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Results for: Pococo Discount Code : "AVA" Get 20% Off On Galaxy Projector Star Projector

  • By David Conway |
  • August 8, 2013
Trust 'chief' on DiPino's mind

Though Police Chief Bernadette DiPino has taken heat from inside and out of the department, she remains focused on community-based policing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 4, 2024
Riverview golfer learns lessons of a lifetime at First Tee Leadership Academy

Saanvi Parmar said she felt like a brand-new person after attending the Atlanta event.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 19, 2025
Stillpoint Appeal remains simple, and effective, in Lakewood Ranch

Bob Smith and his golf and poker buddies continue to have a heart of gold.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • October 8, 2024
Dragon boat teams win gold at world championships

Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch-area rowers thrive on competition and friendships.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • April 2, 2026
In pursuit of a good laugh

From monorails to teeny-tiny garbage bins, we spread the jokes out last week in our April Fools’ issue. Readers were amused … mostly.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 19, 2023
The lights get brighter in Sarasota's Limelight District

An area along Lime Avenue is raising its profile as a home for artists, artisans and small business.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By James Peter |
  • December 28, 2023
See Sarasota's 2023 in photos

Classroom lizards, high-flying hoopsters, knights in shining armor and dancing reindeer made 2023 a year to remember in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 27, 2011
Stranger than fiction

Author Susan Kelley veers from her self-help comfort zone to pen a memoir about her time on 'Oprah' and all the amusing anecdotes in between.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 12, 2017
Opera review: 'The Love of Three Kings'

With 'The Love of Three Kings,' Sarasota Opera beautifully revives a rarity.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 11, 2019
Garden club still is growing in Lakewood Ranch

Gardeners Out East club still is growing in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 27, 2019
Longboat streetlight heights take center stage

Commissioners seek more data on streetlight height before making their final call.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 24, 2018
WBTT shows a different side of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“The Mountaintop” imagines Dr. Martin Luther King’s final night in gripping West Coast Black Theatre Troupe production.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 28, 2025
Florence & the Spice Boys opens at UTC

This is the second location for the Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant that started as a food truck.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • May 28, 2025
Sarasota High athletics are on the rise

The Sailors had a historic athletic year, and better results could be on the horizon.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 25, 2025
Hermitage fellow is fixing the world one song at a time

Tom Lubben, the middle member of The Lubben Brothers, will perform with clarinetist Shawn Allison at Benderson Park in a Hermitage Sunsets concert.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 26, 2019
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 2, Episode 7

From rocky relationships to backstabbing friends, this week's episode brought plenty of drama.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 10, 2025
Law enforcement training center offers everything in one place: Myakka City

Cadets and officers no longer need to travel outside of Manatee County to train.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 3, 2014
Lasting Legacy

After 41 years as a coach, teacher and mentor, Braden River High Athletic Director Bob Bowling officially retired from his post Aug. 29.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 23, 2009
Colony suspends hotel operations

The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort is closing hotel operations until further notice, while it attempts to reach an agreement with its association.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 2, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 3

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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