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Board member Tom Edwards and Superintendent Terry Connor talk with Bryson Day, a Venice High School junior who was student representative at the Aug. 15, 2023, meeting.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 17, 2023
Sarasota School Board votes to suspend strategic plan

Board members emphasized a need for clarity and a "refocus on academics" in the strategic plan.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Miss Marina Elaine is using alluring audiences with her imagination and her showmanship. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • May 2, 2022
Hard Heart Burlesque whets audience appetite

It's one thing to get on stage and give an audience everything within you. It's quite another to do that while disrobing.

  • Arts + Culture
Byeong Hun An won the 2022 LECOM Suncoast Classic at Lakewood National Golf Club.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 4, 2023
Keep an eye on these Lakewood Ranch-area sports events in 2023

From rowing races to football rivalries to attempted three-peats, 2023 looks like another exciting year.

  • East County
  • Sports
Retailers in the Village may now place their merchandise outside to entice passing visitors. Commissioner Nora Patterson hopes businesses will not violate the regulations in the amendment. "We'll see what happens," she said. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 23, 2014
County Commission approves outdoor displays

It took more than a year, but Siesta Key Village merchants will be allowed to display goods outside their stores.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Steph Davis has advice for people thinking about getting into rock climbing: keep your overhead low.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 23, 2023
Record-setting rock climber shares advice on risk and reward

Steph Davis, who spoke Feb. 16 in Sarasota, was the first woman to free climb the Salathé Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite, California.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 20, 2015
'The U.S. Constitution did not take this long to write'

Commissioners expressed frustration at the slow pace of a Comp Plan and code rewrite.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River boys basketball junior Marcus Schade.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 4, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Marcus Schade

The Braden River High rising senior boys basketball guard has upped his game this summer.

  • East County
  • Sports
The board hears cases involving criminal nuisances in unincorporated areas of the county. A criminal nuisance is the unlawful use of property for activities such as gang activity or the use or sale of illegal substances.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 8, 2020
Applications open for Manatee County criminal oversight board

Manatee County accepting applications for criminal nuisance board

  • East County
  • News
Ryan Chase
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 19, 2023
New Sarasota High School principal living his dream in education

Ryan Chase brings loads of experience in both Sarasota and Manatee counties to his new job.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Angelo DiFiore poses with Sofia's Assistant Manager Jorge Zavalaga. The restaurant is expected to open the first week of August.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 13, 2022
Mediterranean dining comes to Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

Sofia's, a Mediterranean-themed restaurant, is set to open in early August.

  • East County
  • Business
Bruce Patneaude, who served the previous 12 years as vice president of operations at IMG Academy in Bradenton, said he looks forward to being the Nathan Benderson Park Conservancy's COO.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 16, 2023
Building events center piqued interest of Benderson Park's new COO

Former IMG executive Bruce Patneaude wants to put his stamp on Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
Susan McGuire, James Chirgwin, Carol Erker and Nancy Rozance at Tuttle Elementary School on Sept. 15.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • September 19, 2023
Rotary Club of Longboat Key donates books for Tuttle Elementary students

The Rotary Club led its first read-aloud event of the school year with the students.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
7-year-old Pyper Hutchinson and 4-year-old Griffin Hutchinson run along the bridge with 4-year-old Rory Hutchinson and Heather Hutchinson in back.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 10, 2023
Blaze of Hope walk raises money for families of children with cancer

The event lit up Ringling Bridge and grew in attendance from last year’s walk.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Pork Al Pastor ($4), my personal favorite in town.
  • By Emma Burke |
  • April 23, 2023
Where to find the best tacos in Sarasota, Bradenton

Treat yourself to the area's most taco-rific taquerias.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Graphic of departures over Longboat Key from runway 14 at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 31, 2023
The impacts of flight paths over Longboat questioned again

A 270-degree turn implemented in 2006 has increased the number of departing flights over Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
As much as SOS is an inviting place for people to behold birds — from pelicans to parakeets — the facility’s primary business is helping to revive ailing ones.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • May 3, 2023
Save Our Seabirds takes off on expansion plans for the nonprofit

Aaron Virgin, the new CEO of Save our Seabirds, has big plans for the avian sanctuary.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 13, 2021
Fitness enthusiasts check out Lakewood Ranch health event

After rocky year, Lakewood Ranch open house participants talk 2021 fitness resolutions

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Chris McComas, Cecilia Torres and Kelly Harmon have fun with cornhole. (Photo by Lori Sax)
  • By Abby Weingarten |
  • November 16, 2022
New app connects Ranchers to their favorite sports and each other

Chris and Jessi McComas of MVP Sports and Social are launching a new app connecting Lakewood Ranchers to all things sports and social.

  • East County
  • Sports
Longboat Key Club and Resort General Manager Jeff Mayers believes the town must market the Key to a younger generation.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 30, 2013
Town debates revitalization effort

Longboat Key residents have expressed frustration that it will take a town-hired consultant more than a year to update town codes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The conservancy replaces standard lights with amber, orange, or red lights that use long wavelengths of 560 nanometers or more.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 7, 2023
Sea Turtle Conservancy covers costs of installing turtle-friendly lighting

The nonprofit wants to replace lights at homes, condos and businesses that can disorient sea turtles.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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