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Columbia University professor Joaquim Goes listens as Out-of-Door Academy junior Reece Whatmore explains her work on creating oyster housing units.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 6, 2019
For ODA students, the world is their oyster

Columbia University professor and Out-of-Door Academy students find the world is their oyster

  • East County
  • News
Taika Waititi and Roman Griffin Davis
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 11, 2019
'Jojo Rabbit' is a permissible dark comedy

Taika Waititi nails it as director, producer and featured actor

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch Rabbi Mendy Bukiet and wife, Chanie Bukiet, are pleased to name the mikvah in honor of Mendy Bukiet's late grandmother, Esther Bukiet.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 4, 2019
Manatee County's first mikvah opens

Manatee County's first mikvah built by Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch resident Melissa Howard announced Tuesday she is pulling out of Florida's District 73 race.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • August 14, 2018
Lakewood Ranch candidate pulls out of race for District 73 seat

Lakewood Ranch resident Melissa Howard pulled out of the District 73 race on Tuesday.

  • East County
  • News
Mona Jain is one of the three new schools being built that is putting a drain on the budget.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • August 22, 2018
Manatee schools budget up for approval

Surprise drop in student enrollment causes adjustment.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 22, 2018
Choral Artists of Sarasota announces its 2018-2019 season

Choral Artists of Sarasota launches its 40th season, “Celebration,” which is made up of six unique concerts featuring several collaborations.

  • Arts + Culture
Even Hotels housekeeper  Vicki Jimenez prepares a room for the next guest.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 12, 2018
Hotels check in to growth in Manatee

More hotels scheduled to open in East County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 29, 2018
2018: Top 10 real estate transactions

East County residents get more than a million for plenty of homes.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 31, 2019
Why capitalism is better than socialism

Start with these quotes.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Jim Brown plans to meet with representatives of the Sarasota Ballet and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall this month.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 6, 2019
Brown plans to look into details of black box theater

Ringling says it makes sense to remove black box theater

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in "Come Sunday." Photo courtesy Netflix
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 22, 2018
'Come Sunday' tells a powerful and loving story that challenges viewers' beliefs

The Joshua Marston-directed Netflix film "Come Sunday" sends the message that religion does not have to condone sin.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 10, 2018
Thief has a green thumb

Cops corner, east county lakewood ranch crime reports for week of June 14

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 11, 2019
'The Souvenir' is an emotional roller-coaster ride of a commentary on addiction

This logic-defying film, "The Souvenir," is interesting yet doesn't take the time to dive into the characters' backstories.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
This map shows the area that makes up the Northeast Quadrant. File map.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 12, 2019
Lakewood Ranch mix and match

Entitlement change means northeast quadrant will be developed similarly to the rest of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • June 17, 2019
Robert Senie Biller

Robert Biller, known as Bobby or Big Bob to family and friends, died Sunday June 16 at the Inn of Sarasota Bay Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • June 25, 2019
Freedom Fest returns to Longboat for its 17th year

The parade begins at 9 a.m.July 4 on Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bowden says he aims to continue supporting students from Emma Elementary as they transition to Booker Middle School
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • July 17, 2019
District prepares plan for D-rated school

Emma E. Booker fell among the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools in the state of Florida for 2019.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lieutenant Brandon Desch shows off the Longboat Fire Department's night vision monocular. Photos by Sten Spinella.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 7, 2019
New equipment improves vision for Longboat Key Fire Department

Even in the night, firefighters can see as clear as day.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
From left, Wendy Orlando with The Mark Wandall Foundation, Dan Sidler and Erik Hanson with the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance and Alicia Chalmers with Manatee Community Foundation talk before an event to educate nonprofits.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 4, 2019
Nonprofits learn expansion techniques

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance helps nonprofits struggling to find volunteers

  • East County
  • News
Photo courtesy Asian Movie Pulse
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 8, 2018
'Shoplifters' teaches an important lesson about what we do for our loved ones

Director-writer Hirokazu Kore-eda transports audiences to a non-judgmental place in this tale of crime, family and love in the film "Shoplifters."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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