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Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch Rabbi Mendy Bukiet demonstrates how he will use a blow torch to kosher parts of The Grove's catering kitchen.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 25, 2019
Koshering key to High Holiday success in Lakewood Ranch

Koshering key to High Holiday success in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Amanda Sebastiano East Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Byron Teates stands near a lot located behind the East Manatee Fire Rescue District Station No. 1. The parcel may house a training tower as early as next fiscal year.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 2, 2014
Fire stations welcome upgrades

The East Manatee Fire District will rebuild one station and add a training tower to another.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 9, 2014
Students make history in national championship

Nolan Middle School students set a National TSA Conference record with 10 trophies and 10 Top-10 finishes.

  • East County
  • News
Dick Vitale with his All-Courageous team. Photo by Niki Kottmann.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 15, 2019
Dick Vitale Gala continues 'awesome' streak

Dick Vitale Gala continues 'awesome' streak raising money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tom Hanks in "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." Photo courtesy IMDb.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • September 30, 2019
Critic's fall film picks

Awards season is right around the corner, and the fall film lineup is looking promising.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Stephanie Cole, a first-year LECOM dental student, works with Dr. Francis M. Curd to fit Ken Murry, a Tropicana fork lifter, for a new set of dentures.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 30, 2013
LECOM students provide free dentures to low-income patients

The school's inaugural class gets its first hands-on experience in a new patient clinic.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The only building unaffected by an emergency condemnation order on the property of the proposed St. Regis Hotel and Residences on Longboat Key has now been condemned by the town.Â
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • July 24, 2018
Longboat condemns final building at Colony site

The town of Longboat Key condemned 26 of the 27 buildings at the site of the former Colony Beach and Tennis Resort more than eight weeks ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Military Academy freshman Eliot Bergbauer plays forward for the Tampa 2001 Hockey Club.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 12, 2016
Powerful play sparks forward

Sarasota Military Academy freshman has aspirations of playing in the NHL.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 28, 2016
Key to the Cure kicks off the social season

More than a thousand gathered to raise money for Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.

  • Black Tie
Peter Vrinios, of Create a Cane, created candy canes of varying designs, including traditional canes, hearts and even people's names.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 20, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Sweets and Stripes

Peter Vrinios, of Create a Cane, showed off his candy-striping skills to Gillian's on St. Armands Circle. He demonstrated candy-cane making in its original form.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
film-fest
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 6, 2015
Week's best bets: Monday, April 6

Week's best bets: Monday, April 6

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By John Ewing |
  • February 24, 2012
This Weekend with Kirsten!

This Weekend with Kirsten!

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 5, 2016
Super Cat II tournament brings tennis greats to Longboat

The annual men's tournament brought tennis players from 33 states to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • May 2, 2018
2018 Giving Challenge raises $11.7 million

More gifts were given this year than any before.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
City staff will investigate the possibility of prohibiting large trucks from using Main Street as a through route.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 25, 2016
City investigates Main Street truck prohibition

Rumblings about noise and pedestrian safety have led city officials to consider preventing large trucks from cutting through Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 19, 2017
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce honors small businesses

The chamber's Small Business Week culminated with an awards luncheon on Oct. 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pam Bernstein and Carol Fraser walk the red carpet from the library to The Sarasota Opera House to continue the celebration.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 11, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Verdi's 200th Birthday

Hundreds of Sarasota Opera patrons joined in a celebration of Verdi's 200th Birthday Thursday, Oct. 10. The party started at the library then moved to the opera house where an open house, demonstrations and performances took place.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 26, 2019
'Gloria Bell' could have been a flop, but Julianne Moore saves it

Sebastian Lelio's remake of his 2013 film "Gloria" follows a divorced mother of two trying to navigate her fifties.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By H. Terrell Griffin |
  • June 1, 2016
Chapter 2: Trouble in Paradise

Mayhem is brewing at Town Hall as protesters gather. Their demands? No one seems to know.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 1, 2009
Toys for Tots drive begins on Longboat

The town of Longboat Key has Toys for Tots drop-off locations at Town Hall and the Police Station.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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