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L. James stars as a character named The Soldier in Urbanite Theatre's "Backwards Forwards Back."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 27, 2023
Urbanite one-man play explores the battle of the mind

In "Backwards, Forwards Back" a veteran with PTSD fights to recover his mental health. His struggle is also ours, according to the artists behind the scenes.

  • Arts + Culture
A rendering depicts the new Tax Collector's Office planned for Lakewood Ranch. (Courtesy rendering)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 7, 2022
New tax collector’s office planned for Lakewood Ranch

The bigger office will have 45 service stations as compared to the current seven in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Unicorp CEO Chuck Whittall presents to the Longboat Key Town Commission during Wednesday's hearing.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 20, 2021
With two unanimous approvals, Longboat gives St. Regis its final OK

Commissioners voted 6-0 on both an ordinance and a resolution on the proposed changes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 20, 2021
Rotary Club of Longboat Key resumes in-person meetings

The club had been meeting over Zoom for the last 18 months.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Madeline Wikler's painting from her travels to India.
  • By Sidra Wali |
  • June 20, 2023
Longboat artist says watercolor is a 'happy dance'

Madeline Wikler connects with her artwork through the viewers' perspective.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Carolyn Angiolillo at her Aug. 12 book signing.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 1, 2021
Longboat Key author Carolyn Angiolillo shares her stories from Williamsburg, Brooklyn stoops

Angiolillo's first book is a historical fiction novel detailing the coming-of-age in New York City.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mustangs senior Cassidy McLellan will play for the University of Florida next season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 15, 2023
Lakewood Ranch powerhouse teams ousted early in playoffs

After making at least the Final Four two years in a row, Lakewood Ranch High's softball program and ODA's baseball program can't build upon their recent domination.

  • East County
  • Sports
Firefighter Ryan Berggren holds the automated defibrillator used by EMTS such as himself; paramedics are allowed to perform defibrillation manually. (File photo)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 20, 2022
East Manatee Fire Rescue board to vote on paramedic plan

The Board of Fire Commissioners will discuss a scaled-down request to add paramedics over a four-year period.

  • East County
  • News
ODA senior defensive back Jack Taraska.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 7, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Jack Taraska

The ODA football senior has set a program record with five interceptions in his first year of the sport.

  • East County
  • Sports
Christina Fraser has made a haunted high seas production of her backyard.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 28, 2021
Halloween fanatics go deep for costume creations

Detailed outfits and makeup are just the beginning for these Oct. 31 enthusiasts. (Ask them about their characters' backstories.)

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Write-On Sarasota owner Eileen Wallace says the level of communication between neighboring businesses is higher than it's ever been in her eight years on First Street.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 5, 2016
First Street merchants band together to forge identity

What's on First? The answer may elude most Sarasota shoppers, but businesses on First Street hope a joint branding campaign can raise awareness of the mini-district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jack Dean, Tryla Larson, Mayor Ken Schneier, Estella Villegas, Antonia Munos, Deanna Mesghali, and Scott Kuykendall.
  • By Sidra Wali |
  • May 2, 2023
Ribbon-cutting marks opening of La Villa Café on Longboat

The new restaurant is officially open and serving coffee, healthy breakfast items and empanadas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Annie Arguello looks at some of SCAT's most popular routes.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 5, 2019
SCAT officials seek public feedback before presenting to commissioners

The Sarasota County Area Transit will soon undergo a network redesign.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jnana Wilson Cooper, pictured at the WBTT 20th Anniversary Celebration in 2019, is excited to come home. (Courtesy photo: Sorcha Augustine)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • June 8, 2022
WBTT alum returns to the stage her talent helped build

Jnana Wilson Cooper isn't just a founding member of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. She's more like family.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch's Grayson Tullio and Monika Oberer have built a friendship on trust, honesty and a passion for helping others.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 10, 2023
Unconditional friendship raises money for Duchenne muscular dystrophy research

Monika Oberer and Grayson Tullio's 10-year friendship has meant not only supporting each other but also raising funds to find a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ted Lindenberg launched the Books for Kids initiative as part of the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch. (Photo by Lori Sax)
  • By Eric Snider |
  • August 16, 2022
Lakewood Ranch Rotarians ensure every kid gets the chance to love reading

A retired educator who moved to Lakewood Ranch in 2010, Ted Lindenberg is a fervent advocator for childhood literacy — one book and one child at a time.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The author would like you to know that no people were given food poisoning from his cooking. (Photo: Jim Hendry)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • June 15, 2022
Writing is easy, but cooking is hard

How does a journalist with very few cooking skills get by when he's dropped into a Publix cooking class? He burns the bread.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
All of the tennis center courts are being used for the tournament.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 29, 2023
20th Longboat Key tennis tournament attracts players countrywide

The Senior Men’s United States Tennis Association Tournament will be played from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3 and is dubbed one of the "Triple Crown" Florida tournaments.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bramwell Tovey, new music director of Sarasota Orchestra
  • By Andréa Martone |
  • September 13, 2021
Sarasota Orchestra's new music director is a maestro on a mission

Bramwell Tovey aims to explore new composers and works in his time here.

  • Arts + Culture
Carla Malachowski and honoree Bonnie McIntyre of Resilient Retreat
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 14, 2023
National Philanthropy Day celebrates nonprofits' impact

The event honored the contributions of 30 individuals and organizations in the Sarasota community.

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