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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 25, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: In through the window

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Anthony Liakakos, the general manager at Oak & Stone, shows off the iPourIt beer system.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 10, 2017
Sarasota's Oak & Stone adds brunch to menu

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
A three-dimensional model of the master plan — including the five-story garage with rooftop restaurant — sat in City Hall as the commission heard arguments for and against the Selby Gardens proposal.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2019
City Commission begins review of Selby Gardens plan

A public hearing on the gardens’ master plan proposal packed the chambers past capacity — and will require at least one more meeting to resolve.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 30, 2018
Population fuels spending

Florida's growth is good news.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates President and CEO Stephen Rodriguez and USRowing CEO Patrick McNerney are excited to bring USRowing's Olympic Trials in 2020 and other events to Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 12, 2019
SANCA's pull increases in Sarasota

USRowing National Championships showcase SANCA's ability to attract major events to Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
VPA director Rebecca Abrahamson and VPA Theatre Chairman Scott Keys stand about where the lobby will be expanded to.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 8, 2019
Booker VPA to see $4 million renovation

School officials hope investment into the theater facility will shine a brighter light on student artists.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The tee areas were horrible in 2015 before Jon Whittemore and Kevin Paschall took over.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 26, 2018
Shot at greener Legacy in Lakewood Ranch

Legacy Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch completes $950,000 improvement project.

  • East County
  • News
Terry Gans, 71, has served on the town commission for six years.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 21, 2018
Longboat Mayor bids town commission farewell

Terry Gans, who has volunteered for the town commission since 2012, will leave the commission after serving for one year as Mayor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dr. Matthew Nessetti,  Dr. Doris Ramirez Nessetti, Longboat Key resident Dr. Irwin “Irv” Becker and Anne Marie Dozier worked at the AllCare Medical Center on Longboat Key. File photo.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 15, 2018
AllCare Medical Center closing Longboat practice

The practice, which opened in March 2016, will close by the end of the month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Twelve-year-old Ryan Sforzo has been playing attack and midfield for the Monsters Lacrosse Academy for the past six years.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 22, 2016
On the road to excellence

Out-of-Door Academy student splits his time between travel lacrosse and baseball.

  • East County
  • Sports
Willis Smith Vice President Kim French and Project Manager David Otterness were all smiles as they talked about their new project at the South Florida Museum. They are standing in front of a photo of a previous project at The Ringling.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 21, 2016
Willis Smith's impact on community still under construction

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 27, 2016
SARTQ's new exhibition explores the big impact of smaller works

The arts collective teams up with [blank] slate gallery to prove bigger isn’t always better.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
From the weathered signage to the nearly-empty interior, the former GWIZ property is suffering from a lack of maintenance.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 4, 2016
City researches potential demolition of GWIZ building

With maintenance costs mounting, will the city repair or get rid of an iconic bayfront property?

  • Sarasota
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 20, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Sept. 21

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 29, 2018
School security improvements come at a cost

The district must pay the full cost of school resource officers moving forward, and even with extra state funding must make some cuts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The east wing of the jail has inmates locked behind bars, representing an older ideology of how to punish crime.
  • By Cassidy Alexander & Anna Brugmann |
  • October 26, 2017
Sheriff seeks decision on the future of the jail

With his jail population nearing its practical ceiling, Sheriff Tom Knight says an ideological question must first be answered before deciding how to proceed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Christina Fraser, events manager at The Ringling, drew her inspiration for her MASHterpieces art from a dream.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 17, 2017
Collaborative art exhibition MASHterpieces returns to Sarasota

New format, same mission. MASHterpieces returns, blending art, creativity and recycling.

  • Arts + Culture
Frank Domingo of Santec, FDOT'    s consulting company, explains how the study of barrier island traffic will work.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 24, 2017
Green for go: Longboat looks forward to barrier islands traffic study

FDOT's study of barrier island traffic and what to do about it is underway. Results are expected in late 2018.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
County Administrator Tom Harmer plans to officially resign in December.
  • By John McGuire |
  • July 17, 2017
Longboat Key votes 6-1 to hire Harmer as manager

The county commission will decide a formal hiring process when they return from recess, but it could be as simple as voting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Residents told Town Manager Dave Bullock at any event he was at this season that they are sick and tired of the seasonal traffic gridlock that forces many of them to stay home.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 1, 2015
Traffic issues open drawbridge review

Relief could come to Longboat Key drivers fuming over frequent drawbridge openings. But don't expect life in the fast lane for next season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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