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  • By David Conway |
  • August 15, 2013
Pension liabilities: the elephant in the city

Sarasota's unfunded pension obligations are widely acknowledged as a serious issue that needs to be addressed - so why isn't more being done?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • August 29, 2013
Roundabout details gain momentum

After more than a decade of advocating for a multimodal corridor, punctuated by roundabouts, on U.S. 41, Rod Warner's vision is close to being realized.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Competitors race toward the finish line in August as USRowing hosted its 2013 Masters National Championships at Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 4, 2013
Benderson Park to host rowers

Rowing's governing body chose Nathan Benderson Park to host the 2017 World Rowing Championships, which would be the largest international event in East County's history.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • October 31, 2013
City struggles with Sunshine Law

City Manager Tom Barwin has been criticized for Sarasota's recent history of potential Sunshine Law violations, but he promises a new mindset from the city in the future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Wooden gates from John Ringling Towers add a colorful note of local history.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 13, 2013
Home of the Month: Where Style Meets History

One of Sarasota's first model homes retains its star power after almost 90 years.

  • Arts + Culture
Unit PH-C at 4822 Ocean Blvd. has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,877 square feet of living area. It sold for $950,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 14, 2013
Condominium in Siesta Towers sells for $950,000

Becca Properties LLC sold the Unit PH-C condominium at 4822 Ocean Blvd. to Michael and Dianne Morey, of Sarasota, for $950,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
This home at 361 S. Blvd. of the Presidents has six bedrooms, six baths, two half-baths, a pool and 6,462 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,325,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 20, 2013
John Ringling Estates home sells for $3,325,000

Robert and Lisa Morris, of Sarasota, sold their home at 361 S. Blvd. of the Presidents to Joseph and Barbara Cincotta, of Dover, Mass., for $3,325,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Mark Troy, Patricia Woodruff and Heath Jordan, with ManaSota Films, meet monthly in Lakewood Ranch Cinemas to critique each other’s work on the big screen and to pool the talents of the East County filmmaking community.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 27, 2013
ManaSota Films celebrates first year

East County's filmmaking community strives to be more than a social group. It wants to help its members make movies.

  • East County
  • News
Soprano Reyna Carguill as Leonora, tenor Kirk Dougherty as Manrico, and baritone David Pershall as Count De Luna II. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 9, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Opera Opening Night 'Il Trovatore'

Sarasota Opera is one of the few important companies in the country that delivers opera the way the composer envisioned it when it was first written.

  • Arts + Culture
Paul and Sarah Karon plan to donate up to $500,000 to the town of Longboat Key in exchange for the naming rights to the Town Center stage.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 19, 2021
Longboat Key couple on contribution pledge: 'We believe in community'

Sarah and Paul Karon are planning to donate $500,000 to the town of Longboat Key in exchange for the naming rights to the Town Center stage.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Unit 101 condominium at 4955 Gulf of Mexico Drive  was built in 2007. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,122 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 19, 2021
Positano condo unit sells for $4.1 million

Built in 2007, the condo is the top seller in the Longboat Key area for the week of Dec. 6-10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Garrett works at the barber shop when not in school.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 4, 2022
Sarasota High School student cuts hair after hours

Seventeen-year-old Landon Garrett works as a licensed barber outside of school.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Built in 2006, the week's top-selling home has four bedrooms, seven-and-two-half baths, a pool and 11,246 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 19, 2022
Ringling Estates waterfront home sells for more than $10 million

A waterfront home in Ringling Estates tops transactions for $10 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Lakewood Ranch High sophomore Max Colby Bendixen, junior Parker Severs, sophomore Josh Orgen, junior Henry Burbee and junior Luke Wilson sit with the FHSAA Class 3A boys golf runner-up trophy.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 13, 2023
Lakewood Ranch High boys golfers earn silver medal at state tournament

Mustangs junior Parker Severs finished tied for second in the individual standings, while junior Henry Burbee finished fourth at the FHSAA Class 3A state tournament.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 4, 2024
Jewfish Key property owners retract de-annexation petition before public hearing

The Jewfish Key Preservation Association’s petition retraction canceled the hearing set for June 3, in which town commissioners would have accepted or denied the de-annexation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stephanie Nygro's dog Marathon enjoys the park for many reasons, one of which is to search for geckos.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 20, 2024
Overhead lighting coming soon to Longboat’s dog park

Three solar overhead lights will be installed in the coming weeks, which were paid for by donations to the Longboat Key Foundation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Furniture and other items is removed from homes along a street in Pinecraft.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 14, 2024
Pennsylvania Mennonites help Pinecraft residents with flood damage

The Plain Compassion Crisis Response seeks more volunteers as it begins to assist with flood damage in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Donald Ross course at Bobby Jones Golf Club works in harmony with adjacent wetlands to contain and filter stormwater.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 29, 2024
Bobby Jones Golf Club financially outperforming expectations

Budget projections anticipate the newly renovated city-owned golf course to end next fiscal with a nearly $1.3 million fund balance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tom and Diane Carter say the county has told them they will no longer be taking part of their Creekwood backyard to build a roundabout.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 24, 2024
Creekwood roundabout hits road block in Manatee County

The $6.9 million project is headed toward a deferred list due to lack of funds.

  • East County
  • News
The former S.H. Kress store in downtown Sarasota is an example of a property that would be eligible to transfer its by-right developable height and density to a developer of a receiving site.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 19, 2024
Sarasota explores air rights transfer program to preserve historic properties

The program would allow owners of historic downtown properties to sell their buildable air rights to developers of non-historic sites.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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