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Sheehan
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 21, 2014
Football preview: Riverview High

Riverview High senior lineman Riley Sheehan has been an integral part of the Rams' varsity squad. This year he hopes to lead his team to the playoffs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 31, 2020
Sarasota schools to remain closed through May 1

The district was originally set to learn online through April 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 5, 2010
IPOC will challenge code amendments

Attorney Michael Furen has prepared a petition challenge in the event the Town Commission approves code changes May 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In 1961, Barbara Glidden was named Tarpon Queen at the Sarasota Tarpon Tournament.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • May 30, 2013
YOUR NEIGHBOR: Barbara Glidden

Barbara Glidden basks in the sunlight of her Siesta Key home as she flips through old photographs of herself in New York, Mexico and the Caribbean.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Medical personnel have administered COVID-19 vaccines at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital clinic. (Sarasota Memorial Hospital photo)
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 27, 2021
Pop-up vaccine site coming to Longboat

The Florida Department of Health is planning to hold the event on May 11 at the Paradise Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 9, 2013
Colony Association monitoring litigation

The association has submitted a $50,000 cash bond to the town of Longboat Key as it works through settlement negotiations for three acres of property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Workers cleared trees from this Hudson Bayou lot earlier this year — a phenomenon residents are calling on the city to address.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 31, 2015
Residents continue push for enhanced tree protection

At Saturday’s Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations meeting, residents called on the city to hire additional urban forestry staff and provide more oversight for tree removal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies made four arrests after a group of car thieves hit Lakewood Ranch early Friday morning. (File photo)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 15, 2022
Four males arrested after group of car thieves hits Lakewood Ranch

Manatee Sheriff's Office deputies, with help from K-9 units, apprehended the four suspects Friday.

  • East County
  • News
After many failed nesting attempts on Siesta Beach, Ms. Sanibel has successfully nested on Caladesi Island for the past two years.  (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • June 8, 2021
Bird of the Week: Checking in with Ms. Sanibel

Tagged snowy plover heads north to nest after finding trouble on Sarasota-area beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Amanda Collin as Mother in "Raised by Wolves." Photo source: HBO Max.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 18, 2020
Binge Blog: Initiating trimester one

"Raised by Wolves" and "Monster Factory" are this week's selections.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Commissioner Kyle Battie stands next to a Martin Luther King sculpture in the Capitol. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • March 30, 2022
City commissioners visit D.C. to learn how federal funds can be brought to Sarasota

Sarasota commissioners attended the 2022 National League of Cities Conference.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kevin Swan and Shaina (Frisch) Swan were married last month.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • February 21, 2018
Your Town: Plan with a hitch

Stories from your neighbors.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dr. Mona Jain Middle School sixth grader Emery Houston does an online quiz in class. The School District of Manatee County is developing a model for school that will be a mixture of students being in class and doing e-learning,
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 3, 2020
School District of Manatee County might try e-learning blend

Superintendent envisions blended model of being in the classroom and e-learning for students next year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 21, 2022
Sarasota High football flattens Braden River High

The Sailors' 28-3 road win Friday night broke a seven-game losing streak to the Pirates.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview High football coach Josh Smithers says spending time with his own family is the thing he struggles with the most as a coach.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 14, 2018
Sarasota County coaches dish on their profession's high turnover rate

There's no simple answer to the lack of consistency.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is receiving some landscape upgrades this week at its entrance as part of a town mandate.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 4, 2013
Colony submits settlement update

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association has submitted a $50,000 cash bond to the town of Longboat Key as it works through settlement negotiations for three acres of property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 30, 2016
Promenade shows off its talent

Promenade held an art show for residents March 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Thomas Gallen, a fourth grader at Braden River Elementary School, jumps with excitement to see he's been placed in the Reveur house.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 15, 2020
East County schools make room for house system

House program strengthens school community at Tara and Braden River elementary schools.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 7, 2011
East County business takes stand against cancer

Two local businesses this weekend will be holding fundraisers for cancer-related causes.

  • East County
  • News
Laura Campbell, principal at Tara Elementary School, works with Averyanna Rivera on constructing a tower.  File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 24, 2020
School choice enrollment to open for Manatee County

Families in the School District of Manatee County will have more time to decide school choice.

  • East County
  • News
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