two. Now, it's game time.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 17, 2024
More roundabouts planned for Lakewood Ranch

Manatee County is working with Lakewood Ranch developers on a series of roundabouts from University Parkway to State Road 64.

  • East County
  • News
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • March 13, 2026
Sarasota pastor home safe after war breaks out during Holy Land pilgrimage

St. Armands Lutheran Church Pastor Ken Blyth was one of 23 American clergy on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land whose trip turned into a journey to escape a war zone.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 4, 2022
Longboat Key full-timers look forward to slower season

Although season gets longer every year, full-time residents look forward to less traffic and a lighter calendar.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 11, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Sophomore sets table for Mustangs volleyball

Mackenzie Schmucker has taken on more responsibility for Lakewood Ranch High in year two

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • March 12, 2018
Vickie Oldham's vision for Newtown

Newtown Alive’s Vickie Oldham looks to the past to shape the community’s future

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 9, 2017
Porchfest moves into Arlington Park

Arlington Park's grassroots music festival takes root for second year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 30, 2024
SRQ flight path over Longboat Key discussed after unexpected change

The Federal Aviation Administration admitted fault in not communicating a flight path change in a recent meeting between local and FAA officials.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 3, 2024
Manatee schools accepting East County K-8 school name nominations

The new K-8 school is scheduled to open in August 2025.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 13, 2021
Fitness enthusiasts check out Lakewood Ranch health event

After rocky year, Lakewood Ranch open house participants talk 2021 fitness resolutions

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 25, 2010
FILM REVIEW: 'Get Low'

Set during the Depression in the Tennessee backwoods, "Get Low" spins the tale of an infamous recluse who comes out of hiding to plan his own funeral party.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 10, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: The Economy

East County business professionals from the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance rate our current economic situation.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 31, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Anna Phillips

Anna Phillips, 15, has been involved in Sarasota Aquatic Synchronized Swimming at the YMCA (SASSY) since she was in the sixth grade.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 15, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Clemens Reiss

Clemens Reiss first began playing lawn bowling more than a decade ago and is currently serving as the president of the Sarasota Lawn Bowling Club.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Alex Rostowsky |
  • November 5, 2014
Visit Sarasota County looks for an I-75 sign

The Florida Department of Transportation may reconsider its position on highway signage near The Mall at UTC.

  • East County
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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 5, 2015
East County veteran remembers his 'career in the air'

A paratrooper of the 101st Airborne Division, Dieter Zoellner spent weekends jumping from 900 feet.

  • East County
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  • By Laura Cole |
  • September 12, 2024
Celebrating 30 years

Lakewood Ranch represents our legacy of vision and community building.

  • East County
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