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  • By Candice McElyea |
  • January 19, 2012
New Taylor Morrison Active Lifestyle Community Opens in Lakewood Ranch

New Taylor Morrison Active Lifestyle Community Opens in Lakewood Ranch

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Photo by Matthew Holler
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 10, 2016
Theater review: 'The God of Isaac'

A quest for Jewish identity enters comic territory at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Clarence Arrington is happy to be coaching his Sarasota Military Academy wrestling team after three years at Braden River High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 22, 2018
SMA wrestling team, with four district champs, gets mindset from its coach

Clarence Arrington returned to the program in 2016.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarah Wertheimer — Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 2, 2018
Sarah Wertheimer named new Embracing Our Differences executive director

Wertheimer previously served as associate executive director of the nonprofit for four years.

  • Arts + Culture
On busy days, cars crowd North Shell Road, making it difficult for residents to enter and leave their driveways. (File photo)
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 22, 2014
County plans parking fix for North Shell Road

Sarasota County staff presented plans to improve parts of the Siesta Key street during a meeting with residents Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A Lennar Homes representative, Tony Burdett, traveled from Fort Myers to the Stoneybrook homeowners association meeting Tuesday night to announce that the developer will turn over the community.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 18, 2013
Developer to turn over Stoneybrook HOA

Lennar Homes announced it will turn over the Stoneybrook homeowners association to residents by the end of the year.

  • East County
  • News
Betty J. Johnson. Photo courtesy of Sarasota County.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 2, 2019
North Sarasota Library renamed to honor community advocate

Johnson also helped the county secure a $10,000 grant that funds a mobile library for north Sarasota neighborhoods in 1979.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 22, 2020
Temple Emanu-El families get thankful

The monthly event had a Thanksgiving theme on Nov. 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is creating a planning organization to create a blueprint for redeveloping the land near the Van Wezel.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 20, 2016
Patterson Foundation makes donation to bayfront planning effort

The Patterson Foundation is giving $300,000 to Sarasota Bayfront 20:20, which is embarking on a $2.5 million fundraising campaign to create a new planning organization tasked with steering the future of city-owned land.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By John Ewing |
  • May 23, 2013
The obstacles facing an independent filmmaker: An opportunity for Sarasota?

The obstacles facing an independent filmmaker: An opportunity for Sarasota?

  • Arts + Culture
Joaquin Phoenix in "Her." Photo source: Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 22, 2019
Binge Blog: Matters of the heart

"Her," starring Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson and Amy Adams, and "Leave No Trace," starring Thomasin McKenzie and Ben Foster, are this week's recommendations.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 20, 2018
Sarasota Seafood Festival serves up fish and fun

The festival continues until 6 p.m. Jan. 20 and again from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Coastal Orthopedics' newest facility will be built in the style of Sarasota Modern architecture. (Courtesy of Coastal Orthopedics)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 9, 2020
EYE ON BUSINESS: Coastal Orthopedics plans to expand with Lakewood Ranch headquarters

Coastal Orthopedics to build its largest facility in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Damon Murray and Sam Jackson already both received a pair of scholarship offers this summer.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 1, 2015
Recruiting Trail

Lakewood Ranch High football players Sam Jackson and Damon Murray both have received multiple college offers.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 29, 2018
Boozed but not Confused: The ultimate Whiskey Obsession Festival guide

We’ve got the tips and tricks you need to make the most of your Whiskey Obsession Festival experience.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 13, 2010
District 1 candidate: Lynn Larson

District 1 candidate Lynn Larson believes the Town Commission doesn't make decisions that are based on what its constituents want.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Joel Schleicher |
  • August 21, 2014
My View: County citizens deserve better

Caragiulo and Snyder want to be promoted from the City Commission to the County Commission. Their records don't make the case.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Brian Becker and his sister, Jen, talk with Young Eagle member Mary Lou McFate and pilot Dan Smith after their first Young Eagles flight.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 23, 2012
Taking Flight: EAA Chapter 180's celebrates 60th anniversary

In celebration of its 60th anniversary, EAA Chapter 180 offers free flights to children.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Cheryl Scheid, of the Lakewood Ranch Garden Club, decorates a special Christmas gift for seniors in the Meals on Wheels of Manatee program. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 17, 2017
Club News: A holly jolly celebration

A roundup of Lakewood Ranch club news

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2011
Our View

Thomson takes lead on editorial pages

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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