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The School District of Manatee County is making progress on its new K-8 school being built in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 3, 2024
Manatee schools accepting East County K-8 school name nominations

The new K-8 school is scheduled to open in August 2025.

  • East County
  • Schools
"Westminster" runs through April 28 at Urbanite Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 1, 2024
Urbanite Theatre's 'Westminster' asks: 'Whose dog is it anyway?'

The biting absurdist satire questions the limits of personal responsibility.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Lawns and homes are tidy in Country Club Shores.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • January 25, 2023
Maintaining town aesthetic drives new property standards

Longboat leaders are considering updated rules on a variety of property maintenance fronts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Firefighter Paramedic Tirso Guerrero shows guests the new Hurst Jaws of Life.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 20, 2024
Longboat Key Fire Rescue holds first post-pandemic open house

Residents spent the afternoon learning about the department and watching medical response demonstrations.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens decorated its Historic Spanish Point Campus in Osprey for its annual Lights at Spooky Point event.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 13, 2023
Selby brings Halloween to Little Sarasota Bay with Lights at Spooky Point

Spooky scenes are all around at Selby Gardens' Historic Spanish Point campus.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Elizabeth Apmann and other instructors worked individually with session participants.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 23, 2024
Pickleball players learn injury prevention and skills for charity

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key hosted the event that raised more than $12,000 and taught players intermediate skills.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County seeks planning commissioner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 26, 2023
Manatee County seeks planning commissioner

The Planning Commission is a citizen's advisory committee that makes recommendations to the County Commission on land-use items.

  • East County
  • News
Music Compound's Jenny Townsend and Alyssa Martin celebrate their students being on stage during Musicpalooza Friday at Nathan Benderson Park. the event was a lead-in to Saturday's My Hometown Fest.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 29, 2024
Performance of note at Musicpalooza at Nathan Benderson Park

Five Music Compound bands took the stage at the Sarasota festival.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch's Nolan and Trey Naese are graduating from The Out-of-Door Academy.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 21, 2024
Lakewood Ranch twins set different paths after graduation from ODA

Trey Naese is headed to Notre Dame, while Nolan Naese is going to Towson.

  • East County
  • Schools
Up to 1,479 new homes coming to the Newtown area
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 26, 2024
Up to 1,479 new homes coming to the Newtown area

The Sarasota County Commission approval paves the way for a major mixed-use development with 25% affordable housing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Glen Gibellina offers a citizen's point of view at Manatee County's Mitigation Strategy Planning Meeting on June 26.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 28, 2024
Manatee County staff and residents discuss hazard mitigation

The top five threats identified in a 2024 report are hurricanes, floods, terrorist acts, cyber incidents and epidemics.

  • East County
  • News
Cars line up on The Masters Avenue on Feb. 15 to pick up students at Robert Willis Elementary School.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 18, 2024
Speed cameras to monitor Manatee County school zones

A county study showed 30 schools fell under the category of a "heightened safety risk" for pedestrians.

  • East County
  • News
Count Administrator Scott Hopes addresses the media about the contents of the report.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 29, 2022
Manatee commissioner says every department needs analysis to stop 'culture of corruption'

Vanessa Baugh says an inspector general's report that identified favoritism in code enforcement is the "tip of the iceberg."

  • East County
  • News
Hotel staff concerned about man who left suddenly with 2 'call girls' still in room
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 17, 2024
Hotel staff concerned about man who left suddenly with 2 'call girls' still in room

The staff said the man appeared intoxicated and left all of his belongings in his room with the two women. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport expects to serve 4.3 million passengers in 2023, up from 1.3 mlllion in 2019.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 19, 2023
SRQ nears final approval for commercial development

One more City Commission vote remains in the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport's quest to win rezoning to build revenue-producing properties.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • May 5, 2021
Trade show forges alliances

Trade show becomes largest Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance event during pandemic

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A rendering shows the interior layout of Project 24 Climbing. Designs are currently being finalized.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 4, 2024
Climbing gym will take Sarasota vertical in 2025

Project 24 Climbing is expected to break ground in August and open in spring 2025, becoming Sarasota's only climbing gym.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat police requested for suspicious package of dog food
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 19, 2024
Longboat police requested for suspicious package of dog food

A resident called police to figure out what to do with a random box of dog food that appeared on his property. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Julia Yesler at Longboat Key Pilates
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 1, 2024
Longboat Key retail center is all about making connections

The Centre Shops' tight-knit community of small businesses anchors the plaza, which has a handful of vacancies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Myakka City's Patricia McKeithen and her husband, Eddie McKeithen, and Christopher Moberly and his wife, Brittany Moberly, are opening McKeithen Growers for an Earth Day Native Plant Sale.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 10, 2024
Myakka City nursery to host Earth Day native plant sale

McKeithen Growers will open its doors to educate people on native plants while supporting a nonprofit.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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