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  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • April 23, 2014
Much ado about makeup: Spring cleaning

Much ado about makeup: Spring cleaning

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A portion of U.S. 41 in downtown Sarasota will close for the bayfront fireworks display.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 30, 2016
Street closures planned for Fourth of July festivities

Throughout the city of Sarasota, the celebration of Independence Day will come with a series of closures.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 6, 2012
Planning Commission to consider development

The Manatee County Planning Commission will meet at 9 a.m. March 8.

  • East County
  • News
Owners of Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary Alan and Sheree Napier will stand trial at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 26.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 5, 2015
Animal abuse case heads to court Jan. 26

Alan and Sheree Napier will stand trial at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 26, at the Manatee County Courthouse.

  • East County
  • News
Hurricane Elena caused extensive seawall damage during Labor Day weekend in 1985.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 25, 2011
Center of the storm

As a barrier island, Longboat Key is vulnerable to hurricanes, but historically the island has avoided major storm damage.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 3, 2021
Iconic 1950s ZigZag House for sale in Lido Shores

Acclaimed ZigZag house is an authentic example of the style known as the Sarasota School of Architecture.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dakin Dairy Farms owner Jerry Dakin said he does not want to waste the milk his 2,200 cows are producing.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 22, 2020
Dakin Dairy in Myakka City seeks funding so it can donate its excess milk to those in need

Myakka City dairy seems bottling funds that would allow it to donate surplus milk.

  • East County
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock and Longboat Key Mayor Jack Duncan have worked for the past two months to gain support for the regional traffic analysis among neighboring counties and municipalities.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 28, 2015
MPO requests FDOT traffic study

The Florida Department of Transportation will conduct a comprehensive analysis of all of the traffic points that affect traffic from the barrier islands to the mainland.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 5, 2014
Player of the Year

Eight-year-old Alana Kutt recently made The Tabernacle Christian School middle school golf team as a second grader.

  • East County
  • Sports
Veteran Thomas Cronshaw flips through photographs he took while serving in Somalia in the early 1990s.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 9, 2016
Veteran offers snapshot of service

Veteran turns military training into lifelong career.

  • East County
  • News
Delphi Borich and Jenny Vallancourt perform in Asolo Rep’s production of "Gloria." Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 11, 2018
Asolo Rep explores the fall of print, civility and civilization in 'Gloria'

Asolo Repertory Theatre offers both some of the best theater we've seen in a long time and a completely unsatisfying ending.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Andy Maass read "“The Roosevelt Family of Sagamore Hill" in eighth grade and has collected Roosevelt items ever since.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 28, 2018
A collection fit for a president: Andy Maass' Theodore Roosevelt collection spans decades

Maass' fascination with the 26th president began after he wrote a book report on “The Roosevelt Family of Sagamore Hill.”

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Braden River and Lakewood Ranch High Schools both received an “A” for the second year in a row.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 18, 2013
East County high schools get 'A' grades

Braden River and Lakewood Ranch High Schools earned 'A' grades from the state in the 2013 High School Accountability Grades released today by the Florida Department of Education.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 28, 2010
Plaza construction progresses

Walmart Stores Inc.'s newest East County location at Interstate 75 and State Road 70 is just one component of a much larger project.

  • East County
  • News
John Redgrave with his daughter-in-law, Joyce, and son, Tim, at an All Angels by the Sea brunch in 2011.
  • By B.J. Webb Bishop |
  • September 28, 2016
Redgrave: A true gentleman

Former Longboat Key Mayor John Redgrave's impact stretched beyond the dais.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Key​Proposed additional retail and office spacePreviously approved hotel, office and residential space (includes potential movie theater site)Formerly residential plans modified to include more conservation area
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 13, 2015
‘Critical Juncture’

Timing is proving a key component both for Benderson Development and Sarasota County.

  • East County
  • News
New housing stock increased by 10.9% between 2010 and 2020 in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metro area. Over that same decade, population grew by 18.2%. (File photo)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 29, 2022
Sarasota region housing stock grew 10.9% from 2010 to 2020

Far outpaced by population growth, new housing stock in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area grew more than the national average in the decade between the 2008 recession and COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • News
DVA Arena originally envisioned a hockey arena, construction of which began in 2005, on the site. It was demolished in 2009 by Schroeder-Manatee Ranch and now is vacant land. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 20, 2020
No longer on ice in Lakewood Ranch

After years of uncertainty, former hockey arena site headed for development in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Harvey Vengroff is planning five six-story buildings with units renting at $600 per month. Courtesy rendering
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 4, 2015
Developer shrinks size of affordable housing project

City staff vetted entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff’s pared-down plans for a 400-unit apartment complex Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The current Osprey fishing pier was built in 1973.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • January 23, 2014
Osprey fishing pier reconstruction back on track

After a drawn-out permitting process, a county project to rebuild the historic Osprey fishing pier on Little Sarasota Bay has moved into the design phase.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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