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Firefighter/EMT Blaze Belligan climbs the tower.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 25, 2024
Sarasota County fire station stays on top of rescue training

Sarasota County firefighters put their new rope-rescue equipment to the test.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Seven-time PGA Tour winner Billy Horschel hosts the Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour Thursday and Friday at The Concession.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 18, 2023
Minority golfers take their shot at Billy Horschel Invitational

Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour makes a stop at The Concession in the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
Gina Lyons, the owner of A Vine Affair which hosts the new VIP Champagne Lounge at the Sarasota Polo Club, greets guests on opening day Dec. 31.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 1, 2024
Sarasota Polo Club opens 2024 season with new VIP section

A Vine Affair offers a more formal setting for those who want to enjoy polo in style at the Lakewood Ranch club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Bud and Charlie made their debut Dec. 31 at the Sarasota Polo Club with Alan Freitag holding the reins. Anyone who attends the matches can take a free ride at halftime.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 8, 2024
Belgian draft horses make big impression at Sarasota Polo Club

Bud and Charlie will be pulling a wagon full of fans at halftime of the Sunday polo matches in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
GreyHawk Landing's Raymond Turner took over as District 5 commissioner on Aug. 1, 2023
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 9, 2023
New commissioner wants to help Manatee be prepared for inevitable growth

Raymond Turner says proper planning can both prepare for growth and protect the environment.

  • East County
  • News
A new bridge will be constructed alongside the current overpass at Fort Hamer Road.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 16, 2023
Commissioners prioritize infrastructure, trail system for federal funds

Building a new span across the Manatee River at Fort Hamer is the county's top priority.

  • East County
  • News
Andrés Duany points out rooftops in Sarasota, stating they should be designed with their aesthetics in mind.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 30, 2024
Key Sarasota planner praises city while noting its shortcomings

"Have you seen (your bayfront)? It is such a collection of incoherent junk," says Andrés Duany, an influential planner of downtown Sarasota who is known as the "father of New Urbanism."

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mary Davis Wallace, who is the lead for the Sarasota Public Art Plan, at Garden Sculpture on the lawn at city hall.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 27, 2023
Mary Davis Wallace talks about her proposed Public Art Plan for the city

Sarasota's public art lead and city planner spent 18 months creating the guiding document that will be unveiled in a workshop on May 3.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Woodland Community Church food pantry volunteers Debbie Gillette and Josefine Suarez hand out produce. Woodland's pantry feeds up to 150 families per week.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 9, 2019
Some Manatee County food pantries worry about survival

Some Manatee County food pantries worry about survival

  • East County
  • News
David Proudfoot won the first Run for the Beads 5K on Feb. 18, 2023.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 31, 2024
Second Mardi Gras-themed race scheduled for Waterside

Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation's Run for the Beads Mardi Gras 5K Run/Walk will again wind through Waterside of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The holidays are alive in many Lakewood Ranch venues, including Waterside Place.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 15, 2023
A complete itinerary to keep you and your guests happy this season

Want to be the host with the most? Fill your guests with holiday cheer with this short list of Lakewood Ranch experiences.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks Lodge is located at 4602 Lena Road.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 5, 2023
Everybody knows your name at the Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks Club

While the Elks is a social club, it's also a charitable organization.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A draft rendering shows the view from the terrace, overlooking the Town Center Green.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 14, 2024
For enhanced public library, LBK Foundation needs to raise $3.5M

A single donation of roughly that size could also come with naming rights.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County and City of Bradenton tie bars (1930s)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 24, 2024
Lakewood Ranch author becomes expert on evolution of tie bars

Joseph Harb, a former intelligence expert for the National Security Agency, uses his analytical skills to document his collection.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mourners gathered along a road outside of Mikolayev.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 27, 2023
Local photographer captures another side of Ukraine war in new project

Allan Mestel’s latest project focuses on the people in the Russia-Ukraine war.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Angela Stephanides teaches a geometry lesson at Riverview High School.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 14, 2023
Sarasota County's teacher shortage below FL average

Pay, political climate, testing demands and classroom behavior are cited as contributing to the unfilled teaching jobs.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Jessica Thoennes and Azja Czajkowski won the women's pair at the U.S. Rowing Olympic Team Trials to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics (7:37.62). The trials were held at Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 7, 2024
Five US rowers punch their ticket to the Paris Olympics at Benderson Park

The Olympic Team Trials were held April 4-7 in Sarasota in preparation for this summer's Olympic Games.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Shangri-la short-term rental home has been a popular destination of people who want to host gatherings.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 2, 2022
Neighbors near east Bradenton Airbnb irked by the noise it creates

Short-term rental's neighbors in east Bradenton don't consider Shangri-La to be paradise.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • October 26, 2022
Eugene Francis Lyons

Eugene Francis Lyons passed away in his sleep on October 15, 2022 in Sarasota, FL at the age of 98.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Debra Gregrich, Heather Gillen, RMA, Ashley Fowler PA-C, Rob Nixon PA-C, and Dr. Alan Valadie
  • By Coastal Orthopedics Staff |
  • September 7, 2023
A “HAPPY COINCIDENCE” Creates the Foundation for Coastal Orthopedics’ 50-Year Legacy

It was a “happy coincidence” that laid the foundation for Coastal Orthopedics, says Dr. Jim Rogers, one of the original founders of the now well-known health care firm.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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