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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 12, 2017
We need a traffic czar

One impediment to solving the region’s traffic congestion is a lack of ownership of the problem. No one loses a job for failed roads. It’s another tragedy of the commons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Republican incumbents in both races hope to ward off challengers for spots on the Sarasota County Hospital Board
  • By David Conway |
  • August 18, 2016
CANDIDATE PROFILES: Sarasota County Hospital Board, Seats 1 and 3

In the upcoming Aug. 30 primary, five Republican candidates are competing for a spot in two general election races.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 12, 2014
Annual celtic festival celebrates Irish spirit

The third annual event includes Gaelic football and hurling demonstrations.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Spencer Carter plays safety and running back for Booker High.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 25, 2015
Leaving a Mark

Booker High senior safety Spencer Carter hopes to bring a district championship back to Booker for the first time since 2007.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 11, 2015
Group sews sweet dreams for hospital patients

Dionne Chang hopes her group, Sewing for Sweet Dreams, will help brighten hospital patients’ rooms and moods.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 14, 2016
Sarasota calendar 4.14.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of April 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • January 5, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Tayler Brothers

Tayler Brothers, 20, of Osprey, got his first boogie board for his fifth birthday and has not been off his surfboard since.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The 1994 Cardinal Mooney softball state championship team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 24, 2014
Sidelines

Cardinal Mooney to induct athletes into hall of fame; Ward's double-double propels ODA to win; and more local sports news.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Orange Blossom Community Garden is one of five community gardens in the north part of Sarasota County.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 6, 2015
UF/IFAS Extension regroups agriculture stakeholders for comprehensive plan discussions

Stakeholders from all aspects of agriculture can contribute to the conversation about Sarasota County’s policies.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 5, 2014
Shuffler seeks East County players

The Rev. John Brown wants to build a covered shuffleboard court in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Skyler Taylor, Sayward Grindley, Fallon Niesen and Christie Wile
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • June 22, 2011
Taking ballet lessons to the street

Sayward Grindley points out the handprints on the floor-to-ceiling windows and makes her case. First, folks are clearly paying attention to Sarasota Ballet's Studio 20, the new teaching and performance facility downtown on Lemon Street across from Mattison's City Grille, and that presence is increasing awareness of ballet, in general, and the Sarasota troupe, in particular.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Richard Dorfman's top four priorities last time were pensions; job creation and North Trail redevelopment; police services and public safety; and creating more of a can-do environment
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 31, 2012
Dorfman files for commission seat

Sarasota city resident Richard Dorfman will run for one of the two at-large city commission seats that are up for grabs come March.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 31, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Anna Phillips

Anna Phillips, 15, has been involved in Sarasota Aquatic Synchronized Swimming at the YMCA (SASSY) since she was in the sixth grade.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 6, 2010
Professional Golf Tips 101

Eighteen-time major champion Jack Nicklaus offers one of the most important golf lessons he learned some 60 years ago.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 17, 2010
Town's Vision Plan debated

The town's revised Vision Plan, which was revised by a subcommittee over the summer, was the focus of a public meeting Nov. 11 to get input from Key residents and business owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Principal Joshua Bennett and Assistant Principal Beth Marshall in the Bashaw Peace Garden
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 12, 2015
Building up from the foundation

William H. Bashaw Elementary School celebrates 30 years

  • East County
  • News
At 100 years old, Gus Andreone, with his wife, Betty, continues to play golf at Palm-Aire Country Club two to three times a week.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 5, 2011
At 100 Gus Andreone is still swinging

Palm-Aire resident Gus Andreone celebrated his 100th birthday Sept. 30. The community will honor Andreone by naming its practice and teaching facility after him.

  • East County
  • Sports
Christian Luh, 20, clears chopped trees from the pavilion area in Summerfield Park.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 10, 2015
Mill Creek resident spends summer in the trenches

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Christian Luh is fostering his love for the great outdoors with a summer internship with Lakewood Ranch Town Hall’s Operations Department.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 19, 2014
Code Enforcement Board welcomes a new officer

Jeff Karr, the town's new code enforcement officer, will work under the direction of the Key's Police Department.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 28, 2016
A+E Year in Review

Take a look back at some of our favorite moments from 2016.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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