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Lakewood Ranch High boys lacrosse senior Lucas Anthony leads the Mustangs with 62 points.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 25, 2024
Lakewood Ranch boys lacrosse takes a leap forward

The Mustangs are off to their best start since 2019 and believe more is to come.

  • East County
  • Sports
From left to right, these are the newly installed leaders of the Women's Club: Kathy Matheson, Joanne Byrne, Sue Pace, Stefanie Fine, Shirley Driskill, Susan Braunstein, Kathy Stewart and Susan Francisco.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 12, 2025
Women's club mixes fun with philanthropy

The Women's Club at Cascades of Sarasota fosters camaraderie by raising money for local nonprofits.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
2024 is the 43rd year of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's sea turtle monitoring program.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 24, 2024
Crosswalk lighting on Gulf of Mexico Drive temporarily shut off for sea turtles

FDOT decided to temporarily shut off the overhead crosswalk lighting on State Road 789 while awaiting lighting shields to mitigate disorientation for nesting sea turtles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Opening of St. Regis is not all good news
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • September 5, 2024
Opening of St. Regis is not all good news

Some Longboaters are disappointed in what the St. Regis development could have been.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A conceptual drawing shows the location of the proposed new Sarasota Performing Arts Center at The Bay.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 2, 2023
SPAC task force to select architect finalists next week

The committee tasked with selecting a firm to design the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center will meet on May 12.

  • Sarasota
  • News
SMR Senior Vice President Laura Cole talks about Lakewood Ranch's accomplishments over 30 years.
  • By Laura Cole |
  • September 12, 2024
Celebrating 30 years

Lakewood Ranch represents our legacy of vision and community building.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Amy Bradley is a clarinetist with the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble and a retired music teacher. You can see her perform March 2 at Peace Presbyterian Church.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • February 26, 2025
Love of music leads former teacher to local ensemble group

Amy Bradley will perform during the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble's March Melodies.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Parrish Community High softball team (20-8) celebrates a FHSAA Class 5A title game win, 3-2 over Gainesville High (24-5), on May 24. It is the team's second-straight state title and was aided by six East County players.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 3, 2024
Dodgeball day key to Parrish Community High's softball state title

The Bulls (20-8) won the FHSAA Class 5A title game 3-2 over Gainesville High (24-5) on May 24.

  • East County
  • Sports
While Birdie McClaine plays his accordion, his companion Lady Haha sits and waits to perform tricks.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 13, 2025
An old clown and his clever dog steal the show on St. Armands Circle

The afternoon of Dec. 14 was busy on the circle, but a random street performer with a Ringling Bros. history stood out the most.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The original master plan and approved updated master plan for The Bay.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 27, 2023
Updated master plan approved for The Bay park

Changes proposed by the Bay Park Conservancy include plans for three restaurants, more boat ramps and a food village.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 30, 2025
Local restaurants dish up an assortment of international cuisine

Skip the hassle of airports and long flights. A culinary odyssey awaits in our area’s islands in the sun.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
This Main Street one-stop-dog-shop is bun in a million.
  • By Emma Burke |
  • July 4, 2024
Hot diggity dog! July is National Hot Dog Month

Bite into the best buns and dogs in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Livy Scanlon stars in "Judith."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 20, 2024
Urbanite Theatre's 'Judith' is a Shakespearean shapeshifter

The play's star, Livy Scanlon, changes voices, accents and posture in the blink of an eye.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Midge Pescatello browses among the hand-decorated trees at St. Mary, Star of the Sea's 2020 Christmas Bazaar.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 30, 2024
Christmas Bazaar returns Nov. 9 to Longboat Key

The annual Christmas Bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary Star of the Sea for all Christmas shopping needs.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County's OnDemand service could cover all of Longboat Key under an agreement with Manatee County.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 5, 2023
Possible deal would unify transit service across Longboat Key

Officials near an agreement to extend Sarasota’s Breeze OnDemand service to the entirety of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Louise Patton Schultz (1945-2025)
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 24, 2025
Louise Patton Schultz

Louise Patton Schultz, 79, of Siesta Key, FL, passed away on January 14, 2025.

  • Siesta Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Jeffery Kin's Living Arts Festival will debut in and around Sarasota in November.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • May 13, 2024
Save the date for Sarasota's inaugural Living Arts Fest in November

Jeffery Kin says it's time for Sarasota to have an interdisciplinary arts festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Police respond to late-night verbal dispute at sea
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 2, 2024
Police respond to late-night verbal dispute at sea

Reports of a verbal disagreement led to officers finding the two parties had separated on two vessels. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Richard Mandell consults his Donald Ross notes while walking a green during the restoration of the Bobby Jones Golf Course in June 2023.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 19, 2023
Bobby Jones course architect reflects on why 'Sarasota has me for life'

Richard Mandell explains how old-school course design was blended with modern water management to create a fun course that's true to the Donald Ross plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Students’ complaints fall on deaf ears
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • August 20, 2024
Students’ complaints fall on deaf ears

Things to consider in voting for Sarasota County School Board.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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