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  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 11, 2021
Longboat Key's new fire station officially opens next week

On Wednesday, the town of Longboat Key held a grand opening ceremony for Fire Station 92.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Out of an abundance of caution, all ceiling tiles in the ticketing area at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport were removed following roof damage caused by Hurricane Ian. (Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 5, 2022
SRQ was open and operating 36 hours after Hurricane Ian

Despite roof damage in the ticketing area, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport began serving passengers less than two days after the hurricane.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 5, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Food flight

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By SunCoast Blood Centers Team |
  • June 17, 2021
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  • By Dora Walters |
  • March 27, 2010
Save Our Seabirds holds rummage sale

Shoppers arrived early March 27 for the Save Our Seabirds rummage sale and found a wide variety items available.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 5, 2021
Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $1.52 million

Longboat Key home at 501 Norton St. is the highest selling property for the week of Sept. 20-24

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
East Manatee Fire Rescue firefighter Larry Haymore connects a hose from the hydrant to a 1,000-gallon fire truck during a training exercise. He and other new hires will work at the district's new Station 7 on Covenant Way.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 1, 2020
Safety agencies plan for rapid growth in Lakewood Ranch area over next decade

Safety agencies plan for rapid growth in Lakewood Ranch area over next decade

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Kennel Club was closed in 2020 when dog racing was banned by the State of Florida. Owner Jack Collins Jr. has been searching for a buyer to redevelop the site since. (Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 15, 2022
Planning Board rejects apartments for Sarasota Kennel Club site

Citing airport operations noise concerns, the Sarasota Planning Board recommends against the approval of an apartment community at Sarasota Kennel Club.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Big sister Briana Cyr and her little sister Quiniyah enjoy spending time together talking. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 25, 2021
Our Y partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast

Our Y leaders will help pair members with children in need and offer them a place to work out, get creative or simply talk.

  • Sarasota
  • News
SunCoast Blood Centers is urging those recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 29, 2020
Lakewood Ranch area blood bank needs plasma from COVID-19 survivors

Lakewood Ranch blood bank officials say plasma levels are 'critical.'

  • East County
  • News
"Dike" runs through Dec. 16. Photo courtesy Dylan Jon Wade Cox
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 12, 2018
'Dike' is a steamy, thoughtful play that creates the illusion of being unrehearsed

Hannah Benitez’s play explores the themes of sexual orientation and personal identity at Urbanite Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 21, 2016
Neighborhood meeting scheduled for Siesta mini-golf course

Residents and business owners will get their first look at the plans for an 18-hole mini-golf course in Siesta Key Village.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • May 5, 2021
Trade show forges alliances

Trade show becomes largest Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance event during pandemic

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 19, 2016
Summit to help launch careers for young professionals

Young Professionals Group Summit promises to have attendees back to work by lunch time.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
From left, Sarasota City Commission candidates Sheldon Rich, Dan Lobeck, incumbent Jen Ahearn-Koch, Debbie Trice and Carol Shoffstall participated in CCNA's candidate forum on Saturday. (Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 14, 2022
Hot topics, and maybe a dirty trick, highlight commission candidate forum

Sheldon Rich alleges political subterfuge as fellow city commission candidates answer questions at Saturday's CCNA forum.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kansas City's Jennifer Imre-Justus and her sister Allison Imre, of Lakewood Ranch, hope to inspire others to support the American Cancer Society. Both sisters are cancer survivors. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 22, 2022
Lakewood Ranch woman to share family cancer survival at Making Strides kickoff

Allison Imre will talk about her and her sister's cancer survival stories Aug. 25 to promote the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Built in 1949, it has five bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 3,245 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 1, 2022
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 14-18 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis, Osprey

A Harbor Acres home on Hillview Drive topped the week's Sarasota-area sales at $7.25 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The county will seek to adopt a new district map for commission elections by Dec. 31.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 28, 2021
New district maps coming for Sarasota County

Two years after a contentious redistricting effort, the County Commission agreed to redraw boundaries again to create a more balanced map for local elections.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rob Oglesby, Nate's Honor Animal Rescue's development director, says panels from the cottages that were wrecked by Hurricane Ian are salvageable. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 3, 2022
Hurricane Ian causes limited damage at Lakewood Ranch pet rescues

Nate's Honor Animal Rescue and Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch make it through Hurricane Ian with limited damage.

  • East County
  • News
A multiway stop sign is planned for the intersection of Shadow Lawn Drive and Contento Drive.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 9, 2020
Siesta Isles neighborhood to see slew of traffic changes

County Commission supports changes requested by Siesta Isles neighborhood over recommendations delivered by county staff.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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