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Footage from a body camera shows a Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputy responding to a scene in the Lakewood Ranch area. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 23, 2020
Manatee deputies to get body cameras

Manatee County Sheriff's Office to purchase body cameras for deputies.

  • East County
  • News
Chris Kempton is ODA's new head football coach. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 11, 2018
ODA football expects "seamless" transition between head coaches

The Out-of-Door Academy football program expects "seamless" transition between old head coach Ken Sommers and new head coach Chris Kempton, who previously was the head coach of Bates College and Maine's Winthrop High.

  • East County
  • Sports
East County's Dan and Rebecca Powers are excited to perpetuate the memory of their late son, Matthew Powers, with a new scholarship focused on children who participate in the band program at Lakewood Ranch High School.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 15, 2020
Scholarship to honor student who died in accident

New scholarship in Manatee County honors legacy of band student Matthew Powers.

  • East County
  • News
Marcelo Gomes and Victoria Hulland in Sir Frederick Ashton'        s "The Two Pigeons." Photo Credit Frank Atura
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • March 13, 2017
‘A Tribute to Ashton’ is a shining moment for ballet

Sir Frederick Ashton’s ‘Scènes de ballet’ and ‘The Two Pigeons’ showcased Sarasota Ballet’s artistry.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jennifer McPheeters |
  • March 18, 2015
Book Review: ‘The Girl on the Train’

‘The Girl on the Train’ brings fiction to life.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Gloria Musicae will team up with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe for a gospel remake of the holiday classic, Handel's "Messiah." Photo by Barbara Banks.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 7, 2016
Modern ‘Messiah:’ Too Hot to Handel re-imagines a holiday classic

In a gospel re-imagining, Gloria Musicae and WBTT team up to turn Handel’s ‘Messiah’ into a jazz-infused surprise for the holidays.

  • Arts + Culture
Nancy Rozance, right, accepts the president's gavel from Susan McGuire.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 26, 2019
In conversation with Nancy Rozance

The President of the Rotary Club of Longboat Key talks goals and what drew her to the organization.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dale Orlando and her dog, Shadow, are excited about the ability to let dogs run off-leash in a neighborhood park.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 30, 2018
Resident lauded for dogged efforts to build pet park

When the city opens a dog park in Gillespie Park next month, Dale Orlando will get special recognition.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Planning, Zoning and Building Director Allen Parsons explains zoning changes.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • January 13, 2019
Longboat gives initial OK to new set of building rules

A registry of nonconforming properties becomes law.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Florida Boat Tours owner Denise Kleiner and employee Brandon Palazzo are eager to share their love of nature with the community at the new Jiggs Landing Outpost.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 30, 2019
Fishing for new business at Manatee County preserve

Florida Boat Tours takes over the concession at Jiggs Landing.

  • East County
  • News
Superintendent Diana Greene left after serving two years on her four-year contract. John Colon, left, hopes to find a new superintendent who has innovative financial ideas.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • May 30, 2018
Search for next Manatee superintendent could have local focus

School board members will covet candidates who appear to be long-term leaders.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • November 23, 2018
SPARCC shelter's pet kennel gets some help from volunteers

Lowe's stores help freshen up facility.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Hayley Rio, the current Principal of Braden River Elementary, will take over as the first principal of Barbara A. Harvey Elementary in the next academic year,
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • May 15, 2019
Braden River Elementary's 'Amazing' principal to begin new role at Barbara Harvey

Braden River Elementary Principal Hayley Rio once was the kind of little girl who would line up her stuffed animals to play “school,” giving them math quizzes.

  • East County
  • Schools
When the memorial is complete 67 reef balls  will be placed in the water off Big Pass.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 28, 2019
Sarasota's Eternal Reefs honors lost submariners

The company will place 67 reef balls nine miles off Big Pass in memory of lost submarine crew members.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Planning Director Steve Cover is part of the city team that will be responsible for reviewing an updated draft of the form-based zoning code.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 27, 2018
Revised form-based code coming soon

City staff will review and process the document without the input of its author, who is leaving her position this week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioner Jim Brown leading efforts to fund Arts, Culture and Education Center
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 20, 2019
Brown: Longboat theater talk is encouraging

Commissioner works to find new strategies to raising $18 million privately for art center project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • March 14, 2019
Kudos to Sarasota County for criminal justice innovations

Strategies to hold the line on jail population are working.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Resort at Longboat Key Club General Manager Jeff Mayers cuts the ribbon on the pickleball courts.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 26, 2019
Resort at Longboat Key Club serves up new pickleball courts

The tennis courts near Portofino were converted into four pickleball courts following an increased interest in the game.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sinning Sirens
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 6, 2016
Siren Song: Meet Sarasota's new burlesque troupe

Sarasota’s newest burlesque troupe is luring audiences with its seductive artistry.

  • Arts + Culture
Pictured is the great room of one of the penthouse offerings. Penthouses will be up to 3,326 square feet. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 26, 2016
Developers ready to launch Lakewood Ranch project

Lakeshore condo project back on track after reworked architectural plan.

  • East County
  • News
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