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This Lake Club home at 8559 Pavia Way sold for $3.8 million. It has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,162 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 30, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for July 15-19 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Pavia Way tops this week's sales at $3.8 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 6, 2023
Preliminary Sarasota County budget increases spending by 36%

Personnel requests keep pace with population increase, but the county administrator looks to trim $3.3 million before submitting a recommended budget for fiscal year 2024.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The University Town Center-Waterside connector awaits federal approval, which is expected by June, and will cross I-75 near the Sarasota water tower.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 1, 2023
Overpass connecting Lakewood Ranch, UTC awaits state approval

The Interstate 75 overpass bridging Lakewood Ranch and Cattleman Road has an anticipated construction start in 2025 with completion in 2027.

  • East County
  • News
Myakka City Elementary School second grader Lydia Powell listens intently and follows along as second grade teacher Karen Washington reads aloud. Early childhood education is a priority for the School Board of Manatee County.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 18, 2024
Manatee School Board proposes new allocations for referendum

The referendum, which is on the ballot in November, could include athletics, early childhood education, and school safety and security.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • In Memoriam |
  • March 31, 2023
Michael Scott Kadish

Longboat Key resident Mike Kadish died Sunday March 19th at the age of 72 after a 28 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Blackburn Point Park has one of Sarasota County's 13 motorized boat launches.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 26, 2023
Proposed charter boat permit program doesn't leave the dock

A bid to regulate commercial operations in Sarasota County parks stalled as commissioners seek a compromise.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Crews work on the Bradenton Beach sewer improvement project in February 2023.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 21, 2024
Latest Bradenton Beach lane shift expected to last through March

The lane shift began the week of March 18 as a part of the Bradenton Beach Sewer Improvement Project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River junior running back/receiver Yahshua Edwards celebrates after a touchdown against Lakewood Ranch. The Pirates need to score when they have the opportunity in the red zone.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 19, 2023
Braden River's football team still searching for a complete game

Braden River High, Lakewood Ranch High and The Out-of-Door Academy all have answers to find.

  • East County
  • Sports
A synthetic ice skating rink was a main attraction during the Winter Spectacular at St. Armands Circle.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 8, 2023
Winter Festival redux request tabled by commission

Sarasota City Commission wants hard data from staff before deciding whether to permit a return of the Winter Spectacular at St. Armands Circle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 21, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: iNeed help

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 18, 2011
Groups suggest ethics code for county workers

Saying policy changes in the wake of a county purchasing scandal won't do any good unless county employees follow the rules, several citizens' organizations are asking county government to adopt a code of ethics.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Booker Middle gym teacher Kyle Mason said kids are more likely to want to wear their own clothes during class than when he was in school.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 21, 2023
Modern-day gym class focuses on getting kids moving

Gym teachers say they want their students to form a habit of being active.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 8, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Happy (almost) Independence Day!

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Will Luera of Florida Studio Theatre had everyone pick a pose or movement to go with their name.
  • By Sidra Wali |
  • May 23, 2023
The Paradise Center hosts improv classes on Longboat Key

The workshops are designed to build creativity, self-confidence and, of course, a sense of humor.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport President and CEO Rick Piccolo is overseeing the largest expansion in the airport's history.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 14, 2024
SRQ CEO rebuts FAA's claims in New College land sale denial

Rick Piccolo sends documents to the Federal Aviation Administration that prove it knew of and approved the lease of 31 acres it now wants to sell to New College of Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • News
New Longboat Key Police officers Adam Swinford and Mike Rizzo recite the oath led by Chief of Police George Turner.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 15, 2023
Two new officers join Longboat Key Police Department

The officers arrived from Indiana and New York and were drawn to the community's culture.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 7, 2024
Sarasota church gifted $500,000 from Hugh Culverhouse Jr.

Sarasota County developer and attorney Hugh Culverhouse Jr. gave Church of the Redeemer its largest-ever gift outside of a capital campaign.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Denis Jones and Abigail Hite are seniors at Southeast High, attending the Bradenton school for its IB program.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 3, 2023
Lakewood Ranch-area swimmers follow similar paths toward their goals

Abigail Hite and Denis Jones, both state medal contenders, chose Southeast High for their journey.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Unit 303 condominium at 4651 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $6 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 10, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for June 24-28 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A condominium in Sage LBK tops the week's sales at $6 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Sarasota Bay, under which the town of Longboat Key's sewage flows in a 20-inch pipeline, is designated a Class II waterway by the state, only behind waterway that supply drinking water.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 27, 2022
Longboat Key builds funds first, then aims to construct sewer pipeline

Longboat Key's sewer line project aims to add redundancy to a system that previously had not had that luxury.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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