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Executive directors Brian Walton, Jessica Ryherd and Amy Steinhauser respectively from Save Our Seabirds, Feeding Empty Little Tummies, Inc. and The Paradise Center, pitched their future development ideas to attendees at the inaugural Longboat Key 100 fundraiser Feb. 17 at The Resort at Longboat Key Club.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • February 22, 2026
Inaugural fundraiser awards $100K to combat childhood hunger

Attendees at the first Longboat Key 100 fundraiser heard from Save Our Seabirds, The Paradise Center and Feeding Empty Little Tummies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Senior Jaden Morales (top) controls Middleburg junior Nathan Harvey (bottom). The Pirate won their match by decision, 6-4, and ultimately placed sixth at 126 pounds.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • March 10, 2026
Braden River High wrestlers earn five medals at state meet

Jacob Fuentes tops the Pirates with a second-place finish at 144 pounds in 2A action.

  • East County
  • Sports
Officer Nick Dominis and Coti worked together since 2014.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 16, 2026
Sarasota will honor memory of longtime police dog

Coti, who died Sunday at age 12, served the city between 2014-2021.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hosting Avant-Garde for the 27th year are Larry Thompson and his wife, Pat. This year's theme is Dancing Through the Decades and the attire did not disappoint.
  • By Janet Combs |
  • March 1, 2026
Ringling College's Avant-Garde dances through the decades

Ringling College of Art and Design's annual costumed gala celebrated its 30th year and the legacy of its leader, Larry Thompson, who is retiring at the end of the school year.

  • Black Tie
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Vivienne Pietrunti's porch is a dropoff location for The Lake Club Giving Circle's donation drive.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 3, 2026
Lakewood Ranch neighborhood recycles old items into community grants

The Lake Club Women's Giving Circle partnered with a nonprofit consignment store to fundraise.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
This rendering illustrates the plan for three youth baseball fields at Country Club East Park.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 11, 2026
$7.2M youth baseball fields move forward in Lakewood Ranch

Regardless of the Manatee County Commission's decision, Country Club East residents are not finished raising concerns.

  • East County
  • News
A rendering of Artscape, an affordable housing artist community planned for the 2300 block of North Tamiami Trail.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 10, 2026
Affordable housing project takes center stage for the arts community

One Stop Housing and the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County are teaming up on Artscape, an affordable housing development for members of the arts community.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tipsea Gypsea, a 45-foot Catalina sailboat, lies beached on a sandbar near the Harbor Acres neighborhood, posing a risk to the neighborhood’s seawall and dozens of nearby moored boats. Sarasota Police Department Marine Patrol Officer Michael Skinner said the registered owner is working to get a specialized bolt to re-attach the steering wheel.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • February 10, 2026
Law enforcement agencies tackle removing wrecked, abandoned boats

When a boat washes up on a sandbar or crashes into a seawall, law enforcement agencies step in.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lynne Short, chair of the Centennial Committee at the Sarasota Yacht Club, shares how the club dove into its own history to produce a book and a full year of events based on the past 100 years. She stands beside a model of the Zalophus, a 125-foot yacht John Ringling purchased in 1922.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 10, 2026
Uncovering stories from 100 years of Sarasota Yacht Club history

After navigating a history that includes a wartime government occupancy, the Sarasota Yacht Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a big yearlong bash.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sanddy Marchena owns Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch with his wife Melodie Marchena (not pictured). Michelle Frease is the academy's director.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 24, 2026
Lakewood Ranch's Waterside Place gains a Kiddie Academy

Kiddie Academy of Sarasota opens its child care and preschool business March 2.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • January 7, 2026
Top stories to watch in Longboat Key in 2026

A new mayor, a new bridge and the start of a new library are all things to look out for in the new year on the barrier island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
While construction abounds around The Marketplace at Heritage Harbour, Portillo's is not among the businesses preparing to move into the shopping center.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 25, 2026
Chicago hot dog eatery reverses course on Manatee County location

Portillo's is no longer planning to open a restaurant in The Marketplace at Heritage Harbour.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Florida Lakes Vein Center |
  • February 26, 2026
Expertise You Can Trust, Care You Can Feel

For many patients, leg swelling, visible veins, or restless legs are brushed aside as “just part of getting older.” Even in clinical settings, venous disease can be easy to overlook because medical training understandably focuses more heavily on arterial conditions. Yet chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), when left untreated, can quietly progress, sometimes leading to painful skin changes or hard-to-heal ulcers that affect daily life far more than patients ever expected.

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East Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Lee Whitehurst says future chief Paul Wren has proven his leadership through his years of service with the department.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 25, 2026
East Manatee Board of Fire Commissioners approves new chief

Commissioners select in-house, choosing Deputy Chief Paul Wren to replace Lee Whitehurst in January 2027.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County continues to receive complaints about its reduced garbage service.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 20, 2026
Trash collection will be a hot topic at upcoming Manatee commission meeting

Commissioner Bob McCann also added kennel and canopy road concerns to Jan. 27 agenda.

  • East County
  • News
Gideon Demetrious, 6, Hani Demetrious and Jude Demetrious, 10, look through a series of prints.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 28, 2026
Sarasota Festival of the Arts serves up variety for attendees to browse

Held at J.D. Hamel Park, the event showcases work by artists from across the state and country, including Sarasota's community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Olivia Haynes is the historian of the Sarasota Garden Club.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 26, 2026
How the Sarasota Garden Club discovered Ringling's Secret Garden

The Sarasota Garden Club rediscovered Mable Ringling's pride and joy on the Cà d’Zan campus and now works regularly to maintain it.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Asolo Repertory Theatre Producing Artistic Director Peter Rothstein.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • March 10, 2026
Asolo Rep to premiere a circus musical in its 2026-27 season

"The Day the Circus Came to Town" will be one of five mainstage shows in "The Greatest Season on Earth."

  • Arts + Culture
Leading a wave of new additions to the Mustangs' program, Tristan Sheffield has dominated in his weight class as a freshman.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • February 17, 2026
East County Athlete of the Week: Tristan Sheffield

The freshman has piled up wins since joining Lakewood Ranch High boys wrestling.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Infinity on Longboat Key condominium Unit B202 sold for $5.3 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for Feb. 16-20 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

An Infinity condominium on Gulf of Mexico Drive tops the week’s sales at $5.3 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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