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Bradenton Lynx shortstop Devyn Flaherty, a Riverview grad, smiles while completing a home run trot.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 9, 2020
Sarasota-area college softballers participate in the local Florida Gulf Coast League

The league is the first of its kind for college softball players.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Built in 1998, unit 113 at the Sarabande building has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 4,534 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 10, 2022
Condo in Sarabande sells for $4 million

A Sarabande condo on Palm Avenue tops the week's sales at $4 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Deep Lagoon Seafood & Oyster House has locations in Fort Myers, Naples and Marco Island.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 26, 2022
Deep Lagoon Seafood & Oyster House headed to Lakewood Ranch

Waterside Place has signed a lease with the upscale casual seafood restaurant.

  • East County
  • Business
This phase of the renovation includes the construction of a second cardiac catheterization lab mimicking the existing one shown here. The newly constructed lab will be finished by the end of first quarter of the year.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 22, 2019
Growth Mode

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center nears completion on an ambitious expansion to better serve the community.

  • LWR Life
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 12, 2010
Town prepares for beach project

The town is attempting to permit an emergency beach project that would bring 200,000 cubic yards of sand to the north end this summer and eliminate the need for four breakwaters.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Shoreview amenity center, pool and beach opened for resident use in March. (Randi Donahue)
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • May 23, 2019
Sandy shores come to Lakewood Ranch

Construction within the Waterside community rumbles along, hitting a milestone with the opening of the first residential amenity center – part of the Shoreview neighborhood.

  • LWR Life
Models Patricia Harper, Nancy Morgans (top), Anastasia Tess Magoulas (bottom), Christine Nichols-Brown, coordinator Eloise Eckler, and models Ellen Hunt, Joan Clowser, and Kathleen Link, gather together during dinner.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 27, 2022
Sparkle on the Runway entertains River Strand residents in Bradenton

The fashion show benefits the Manatee County Food Bank.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By The Insider |
  • April 12, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/12 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/12 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
File photo. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan with his wife, Sandy, draw the winning ticket.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 27, 2013
Kids win big at Gourmet Lawn Party

This year's winning ticket was purchased as an anonymous donation for the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Foundation in honor of Bob Gault, who recently won the club's Presidential Zeller Award.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 28, 2009
Update: Key Club pushes project approval

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation and expansion project hearing will continue Nov. 5 and Nov. 6, at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ian Arov, 5, organizes coins into separate areas depending on their value. He tells kindergarten teacher Shonna Brady the value of each coin.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • August 22, 2013
Teachers ease transition for incoming students

When Goldie Feldman Academy's kindergarten teacher Shonna Brady paid a visit to new student Ian Arov, 5, in his Siesta Key home, Ian shook her hand as if he were an adult.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A red tide bloom struck the shores of Sarasota County’s barrier islands in September and didn’t subside until April.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 11, 2017
Red tide questions surface at Siesta gathering

It’s hardly a new phenomenon — in fact, it’s been around for thousands of years — but Siesta Key residents fear red tide blooms are getting worse.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Holly Rolls and Shane Catts own Happy Paddler Kayak Tours & EcoVentures
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 3, 2018
Happy Paddler kicks off race series

The first in a four-race series to bring the kayak community together will take place at 8:30 a.m. on July 7 at The Happy Paddler at Bayfront Park on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
GreyHawk Landing CDD took control of the new pool and amenity center in July. Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • August 28, 2013
Residents wait for GreyHawk Landing's new amenity center

There's been progress on the new pool and amenity center in GreyHawk Landing West, but the lights are still out for public use.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
St. Armands Circle merchants are concerned about parking shortages, particularly during peak season.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 18, 2015
Circle leaders stress urgency on garage

St. Armands Business Improvement District members want the city to hit the gas pedal toward a new parking structure.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The $8.85 million finish tower was not built with public monies.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 6, 2017
SANCA head welcomes scrutiny from Florida legislators

Receipts show previous spending of state monies was approved, checked and reimbursed.

  • East County
  • News
King Charles Troupe
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 7, 2020
Entrepreneur, stellar acts on way to induction in Circus Ring of Fame

St. Armands Circle ceremony for four stars of the circus is set for Jan. 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lexi Albero.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 4, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.04.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.04.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Orange Avenue-Ringling Boulevard is scheduled to stay closed through mid-April, city staff said.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 1, 2018
Businesses, residents await Ringling roundabout

Construction at the Ringling Boulevard-Orange Avenue intersection is expected to continue through mid-April.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 29, 2014
Our View: The word for 2015: Aspire

Each year, you make resolutions. A variation on that is to select a word, one word to live by for the next 12 months.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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