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  Longboat Limousine recently drove a customer to Ohio.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2020
Car service replaces airplanes for a few Longboaters

Longboat Limousine places few limits on serving customers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The steak frites features chimichurri Sauce and french fries.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 31, 2023
Post Kitchen and Bar in Sarasota puts a new twist on old favorites

The restaurant at The Shoppes at University Town Center features seafood and craft cocktails.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Dan, Katie and Robert Powers are excited Manatee County has agreed to rename a baseball field at Lakewood Ranch Park in honor of Matthew Powers, who played baseball there.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 18, 2019
Tragedy sparks year of change in Manatee County

State, local officials look for ways to speed up safety improvements following teenagers' deaths.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Landesberg |
  • August 1, 2012
Getting to Know: Art in the Park

Getting to Know: Art in the Park

  • Arts + Culture
iLana Armida dropped her single "High No More" in January 2019. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 20, 2019
East County singer satisfied with move to LA

Mill Creek's Ilana Armida working to make it big in Los Angeles

  • East County
  • News
The U.S. 41 roundabout at Gulfstream Avenue is the fourth on the state highway along Sarasota's bay front with four more in the early planning stages.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 8, 2022
City receives MPO blueprint for decades of transportation projects

Sarasota city commissioners approve the Sarasota/Manatee MPO 2045 long-range priority list of transportation improvement projects. Most have a construction start date of 2030 and beyond.

  • Sarasota
  • News
1. Jillian Herbst, Olivia Laney, Ella Dodge, Grace Hogie, Jayla Doust, Addyson Bruneman, Taylor Shepherd and Callie Bua rush to greet Cassidy McLellan at home following McLellan's walk-off triple.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 30, 2021
Top-10 moments of the East County sports season

Lakewood Ranch High softball tops 2021 moments with a state title.

  • East County
  • Sports
City officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the Sarasota Housing Authority’s Lofts on Lemon project earlier this year, but so far, incentives have failed to produce other affordable developments in the Rosemary District.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 22, 2021
Committee identifies affordable housing strategies

An advisory board has presented the city with a suite of policy recommendations aimed at addressing a shortage of affordable residences in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
1. The Riverview High girls golf team captured the Class 3A state title.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 20, 2021
Top sports moments of the 2020-2021 Sarasota school year

There was all sorts of greatness achieved this year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 7, 2022
Golfers give rescue animals a last resort

Satchel's Last Resort is a no-kill shelter in Sarasota for animals with no place else to go.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Braden River Elementary School nurse Nicole Wells and her daughter Penny, a kindergartner, sing a hand washing song to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus" while washing their hands. The Wells will not return to school until April 15.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 18, 2020
Lakewood Ranch area will get education in the online world due to the coronavirus

Coronavirus sends schools, businesses, social events to the online world.

  • East County
  • News
Alana Kutt has advanced to the regional finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt competition.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 18, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Local golfer's drive sends her to major event

Alana Kutt is headed to TPC Sawgrass on Sept. 28 for the Drive, Chip and Putt regionals.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ariel Rischer sells her handmade bracelets at the Young Entrepreneur Market at The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime.
  • By Dariela Delgado |
  • February 26, 2023
Young CEOs set up shop at The Bazaar

The fourth annual Young Entrepreneur Market brings young CEOs to sell their creations at The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 31, 2022
Families ponder puzzles at Sarasota Art Museum

The Puzzlelicious event was held July 29 and 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
STOP steering committe members Mollie Cardamone, Kate Lowman and Eileen Normile believe Sarasota residents support their push to scrutinize development regulations.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 28, 2017
STOP hopes to capitalize on citywide growth concerns

A year after forming, the citizen activist group STOP has influenced civic conversations and put allies in powerful positions. Will policy gains follow?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 25, 2017
Anonymous sources: No

The Lamestream Media’s slipshod practices and blatant biases are tarnishing the entire industry. In the old days, today’s fake news writers would get the Trump treatment: ‘You’re fired!’

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 20, 2022
East Bradenton students share their Christmas wishes in letters to Santa

From pets to hoverboards, scooters and more, Braden River, Tara and McNeal elementary first graders and kindergartners share what they want Santa to deliver.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 12, 2020
Make a law and voila!

Sarasota city commissioners once again defied logic. While supporting the smart move to allow residential uses in commercial zones, they spoiled the idea with counterproductive regulations.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane stands near the hurricane-tracking chart in the Sarasota County administration building.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 11, 2013
McCrane keeps an eye on Sarasota's safety

As Sarasota emergency management chief, Ed McCrane's job is to keep residents and tourists prepared for the worst.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city plans to begin work on a course renovation project in 2020, though the final scope of work is still to be determined.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 22, 2019
Report considers downsizing Bobby Jones

Facing significant expenses, officials are weighing the possibility of shrinking the 45-hole golf course.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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