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County Administrator Jonathan Lewis
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • February 8, 2018
Conversation with Jonathan Lewis

Sarasota’s new county administrator discusses his approach to the never-boring job.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 28, 2016
VIDEO: Unicorp buys Colony rec property for $22 million

The Orlando-based firm with plans to revitalize the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort moves a step closer to its goal, and begins demolition at the iconic property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Katerina Sommers used cracker tags from her mother’s store to make her iconcept jr. dress. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 14, 2017
Trend Setters: iconcept jr. participants put their imagination to the test

Young designers challenged their creative instincts by designing an outfit out of recycled materials for the upcoming iconcept jr. fashion show.

  • Arts + Culture
Alan Romero.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 21, 2017
SMA cross-country junior no longer a 'lone wolf'

He finally has the support of a team, and he's taking charge.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns and Ryan Butler |
  • September 8, 2017
Longboat Key packs up ahead of Hurricane Irma

On Sept. 8, a mandatory evacuation order was implemented for barrier islands in Sarasota County.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Director of the Office of Business and Economic Development Jeff Maulsby presented a review of the county's economic incentive program at Wednesday's county commission meeting.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 22, 2016
County commissioners stand by incentive program

Although the county plans to re-evaluate its policies on awarding economic incentives to private firms, officials believe the program is effective.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gisela Lopez, Myrna Flores and Brittani Barnes discuss each salsa and tried to come to a conclusion.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 11, 2016
Principal's salsa principles rule

B.D. Gullett Elementary staff members compete in homemade salsa competition

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 15, 2016
Bird Key home sells for $4.34 million

The home at 683 Mourning Dove Drive has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,750 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 22, 2016
Study flushes $20 million project from Longboat Key budget

The island’s sole sewage forcemain to Manatee County has at least 20 more years of use, according to a study, but future issues loom in the pipeline.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Shellie Terry |
  • April 4, 2018
Guitarist Jason Vieaux returns to La Musica

The international chamber music festival welcomes back the Grammy Award winner.

  • Arts + Culture
Dave Jaco says he's proud of the heart he displayed in the boxing ring.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 29, 2017
Area Hall of Fame boxer battled the titans

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarah Bikos and Morgan Hackemer.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 27, 2017
Sarasota residents find happiness on roller derby track

The Bradentucky Bombers are a family, they say.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Members of the Lakewood Ranch CERT practice a rescue during training. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 17, 2017
An unCERTan future looms for citizen response group

Emergency response programs may struggle without county's support.

  • East County
  • News
Future Longboat Key Town Manager Tom Harmer and Mayor Terry Gans after Monday's meeting.
  • By John McGuire |
  • July 19, 2017
Signed, sealed, delivered: Longboat Key has a new town manager

Town commissioners OK contract to make Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer the town manager.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
For the next two school years, Manatee County students will start school two weeks earlier than they did this year.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 23, 2015
Manatee County schools push forward start date

An Aug. 10 start date in Manatee County schools has received mixed reviews.

  • East County
  • News
Keven Aland
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 18, 2016
Band of Gypsies: Hot Club of SRQ swings into gypsy-jazz nostalgia

The local band pays homage to the sound pioneered by Django Reinhardt in 1930s France.

  • Arts + Culture
Jennifer Rust, Jennifer Steube and first timer Sydney Gruters. Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • January 27, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 01.28.16

Black Tie & Tales

  • Black Tie
Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray is the director of a department that’s in the middle of a staffing crisis. (Kurt Schultheis)
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 8, 2015
PZ&B scrambles to keep up with permits

With the Longboat Key's building department hitting record-breaking permits numbers this year, the town is searching to find extra staff to keep up with a contractor demand for permits.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • January 19, 2017
Design in nature

A classic Sarasota home defines the Oyster Bay lifestyle.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Guy Eby and Burt Herman met for the first time in Ormond Beach.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • February 16, 2017
Sarasota man meets his hero after 41 years

Burt Herman’s life was spared in the blink of an eye.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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