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  • By Zara Barrie |
  • January 14, 2014
Factory Girl: G2H2

Factory Girl: G2H2

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 4, 2018
Elks deliver perfect therapy

Lakewood Ranch Rotary presents $117,600 in grants

  • East County
  • News
Following a denied plan for expansion, it's unclear what the future holds for the Woman's Exchange on Orange Avenue.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 9, 2016
Woman’s Exchange plans remain in limbo

After the city rejected plans for expansion, the consignment shop is still weighing its legal options.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 18, 2013
P&Z recommends revised boat ordinance

The ordinance that made waves between Village and Country Club Shores residents will now set sail toward the Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 18, 2013
Town could dissolve ZBA

A Key property owner has been unable to schedule a hearing because the ZBA Board can't reach a quorum to hold a meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Finn, Eirinn, Cormac and Christian Camphire said they are thankful Cormac is OK after 37% of his body was burned. He plans to resume classes at Braden River High in January, depending on his health.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 19, 2018
Bradenton's mom's belief — 'God was with him.'

East County mom says her faith has been strengthened by horrifying accident .

  • East County
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  • By June LeBell |
  • February 28, 2016
Passion, drama and patriotism in 'The Battle of Legnano'

The Sarasota Opera opens the final opera of its Verdi Cycle with high-quality singing and drama.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The percentage of Sarasota County students scoring at or above proficiency remains higher than the state average
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 21, 2012
Some Sarasota students outpace state

Ten percent more Sarasota County public school students had proficient scores on the Spring FCAT reading test than state totals.

  • Sarasota
  • News
An imposing modernist structure, the home was rented by Stephen King and his wife for three successive winter seasons in the late 1990s. The famously reclusive author then bought a home on Casey Key, where he still lives.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • February 16, 2017
The perfect setting

The perfect setting

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Lost Lagoon's original design includes a lazy river, a wave pool, a coaster slide and other features. File rendering.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 8, 2016
Water park proposal goes swimmingly

Manatee Lost Lagoon will resume negotiations with the county to produce a major tourist attraction.

  • East County
  • News
Ana Isabelle performs in Asolo Rep's production of "EVITA." Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 29, 2017
Josh Rhodes and Asolo Rep reinvent the story of a controversial icon

An interview with Josh Rhodes, director and choreographer of Asolo Rep’s groundbreaking production of 'Evita.'

  • Arts + Culture
As visitors begin arriving, so do their cars. Offloading often takes place on Bay Isles Road instead of the illegal stops in the center turn lane of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer and Brendan Lavell |
  • October 29, 2019
Longboat gears up as seasonal spike in population begins

The growing population of the island is impossible to ignore as traffic and social scenes grow.

  • Longboat Key
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A Wawa is under construction at the northwest corner of Upper Manatee River Road and State Road 64. No other tenants to the future commercial plaza have been announced.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 18, 2018
Lakewood Ranch area growth sprinkled with donut shop

Dunkin' Donuts headed to State Road 64 at Upper Manatee Road intersection.

  • East County
  • News
Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates President and CEO Stephen Rodriguez and USRowing CEO Patrick McNerney are excited to bring USRowing's Olympic Trials in 2020 and other events to Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 12, 2019
SANCA's pull increases in Sarasota

USRowing National Championships showcase SANCA's ability to attract major events to Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
Cynthia Erivo and Michelle Rodriguez in "Widows." Photo source: HBO.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 24, 2020
Binge Blog: Music, music everywhere

"John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch" and "Widows" are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 18, 2014
Daly vs. Grossman; Jaleski vs. Younger

The town has two contested races after the deadline passes for candidates to qualify.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2009
Manatee bank to receive $15M in new capital

An investor group led by Marcelo Lima and Trevor Burgess has received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve Board to invest $15 million, along with a number of existing shareholders and community members, in new equity capital in Community Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo The Big Pass shoal has grown by more than 3 million cubic yards of sand in the last decade, bringing its total volume to 23.3 million cubic yards, according to U.S. Army Corps data and models released last week.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 25, 2014
Army Corps releases Big Pass dredge study

Conclusions in the draft version of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' study on the potential dredging of Big Pass support the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Players Centre will continue operating out of the Tamiami Trail property until construction on a new campus at Lakewood Ranch is complete.
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 9, 2018
Players Centre buyer unveiled

Capstone Management is adding the bayfront-adjacent site to its growing portfolio of Sarasota properties.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Application for developing the site of the former Colony Beach and Tennis Resort one of the three scheduled applications to be heard.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • December 18, 2017
Public comment welcome at Longboat P&Z hearing

Planning and Zoning Board members are scheduled to hear from three applicants who hope to reshape the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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