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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 17, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Manatee County Commission approves lower permit fees; Soccer tournament scores big for Lakewood economy; New University Park eye center offers retina care

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 9, 2011
Two triathlons compete for Key

A new triathlon could bring 1,000 athletes through Longboat Key. But the Revolution3 Triathlon could conflict with the Longboat Key Triathlon.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brooks Larson.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 23, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 03.23.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 03.23.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 28, 2018
Plymouth Harbor residents march

A group of eleven residents took the Plymouth Harbor to participate in Sarasota's March for Our Lives on Mach 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 6, 2015
Referendum to go postal in May

Voters will decide in a special election whether to give the stamp of approval to tourism on the Islandside property, most likely via mail.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 17, 2012
Partnership, Klauber awarded $20 million

The Colony Association is expected to appeal a pending order that could keep the Colony case in litigation for up to two more years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 21, 2010
Unconditional Surrender inspires donation policy

The commission will vote today on a new policy written in direct response to the controversial sculpture's donation to the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tropical Storm Debby further damaged the asphalt on the private road near Beach Access 3 on Siesta Key.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 12, 2012
Siesta Key road sinks further

The private street skirting Beach Access 3 on Siesta Key gained more craters from recent flooding. But there's little anyone can do to slow it from slumping into the surf.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Aaron Harshman and Alex Vehling, both juniors at Lakewood Ranch High, do a little dancing when they aren't playing their trombones at Wawa's opening.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 11, 2015
SIDE OF RANCH: JAY HEATER

Don't be a meatball, try Festa Italiana

  • East County
  • News
"I could have used it as an excuse to take a self-destructive path and to have a chip on my shoulder, but I made the decision to be different. I wanted to make a change," Cedric Hameed says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 10, 2013
Waxing poetic: Cedric Hameed

Poetry changed Cedric Hameed's life - now he's paying it forward.

  • Arts + Culture
"Tony in White"
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 27, 2013
Ringling Museum hosts new photo op: 'Herb Ritts: L.A. Style'

Exhibit offers a sophisticated look into the '80s and '90s.

  • Arts + Culture
David Skaggs recently completed this 6-foot-long gator with shells he found on Siesta Key Beach. He looked for specific shapes of palm fronds for six months before finding the perfect pieces to use.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 23, 2016
Frond of mine for Palm Aire artist

Palm frond art signals a triumph for Sarasota artist after his heart attack.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • February 8, 2021
John H. Maxheim

John passed away peacefully at home in Longboat Key, Florida early on December 22nd after a long battle with cancer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Enjoy this week'  s edition of Cops Corner.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 19, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 1.19.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
In Greenville, Norman Gollub led an effort to move a loading zone and widen the sidewalk enabled restaurants to expand.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 11, 2012
Sarasota names downtown economic steward

At a previous post in Greenville, S.C., Norman Gollub spent six years working to reduce commercial vacancies and bring in private developments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alan Jackson wrestled in the 135-pound weight class at the Mustang Duals Tournament Jan. 8.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 12, 2011
Ranch grapplers host first school tourney

The Lakewood Ranch High wrestling team finished second at the first Mustang Duals Tournament Jan 8.

  • East County
  • Sports
BubbaQue's wings are one of its barbecue items. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 23, 2019
BubbaQue's BBQ comes to Lakewood Ranch area

BubbaQue's barbecue restaurant to open in Manatee County in August.

  • East County
  • News
A tense debate between District 1 Commissioner Willie Shaw and the rest of the commissioners ensued when the commission began to discuss the goals for the city over the next two years.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 15, 2011
North Sarasota crime top priority

Sarasota city commissioners will work toward reducing the crime and number of homicides in North Sarasota by enlisting the help of a criminologist who has reduced crime in cities nationwide.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Michael Saunders & Co.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • February 10, 2015
3 Things: Better Than Ever

Sarasota may be experiencing a building boom, but its heart and soul remains its older homes in well-established neighborhoods.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The Charter Review Committee will meet for the last time time on Friday, June 16.
  • By John McGuire |
  • June 15, 2017
Final Longboat Key Charter Review meeting will be held on Friday

The group began its work in April.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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