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Lakewood Ranch senior forward Jacob Jordan (8) goes for a header against Manatee High. He had two goals in the game.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 18, 2019
Lakewood Ranch boys soccer off to a fast start, but want more goals

The Mustangs are trying to find a go-to goal scorer.

  • East County
  • Sports
Samantha Wuerfel and Michael Donahue
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 20, 2017
Rosemary's newest neighbors get to work

Neighbors organize small-but-mighty volunteer organization.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Bath and Racquet Club has held previous workshops, including one on the project site designed to address concerns about a proposed seven-story building.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 9, 2018
Bath and Racquet redevelopment proposal advances

Residents remain opposed to plans for up to 207 residences and a seven-story building near the city’s southern border.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city has significantly revised its plans for Lift Station 87, depicted in the rendering above. The changes have contributed to rising construction costs.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 9, 2018
Jury orders city to pay damages in lift station lawsuit

The city hoped to recover up to $20 million in a lawsuit tied to the Lift Station 87 project. Instead, a jury determined the city breached its contract with a construction firm.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 11, 2017
The Pines toasts its centenarians

Pines of Sarasota Rehabilitation & Senior Care Community held its seventh annual Centenarian Tea on Aug. 11.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch quarterback Justin Curtis and the Mustangs offense have taken their lumps this season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 19, 2016
Lakewood Ranch football coach sees a turnaround on the horizon

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • June 24, 2014
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Revelry Pub & Grill

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Revelry Pub & Grill

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 8, 2014
Issues to watch 2014: Beach project

Times, they are a changing. And that goes for the town's beach-management plan and how Longboat Key's coastline will be maintained moving forward.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key's Bayfront Park is one of Suncoast Waterkeeper's weekly sampling sites.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 12, 2025
Suncoast Waterkeeper releases 2024 water quality report

The report shows trends in the region's concentrations of enterococci, a bacteria that is a fecal matter indicator.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A dredging pipe stretches along the beach.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer and Mark Bergin |
  • April 26, 2021
You asked (kind of). We answered questions about Longboat beach work

The schedule is tentative with June 1 marking the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 1, 2010
Colony Association seeks to dissolve partnership

If a bankruptcy judge approves dissolution, the famed tennis resort would become a condominium association.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 31, 2010
Colony Association seeks to dissolve partnership

If a bankruptcy judge approves dissolution, the famed tennis resort would become a condominium association.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 1, 2011
Island Beat: Human visitors declining, but avian ones increasing

With the start of the Sarasota County school year last week, the crowds finally are thinning at Siesta Public Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
District leaders hope summer programs, which will be offered virtually, can help catch students up before the 2020-21 school year.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 28, 2020
Sarasota School leaders focus on summer learning, remediation

District leaders are hopeful that the Summer Boost program can catch students up before the 2020-21 school year.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 9, 2019
Sarasota Orchestra announces concert lineup for 2019-2020 season

The orchestra will feature nine guest conductors and celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.

  • Arts + Culture
The Siesta Key and Stickney Point bridges now open on the hour and half hour during the business day. Residents time their life around the openings, which only happen if boats are waiting to go through, down to the minute.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • December 21, 2017
On the clock: Timing of Siesta bridge openings concerns some residents

A new drawbridge plan on Siesta Key reduces the number of openings, but residents say it’s critical to stay on schedule.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Ricardo Graziano and Victoria Hulland perform Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Marguerite and Armand.” Photo by Frank Atura.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 13, 2017
Sarasota Ballet strives for unpredictability in new season

Entering his 11th season at the helm of the Sarasota Ballet, Iain Webb shares his thoughts on the programming.

  • Arts + Culture
Selby’s copy of “The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala” by James Bateman — the largest and heaviest book on orchids ever to be printed — is a focal point of the botanical art section of the exhibit. Photo by Niki Kottmann.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 28, 2016
Mums the Word: Selby unveils the collections it's kept under wraps

'Secret Garden' exhibit offers a rare look into Selby's botanical art and specimen collections.

  • Arts + Culture
Michael Drake aims to make two Whitney cottages a headquarters for the Longboat Key Historical Society.
  • By John McGuire |
  • June 14, 2017
Historic Longboat cottages on the move?

The cottages' new owner has a plan. Now, he needs to raise about $45,000 to make it happen.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Former Lakewood Ranch High and USF center Austin Reiter began training with Mike Gough at Athletic Edge Sports Performance Conditioning in January.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 29, 2015
Professional play

Former Lakewood Ranch High and USF center Austin Reiter will learn this week whether one of the NFL’s 32 teams will draft him.

  • East County
  • Sports
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