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Results for: Shokz Discount Code : "SKV10" Get 10% Off On Your Purchase

  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 31, 2013
Setting the barre high

Shelby Elsbree hasn't performed in Sarasota since she was 13. The now-professional dancer is back for a one-time performance in her hometown.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 1, 2025
APRIL FOOL: You can pick a truck, but you can't park it

HOAs create "The Box" to set a standard for those wanting to park in their driveway.

  • April Fools
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 29, 2025
Hermitage Artist Retreat estimates restoration costs at less than $500,000

Hermitage requests Sarasota County permission to make storm damage repairs to its Manasota Key site while negotiations for property conveyance remains underway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • October 15, 2025
Three former McNeal Elementary students return as educators

Zachary McClellan, Bella Rubal and Makenzie Legg once walked the halls of McNeal as students, but now they are taking inspiration from previous teachers to make a difference for students of their own.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 29, 2026
Tax collector's money grab

Mike Moran needs cash to "modernize" his operations. His target: taking money from the schools, in spite of what voters approved.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 10, 2021
A year of COVID-19: Schools adapt in east Bradenton

Parents, teachers say the School District of Manatee County has navigated the pandemic well.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 10, 2020
Binge Blog: Welcome to Dreamland

"Hollywood" and "Labor of Love" are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 9, 2023
Raising funds for charity looks good to pageant winner

Lakewood Ranch High freshman Madison Huffman will raise funds and awareness for Hope Family Services during her reign as Miss Sunshine Charity Pageant Jr. Teen Ambassador.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 2, 2025
Historical sites tell Manatee County's story

Preserving history is a joint effort between government, nonprofits and residents.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 16, 2024
Disabled veterans love their Rosedale 'family'

The Rosedale Golf Classic now has raised $1.5 million for Homes for Our Troops.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • March 24, 2026
Panel discusses the thorny problem of affordable housing

Although there are developments that provide affordable housing in the area, the need is not nearly met.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 21, 2017
Land offer makes a splash

County could buy sports campus, plus adjacent 36 acres for $5.2 million.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 17, 2019
County identifies several funding priorities at budget workshop

The workshop primarily involved budget updates and reports from various Sarasota County departmental leaders.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By George Rauch |
  • February 15, 2012
Market Watch: 'Thou shalt not covet'

The Decalogue's 10th precept is "thou shalt not covet (another man's wife or property)."

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • July 10, 2023
Young minds too precious to waste

The Miracle on the Key group encourages a focus on education in the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 21, 2023
Injured heron rescued, released from Beer Can Island dredging

Save Our Seabirds and the Longboat Key Public Works Department prioritized the rescue of an injured great blue heron during the Greer Island Spit Management Project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 28, 2020
School playgrounds no longer barred in Manatee County

School District of Manatee County allows elementary students to use playground equipment again.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 3, 2020
Nonprofits pivot to online fundraisers

Several nonprofits have turned to online events in lieu of in-person fundraisers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 20, 2021
Lakewood Ranch volunteers help Stillpoint Mission distribute backpacks in Bradenton

Lakewood Ranch volunteers stuff 700 backpacks to be distributed to children in need.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 1, 2023
MTC instructor earns prestigious degree from photography nonprofit

Marina Proskurina is one of 24 people to earn the Master Artist degree from Professional Photographers of America in 2023.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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