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The 700,000 square feet of space would be located at the eastern portion of the project site, which is home to The Mall at University Town Center.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 3, 2014
Sarasota board considers mall site expansion

As part of the approval, county staff recommends a stipulation requiring the formation of a private transportation management association.

  • East County
  • News
Rob Robinson and Karl Raffurty pledged that the operations of Raffurty's Bar and Grill wouldn't change if the city approved a new liquor license for the business. Image via city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2020
Plans advance for Main Street bar

The city’s Planning Board was split over a proposal to allow Raffurty’s Bar and Grill to operate with a new liquor license.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Why Can't I Be You?" reinforces the simple life lesson: Be careful what you wish for.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 9, 2016
The Rocker and the Stalker

The Players' 2015 New Play Festival winner comes to life in 'Why Can't I Be You?'

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Darryl Hanna has been charged with two counts of first degree felony murder and one count of first degree felony armed robbery.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 28, 2018
Longboat murder suspect files for incompetence ruling

Expert appointed to examine Hanna and report back to the court by April 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The city has been working since  2014 on a plan to renovate Bobby Jones Golf Club after the course depleted its reserves and began to draw hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in general fund subsidies.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 17, 2020
Final decision looms on future of Bobby Jones

Ahead of a discussion at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin has procured outside recommendations to shrink the golf course to 27 holes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Henry Porter teaches five A's to his congregation: affection, approval, achievement, acceptance and appreciation. He's never felt like he needed to seek acceptance because there was someone who helped keep him in the loop.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 6, 2013
Paying It Forward

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's initiative to mentor becomes the song that never ends.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 31, 2020
Temple Beth Israel shares dinner with friends again

Temple members could pick up Shabbat dinners before the weekly virtual service.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota's Ellie Connours, age 8, is all business during the camp's final day relay race.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 3, 2020
Barrel of laughs ... and work ... at Sarasota rodeo camp

Kids learn advanced rodeo skills at Sarasota camp.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tourism officials say that the influx of new of hotel rooms in development need more tourism promotion.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 2, 2014
Tourism officials call emergency meeting

Visit Sarasota County hosted a meeting yesterday, aimed at rallying opposition to a proposed cap on spending for local tourism promotion.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The entry for the team of Christy McDonald Atkinson and Walter “The Amazing Walter” McDonald.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 16, 2014
MONDAY EVENT MASHUP: Weekend photo events

Siesta Key Crystal Classic; Putts for Mutts; St. Armands Key Lutheran Church pet blessing; and MORE!

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A chainlink fence surrounds the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort to deter trespassers. File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 12, 2014
Colony: No end in sight

How the embattled resort became the subject of even more litigation this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River High graduate Payton Diss spent three years cheering for the Pirates. Now she'll take her talents to Western Kentucky University. Photo by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 18, 2014
Competitive Edge

Braden River High alumna Payton Diss will cheer for Western Kentucky University this fall.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton and Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent volley criticisms about each other's political record.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 6, 2012
Thaxton takes on Dent's transparency

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent took questions from Sarasota Tiger Bay Club members during a luncheon yesterday along with her challenger in the August primary election Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch senior tailback Taryn Laws, who is approaching 1,000 yards on the season, rushed for 100 yards on the night. Photo by Brian Blanco.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 23, 2010
Big plays prove costly for Ranch

Lakewood Ranch fell to Charlotte 36-7 in Class 4A-District 11 action Oct. 22.

  • East County
  • Sports
Bob Rosinsky, right, called MacKenzie Scott's $10 million donation to Goodwill Manasota a gift that will help the nonprofit's services for job seekers in the region. Image courtesy Goodwill Manasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 18, 2020
Local United Way, Goodwill chapters receive $30 million from MacKenzie Scott

United Way Suncoast and Goodwill Manasota have called the philanthropic contributions a transformational gift that will bolster the services they provide.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • February 29, 2020
Goodwill Manasota brings Mardi Gras to Michael's On East

The 15th annual fundraiser was held Feb. 29 at Michael's On East

  • Black Tie
Guy and Melanie Paschal with their dogs. Photo courtesy of the Longboat Key Historical Society  Calusas to Condominiums: A Pictorial History of Longboat Key
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 21, 2017
Melanie Paschal led quiet, vivid life

Paschal, 95, died on June 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
YMCA officials have been working on expanding the existing facility for several years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 15, 2012
Ranch YMCA celebrates grand re-opening weekend

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA has completed renovations to its facility.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • January 8, 2020
Chasen Galleries presenting Peter Max retrospective

120 images provide full-color flashbacks from the '60s to the present

  • Arts + Culture
The Longbeach Chevron station has been vacant since 2007.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 7, 2014
Keller Williams contracts to buy north end gas station

The real estate firm plans to close on the property in January and redevelop the building into an office.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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