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Guests of the job fair had a wide variety of businesses and industries to select.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • April 3, 2019
Higher goals at job fair in Lakewood Ranch

In a modern age full of LinkedIn requests and Indeed job applications, some companies — and job seekers — believe there’s no way to substitute genuine human interaction between employers and job candidates.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 24, 2020
Growth still on the rise in Lakewood Ranch area

Interesting projects flood into Manatee County for permitting.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 16, 2018
Cops Corner: Officer lends a helping hand

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 2, 2018
Voters invited to watch test of election equipment

On March 7, the Supervisor of Elections will test voting and tabulating equipment in advance of the county's elections later this month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High's boys and girls varsity and JV cross country teams all won county titles Oct. 29. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 2, 2011
Lakewood Ranch wins championships

The Lakewood Ranch boys and girls varsity and JV teams were all victorious at the Manatee County Championships Oct. 29 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Longboat Key center for the Arts officially opened on Dec. 2, 1952.
  • By John McGuire |
  • February 16, 2017
Longboat Arts Center will close by summer

Ringling College of Art and Design will sell the property to a private developer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Anabelle Truong said she likes connecting with people through her poems.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • February 28, 2019
Sarasota has a different TYPE of poet

Booker Middle School students will gladly write you a verse . . . on a machine built before they were born.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 24, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 30

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • March 20, 2019
Renee Phinney makes custom accessories for Red Ribbon Gala

Keith and Linda Monda donate colorful gifts, Billy Porter steals French fries from Hermione Gilpin and more tidbits this week.

  • Black Tie
Florida Rep. Greg Steube will discuss state-level quarrels and other topics at the alliance luncheon.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 19, 2015
LWRBA hosts luncheon, discussions with Greg Steube and Bob Gause

Florida Representative Greg Stuebe and Manatee County School Board Chairman Bob Gause will host discussions at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's May Luncheon, May 20, at the Polo Grill and Bar's Fete Ballroom

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo Roger Pettingell began his career with in 1983, with Arvida Corp. His sales volume for his career totals more than $1 billion.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 22, 2014
Pettingell ranks No. 1 for 2013 sales volume

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Roger Pettingell had the highest sales volume on the Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service for the second consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Manatee Bearcats won their fourth tournament of the spring May 19-20.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 29, 2012
Manatee Bearcats win state championship

The Manatee Bearcats 10U travel baseball team won its fourth tournament of the spring, capturing the Nations Baseball State Championship Tournament May 19-20 at Braden River Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
Residents in Braden Woods have formed a group called Keep Woods Inc. to oppose development of the site. The group also hopes to raise money to purchase the 33-acre property for conservation.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 19, 2016
Project hits road block

Extension of Clubhouse Drive may be key issue in Myara development's approval.

  • East County
  • News
Allison Imre, the owner of Grapevine Communications, enjoys her role as a celebrity bartender as she serves Venice's Lynn Massaroni during "Bartending for a Cause" at the Polo Grill & Bar in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 10, 2018
Important tips lead to a good cause in Lakewood Ranch

Guest bartenders at Polo Grill & Bar advise community to support The Food Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Music Director Anu Tali, who has been with the orchestra since 2013, will leave at the end of this season. Courtesy photo
  • By Edward Alley |
  • February 25, 2019
Anu Tali sends loving message with Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks 6

'To Sarasota With Love' showed the artistic strides this orchestra has made since Tali took over as music director in 2013.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Submerged vegetation in lakes at Braden River Nature Park have reached the surface of the water, after water levels receded. Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 7, 2013
Contractors battle heavy rainfall impact

Contractors are working to eliminate unsightly algae and submerged vegetation in Lakewood Ranch, after heavy rainfalls last month.

  • East County
  • News
One person died on scene. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 20, 2017
One killed, two injured in vehicle crash

A driver pulled into the path of a speeding vehicle Monday night.

  • East County
  • News
Dick Vitale with his All-Courageous team. Photo by Niki Kottmann.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 15, 2019
Dick Vitale Gala continues 'awesome' streak

Dick Vitale Gala continues 'awesome' streak raising money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research.

  • East County
  • Sports
Eric Gilde and Leah Greene have a moment in "The Nether," but when nothing and no one are what they seem, it's hard to know what's really happening in the moment.  (Photos by Matthew Holler)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 18, 2020
'The Nether' is an awfully good play about an awful, bad place

In Jennifer Haley's dark sci-fi drama, escapism is worse than reality

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Alexander enjoys helping make buckeyes, peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate, though he oddly enough doesn’t eat them when they’re done.
  • By Columnist . |
  • May 21, 2020
The Jolly Rancher: Happy Making Pies

Ranch Dad gives us insight into his passion for making pies with his son and his dream of owning a pie shop in retirement.

  • LWR Life
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