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  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • September 13, 2018
EDC Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon celebrates economic innovation

The Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County honored business success at its annual meeting and awards luncheon on Aug. 13.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bob Whitford is leaving his position as operations and facilities director at Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 3, 2020
SANCA executive hits finish line after enriching Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota

Bob Whitford gives up post at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota after building North America's top rowing facility.

  • East County
  • News
Flu shots are free for children and adults at the Sarasota County Health Department facility at 2200 Ringling Blvd. in Sarasota.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • February 27, 2018
Flu season not over yet, health officials warn

Despite recent declines in influenza activity, the virus could rebound locally in March.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Sarasota Orthopedic Associates |
  • November 27, 2018
Giving Thanks is Not Just For Thanksgiving

Giving Thanks is Not Just For Thanksgiving

  • Health
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Both beginner and longtime singers converge in the Chorus of the Keys, an all-male barbershop choir.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • February 10, 2015
Choral Camaraderie

The Chorus of the Keys hits the right notes in continuing the barbershop tradition.

  • Arts + Culture
Charges have been filed in an accident that led to the death of a Myakka City motorcyclist.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 2, 2019
Charges filed in death of Myakka City motorcyclist

Arcadia man turned into the path of a Myakka City motorcyclist on State Road 70 and has been charged with driving without a license.

  • East County
  • News
The intersection at 10th Street and U.S. 41 is one of the first that will see a roundabout as part of a $100 million project to add the features along the bayfront.ÂÂ
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • September 27, 2012
Connectivity plan continues with more roundabouts

Two U.S. 41 roundabouts are close to getting a green light, and another eight are in the works to 'round out' Sarasota's bayfront connectivity plan.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Marco Nistico as Tonio, Veronica Mitina as Nedda and Michael Robert Hendrick as Canio in Sarasota Opera's 'Pagliacci.' Photo by Rod Millington.
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 2, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Opera - Opening of Fall Season ('Pagliacci')

It was Halloween outside, but inside the Sarasota Opera House, a triumphant cast of singers and instrumentalists were recreating Ruggiero Leoncavallo's 122 year old classic, "Pagliacci."

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch continues to grow rapidly. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 5, 2018
Lakewood Ranch ranks No. 3 nationally in home sales for master-planned communities

Sarasota County's West Villages development came in fifth place.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Turtle Watch member Mike Herron excavates a nest on Saturday, Aug. 3.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 6, 2019
Rising sea turtle nesting numbers break Sarasota area records

Oh baby — nests abound in an active year for the turtles

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pine View School graduate  MInnah Stein advocates for sexual assault awareness
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • July 30, 2018
Pine View School graduate MInnah Stein advocates for sexual assault awareness

Minnah Stein has been nationally recognized for her work addressing sexual assault in Sarasota high schools.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 4, 2019
Black Ties & Tales: Sarasota's social scene gets spooky with Halloween

Creative costumes and cool weather are the story this week.

  • Black Tie
1715 Prospect St.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • April 3, 2013
3 Things: Boom Times

The year 1926 was the peak of Sarasota's first real-estate boom, and homes from that era still dot the town's older neighborhoods.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 3, 2020
Longboat Key commission signs off on support for ERA

Longboat Key joins list of local governments to support passage of amendment born in 1972.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 6, 2020
Sarasota mothers adjust to life with newborns

As their first Mothers Day approaches, new moms adjust to life in quarantine.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 13, 2016
Sarasota Youth Orchestra members jam out for Side By Side Brunch

The annual brunch was held at Michael’s on the Bay at Selby Gardens.

  • Black Tie
The town has closed lots of parking along Broadway in the Longbeach Village neighborhood. The town is also considering a resident-permit parking program for the neighborhood.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 14, 2020
Longboat moves forward with proposed parking fine increase

Longboat Key town commissioners are set to vote on Oct. 5 on whether to increase the town's illegal parking fines from $30 to $75.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By John Ewing |
  • March 1, 2013
City elections and the Wal-Mart effect

City elections and the Wal-Mart effect

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A streetlight is pictured in the Country Club Shores neighborhood.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 8, 2021
Longboat Key sticking with approved streetlights despite resident criticisms

Part of Longboat Key's undergrounding project calls for the installation of new streetlights.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
On the hotel's beach, the chairs are utilized only by wildlife.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer and Brendan Lavell |
  • March 31, 2020
For Longboat Key snowbirds, the question looms: Stay or go?

Concerns about COVID-19, possible travel restrictions or stay-at-home orders fuel winter visitors' decisions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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