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Rebecca Adams, the CEO of Keller Williams Coastal Living II, finishes a Scripture verse that will go to a child in need of a bed.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 8, 2025
Keller Williams' volunteers work on 'Red Day' to put this problem to bed

Company employees provide labor for the Beds for Kids nonprofit on their annual day of service.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Nya Chambless transmuted childhood loss into her feature film, “My Guardian Angel.”
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 16, 2025
Teen director makes her debut with 'My Guardian Angel'

Booker High student Nya Chambless pays tribute to a childhood friend with her Sarasota Film Festival premiere film.

  • Arts + Culture
Jamie Kahns and Bob Kahns with Bank of America and Tim Estep, the manager for the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, get into the western theme for the alliance's Hob Nob.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 31, 2024
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's Hob Nob BBQ brings community together

Approximately 400 people attend the BBQ at Lakewood Ranch Library.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
First-time author brings psalms to life with poetry, essays
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 11, 2025
First-time author brings psalms to life with poetry, essays

Stephen Huebner said he hopes readers are enlightened by his pithy yet informative reflections on ancient writings.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Andy and Anna Mignery opened The Thrivery in February.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 25, 2025
New cafe brings pure juices, superfoods to Lakewood Ranch

Andy and Anna Mignery share their health journey by providing clean eating choices at The Thrivery in Center Point.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
ODA students Danica Kovacevic, Cecile Visa and Kaitlyn Roman received scholarships for their humanitarian efforts from the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 23, 2025
Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary

Founder John Clarke honored along with the Junior Humanitarian of the Year.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Implementation of moratoriums are crucial to District 5
  • By Robert McCann |
  • February 11, 2025
Implementation of moratoriums are crucial to District 5

Manatee County Commissioner Robert McCann explains his views on moratoriums.

  • East County
  • Opinion
The Sarasota Ballet performs Sir Frederick Ashton's "The Wedding Bouquet" from April 25-26 at the Sarasota Opera House.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 21, 2025
Sarasota Ballet tries to catch Ashton's 'Wedding Bouquet'

Not all the guests are pleased about the nuptials, the dog least of all.

  • Arts + Culture
Longboat Key's Town Commission election on March 19, 1979.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 15, 2025
Unlike recent years, Longboat will have a contested commission race in 2025

The last contested Town Commission race was in 2018, and since then, the island has lacked campaigning and competition for the town's most powerful board.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota High sophomore Braedon Mackay and the Sailors would have had to defeat Venice, the No. 4 team in Florida, twice to advance past the regional playoffs.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • April 10, 2025
The 2025 prep softball and baseball stars of Sarasota

These players have been the best on the diamond this spring.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By State College of Florida Coding Academy |
  • September 8, 2023
Give Your Child a High Tech Advantage

The State College of Florida Coding Academy gives local youth a hightech advantage through pre-college workshops, after-school enrichment programs, youth competitions, and micro-credential classes.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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Manatee County commissioners hold the second of two required public hearings May 8 to request "extraordinary circumstances" from the state to raise impact fees.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 14, 2025
Manatee County collects data it hopes will raise impact fees

Commissioners hope reports can prove the county is experiencing economic extraordinary circumstances.

  • East County
  • News
Avary Shirley
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • February 18, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Avary Shirley

Lakewood Ranch sophomore stepped up to help send Mustangs to states.

  • East County
  • Sports
Some boardwalks around Joan M. Durante Park and Quick Point Nature Preserve remain impassable after hurricanes Helene and Milton.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 9, 2025
Town works to rebalance funds after estimated $7.6M in hurricane expenses

Longboat Key Finance Department staff are working through FEMA claims and managing the town’s budget to complete hurricane-related expenditures that total.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Damascus awes the crowd by lifting himself up after a command from Rebecca McCullough.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 27, 2025
Lipizzan Stallion stalwart finds time to pen a novel in Myakka City

Rebecca McCullough's love of horses in Myakka City isn't fiction. But her "Planet of Equus" is, indeed, fiction.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Derek Robinson beat out Jonathan Leatt by .02 seconds in the 1,600-meter run in the Manatee County Championships on April 10 at Manatee High School.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • April 16, 2025
Lakewood Ranch High runners' rivalry fuels success

Derek Robinson and Jonathan Leatt push each other to faster times.

  • East County
  • Sports
7935 Waterbend Trail was sold for 1.62 million. It has 2,673 square feet of living area including three bedrooms, three baths and a pool.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 22, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for April 7-11 in Lakewood Ranch

A Sapphire Point home on Hidden Oak Loop topped the week's sales at $1.7 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Al Earnst, Don Tersigni and Cliff Hornsby perform at the first Comedy Night fundraiser, part of this year's "Arts in April" on April 17 at the Town Center Green.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 18, 2025
Comedians bring impressions, anecdotes to Longboat Key venue

New this year to Arts in April, a comedy night fundraiser went off on Thursday at the Pavilion.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County will expand its pilot program countywide to give ambulances priority at traffic lights.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 19, 2025
Manatee EMS wants more traffic-clearing technology

A pilot program that turns red lights to green for emergency vehicles has been successful in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
The green line marks the preliminary route of the Circus Trail Extension through Bobby Jones Golf Club and into the county-owned 17th Street Park.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2025
City to provide update on Circus Trail Extension

At the open house, the public can view an update and provide input on the Circus Trail route through Bobby Jones Golf Club to 17th Street Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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