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Decals still identify the Payne Park Auditorium as office space for the landscape division of the parks and recreation department, but the city has relocated trucks and other equipment from the site.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 13, 2021
Truck parking at Payne Park causes dust-up

Residents complained after the city’s parks department turned the Payne Park Auditorium into office space, so staff relocated vehicles from the property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 1, 2009
Cash Flow Creativity

Several East County businesses are introducing innovative business strategies to bring in customers during an economic downturn.

  • East County
  • News
The Urbanite Theatre was among the first performing arts organizations to shut down.
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 25, 2020
Performing arts in the dark for the unforeseeable future

Organizations concerned about prolonged intermission from normalcy

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 13, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 21

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Violinist Samantha Bennett of EnsembleNewSRQ. Photo credit: Matthew Holler
  • By Andréa Martone |
  • October 9, 2021
EnsembleNewSRQ redefines chamber music

Celebrating its sixth season with five main stage concerts, EnsembleNewSRQ highlights bold, new work by living composers.

  • Arts + Culture
Troy and Natalie Duquette during the 2019 Say I Do Again.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • February 13, 2020
Love in Sarasota: Take a nontraditional approach

Beyond candy, roses and a card, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a uniquely Sarasota style.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
More than 50 households in Willowbrook say KB Home did not construct their homes correctly, resulting in severe water intrusion, among other issues.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 15, 2012
Willowbrook homeowners: "Buy it back"

Willowbrook homeowners are fighting to get their community's developer, KB Home, to buy back their homes. Residents say their homes are being damaged by water intrusion and the company has offered Band-Aid fixes to the problem.

  • East County
  • News
The Manatee Cal Ripken 9U All-Star team has won 17 straight games since forming seven weeks ago.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 14, 2014
Manatee Cal Ripken All-Stars win state crown

The Manatee Cal Ripken 9U All-Star team defeated North Brandon 12-2 to win the Cal Ripken Florida State Championship July 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
The two corn hole tournaments will raise funds for Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Animal Sanctuary.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 30, 2011
Biker group helps big cats

The Gulf Coast Diva Angels are sponsoring corn hole tournaments to benefit Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Animal Sanctuary.

  • East County
  • News
Souvenir displays stand in the doorway at the Beach Baazar in Siesta Key Village to comply with an ordinance restricting them.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 14, 2013
SKVA seeks input on change to county's outdoor display ban

Residents and business owners discuss which metrics to use to regulate the displays in front of stores on the Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jenny Townsend wanted to create a place for music lovers of all ages to meet and collaborate.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 9, 2016
Music Compound: a business of note

After Keyboards and More closed its State Road 70 location, some employees find a home at Music Compound.

  • East County
  • News
Alisha Espinosa, foreground, and the cast of "A Skeptic and a Bruja" seek answers from the beyond. (Courtesy photo: Dylan Jon Wade Cox)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 6, 2022
Skeptics peer into the beyond in 'Bruja'

Rosa Fernandez’s "A Skeptic and a Bruja" brings the next world close to home at Urbanite Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 14, 2021
Republican Club of Longboat Key meets for January

The club held its first meeting with President Scott Gray.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rick Stewart and Herman Kruegle have spent the past two years trying to fund the restoration of the San Francesco, which is in the water at the Seafood Shack in Cortez.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 8, 2017
Cortez Classic Yacht Guild works to keep historic ship floating

Two men take deep pride in restoring Italian craft with the goal of creating an educational platform.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
B.J. Bishop pictured with husband Dave Bishop.
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 31, 2017
Bishop chosen as Planning and Zoning chair

A vacancy on the board is expected to be filled in May.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
City commissioners also postponed plans to spend money for a northwest Sarasota revitalization plan Monday night.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 8, 2012
Sylint focusing on computer security

Sylint Group President John Jorgensen believes his company must focus on upgrading the city's computer security system.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Connie Schindewolf has been walking the beach since April to make sure no early nests go unmarked.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 9, 2022
Tag along with the sea turtle patrol

The Longboat Key Turtle Watch hosts turtle walks every Saturday in June and July.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarah Miller knows how to help families navigate the mental health system because she did it with her daughter Vanessa. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 20, 2021
NAMI offering help to struggling students

NAMI Sarasota and Manatee are offering a variety of programs who are struggling due to virtual learning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • December 6, 2018
What will grow Sarasota tourism?

Visitors who say good things about Sarasota constitute the big X factor in tourism.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A proposed hotel project at the corner of U.S. 301 and Main Street will not be moving forward after the prospective developer failed to close on the property.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 11, 2019
Hotel plans progress, falter

Two more hotel projects are under review, while a third downtown will not end up being built.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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