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Main Street enhancements include widened sidewalks and changes in streetscape to create a uniform  appearance in the historic district. File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 29, 2011
Sarasota Main Street renovations proposed

The city of Sarasota will host two public meetings to ask downtown residents and business owners what major renovation they would like to see on Main Street.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Jim Butler founded Paradise Homes in 2003. The company has since become one of the fastest-growing homebuilders in the Sarasota-Bradenton market. Photo by Mark Wemple.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 6, 2011
Homebuilder in Paradise

Jim Butler rarely hesitates to invest money - a lot of money - in his entrepreneurial ventures. His latest stake, homebuilding, has been a winner.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Best of: Asian fusion blends the best of all worlds
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 3, 2014
Best of: Asian fusion blends the best of all worlds

In Sarasota restaurants featuring Asian fusion abound.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Built in 1965, the home at 513 Yawl Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,346 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 5, 2021
Country Club Shores home sells for $2.2 million

Home at 513 Yawl Lane was the top seller on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key for the week of Aug. 23-27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Potential homeowners check out a model in the Lake Club's Lake View Estates neighborhood.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 14, 2018
Take a ride on Lakewood Ranch's bullish bus

Columnist Jay Heater takes a tour of Lakewood Ranch and finds it is going full speed ahead in the home sales market.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Photos by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 23, 2014
Peridia golf course receives makeover

Peridia Golf and Country Club will close for renovations starting May 5.

  • East County
  • News
The spacious great room has a coastal feeling, with French doors opening onto the pool area. The stairway at left leads to two guest bedrooms, each with an en suite bath.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • February 20, 2020
Custom-made

Architect Clifford Scholz creates the perfect home for a Lakewood Ranch couple.

  • LWR Life
The portion of Manatee County's Future Development Area Boundary that is south of State Road 64 is located on Bourneside Boulevard. The land east of the line (pictured across the street) is protected from urban sprawl. File photo.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 21, 2021
Will Manatee County development cross the line?

Manatee County Commissioners will hold workshop about Future Development Area Boundary

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 21, 2021
New Lakewood Ranch fire station opens

Lakewood Ranch fire station dedicated to former fire commissioner O'Leary

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 6, 2016
Traffic Part II: Costs mount

Prospective homebuyers express doubts. Beach Bistro lost 22 Longboat patrons in one night because of traffic. The horror stories on traffic are replacing our airline stories.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Former CBS news anchor and Sarasota native Sharyl Attkisson with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 29, 2014
Bloomberg speaks in Sarasota, says he won't run for president

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke Friday at a lecture, moderated by former CBS anchor Sharyl Attkisson and organized by the Ringling College Library Association.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Ambassador Gaby Tovar holds a waffle cone filled with brambleberry crisp ice cream, one of Jeni's signature flavors. Others include gooey butter cake and brown butter almond brittle.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 21, 2021
EYE ON BUSINESS: Splendid opportunity

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams comes to East County area

  • East County
  • News
If the project is approved, Benderson will build a Starbucks at the corner of 25th Street and North Tamiami Trail.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 26, 2017
Benderson plans North Trail Starbucks

The developer is seeking the city’s approval to build a Starbucks at 2455 North Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Doug Logan has acknowledged the criticism of his hire, arguing that the city needs a "generalist" to oversee the management of policies addressing homelessness.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 29, 2015
Commission to consider suspending homeless coordinator funding

At the request of Commissioner Susan Chapman, the City Commission will consider defunding the city’s new chronic homeless coordinator position following criticism of Doug Logan, the new hire.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Terri and Michael Klauber
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • May 2, 2018
Michael and Terri Klauber get hitched the Hawaiian way

The Klaubers renewed their vows April 26 in Maui, Hawaii.

  • Black Tie
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 30, 2013
Dr. Beach names Siesta Key Beach in top six beaches in Florida

In a list published in the Guardian, Dr. Stephen Leatherman named Siesta Key No. 3

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County School Board Members Frank Kovach and Jane Goodwin vote to approve a $100,000 anonymous donation to Riverview High School.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 25, 2012
Riverview lands big donation

The Sarasota County School Board yesterday approved a $100,000 anonymous donation to Riverview High School.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fitness leader Sherry Fidellr will be leaving the Recreation Center at the end of the season after 20 years.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • January 8, 2014
New year brings fitness options for Longboaters

This column heads into its 17th year with its most news ever about fitness classes. There is an exciting array of new formats, teachers and time periods at both the Longboat Key Education Center and Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Madelaine Verbeek, a museum educator with the South Florida Museum, educates students on fossils.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • March 13, 2019
Full STEAM ahead at Gullett Elementary in Manatee County

Gullett Elementary students explore science at annual education event in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Schools
  • In Memoriam |
  • September 15, 2020
Dr. Harvey W Neitlich

Dr. Harvey Neitlich, son of Effie and Theodore Neitlich from Boston, MA, passed away peacefully at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston on the evening of September 7th with his wife by his side.

  • East County
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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