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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 18, 2020
Bayou neighborhood entrance matures in its second year

The design is eye-catching, but there are no native plants in the display.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch President and CEO Rex Jensen helps Sheriff Rick Wells cut the ribbon while Lennar's Craig Doehr and Linda Boos watch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 18, 2019
New Manatee County Sheriff's Office substation ready for Lakewood Ranch community

New Manatee County Sheriff's Office substation ready for Lakewood Ranch community

  • East County
  • News
Diners enjoying the Mar Vista outdoor seating.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • January 30, 2019
Renovations at Longboat's Mar Vista to debut Feb. 11

Buccaneer is still in the process of being designed,

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tanks in Mote Marine's new Science Education Aquarium will hold more than 1 million gallons of water.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 16, 2019
Mote Marine picks builders for its Science Education Aquarium in Sarasota

Lakewood Ranch builder Willis Smith and its partner, Orlando's Whiting-Turner, get contract to build an iconic structure.

  • East County
  • News
Steve Branham said Susan Phillips and Phyllis Black will be back as pancake creators this year.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 27, 2019
Kiwanis Club cooking up annual pancake breakfast

This year’s breakfast is from 7:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 30 and will benefit the club's scholarship fund.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chanie Bukiet, program director for Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch, is most excited about the first phase of expansion, the mikvah,  a bath for women used in Judaism to achieve ritual purity.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 10, 2018
Chabad readies for expansion

Leaders hope to start construction on first of three planned buildings in the spring.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 14, 2018
Cops Corner: Deputy takes a bite out of crime

A roundup of this week's most interesting police reports.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
The Orange Avenue-Ringling Boulevard is scheduled to stay closed through mid-April, city staff said.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 1, 2018
Businesses, residents await Ringling roundabout

Construction at the Ringling Boulevard-Orange Avenue intersection is expected to continue through mid-April.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering shows what Lido Beach Redevelopment Partners have in mind for the city-owned Lido Beach pool and pavilion.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 15, 2018
Lido pavilion leaseholders discuss plans

Island residents remain skeptical about plans to renovate the Lido pool and pavilion, but the private operators believe they're making progress.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Arlington Park neighborhood offered its support for the redeveloped hotel, depicted in this rendering.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 22, 2018
City OKs Tamiami Trail hotel plans

Developers say the renovated hotel property will be designed to capitalize on the proximity to the hospital.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lake Manatee State Park Manager Joshua Herman says proposed park improvements would enhance guests experience, but funding is limited.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 28, 2018
New state park plan in place in Manatee

More than $5 million in improvements envisioned for Lake Manatee State Park.

  • East County
  • News
Charles Rogalla and his third-grade class got to celebrate their win with a pizza party.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 27, 2016
Tara Elementary third-graders win worldwide competition

Twenty students competed through the month of April on an online program.

  • East County
  • News
Formerly a Best Western and currently a Baymont Inn & Suites, a developer wants to refurbish the Tamiami Trail hotel as a Four Points by Sheraton.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 14, 2016
Floyd Street residents seek benefit from Sheraton hotel

At a community workshop Monday, the neighbors of a proposed hotel project shared their thoughts on how the development could enhance the surrounding area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sixth-grade teacher, David Barcena, guidance counselor Lannette Gillen and consumer science teacher Jill Bergeron are in the 25-year club. All of them have been with the school since it opened.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 15, 2016
Great way to spend a quarter

Braden River Middle School celebrates 25 years of teaching.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Attorney Robert Lincoln discusses plans for the Ringling Shopping Center property at a workshop Tuesday.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 3, 2017
Residents inspect Ringling Shopping Center plans

It's still early in the review process, but residents have expressed little resistance to a proposal to redevelop the Ringling Shopping Center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cops Corner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 20, 2017
Cops Corner

Interesting police reports from Lakewood Ranch and East County area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Bass Pro Shops plans to open a location east of I-75.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 25, 2016
Bass Pro moves forward with plans for Sarasota location

Bass Pro Outdoor World has applied for a comprehensive plan amendment to allow a store at at northeast corner of Fruitville Road and I-75.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort will be called Zota Beach Resort when its new hotel reopens in 2016.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 1, 2015
Former Hilton becomes Zota Beach Resort

Zota Beach Resort, the new name of the former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, will open in late 2016.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This rendering shows the future project at State Road 64 and Heritage Green Way. Rendering courtesy of the Starling Group.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 5, 2015
Shopping destinations on the horizon

Two commercial projects will bring fast food, retail and other neighborhood commercial uses to the East County community.

  • East County
  • News
Merchants disagree on whether the absence of motorcycles from Main Street this weekend was a good thing.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 12, 2017
Businesses react to Thunder by the Bay departure

For the first time in its 19-year history, the motorcycle festival wasn't held downtown — a subject that remains divisive among downtown merchants.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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