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  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 5, 2009
School impact fees may be suspended

School board members will ask the county to give new homeowners and builders a one-year break on impact fees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 21, 2020
Longboat closes Public Tennis Center over COVID-19 concerns

Recreational facilities of Bayfront Park also closed, town says

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 25, 2022
Tara Elementary fifth graders take on staff in annual kickball game

The teachers and staff at Tara Elementary went on to win 11-8 against the fifth grade class.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • March 15, 2022
This Week in A+E: March 17-23

The Sarasota Jazz Festival is turning heads, and there's also a strong assortment of art, music and theater on tap this week in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 16, 2014
P&Z members say code stifles creativity

Members of the board say suggested changes to the town's codes put design plans in a 'straight jacket.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
David Marshall, the principal of Gene Witt Elementary, will miss seeing and hearing the funny little things his students do every day when he retires at the end of the school year. Photo by Liz Ramos.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 26, 2022
Gene Witt Elementary principal retires after 39 years in education in Manatee County

David Marshall, the principal at Gene Witt Elementary School, says that special small moments kept him going 39 years.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 22, 2020
Lakewood Ranch boys soccer falls in state semifinal

The Mustangs lost 2-1 to Boone High.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jason Danieley, center, and the cast of the world premiere Knoxville. (Courtesy photo: Cliff Roles)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 26, 2022
Knoxville wrestles with the past and the prose of James Agee

Hope shines through the specter of death in Asolo Rep's world premiere of the musical "Knoxville," based on the award-winning "A Death in the Family."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
This Country Club home at 13215 Palmers Creek Terrace sold for $1,935,500. It has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,701 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 3, 2023
Top residential real estate sales in Lakewood Ranch for Dec. 12-23

A Country Club home on Palmers Creek Terrace tops the week's sales at $1.94 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The county put the property at 20 N. Washington Blvd. on the surplus land list last year.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 25, 2018
Sarasota County to designate 200 properties as surplus

Overall, the county owns $1.16 billion worth of land. More than 800 parcels are in use, but county staff identified more than 200 they could do without.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 15, 2013
Weekend's Best Bet: FST Improv

In case you haven't had the chance to see FST Improv, the show is one that will have you crying - from laughter.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 1, 2021
School District of Manatee County employees get COVID-19 vaccine

Hundreds of School District of Manatee County employees get vaccinated.

  • East County
  • News
Landen Mavrikas hit the waves with his skimboard. Harry Sayer
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 1, 2021
Spring break puts area businesses back on track

Local officials and business owners say tourism is back on track with some reporting their most successful season yet.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Remote Area Medical is a free clinic offered to people without medical insurance or anyone who needs emergency care on a weekend and doesn't mind the wait.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • October 10, 2018
Free medical clinic returns to East County

Local dental, vision students gain experience at Remote Area Medical clinic.

  • East County
  • News
Ocean Properties seeks a mix of tourism and residential development for the Islandside property.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 9, 2014
Commission moves forward on Key Club referendum

The commission approved an ordinance on first reading that would place a referendum question before voters in a May 2015 mail vote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Haciendus King wraps a pallet of safe-to-recycle electronics.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 25, 2022
Data Dump event in Lakewood Ranch keeps toxins out of the environment

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance and Sarasota IT firm SouthTech co-host the annual event to dispose of electronic waste.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 18, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Cutting the cord

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 22, 2019
San Gennaro Festival 'a local magnet' for food, fun and dancing in Lakewood Ranch

Tara Golf and Country Club's San Gennaro Festival draws people in with Italian cuisine, trivia and music in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
The orchestra said the venue, depicted in this conceptual rendering, could complement the park and enhance the east side of downtown. Park users have pushed back against the proposal.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 9, 2019
Orchestra continues pursuit of Payne Park site

As the city prepares to meet with orchestra officials, a group has formed to oppose the concept of building a new venue on public parkland.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dave, Alex and Elaine Lunkes, of River Club, will be showing off their 1966 Mustang, nicknamed, “Virginia.”
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 14, 2012
Show moves to East County

Ponies Under the Palms has found a new home in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
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