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  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • January 29, 2013
Home Resource: Sarasota’s own fringe theatre

Home Resource: Sarasota’s own fringe theatre

  • Arts + Culture
This map shows the location of the proposed 7-Eleven.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 17, 2020
S.R. 64 corridor near Lakewood Ranch gets more business

Convenience store comes to S.R. 64/Lorraine Road intersection with more development on the way.

  • East County
  • News
Commissioners have heard fed-up residents say it whenever the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is discussed.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 15, 2013
The Colony question mark

The shuttered resort represents an unknown for potential buyers of Longboat Key properties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Marty Samowitz |
  • October 23, 2013
My View: Thoughts on a beautiful October day

Marty Samowitz is the oldest living survivor of the battle of Iwo Jima and the founder of Marty's Shoes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 28, 2010
SPORTS BRIEFS 04.29.10

Braden River High School will host its sixth annual summer basketball camp June 21 through July 8 for students in grades two through 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 16, 2012
No summer lull on Siesta Key

This June, Sarasota County collected the most tourist development tax dollars ever.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Monica Welde said she plans to give bears, like Bruno, full access to this lake and also to add more pools to their enclosures.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 6, 2020
Bearadise Ranch bears future in mind in Myakka

Bearadise Ranch struggles financially during COVID-19 pandemic.

  • East County
  • News
A World Rowing spokesman said more than 8,000 fans packed Nathan Benderson Park on Sunday for the final day of the world championships.   File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 21, 2017
Rowing facility shows its mettle

Indicators suggest 2017 World Rowing Championships generated $18.65 million in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • East County
  • News
Photo of a Havana street corner by Cliff Roles
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 14, 2015
Art Center Sarasota to celebrate Cuban culture with "Noche Cubana"

The July 22 evening event will include a Sarasota Cuban Ballet School performance, photography, salsa dancing, and plenty of mojitos

  • Arts + Culture
Rain and flooding on the Fourth of July caused trash from the large crowds to be strewn about on Siesta Key Beach.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 18, 2013
Holiday traffic creates trash buildup on Siesta Beach

Some visitors to the beach voice complaints about the garbage, but county officials stand behind current cleanup procedures.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Key was home to several farms in the early 20th century until a 1921 hurricane destroyed most of the island.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 26, 2014
Retired library director creates digital archive

Chet Pletzke brings a blast from the past to the Longboat Key Historical Society's website with a growing digital history of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Easter Bunny offers encouragement to the families joining the egg hunt at Longboat Key Club Resort.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 31, 2026
Hop to it this Easter weekend on Longboat Key

From Easter services to egg hunts, check out these Longboat Key events happening next weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Downtown-Sarasota-Night
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 27, 2013
TWIS Tour Guide: New Year's Eve

TWIS Tour Guide: New Year's Eve

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Loretta Pettway Bennett, Sarasota Art Museum Associate Curator Lacie Barbour and Louisiana Bendolph
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • August 4, 2025
Gee's Bend quilters learned to 'make something out of nothing'

Loretta Pettway Bennett and Louisiana Bendolph share their stories at Sarasota Art Museum.

  • Arts + Culture
Meat sits ready to be served at Alday's BBQ.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 14, 2024
Barbecue food trucks in Sarasota thrive on roads less traveled

A short drive from the bustling streets of downtown, you can find the smoky flavors of fresh barbecue.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Delta Air Lines is adding flights to New York's JFK International Airport
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 19, 2019
Airport sets passenger record in November

More destinations, new airline still to come in months ahead at SRQ.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Marvin Albert and Gerri Aaron
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 11, 2012
New College Foundation Gala honoring President Dr. Gordon 'Mike' Michalson

New College Foundation Gala honoring President Dr. Gordon 'Mike' Michalson

  • Black Tie
Stacy Alexander and Erin Barker
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • November 7, 2013
35th annual Old-Fashioned Clambake

35th annual Old-Fashioned Clambake

  • Black Tie
Kathleen Cravens is a student member of The Rocketry Club at Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab.
  • By Dariela Delgado |
  • January 24, 2023
Fab Lab's Rocketry Club aims high — 15,000 feet, to be exact

High schoolers at Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab are designing and building a rocket to soar more than 2 miles into the air.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sheila Milazzo, Anita and Ed Hagen and Jo Fava enter Our Lady of the Angels for the first in-person Mass in two months.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 20, 2020
Cautious reopening for Lakewood Ranch-area churches

East County churches excited but cautious with reopening

  • East County
  • News
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