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A Sailor Circus student juggles as guests enter the event.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 9, 2019
Sailor Circus Arena reopens after $4.5-million renovation project

The Circus Arts Conservatory recognized top donors at a grand opening event April 9.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 13, 2021
Longboat home lists for $10.25 million

7,000-square foot home offers 151 feet of beachfront.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
GreyHawk Landing's Laura Bloise has opened Waxing the City.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 2, 2019
Wax to the max at University Town Center

Waxing the City leaves no hair behind at University Town Center.

  • East County
  • Business
Town contractors are in the process of installing power and fiber cables.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 3, 2020
Town keeps watch on two requests for state funding

Leaders seek about $2.14 million for continuation of sea-level study and connected-city work.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Former Superintendent Lori White sits with students at Gocio Elementary School. White retired from her position in February 2017.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • March 30, 2017
A legacy of learning

The community gives back to honor former Superintendent Lori White.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
It took the town and state officials 23 days to remove more than 10,000 cubic yards of waste.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • October 26, 2017
Longboat Key free of Irma waste

The town announced Wednesday, Oct. 25, that it has completed its removal of debris left by hurricane Irma.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Built in 2015, Unit 101 of the One88 building has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,884 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2022
One88 condominium sells for $5.25 million

A One88 condominium on Golden Gate Point tops the week's sales at $5.25 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sally and Jay Steele
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 8, 2021
Longboat Key couple lends a helping vaccine hand

The Steeles can't promise the world, but they try to help friends and neighbors get vaccinated.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lee Gundersheimer is bringing his talents to Sarasota as the new artistic director of The Players.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • January 12, 2022
The Players tabs Florida native Lee Gundersheimer as new artistic director

Lee Gundersheimer is making a triumphant career journey home to his native state as he becomes the new artistic director of The Players Centre for Performing Arts.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • March 22, 2017
RCLA announces 2018 Town Hall lineup

As the 2017 series comes to a close, Ringling College Library Association looks releases the 2018 Town Hall Lecture lineup.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
BJ BishopThe
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 12, 2019
Longboat elections 2020: Five questions with BJ Bishop

Town Commission candidate qualifies for at-large seat campaign.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Joe Bertucci usually makes strawberry and peach jam.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 23, 2021
Longboat Key residents put in hard work for the sweet reward of jam

Two Longboat Key residents spread the love with homemade jams and preserves.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank announces the results for the 2015 Campaign Against Summer Hunger.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 10, 2015
Campaign Against Summer Hunger collects $1.2 million

On the patio of the North Sarasota Public Library Wednesday morning, All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank announced that more than 21,000 students will be able to be fed throughout the summer with the more than 935,000 pounds food and $1.2 million in con

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • February 23, 2017
Letters to the Editor: 2.23.16

Readers share thoughts on Fruitville Road redesign plans and listening to the kids.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The owners of the Midtown Plaza shopping center, which formerly housed a Winn-Dixie, see residential zoning as an attractive path to redevelopment in the future.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 4, 2019
City explores mixed-use option for shopping centers

Could residential zoning be a path to redeveloping languishing commercial plazas throughout Sarasota?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Co-Chairwomen Hedria Lunken Saltzman and Kitty Heusner — Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 14, 2018
Florida Creativity Conference attracts individuals of varying disciplines

The Sarasota-based event this weekend is comprised of three days of unique workshops.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 27, 2021
Women's Golf Association bids farewell for season

The Longboat Key golf group played one last round before summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Arbor Grande's Joe Marino loves to show his 1981 Corvette.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 14, 2021
Classic cars roll into Our Lady of the Angels in Lakewood Ranch for show

Corvettes among the many classic cars at Knights of Columbus car show in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Estranged but united, Rod Brogan and Almeria Campbell live out a parent's nightmare together but experience it differently.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 29, 2020
'American Son' reverberates with pent-up tensions

Parents' nightmare made worse by societal issues in Christopher Demos-Brown drama

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Eileen Parker with the School District of Manatee County's Food and Nutrition Services hands out lunches during the summer food program. All students can receive free breakfast and lunch no matter their modality. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 10, 2020
East County students can get free meals through Manatee County schools

Manatee County students 18 years old and younger can receive free breakfast and lunch every day through Dec. 31.

  • East County
  • News
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