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Alex Miller is CEO of Mercedes Medical, a medical supply company with headquarters near the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 24, 2017
Freshman Rep. Miller announces Sept. 1 resignation; special election planned

Buchanan says he'll run in special election to fill seat.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino announces the end of Operation Fresh Start, as Capt. Corinne Stannish looks on.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 15, 2016
Sarasota police arrest 35 alleged drug dealers

The Sarasota Police Department this month concluded Operation Fresh Start, which resulted in the arrest of felons with more than 300 previous convictions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Toni McCarty and Larry Kinsey
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • January 31, 2019
All Faiths appreciates its volunteers

All Faiths Food Bank hosts their annual volunteer appreciation awards.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Senior Cal Davidson Turner holds four Cardinal Mooney school records for cross-country and track. File photos
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 7, 2015
Running man

Cardinal Mooney’s Cal Davidson Turner closed out his high school career with a pair of medals at the Class 1A Track and Field Championships. May 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Kaleb Fields.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 11, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Kaleb Fields

The Sarasota High basketball senior talks Flagler College and scoring 46 points in a game.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 20, 2020
Longboat Key Tennis Center men's 50s team wins season championship

In the Suncoast League, the team won its second consecutive championship.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County is responsible for right of way maintenance; however, some property owners prefer to manage the areas themselves.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 9, 2015
County to get update on mowing program

Sarasota County is maintaining fewer rights of way than it owns and pays more for the service than several other surrounding counties.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jake Krug, 16, won an ITF event in El Salvador. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 3, 2019
Lakewood Ranch youth tennis player wins ITF tournament in El Salvador

His sister was the runner-up in the girls division.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sydney Jaco and Wynna Jaco stand together on Braden River volleyball Senior Night. There has always been a Jaco on the Pirates volleyball team.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 18, 2017
Pirates volleyball family takes final voyage

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Leslie Glass, founder of Reach Out Recovery, and David Denicoff
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 1, 2019
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers honors local service organizations at luncheon

The Celebration of Service Luncheon was held May 1 at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
The commission also will approve $41,000 in funding for the Manatee portion of the island's trolley route.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 3, 2011
Commission makes beach decision tonight

The Town Commission must approve March 15 ballot questions for its island-wide beach project tonight.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Zara Barrie |
  • February 5, 2014
Factory Girl: Entitled Queens

Factory Girl: Entitled Queens

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File photo The town's traditional approach to beach nourishment involves using a Hopper dredge for sand placement.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 29, 2014
Consultant outlines beach options

Olsen Associates Inc. outlined five scenarios for the town's beach plan that range from $16 million to $39 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Members of the Inter-District Authority Board vote on their 2015-2016 budget.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 22, 2015
IDA holds costs down

The budget adoption paves the way for Lakewood Ranch CDD budget adoptions next month.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Ballet in Ricardo Graziano's "En Las Calles de Murcia." Photo courtesy of Frank Atura
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • October 28, 2019
'Graziano, Retrospective': A successful season opener and choreography tribute

The production celebrated Ricardo Graziano's 10 years at the Sarasota Ballet with three of his works.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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The School Board of Manatee County will discuss the contract of Cynthia Saunders, the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County, during a special meeting Dec. 17. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 8, 2020
School Board of Manatee County to host meeting on superintendent's contract

The School Board of Manatee County voted 3-2 to schedule a special meeting to discuss the superintendent's contract Dec. 17.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 18, 2010
Film Review: 'Eat Pray Love'

I was pleasantly surprised that the big screen adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-seller, "Eat Pray Love," was chock-full of little gems.

  • Arts + Culture
The famous Act IV quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto." Photo by Rod Millington.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 14, 2015
Veni, Verdi, Vici: The Sarasota Opera conquers the Verdi Cycle

This month, the Sarasota Opera kicks off the final season of its Verdi Cycle, a project nearly 30 years in the making — and something that’s never been done in the history of opera.

  • Arts + Culture
The Lakewood Ranch girls lacrosse team huddles prior to its first-ever game.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 28, 2018
Mustangs stick to their lacrosse goals

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Pat Neal and his wife, Charlene Neal, donated $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County'  s "Invest in Kids" drive, which is led by Chairman Caleb Grimes.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 22, 2017
Lakewood Ranch builder makes investment in kids

Pat and Charlene Neal give $1 million toward new Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County facility.

  • East County
  • News
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