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Valeria Pankey.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 22, 2020
East County Athlete of the Week: Valeria Pankey

The Lakewood Ranch girls soccer player talks being left-footed and wanting to travel back in time.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ballroom City is proposing to take over operations of the Payne Park Auditorium for a $1 annual lease for five years.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 7, 2010
Dance school proposes auditorium takeover

Ballroom City, a dance school that currently uses the Payne Park Auditorium, is offering to take over the maintenance and operations of the facility, which requires $24,000 each year in taxpayer subsidy.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alyssa Esteban and Natalya Swanson scout and champion local artists at the Ringling Underground each month in the Ringling Museum courtyard.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 5, 2014
Ringling Underground shines light on local artists

Natalya Swanson and Alyssa Esteban combine local, independent artwork with the Ringling's old classics.

  • Arts + Culture
Michelle Jett started preparations at Baja Boys Grill at 6:30 a.m. Jan. 11.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 17, 2013
Sarasota food truck businesses could roam further

Planning staff has asked Sarasota County Commission to consider changes to street-vending regulations.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Local officials — including (from left) county Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane, County Commission Chairman Paul Caragiulo  and Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino, looked on as Gov. Rick Scott spoke about Hurricane Irma.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 15, 2017
County, city lead storm recovery efforts

The extent of Hurricane Irma's damage is unknown at this point, but local leaders have work to do as Sarasota recovers — and lessons to keep in mind for future storms.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Wendy will now raise her three cygnets without Stan.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • July 8, 2015
Stan sings his last swan song

Longboat said goodbye to Stan the swan on July 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kurt Hoffman
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 5, 2021
Hoffman sworn in as Sarasota sheriff

Hoffman is Sarasota County's 11th sheriff.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fifth graders Judah Casal and Colt Smith share the class' leadership project board they made to explain their project.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 26, 2021
A project with honor in Lakewood Ranch

McNeal Elementary fifth graders raise more than $3,000 to donate to Honor Flight.

  • East County
  • News
Lauren Maxey is a senior at Out-of-Door Academy and plays on the volleyball team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 11, 2013
Athlete of the Week

Lauren Maxey is a senior at Out-of-Door Academy and plays on the volleyball team.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 23, 2010
Rio named new BRE principal

Hayley Rio, assistant principal at Prine Elementary School, will be taking Braden River Elementary's top post this summer.

  • East County
  • News
This Country Club home at 13309 Palmer Creek Terrace sold for $2.15 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 14, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Feb. 27 to March 3 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Verona Place tops the week's sales at $2.3 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Lakewood Ranch ER Medical Director Frank Biondolillo, Director of ER Main Campus and Lakewood Ranch Martina Giquinto and Doctors Hospital CEO Robert Meade are ready for the opening.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 28, 2018
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota Emergency Room in Lakewood Ranch opens

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
Residents are concerned about what budget cuts to the libraries would mean for the resources people take advantage of every day, like access to computers and the internet.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • December 21, 2017
Impending departmental cuts concerning community

Residents are worried about what budget cuts will mean for the county's libraries, but the County Commission will have to cut millions to ensure there's no budget deficits in the next year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 14, 2019
Dog Days Theatre's 'Harbor' speaks to the gay experience in contemporary U.S.

'Harbor' director Greg Leaming shares insights on the playwright’s sharp, smart, subversive take on American life.

  • Arts + Culture
Rep. Vern Buchanan vowed during a discussion with the business community June 10, to make Florida the best place in the country to work and live.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 12, 2013
Buchanan offers pro-business vision

Rep. Vern Buchanan promoted a small-government message to a crowd of Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance members.

  • East County
  • News
Rebecca Roberts, Lauren Ward, Dylan Jones and Neil Levine. Photo by Marty Fugate
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 29, 2016
Theater review: Little Grey Hat Productions at Starlite Lounge

Dylan Jones debuted three works in progress.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Lt. Rob Guerra is surprised by seeing his daughters Raelyn and Camila and his wife Kayla on Jimmy Kimmel Live From His House. Guerra was sent to New York to help with COVID-19.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 17, 2020
Celebrity donation was no joke for Lakewood Ranch Medical Center nurse

Late night show gives nurse a new truck and PPE for being a health care hero.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 9, 2022
Sarasota's Fresh Friday event raises money for Hurricane Ian relief

The monthly event was held Oct. 7.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Engineering firm McKim and Creed provided this preliminary rendering of a potential building at Lift Station 87 earlier this month, though design elements are still subject to change.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 28, 2014
City to hold lift station outreach meeting

Representatives from the city and the engineering team in charge of the Lift Station 87 project will discuss the design of an above-ground structure in Luke Wood Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Eastern phoebes eat many insects that humans find annoying. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • November 5, 2021
Bird of the week: Eastern phoebe

One of Florida's winter visitors, the medium-sized bird often snatches its insect prey from mid-air.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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