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Lakewood Ranch's Sandie Ivers and Sarasota's Linda Klein have teamed up to open Suncoast Sign Greeters. They say it uses their creativity and they like spreading joy with their signs.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 9, 2020
All in the message for Lakewood Ranch women

Sign display company launches in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Piles of shells cover the beach.
  • By Guest Author |
  • April 11, 2019
Letters to the editor

Residents sound off on key issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Doodle Bugs Children's Learning Academy Director of Customer Relations Caroline Berrios, Co-Owner Anna Zavatti, Center Director Marissa Lee, Co-Owner Clarine Repicci and Co-Owner Anthony Insinna at new location in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • December 13, 2017
Doodle Bugs Children's Learning Academy opens in Lakewood Ranch.

The school focuses on play-based learning.

  • East County
  • Business
Renowned flutist and former festival student Jasmine Choi will perform. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 31, 2017
Sarasota Music Festival returns with three weeks of classical music

Sarasota Music Festival offers young musicians a rare opportunity.

  • Arts + Culture
Joann and Steve Bishop look at the faucets they picked out for their new home in Del Webb at Lakewood Ranch. They couple visited the sales center over Christmas to try to meet their future neighbors — and, they did.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 27, 2016
Del Webb can drive 55+ market

The developer says home sales are more than 250% ahead of projections.

  • East County
  • News
William Giraldo, Henry Tingle, Matthew Mason and Jared White are four of the seven group members organizing the Suncoast Science Center Remote Control Custome Car Open.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 28, 2016
Science Center revs up remote control competition

Suncoast Science Center hosts workshops leading up to inaugural Remote Control Custom Car Open in March.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Larry Forgard stands at the door into his art: his tall, paint-splattered easel.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 29, 2014
Spotlight: Artist experiences brush with life

Through decades of teaching and creating art, Larry Forgard learned to allow his pieces to go with the flow.

  • Arts + Culture
Juliet Onufrak maneuvers around a defender during one of her final games at ODA. File photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 22, 2013
Moving Forward: college signings

Braden River High senior Courtney McDevitt and The Out-of-Door Academy senior Juliet Onufrak will continue playing volleyball and soccer, respectively, at the next level.

  • East County
  • Sports
Three experienced performers lead the cast of Cabaret: Tony DeNiro is the Emcee, Kaitlyn Terpstra is nightclub singer Sally Bowles and Patrick Mounce is writer Cliff Bradshaw. (courtesy photo)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 24, 2014
'Cabaret' prepares students for professional career

Students prepare for career in acting at Venice Theatre during the Summer Stock Program. Kaitlyn Terpstra, a graduate of the program who is studying theater, is the model they hope to achieve through the program.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • May 7, 2014
All Faiths makes final push for campaign Against Summer Hunger

The All Faiths Food Bank's Campaign Against Summer Hunger is nearing completion, and the nonprofit reports it's close to reaching its goals.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 1, 2014
Longboat Garden Club plans for smart growth

Madelyn Spoll is president of the Longboat Key Garden Club, but she isn't a fan of gardening.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A conceptual rendering shows how the Ringling Boulevard corridor would look with a Sarasota County Area Transit bus transfer station.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 15, 2014
County Commission to discuss major spending topics

Sarasota County commissioners during a budget workshop tomorrow will consider an update on plans to relocate the downtown SCAT transfer station, and the possibility of a referendum to fund capital spending.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 12, 2014
Business Briefs

Former deputy police chief joins Cannons Marina team; Longboat Key Dental to hold grand opening; Evan Barniskis promoted to assistant vice president; Rutstein named top Florida RE/MAX commercial agent

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Selby School Director Carolyn Johnson and program coordinator Carolyn Marchbank are eager to welcome students to the school, which features classrooms, a computer lab and a new physical-education area.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 14, 2013
Community Haven opens school

Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities will open The Selby School to students Aug. 19.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 2, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Like Father, Like Son'

'Like Father, Like Son' is a perspective on parenting. The director seems to be alluding to the fact that it's like feeling one's way around in the dark, hoping to be enlightened.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • February 12, 2014
Tour showcases varying styles of Longboat Key

Four homes and one garden will be open to the public at the 38th annual Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
John Archer rode his electric bike to town hall to donate blood on Oct. 20.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 23, 2023
Longboat celebrates Florida City Government Week with giant shredder

The events included a vaccine clinic, a field trip from Anna Maria Elementary School, a shredding party and a blood drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding, Salvation Army Capt. Jim Curry and bellringing coordinator Chris Sachs, a former club president, celebrate a stand-out year for donations.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • February 10, 2026
Longboat bellringers ring in record contribution

The drive for the Salvation Army topped charts in Sarasota County, tipped by an anonymous $50,000 Christmas Eve donation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ramos Center |
  • March 26, 2026
Ramos Center Gave Him His Life Back

Luis Suarez wants people to know that the Ramos Center for Interventional and Functional Pain Medicine gave him his life back.

  • Health
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CVS was moving products into the store earlier this week.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 3, 2012
Longboat CVS to open Sunday

The new CVS will open this Sunday, a month ahead of the September opening originally planned.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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