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Karen Kay Lyvers vaults over the bar. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 25, 2018
Lakewood Ranch pole vaulters explain their success in a unique sport

Two Mustangs have the change to medal in the event at the state meet.

  • East County
  • Sports
Melanie Johnson points to where she wants players to be during a post drill. Johnson's first regular season game as head coach is Nov. 21 against First Coast High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 21, 2017
Lakewood Ranch girls basketball coach has drive to succeed

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
The county will review Benderson'       s proposed Critical Area Plan, which would allow for density increases within the 24-acre Siesta Promenade property.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 26, 2017
Residents propose buying Siesta Promenade property

Benderson Development is moving ahead with a mixed-use proposal for Stickney Point Road and U.S. 41, but some neighbors are desperate to block the project.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
"The Golden Cockerel" runs through March 19, at Sarasota Opera.
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 23, 2015
OPERA REVIEW: 'The Golden Cockerel'

June LeBell reviews Rimsky-Korsakov's 'The Golden Cockerel,' which gets a rare performance in the U.S.

  • Arts + Culture
A rendering presented by Sarasota Bayfront Now was not enough to win over city commissioners, who quickly signaled their disinterest in the plan. Courtesy rendering
  • By David Conway |
  • November 13, 2014
WELCOME BACK: Bayfront Proposals

As one group attempts to facilitate a citywide conversation, other parties have tried to stake their claim to the bayfront.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota Crew masters rowing team, which was formed four years ago, includes about 30 rowers, who range in age from 22 to 64. Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 7, 2013
Masterful

The Sarasota Crew masters rowing team will compete in the USRowing Masters National Championships Aug. 15 through Aug. 18, at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
Julie Aranibar views losing her board seat as a step backward. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 8, 2014
Election 2014: Julie Aranibar: Manatee School Board, District 5

The Manatee County School District incumbent believes stability is necessary as the district rebounds from a period of financial instability.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 5, 2014
High Score

Seven champion level 4 LWR gymnasts have moved up at least two levels in the last three months.

  • East County
  • Sports
Zack Summerall posted a personal best time of 15 minutes, 32.9 seconds to finish second at the North Port XC Invitational Sept. 21.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 26, 2013
FAST FEET: Zack Summerall

Sarasota High junior Zack Summerall has developed into the Sailors' No. 1 cross-country runner over the past two years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Vice Mayor David Brenner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 4, 2013
Brenner won't seek another term

With six months left in his second term, Vice Mayor David Brenner announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election for his seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Celery Fields is for both people and the environment
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • January 20, 2025
Celery Fields is for both people and the environment

A housing development on adjacent property would directly impact many programs and activities, a reader says.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Jack Dean, left, of Jack Dean Flooring is among the three nominees up for a lifetime achievement awards at this year's Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Awards.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • October 7, 2025
Longboat chamber releases its list of yearly award nominees

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce is bringing in nonprofit and town partners to this year's celebration.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Carolyn Angiolillo is in uniform as an urban park ranger.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 30, 2023
Sarasota resident recalls her time shaping America’s favorite city park

Carolyn Angiolillo formerly served as an urban park ranger in Central Park as well as other New York City parks.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nygel Robinson performing on the FST stage in "Blue Suede Shoes." He has spend quarantine working on a one-man cabaret: "I Love a Piano." Photo by Mathew Holler.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 16, 2020
Challenge and Response

The pandemic forced Nygel D. Robinson to exit the stage. He turned the downtime into a creative opportunity.

  • Arts + Culture
Kate Walsh Honea performing in Sir Frederick Ashton's "La fille mal gardée".
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • August 9, 2021
Sarasota Ballet loses dancers, gains others before new season

The company recently bid farewell to dancers while bringing on new ones before its 2021-22 season

  • Arts + Culture
Michael Drake, the Longboat Key Historical Society’s president, stands in front of the cottage that now houses the organization’s extensive collection of artifacts.
  • By Patricia Horwell |
  • May 3, 2023
Longboat Key Historical Society gives new life to the past

The organization’s new location at Longboat Key’s Town Center will serve as a museum showcasing archives, artifacts and historical objects.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rep. Tommy Gregory, District 73, says he is moving to the Lakewood Ranch area to run for the new District 72 seat.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 8, 2022
Rep. Tommy Gregory moving to Lakewood Ranch to run for new state House seat

The Florida representative avoids District 74 showdown with James Buchanan by announcing he will move to the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Orchestra's proposal is for a new music center on Fruitville Road west of I-75.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 16, 2022
Orchestra's plans for new center approved by Planning Commission

The Fruitville Road site gains approval recommendation and heads to the County Commission for final consideration in January.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"It's so consuming to me that if you took that identity away from me that I don’t know what I would be, what would be left of me," Rick Kerby says of musical theater.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 25, 2012
Rick Kerby: Bringing down the house

Producing artistic director for The Manatee Players, Rick Kerby, is in his ninth season playing just about every role at the company. With a new theater opening in March, the sky's the limit for Kerby and his players.

  • Arts + Culture
"My job was to keep the wheels on the bus moving forward ... "  Terry Lewis said.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 30, 2012
Terry Lewis: 'Officially Retired'

Interim City Manager Terry Lewis will walk out of City Hall Friday afternoon and take a bus home to Venice to start his retirement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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