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Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch Rabbi Mendy Bukiet and wife, Chanie Bukiet, are pleased to name the mikvah in honor of Mendy Bukiet's late grandmother, Esther Bukiet.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 4, 2019
Manatee County's first mikvah opens

Manatee County's first mikvah built by Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Meredith Ellsworth moved to Spanish Main Yacht Club in June 2013.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 25, 2016
Sarasota area sets the scene for novelist Meredith Ellsworth

Known by her pen name M.S. Spencer, Spanish Main resident Meredith Ellsworth's newest novel unfolds at Mote Marine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longbeach Village peacocks that evade trappers will be shot with a tranquilizer dart.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 18, 2015
Commission seeks to reduce peacock population

A trapper could get a golden egg of $25,000 to cull the Longbeach Village peacock population to 12 males.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This Country Club home at 13215 Palmers Creek Terrace sold for $1,935,500. It has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,701 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 3, 2023
Top residential real estate sales in Lakewood Ranch for Dec. 12-23

A Country Club home on Palmers Creek Terrace tops the week's sales at $1.94 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 7, 2009
Flying High

Canadian silver medalist Jason Burnett will visit Kids Supergym this weekend.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • March 4, 2020
RCLA speaker delivers stark view of opiate abuse

Sam Quinones, Los Angeles-based freelance journalist and former L.A. Times reporter, was the fourth speaker in the RCLA series.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Easter Seals students Cody, Grace, K.K., Isaac, Alex with CEO Tom Waters and Braden Jet.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • August 20, 2018
Friends help out Easter Seals therapy dog

When Braden Jet needed total hip replacement surgery, his friends at Easter Seals rallied together to help him get better.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Donna Sharp-Blaney and her daughters Chelsea and Chloe. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 5, 2021
Longboat Key moms on moms

Mothers have a keen sense of what parenthood is all about.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 25, 2019
Oil: villain or lifeblood?

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 248-120 on a bill to ban permanently oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Hunter DeWitt
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 6, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Hunter DeWitt

Fresh on the heels of Sarasota High School's 51-6 victory Friday, Aug. 31 over Booker High School senior quarterback Hunter DeWitt, reflects on the game and looks forward to his final season as a Sailor.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Garrett Russini will play at Stetson University, while Jerrod Leinhauser will head to Florida Institute of Technology.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 17, 2010
Braden River High stars sign letters-of-intent

Pirates pitcher Jerrod Leinhauser and catcher Garrett Russini both signed national letters-of-intent Nov. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 9, 2020
Longboat Harbourettes present 2020 fashion show

The women of Longboat Harbour teamed up with Chico's to bring fashion to the condo association.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 1, 2010
Paddleboarding craze creates major waves in Sarasota

The Sarasota Stand Up Paddleboarding Beach Festival with Ark Paddleboards and Sarasota Paddleboard Co. will be July 17-18.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 1, 2010
Paddleboarding craze creates major waves

The Sarasota Stand Up Paddleboarding Beach Festival with Ark Paddleboards and Sarasota Paddleboard Co. will be July 17-18.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
BBC Key LLC and Ascentia Group will keep the 80-year-old Villa Am Meer house as the project’s clubhouse and community center. File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 25, 2013
Developer proposes $60 million project

Sarasota developer Jay Tallman has plans to build one of the first two new luxury residential condominium projects on Longboat Key since 2007.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Guest Author |
  • June 12, 2019
Letters to the editor Readers sound off on: Epoch, Selby, Orchestra

STOP organizer says group wouldn't object to a specific project.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Brianna Francois Harris. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 1, 2021
Longboat Key Tennis Gardens celebrate Halloween on the courts

Tennis players in costume gathered for mingling and a morning of round robin.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall is searching for a new utilities supervisor.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 13, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall searches for utilities supervisor

Former supervisor Tom Merrell was promoted to Assistant Director of Operations Sept. 29.

  • East County
  • News
Jeffrey Kahane will perform in the festival and host a lecture. Courtesy photo.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 23, 2021
Sarasota Music Festival returns with revised format

The festival runs June 12 - 19.

  • Arts + Culture
After resigning from the state attorney's office earlier this year, Hagen Brody is seeking a spot on the City Commission.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 16, 2016
Attorney enters City Commission race

Hagen Brody, who resigned from his position at the state attorney’s office amid controversy earlier this year, is seeking a spot on the Sarasota City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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