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The city has been working since  2014 on a plan to renovate Bobby Jones Golf Club after the course depleted its reserves and began to draw hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in general fund subsidies.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 17, 2020
Final decision looms on future of Bobby Jones

Ahead of a discussion at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin has procured outside recommendations to shrink the golf course to 27 holes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sean Walters, senior manager for the Bradenton Area Sports Commission, says future improvements at Premier could eventually include more bleachers or other modifications to the stadium. Those plans are not yet under way.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 15, 2018
Manatee County thinks big at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch

Visitor's Bureau plans $500,000 expansion of Premier improvements.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 18, 2022
Longtime Sarasota furniture store owner, philanthropist Ed Kalin dies at 101

"It doesn't cost anything to be nice, and it pays dividends" was one of Ed Kalin’s favorite sayings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
broadway
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • September 24, 2014
Ballroom meets Broadway at the Sarasota Opera House

Ballroom meets Broadway at the Sarasota Opera House

  • Arts + Culture
The City Commission unanimously authorized the creation of the grant program earlier this month.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 15, 2020
Applications open next week for city business assistance grants

Small businesses in the city of Sarasota can seek up to $5,000 beginning Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The School District of Manatee County hopes 10 summer events will encourage children to read over the summer. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 17, 2019
Manatee Schools partner for summer learning opportunities

District hopes to prevent learning loss over sumer.

  • East County
  • Schools
Janice Menker and Janice Reiser
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 12, 2022
Republican Club of Longboat Key gets started on the new year

The club heard from local leadership and the political and Gulf level.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Stephen Spencer and Dekyi Rongé star in "Birds of North America."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 6, 2023
Urbanite director talks birds, barriers and the ticking clock of new play

“Birds of North America” looks at love, life and change at Urbanite Theatre. Summer Dawn Wallace shares why she made time to direct it.

  • Arts + Culture
Residents of GreyHawk Landing and nearby communities worry about safety at the intersection of Greyhawk Boulevard and State Road 64. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 14, 2018
Accident totals climb at GreyHawk/S.R. 64 intersection

FDOT seeks interim solution to improve safety at GreyHawk Landings's entrance.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 7, 2022
Myron “Mike” Phillips

Myron “Mike” Phillips, 94, of Crescent, GA passed away after a short illness on November 23, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Susan Mitchell volunteers at Suncoast Science Center. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 9, 2020
Sarasota bands together to create shields, masks

Several residents are using their sewing skills and 3-D printers to make sure community members are safe.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch High School student Madyson Flores shows off her heifer, Emmy, with Cameron Dakin Dairy owners Cameron and Sondra Dakin, pictured with their 2-year-old grandson Reid Dakin. The Dakins lease Emmy to Madyson.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 9, 2019
Time for fair play in Manatee County

The 103rd Manatee County Fair offers plenty of competition in livestock, craft categories.

  • East County
  • News
Workers place the duplicate statue onto the fountain.  Courtesy photos
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 13, 2013
Restoration close to completion

After nine months of work, renovations to the Mable Ringling Memorial Fountain in Lukewood Park are nearing completion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The concept design focuses on changes to a street segment leading into St. Armands Circle from the mainland, attempting to create a visual gateway welcoming visitors into the district.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 24, 2021
St. Armands Circle group pursues major streetscape upgrade

St. Armands stakeholders have a vision for improving the look and feel of the commercial district. Can they convince city officials to buy in?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Marketing Team |
  • September 9, 2021
HEARTFLOW® Offers Precise Visualization of Coronary Arteries, Improves Patient Experience

HEARTFLOW® Offers Precise Visualization of Coronary Arteries, Improves Patient Experience

  • Health
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Ken Schneider, Ed Zunz, Irwin Pastor and Randy Clair take the oath of office Monday at Town Hall.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 28, 2018
Who will be new leaders?

Longboat Key’s election results followed tradition. But there was an underlying message in the results of the Zunz-Langley race: a desire for a next generation to get involved.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Longboat Key ballot deadline is 7 p.m., March 20.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 8, 2018
Ready, set, vote on Longboat Key

What you need to know before heading to the ballot box March 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vishal Kakkad is starting the Premier Flag Football League, an NFL FLAG Football partner, in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 21, 2019
NFL Flag Football-affiliated league coming to Lakewood Ranch

The new league will play its games at Premier Sports Campus.

  • East County
  • Sports
The northern face of the former Colony Beach and Tennis Resort sign before it was removed.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 9, 2018
'Actively deteriorating' Colony sign removed, Longboat code enforcement says

Colony Beach and Tennis Resort Association and Unicorp National Developments arranged to have the sign removed, although exactly when it happened is unclear to them and town staff.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • September 2, 2022
Edward K. Christian

Edward K. Christian, 78, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan and Longboat Key, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday August 19, 2022, after a short illness.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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