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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 5, 2021
Dream Flights honors Lakewood Ranch veterans

Three Lakewood Ranch veterans treated to a dream ride on a Boeing-Stearman biplane.

  • East County
  • News
Workers contracted by the town of Longboat Key dredge sand on Friday, May 14 at 4001 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 20, 2021
Longboat heads into hurricane season with bulked-up beaches

This year's hurricane season comes as the town continues its beach renourishment projects.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This $4.1 million Country Club Shores home located at 572 Halyard on Longboat Key has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,682 square feet living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 28, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for June 12-16 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A Country Club Shores home on Halyard Lane tops the week's sales at $4.1 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Work on entrepreneur Jesse Biter's commercial complex in the 1500 block of Main Street is scheduled for completion by early September.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 3, 2015
City rejects Taco Bus pick-up window, facade proposals

As the Tampa-based Mexican restaurant prepares to open a Main Street location, city staff has ruled that two proposed amenities aren’t allowed under current regulations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Artist Joey Salamon returns to paint the street art. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 20, 2022
Project Pride SRQ repaints street mural

Repairs to the crosswalk were approved on March 11.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 4, 2017
St. Mary appoints new officers

The new board was installed following mass on April 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
If approved, Robert Anderson's proposed hotel will be built in an L-shape on property off Calle Miramar.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 13, 2021
Hotel workshop draws Siesta Key concerns

Residents say three hotel proposals should be considered all at once rather than as individual proposals.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • November 3, 2016
Siesta Key Village Association merges with chamber

After over 40 years of advocating for merchants' interests, the Siesta Key Village Association is dissolving.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 16, 2014
Club's makeover revealed

Tara club's renovations aim to create 'wow factor.'

  • East County
  • News
Chloe Craciun. Courtesy photo.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 13, 2021
Mini Mustangs return

Pre-K students drew with crayons in their return to the program.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Players will continue outdoor programming, such as its production of Huck Finn (Casey Berkery) in May at James Patton Park, until the new theater complex opens.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 13, 2018
Revised plot for The Players' move to Lakewood Ranch

Board chair talks about updated plans for Waterside Place.

  • East County
  • News
Cliff Roles spent time in his Cologne, Germany, his home of 18 years.  Courtesy Photo Cliff Roles.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 27, 2020
Safe Travels: Sarasota locals give traveling advice

Sarasota locals give stories on how they’ve been traveling in an odd year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Brian Owen and DeAnna Wright star in “The Turn of the Screw.” Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 13, 2018
Asolo Conservatory Dog Days Theatre puts haunting spin on 'The Turn of the Screw'

Jeffrey Hatcher's fresh spin on Henry James’ 1898 novella, "The Turn of the Screw" is a scary story about monsters that are all too real. Now playing at FSU Center for the Performing Arts in Sarasota, put on by The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Trainin

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Longboat Key Human Resources Manager Lisa Silvertooth has worked to create a new merit-based incentive increase program for Longboat Key general employees in the last year.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 29, 2015
Town wagers on merit pay

Not all Longboat Key general employees are due to make the same wage increase. A new system doles out cash based on performance in the past fiscal year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Almost all Florida manatees have propeller scars from past collisions with boats. Complying with “Idle Speed No Wake” speed limits for boats helps protect manatees from harm.
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • August 14, 2023
Florida manatees find food and shelter at Myakka

Efforts to protect these imperiled mammals at the state park include removing dams that can leave them stranded and increasing awareness about boat speed limits.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Co-chairwoman LaShawn Frost, president and CEO Angie Stringer and co-chairwoman Kay Mathers
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 22, 2023
Girls Inc. puts on 2023 Celebration Luncheon

The annual Girls Inc. Celebration Luncheon brought hundreds of supporters to the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium on April 20.

  • Black Tie
Boat captain Denise Kleiner said the $25 sunset tours at Jiggs Landing offer incredible sights.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 13, 2021
Jiggs Landing concession in Bradenton fights to survive pandemic

Did you know Jiggs Landing of Bradenton offers live music, food and beer along the waterside?

  • East County
  • News
Tropical Storm Emily wasn't as bad as it could have been, but emergency officials used it as a chance to practice what they'd do in the event of a bad storm.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 8, 2017
Surprise storm works as test-run for emergency managers

Emergency staff use smaller storms as test runs to prepare for bigger storms, and suggest you do the same.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Christ Hunt, who currently co-runs a private investigation firm in Sarasota, is training to become a baseball umpire.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 14, 2011
Perfect Pastime

A cop-turned-private investigator seeks another line of work. But he still aims to settle arguments.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Declare fentanyl a WMD
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 2, 2023
Declare fentanyl a WMD

President Joe Biden’s ineptness at stopping fentanyl from China and Mexico has fueled Florida’s fentanyl death toll — second highest in the U.S. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody makes a case for decisive action.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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