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The RaceTrac gas station planned for SR 64 and Lena Road. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 9, 2013
County works toward 'complete streets' plan

Manatee County is developing plans that will allow it to provide more transit options on future and retrofitted roadways.

  • East County
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!
  • By John McGuire |
  • August 16, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 8.17.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming holds the plaque he received at his Feb. 13 graduation ceremony.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 26, 2015
Cumming books 400 hours in training program

Police Chief Pete Cumming is ready to put the lessons he learned in a four-month Southern Police Institute course to work on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • March 13, 2014
Pineapple Antiques Show returns for 38th year

The Rotary Club of Sarasota Sunrise will host the 38th annual Pineapple Antiques Show Friday, March 21, to Sunday, March 23.

  • Sarasota
  • News
City Hall was designed by Jack West in 1965 and was constructed the following year.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 28, 2012
City Hall listed as Top 100 building

City Hall, built in 1966, has been included as a Florida architecture Top 100 building and residents can vote for the building as their favorite architectural site in the state.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The town of Longboat Key received a permit last week to restore its severely eroded north end whenever needed for a period of 10 years.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 31, 2010
TOP STORY, SEP.: North-end receives beach project permit

The town of Longboat Key received a permit for an emergency beach project that will bring 133,000 cubic yards of sand to the north end next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alison Foxall, 29, Libertarian
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 8, 2018
Break the political cycle

The usual tactics of the major political parties have turned the District 72 candidates into caricatures and turned off voters. Here’s an opportunity for a new voice.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Alison Foxall, 29, Libertarian  candidate for House District 72
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 8, 2018
Break the political cycle

The usual tactics of the major political parties have turned the District 72 candidates into caricatures and turned off voters. Here’s an opportunity for a new voice.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Clark Dean, front, will race in his final sculling state championships this weekend.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 12, 2018
Championship rowing meets act as both an introduction and a sendoff

The FSRA State Sculling Championships are this weekend at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Longboat Pass Bridge is closing 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. the nights of Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15 for bridge maintenance work.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 15, 2015
Longboat Pass Bridge closes tonight

The Florida Department of Transportation will close Longboat Pass Bridge 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. the nights of Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15 .

  • Longboat Key
  • News
American Institute of Stress Executive Director Heidi Hanna, Building a Brain Healthy Community Initiative Executive Director Stephanie Peabody and Harvard Medical School psychology professor Erin Dunn are eager to get started.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 12, 2019
SMR commits $600,000 toward brain study in Lakewood Ranch

Building a Brain Healthy Community Initiative set to begin through collaboration of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Academy for Brain Health and Performance and Massachusetts General Hospital.

  • East County
  • News
Event coordinators Penny and Les Brassington
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Cedars Tennis Welcome Back

The tennis players at Cedars Tennis Resort took the fun off of the courts for a welcome-back get together on Thursday, Jan. 13. The club restaurant was packed and, for once, the love was positive for tennis players. It was quite the racket.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team will play in the Class 6A state semifinals Nov. 13 in Kissimmee.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 10, 2012
Lady Mustangs gallop into state semifinals

The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team cruised to a 25-18, 25-20, 25-21 victory over Winter Haven in the Class 6A-Region 3 finals Nov. 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
Justin Matthews showed off an iguana to students.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 22, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Gullett Elementary Animal Demo

Justin Matthews, owner of Matthews Wildlife Rescue, showed off a 14-foot python, a Great Horned Owl and more animals to Gullett Elementary School students Feb. 21. Matthews, a master falconer and wildlife rehabilitator, talked about the animal's habitats and biology, relating it to what students are learning in science class.

  • East County
  • Schools
Elezar Toner and C.J. Cooper
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 16, 2014
Braden River students showcase projects

Four Braden River High School students may have futures brighter than they expected at the beginning of the school year.

  • East County
  • News
The city and county hope additional signage can help prevent damage to the dunes at Lido Beach.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 25, 2015
Officials shore up Lido sand dune protection

After a resident complained about a downed barrier along a trail leading to Lido Beach, the city and county are searching for a way to keep beachgoers off the dunes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 8, 2010
East County remembers 9/11

A ceremony commemorating the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attack will be held at 9 a.m., Sept. 10, at Manatee Technical Institute in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 2, 2018
'Hearts Beat Loud' lacks vigor but has its toe-tapping moments

A killer score keeps Brett Haley's somewhat endearing film, 'Hearts Beat Loud,' afloat.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Senior safety Matt Garcia is a steadying presence in the secondary.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 8, 2019
Riverview High football season preview

The Riverview High Rams and football coach Josh Smithers have high expectations after a historic playoff run.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • July 22, 2014
Let's talk locks: Summer hair to beat the heat

Let's talk locks: Summer hair to beat the heat

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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