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  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • April 23, 2012
April 23: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Elliott Falcione says growth in tourism will come from a hotel and expansion of the existing convention center, as well as tourism in East County.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 23, 2019
Lakewood Ranch area future of tourism growth in Manatee County?

Lakewood Ranch area future of tourism growth in Manatee County?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 23, 2011
Building department fees and permit costs debated

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson presented concepts to the Town Commission for new fees.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mote released a new rendering of its planned Science and Education Aquarium on Thursday.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 22, 2020
Whale of an aquarium project begins in Sarasota

Mote to break ground in September on $130 million aquarium in Sarasota

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 24, 2020
Growth still on the rise in Lakewood Ranch area

Interesting projects flood into Manatee County for permitting.

  • East County
  • News
Pink flags donning Mote Marine Laboratory line the turtle's pathway.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • June 28, 2019
Turtle trackers hit the beach daily

Mote scientists and volunteers take to Sarasota and Manatee shores to look for turtle nests each day.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Phillip Sink, winner of this year's Hermitage Prize, and Bruce Rodgers, executive director of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, in Aspen, Colorado.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • August 24, 2015
Phillip Sink wins 2015 Hermitage Prize

Presented in partnership by the Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Aspen Music Festival and School, the award for a young and promising composer includes a six-week residence at the Hermitage and a $1,000 prize.

  • Arts + Culture
Riley Gephar, 5,t from Braden Woods is most excited about earning badges in Girl Scouts.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • August 22, 2018
Scouting new territory in Lakewood Ranch

Girl Scouts of Suncoast Florida attempts to recruit new members in East County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 28, 2017
K9 Hiro retires from Sheriff's Office

Hiro now spends his days at home going on runs, playing in puddles and carrying around a tire.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Leanne Spofford, Cheri Christiansen and Nancy Brown supply much of the passion behind "Four Pillars," a new spa and wellness retreat in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 15, 2016
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Four Pillars a rock-solid business venture?

  • East County
  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission stays intact for 2013-14 and took a group picture for the town's website Tuesday night.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 19, 2013
Longboat Key mayor, vice mayor remain seated

Four Longboat Key commissioners took the oath of office for new terms Tuesday night at Town Hall. The current commission remains intact for at least another year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota developer Floridays will no longer work to redevelop former commercial properties on the north end of Longboat Key.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • September 19, 2016
Floridays nixes plan for Longboat Key hotel

Floridays is terminating its contracts with three different ownership groups to redevelop the Whitney Beach commercial properties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By The Insider |
  • April 14, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/14 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/14 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
State Street businesses are excited to see customers return.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 6, 2015
State Street: Open for Business

After nearly a year of construction, the State Street parking garage is open. With closures in the rear-view mirror, nearby stores and restaurants hope to take advantage of the newly unrestricted street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Salvation Army area commander Ethan Frizzell leads the audience in prayer following a town hall meeting about the organization’s strategies to combat homelessness.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 8, 2013
Salvation Army discusses homelessness strategies

At a town hall meeting Wednesday evening, Salvation Army leader Ethan Frizzell talked about the need for the community to work together to fight homelessness.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Zara Barrie |
  • December 2, 2014
Factory Girl: #BrotherlyAdvice

Factory Girl: #BrotherlyAdvice

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Acqua Vita provides a blueprint for what luxury buyers are looking at the moment.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • August 16, 2017
Luxury redefined

A new home on Longboat offers every amenity.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Tim Hornung stands by the Polo Ranches' gate at Deer Drive and Cow Camp Lane on Thursday before it went live. Hornung is the president of the Polo Ranches HOA.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • September 23, 2020
New gates installed at Sarasota Polo Ranches in Lakewood Ranch

The five gates at Sarasota Polo Ranches were installed mostly for the safety of residents and their horses.

  • East County
  • News
The design and colors of the beach-ball logo designed by Visit Sarasota County was deemed a distraction to drivers. Courtesy
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 23, 2012
Design of No. 1 beach sign misses the mark

Sarasota County zoning staff determined the design for new signs on Siesta Key were a driving hazard that the Federal Department of Transportation would surely reject.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Nina Hoss as the title character in "Barbara." Courtesy.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 27, 2013
Film Review: 'Barbara'

The new film, "Barbara," delves into life behind the Iron Curtain and the perverse paranoia that permeated a society.

  • Arts + Culture
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