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Timothy Olyphant in "Justified". Photo source: Hulu.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 31, 2020
Binge Blog: Go back to poaching gators, it's safer

"Justified" and "The Aeronauts" are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Courtesy Lawrence Evans, Susan Greenhill, Jeffrey Plunkett and Warren Jackson read scripts distilled from interviews with six exonerated inmates.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 21, 2017
FST's 'The Exonerated' gives a voice to the wrongly convicted

Florida Studio Theatre reprises groundbreaking play exploring the crime of punishment.

  • Arts + Culture
Lemon Tree Kitchen's vegan pizzas come with a cashew cream in lieu of cheese.
  • By Su Byron |
  • January 22, 2020
Carnivores and vegetarians, meet (or no meat) and eat in peace

Plenty of quality dining options exist for the herbivores among us

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • October 17, 2019
Exercise is for more than just looking fit

The diminishing health effects of age work hard. Dia Wilson works harder.

  • Health
  • By Thomas Luzier |
  • October 23, 2019
My View: Time for a reality check on Selby

Not in my backyard opposition to master plan has played out to an extreme.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 12, 2015
‘The Wonderful Spirit’

Longboat Key's 60th anniversary

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A vacuum truck works side by side with the boring crews, often clearing water from the excavation sites.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 13, 2019
Longboat underground utility work makes progress

Decisions coming soon on where the project will head next: into the south-island neighborhoods or farther along on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Zoe Austin, left, Rachel Lambright, Jessica Obiedzinski, Monessa Salley, Melkssa Rummel and Xiao-Xuan Yang Dancigars of the  Sarasota Contemporary Dance move to the music of  Reverend Barry and The Funk. (Klint Lowry)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • December 4, 2019
Sarasota Contemporary Dance in sync to grow

The dance company gets in step with Reverend Barry and the Funk to expand its audience.

  • Arts + Culture
The Hernandez Troupe was best known for their springboard act. Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 9, 2019
Performers make way into Circus Ring of Fame

Four acts will be inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame on St. Armands Circle Jan. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bryan Jacobs watches as Country Club's Fran Tulski checks out a strawberry.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 18, 2019
Hydroponic farming is tall task for veterans' nonprofit in Sarasota

Vets2Success benefits from donation by Lakewood Ranch area's Gardeners Out East to run its hydroponic farm in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
The city’s pursuit of Big Pass sand continues to raise the question: Why create endless strife and risk unknown effects when other options exist?
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 17, 2018
Look elsewhere for Lido Key sand

Sarastoa's pursuit of Big Pass sand continues to raise the question: Why create endless strife and risk unknown effects when other options exist?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
James and Misdee Miller put their hard work and money into keeping the Sarasota Polo Club alive in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 5, 2019
Owners have more goals at Sarasota Polo Club

James and Misdee Miller thrilled with public's support after first season keeping the Sarasota Polo Club alive in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Gianfranco Santagati pictured in the dining room of La Norma. Photos by Sten Spinella.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 7, 2019
La Norma brings Sicilian spirit to Longboat Key

The Italian restaurant has settled into its tenure on the island after opening several months ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 21, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: You're coming with us

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 22, 2019
Longboat granted $45,000 for sea level rise plan

State grant will help town assess vulnerabilities in the long term.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home in question. Photo by Sten Spinella.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 28, 2019
Gulf of Mexico Drive home turns heads on Longboat Key

Architect Jerry Sparkman's "Boathouse II," on the north end of Longboat Key, takes a different approach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kevin Allen (right) bonds with Corrine Wagner (left) and Maggie and Ron Magee over a bottle of chardonnay at a pop-up meeting of the Lakewood Ranch Wine Club.
  • By Guest Author |
  • November 23, 2018
Sip and Tell

A Lakewood Ranch wine dilettante uncorks three bottles of vino with the town’s wine club.

  • LWR Life
  • By Guest Author |
  • November 23, 2018
Holiday spirits

These five East County cocktails will keep you merry and bright all season long.

  • LWR Life
Bradenton native Derek Lersch releases “Miss Me Whiskey” on Nov. 30. Derek Lersch was born in Boston but raised in Bradenton, and he's a 2014 graduate of Lakewood Ranch High School. Photo by Jessica Hannah Photography
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 28, 2018
Home-grown musician to debut first country-rock single, 'Miss Me Whiskey'

Bradenton country-rock artist Derek Lersch is relying on millennial methods to promote his debut single, "Miss Me Whiskey," Nov. 30 at Naughty Monk Brewery.

  • Arts + Culture
File photos
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • November 28, 2018
Murf's best friends weren't hard to find

But not all of them could get a coveted table in the Colony Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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