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Third baseman SarahBeth Wengerd is mobbed by her teammates after hitting a 2-run walk-off double in the Class 7A-District 10 championship April 16.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 30, 2015
Sarasota: 2015 Year in Sports

Sarasota: 2015 Year in Sports

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Playwright Arthur Keyser and Director Don Walker review the “Before Steepletop” script. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 15, 2018
Lawyer-turned-playwright Arthur Keyser gets his second act with Players

'Before Steepletop' is the latest work by the Sarasota playwright, who didn't find his talent until retirement.

  • Arts + Culture
This Del Webb home at 7105 Gradford Court sold for $1,375,000. It has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,639 square feet of living area. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 20, 2022
Del Webb home tops sales at $1.38 million

A Del Webb home on Gradford Court tops the week's sales at $1.38 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 8, 2017
Country Club Shores residents organize against exceptions to Key height restrictions

On Monday evening, the Town Commission considered adjustments to these exceptions in the town code.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stephen Heese has been with Manatee County-based boat manufacturer Chris-Craft Corp. since 2001, when he and a fellow Harvard Business School classmate, Stephen Julius, bought the firm out of bankruptcy. Photo by Mark Wemple.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 2, 2013
Chris-Craft focuses on high-end boat niche

Chris-Craft, the company that made boats for John F. Kennedy and Elvis Presley, has slowly sailed back to pre-downturn levels. One key lesson: Get expenses under control.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 4, 2020
Natural neighbors: An informed walk of Longboat Key's beaches

Longboat Key shell seeker Sheila Loccisano shares secrets.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
In the past, commissioners have considered using the Fairgrounds or Robarts Arena as a convention center.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 8, 2019
Commission backs away from convention center consideration

Commissioners noted that the idea was not sustainable "this year" in specific.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 23, 2018
FDOT recommends 65-foot span to replace Cortez drawbridge

Design work set to begin in 2019, but construction funding not yet set aside.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 23, 2019
Who pays to dredge Longboat canals?

Having to mitigate damaged sea grasses raises the cost of dredging canals exponentially. It's looking as though Longboat Key needs a pay plan similar to beach renourishment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
This Lake Club home at 16006 Foremast Place sold for $3.6 million in June, the highest price any Lakewood Ranch home has sold for in 2021.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • August 19, 2021
Movin’ on Up

Why has the number of homes sold for more than $1 million kept climbing since the pandemic started? Turns out, the trend has multiple causes, Realtors explain.

  • LWR Life
Ice Rink Events employee Mike Sampson works to get the ice skating rink at Holidays on the Green ready for visitors. He said it takes about one week to set up.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 13, 2019
Benderson Development readies to bring on the lights in Sarasota, Manatee counties

Benderson Development's Holidays on the Green returns at new location in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
Residents of St. Armands and Lido Key are concerned that adding density in St. Armands Circle will exacerbate traffic and parking at St. Armands Circle. The St. Armands BID's request for a zoning text amendment study for commercial properties was rejected by the Sarasota City Commission.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 1, 2022
City rejects St. Armands zoning study request

The Sarasota City Commission declined a proposal by the St. Armands Business Improvement District.

  • Sarasota
  • News
File photo. Adam Davis and Ben Culbertson enjoy a monthly YPG After Hours networking event.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 27, 2015
Sarasota Calendar 8.27.15

Sarasota events for the week of August 27.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Linda Bryan-Beachler, a teacher at Freedom Elementary School, shows students how to access an online stopwatch for an experiment. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 5, 2019
Manatee County School District, Manatee Education Association reach salary agreements for teachers, paraprofessionals

School District of Manatee County and Manatee Education Association reach tentative agreements for 2019-2020 contracts.

  • East County
  • News
Nik and Erendira Wallenda
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 2, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: The Circus Arts Conservatory

Circus Sarasota announced its new identity at a gourmet barbecue Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Sailor Circus Arena. The Sailor Circus students teased their winter performance at the event.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 27, 2009
GreyHawk mom uploads new Web site

Rachel Branson's site, freeinmanatee.com, offers visitors a calendar of free events, opportunities for deals and a listing of free or low-cost kids meals.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 17, 2019
County identifies several funding priorities at budget workshop

The workshop primarily involved budget updates and reports from various Sarasota County departmental leaders.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Memorial Hospital first implemented a no-visitor rule last year in response to COVID-19. After lifting restrictions in May, a surge in cases led to a new prohibition on guests. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 30, 2021
Sarasota Memorial Hospital announces no-visitor policy, citing COVID-19 surge

In the past 11 days, the number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital has more than tripled, and the number of positive ICU patients has increased more than fourfold.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jim Reese and his wife, Judy, are both Elvis fanatics.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 2, 2014
Rock 'n' Role

Former teacher Jim Reese went from 'Schoolhouse Rock!' to 'Jailhouse Rock' to start a career as an Elvis impersonator.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • By Mary McAndrews |
  • April 30, 2014
Fashion on the go: The happy-hour shower

Fashion on the go: The happy-hour shower

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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