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Mallory Park embraces all things eerie in October.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 22, 2025
Mallory Park of Lakewood Ranch turns creepy — in a good way

The normally quaint neighborhood turns haunted for Halloween.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tommy Bahama CEO Doug Wood said he is thrilled with how the rebuilding of the restaurant and retail space at 465 John Ringling Blvd. turned out, especially the indoor bar area.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • November 8, 2025
Tommy Bahama celebrates grand return to St. Armands Circle

The combined restaurant and retail store invited guests to join in recognizing the official return after rebuilding from last year's hurricanes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A rendering by SB Architects of 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, which will include 117 condominiums in the west tower (right) and a Hyatt Centric Harborside hotel in the east.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 6, 2025
Hyatt redevelopment adjustment upheld

The Sarasota City Commission affirmed its confirmation of the Planning Board approval of a driveway relocation for the Hyatt Regency redevelopment, paving the way for site plan consideration.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Margot Eagleton (1930-2025)
  • In Memoriam |
  • November 5, 2025
Margot Eagleton

Margot Eagleton passed away peacefully on October 11 at the age of 95.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Kenny DeStefano poses for a photo before an Oct. 20 team practice. The junior was one of three Mustangs to place in the top five at the Out-of-Door Invitational on Oct. 18, and one of five to crack the top 10.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • October 20, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Kenny DeStefano

The junior for Lakewood Ranch boys' cross-country posted the best time among all Mustangs to finish second individually at the Out-of-Door Invitational.

  • East County
  • Sports
Rex Jensen will have his name added to the C. John A. Clark Humanitarian Award plaque at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch as the 2025 honoree.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 22, 2025
Developing Lakewood Ranch with a humanitarian's touch

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's Rex Jensen honored for creating an environment that leads to giving.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Students of Bayside College gather for orientation.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 3, 2025
Bayside College adds dorms to Lakewood Ranch campus

The $3 million housing project will eventually accommodate 256 students.

  • East County
  • News
Ann Gwendolyn Sweet (1935-2025)
  • In Memoriam |
  • November 13, 2025
Ann Gwendolyn Sweet

Her Legacy… Ann Gwendolyn Sweet, aged 90 years, passed away on November 2, 2025.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
A man riding his bicycle on the Legacy Trail.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 9, 2025
South Sarasota greenway ditched to fund other trail extensions

The Sarasota City Commission unanimously agrees to reallocate $1 million funding for design to help potentially fund Legacy Trail or Circus Trail extension projects, or both.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Food for thought at Thanksgiving
  • By Greg Campbell |
  • November 22, 2025
Food for thought at Thanksgiving

Local Chef Greg Campbell talks about the impact of food trucks.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Laurie Swink, co-founder of Selah Freedom, speaks to members of the St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Women's Guild on Nov. 18 about how the program helps survivors of human trafficking find a path forward.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • November 22, 2025
Anti-human trafficking survivors share stories to Longboat group

Representatives from Selah Freedom disclosed their experiences with St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Women's Guild members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota High junior Sydney Mullen is learning how to play libero for a new-look Sailors volleyball team.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • August 6, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Sydney Mullen

The junior Sailor is learning a new position to play beyond high school.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Nathan Benderson Park bridge, Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 25, 2025
Hermitage fellow is fixing the world one song at a time

Tom Lubben, the middle member of The Lubben Brothers, will perform with clarinetist Shawn Allison at Benderson Park in a Hermitage Sunsets concert.

  • Arts + Culture
B. D. Gullett Elementary's Erin Devriendt, Bennett Carney, Michael Serrano and Jackie Stark are kicking off their second year together in a co-teach classroom with two full time teachers.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • September 30, 2025
Co-teach program at Gullett Elementary allows for extra academic support

In each grade level for first to fifth, there is a classroom with two full-time instructors teaching approximately 30 students.

  • East County
  • Schools
Steve Postle and Tom Walrath are changing the way ponds are maintained in Lakewood Ranch's Central Park.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 19, 2025
Grant funding flows to Lakewood Ranch community ponds

Central Park has 29 ponds, five of which are being supplied with plants thanks to the Healthy Pond Collaborative.

  • East County
  • News
There were pumpkins aplenty at the festival.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • October 23, 2025
Get ready to trick or treat on the Circle

St. Armands Circle will soon be making a haunting transformation into a family-friendly Halloween venue.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Andre Herke, Thomas Herke, 3, and Jennifer Herke dressed as pumpkins.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 2, 2025
Families head to Sarasota's Cherokee Park for trick-or-treating

The neigborhood is one of Sarasota's most popular locations on Halloween night.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Brando Fetzek, vice president and project executive for NDC Construction Company and Jessica Roddenberry, the project manager from HKS Architects & Designers led the tour.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • May 6, 2025
Lake Manatee K-8 school is set to open for elementary students in August

HKS Architects and Designers along with NDC Construction Company are working to ensure they deliver phase one in time for the 2025-2026 school year.

  • East County
  • Schools
Taryn Nguyen gets ready to tee off at Heritage Isles Golf and Country Club on Nov. 5 in the regional tournament. She tied for 12th, which qualified her for a fourth-straight state tournament berth.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • November 12, 2025
Braden River High senior golfer etches a legacy of consistency

Taryn Nguyen heads to the state tournament again after winning her fourth consecutive district title.

  • East County
  • Sports
A crowd scene of Cypriot art acquired by John Ringling in 1928 is the centerpiece of the new Gallery 12 at The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 18, 2025
John Ringling's Cypriot treasures get a permanent gallery for the first time

Consulting curator Joanna Smith discusses a decadelong journey to open Gallery 12 at The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

  • Arts + Culture
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