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A fire following Superstorm Sandy destroyed Siesta resident Helene Hyland’s childhood home in New York. Courtesy photo.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 20, 2012
Resident faces storm aftermath

Superstorm Sandy dealt an emotional blow to island residents.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A condo at Orchid Beach Club recently sold for $4.35 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 19, 2017
Orchid Beach Club Residences condo sells for $4.35 million

Residential real estate transactions for July 3-7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Longboat Key Deputy Police Chief Frank Rubino urges residents to call whenever they see something suspicious.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2015
Would crime watch deter burglars...or buyers?

Longboat Key Police rely on residents to be their eyes and ears in the community, but so far none of those eyes and ears has organized an official crime watch.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 14, 2012
Lakewood shifts to reclaimed water

Braden River Utilities has begun using reclaimed water from the city of Sarasota for irrigation in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • July 1, 2009
Harvest praise band releases CD

The HY5 Praise Band released "Believe Belong Live Love Grow" in April.

  • East County
  • News
On Aug. 2, 2012, a little over a month before McGonegal revealed the deficit to the school board Sept. 7, 2012, the former superintendent and six finance employees discussed a possible deficit of $5 million.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 22, 2013
Manatee County Schools' leaders hoped deficit would go away

Prior to former Manatee County Schools Superintendent Tim McGonegal announcement of a 2011-12 $3.4 million budget deficit to the school board and public, district leaders had hoped the deficit would go away.

  • East County
  • News
“I would like it if I never left the property, really,” said Kay Rosaire, Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Animal Rescue founder says. “Animals are my favorite people.”
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 27, 2013
Big Cat rescue expands facilities

Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Animal Rescue opened new facilities and is planning for a large undertaking - taking in two retired elephants.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • May 27, 2009
Deal Us In: Making good defensive play

Deal Us In: Making good defensive play

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fish killed by red tide washed up on Blind Pass Beach, which is part of Manasota Key, the southernmost, Sarasota County-owned beach. File photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 14, 2011
County staff cleaning up fish kill

Sarasota County maintenance employees were working Friday morning to clean up Blind Pass Beach, where fish killed by red tide had washed up.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 13, 2011
Detectives: Bird Key kidnapping false

A woman called police and told them she was kidnapped and being held on Bird Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
One man's trash is another designer's costume in the State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota’s exhibit, The Art of the Costume 'Reinvented.' Photos by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 21, 2013
Made From Scratch

One man's trash is another designer's costume in the State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota's exhibit, The Art of the Costume 'Reinvented.'

  • Arts + Culture
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • July 10, 2012
July 10: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 15, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Tre Bryant

Braden River High senior guard Tre Bryant scored 43 points in two games last week, including 20 points in the Feb. 10 Class 7A-District 11 championship versus Venice.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mary Lou Johnson, who photographed the eagles, with John Ginaven.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 6, 2013
Ginaven brings his eagle eyes to Historical Society lecture

The bald eagles of Longboat Key have a story that's worthy of a soap opera, according to John Ginaven.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Baritone Lee Poulis, as Zurga, and tenor Heath Huberg, as Nadir, in Sarasota Opera's 2013 production of "The Pearl Fishers." Photo by Rod Millington.
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 20, 2013
Music Review: Sarasota Opera: 'The Pearl Fishers'

"The Pearl Fishers," written by Bizet when he was almost 25, is the 19th century's answer to what would become silent movies: not much plot, lots of histrionics and a definite demand on audiences to suspend their disbelief.

  • Arts + Culture
Sand stopped pumping onto the north end of the island July 3 and the contractor spent the last week smoothing out the sand and grooming the newly shaped coastline.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 11, 2014
Beach project wraps up

Approximately 100,000 cubic yards of sand was placed on the north end of the Key from North Shore Road to Broadway.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
7706 Westmoreland Drive. Photos courtesy of Premier Sotheby's.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • August 21, 2013
Three Things: Timeless Treasures

Older homes can be a challenge. They often need extra effort to bring them into the present while still preserving their unique charm - not so with these three vintage beauties.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Emarie and Petr Marcan |
  • July 2, 2013
Lunchtime at Half Shell Oyster House

Lunchtime at Half Shell Oyster House

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Two-year-old Lisa Diaz, pictured with her mother Marlene Diaz, was all smiles as she trotted around on her pony.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 4, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Fourth Annual Orange Blossom Festival

East County residents enjoyed all things citrus during Mixon Fruit Farms' fourth annual Orange Blossom Festival March 3-4. Guests enjoyed activities, such as pony rides, rock climbing and face painting, among others, food, live entertainment, musical and other performances, craft vendors and more.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 17, 2012
St. Armands BID seeks 10-year extension

The special taxing district will expire Sept. 30, 2013, without a successful referendum vote by landowners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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