At Manatee Technical College, the next generation of barbers finds skill, confidence and a career with staying power.

Visit Sarasota County will pitch global travel media and encourage locals to take part in centennial celebrations across the city and county.

Bob Gardner Park offers a mile of trails, sports courts, frisbee golf, pavilions, a kids’ gravity rail and dog parks, all set against peaceful wetland preserves. How do you capture the character of ...

Susan and Richard Kilsby, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 1709 condominium at 1155 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Sarasota Real Estate Management LLC for $2.75 million. Built in 2017, it has two bedrooms, three ...

Nearing the end of his tenure as interim city manager, Dave Bullock looks back at his achievements, and forward to the future.

In a contest that went the distance and then some, No. 1 seed Lakewood Ranch girls soccer (16-2-3) knocked out No. 3 seed ...

An artistic life in a Parisian garret ends in death for Mimi (Ashley Milanese) in Puccini's "La bohème," which runs at the ...

A collaborative effort is launched to convert a former restaurant space into the Suncoast Apprenticeship Academy to address ...

Many Americans are grappling with retirement uncertainty. Nearly 64% worry more about running out of money than death, according to the 2025 Allianz Annual Retirement Study*, highlighting the stress ...

Commissioners want to cut the millage, and the state wants to cut property taxes. So what can residents live without?

On the heels of the Lakewood Ranch High School boys hockey team winning the Lightning Cup Feb. 6, Manatee County took its first step toward a public-private partnership to build an ice rink in ...

In April 2024, Manatee County opened an ADA playground at Tom Bennett Park with funding help from the Bradenton Kiwanis Club. In March 2025, the county added an ADA-compliant swing to Lakewood Ranch ...