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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 11, 2018
Cops Corner: Lottery "winner" comes up empty

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 8, 2009
Vision plan can be reviewed

Town attorney David Persson believes commissioners can discuss the town's vision plan as long as it steers clear of any Key Club Islandside project discussion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 4, 2017
They look good, while you suffer from the results

Legislature wants to ask voters to raise homestead exemption

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Ryelee Lococo dressed as the statue of liberty to signal to passengers that they had arrived at Ellis Island.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 21, 2016
Phillippi Shores reenacts Ellis Island arrivals

Phillippi Shores Elementary students research heritage back to immigrant roots.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Sarasota's Big Pass has never been dredged.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 4, 2014
SKVA: 'No hole in our shoal'

The Siesta Key Village Association has joined the growing list of Siesta groups formally opposing a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to mine the Big Pass shoal for Lido Beach sand.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Lenora Galeziowski, a junior at Braden River High School, performs a small solo with the school's wind ensemble. She'll perform a solo with the Sarasota Orchestra at a concert Feb. 29.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 19, 2020
A musical dream come true in Sarasota

Sarasota Orchestra will allow East County student to perform a solo with it.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch freshman A’Shawn Angel ran for a 50-yard touchdown in the third quarter to give the Mustangs a 14-7 lead.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 5, 2012
Lakewood Ranch High bests Braden River for third straight time

The Lakewood Ranch High football team defeated 21-7 its rival Braden River for the third straight time in its season opener.

  • East County
  • Sports
Longboat Key Education Center. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 7, 2020
Longboat Key Education Center ramps up winter term

A wide array of classes will be available to members and non-members alike.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota's River and Alex Ross play with hockey sticks at the Watch Party last year.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • April 4, 2018
Watch Party warm-up at Main Street in Lakewood Ranch

Youth ball hockey tournament debuts before Lighting Watch Party.

  • East County
  • News
Benderson Development has decorated its shopping plazas in the University Parkway corridor with millions of Christmas lights.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 29, 2017
Benderson Development lights up 300 acres of UTC

Developer has plans to expand and further develop its holiday light display along Cattlemen, University Parkway.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 16, 2016
Sarasota Ballet presents 'Balanchine, Ashton and Tudor'

Sarasota Ballet keeps the laughs coming with Antony Tudor's satirical 'Gala Performance.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • June 7, 2018
What driverless cars might mean for Sarasota

Driverless cars can help in Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Joe Gruters has traveled more than 5,000 miles during his campaign for chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 6, 2011
7 in 11: Joe Gruters

Joe Gruters has spent the last few months traveling Florida, pursuing his dream of leading the state's Republican Party.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 21, 2014
Students explore career options

Lakewood Ranch High School hosted a career fair today.

  • East County
  • News
Ashley Guttridge and Eduardo Anaya at Coterie Market in New York City.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • March 18, 2014
Hot Flash: Fresh Salon Spa Style buys for Fall #FollowtheBuyer

This might come as a shock to those of you who are still trying to figure out what styles you like for spring, but the buying for fall has begun. Buyers headed to New York the week after Fashion Week to get a hold of the best styles for their stores.

  • Arts + Culture
Manatee's application includes funding for technology labs at elementary schools, as well as an addition to Manatee Technical Institute, called the Technology Zone, among other provisions.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 27, 2012
District named grant finalist

The Manatee County School District is in the running for a $28.7 million grant.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota County had 929,000 visitors in 2014, which was 5.2% higher than the previous year.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 16, 2014
Visit Sarasota County predicts positive tourism season

The tourism organization reviewed last year's tourism data and predicts the county will get even more visitors in the 2015 season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Military Academy freshman Eliot Bergbauer plays forward for the Tampa 2001 Hockey Club.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 12, 2016
Powerful play sparks forward

Sarasota Military Academy freshman has aspirations of playing in the NHL.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Observer Media Group's Alex Mahadevan and Leslie Gnaegy modeling in the iconcept fashion show.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • March 31, 2014
Black Tie Untied

Untie the weekend with Black Tie Untied, featuring Wine Walk to Ca d'Zan, iconcept6 and Firefly Gala.

  • Arts + Culture
Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder says his only other alternative in the immediate future is to fill up the plaza with tenants before season.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 9, 2015
Survey says: No hotel for Whitney

Longboat Key's Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder knows the plaza can’t sustain itself on the leases it has now. An investigation into a 100-room boutique hotel doesn't offer hope for the site.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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