Below are some helpful links for the Lakewood Ranch / Bradenton / Sarasota areas:

TAX COLLECTORS

Sarasota County http://www.sarasotataxcollector.com/

Manatee County http://www.taxcollector.com/

TELEPHONE

Sarasota County http://verizon.com

Manatee County

CABLE

Sarasota County (Comcast) http://www.comcast.com/

Manatee County (Brighthouse) http://www.mybrighthouse.com/corporate.aspx

VISITOR’S BUREAUS

Manatee County http://www.visitbradenton-manatee.com/

Sarasota County http://www.sarasotafl.org/

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Manatee County http://www.manateechamber.com/

Sarasota County http://www.sarasotachamber.com/

Anna Maria Island http://www.annamariaislandchamber.org/

GOLF COURSES

Manatee & Sarasota Counties http://www.2fla.com/golf.htm

http://www.golfable.com/golfcourses/county/Manatee_County_FL

BOATING

Marinas (Sarasota County) http://www.4sarasota.com/Sarasota/Recreation/marina.html

Boat Ramps (Manatee County) http://capmel.com/Manatee_county_ramps.htm

Boat Ramps (Sarasota County) http://www.capmel.com/sarasota_county_ramps.htm

Fishing Piers http://www.capmel.com/suncoast_piers.htm

GOVERNMENT

Manatee County http://www.co.manatee.fl.us/

Sarasota County http://www.co.sarasota.fl.us/

City of Bradenton http://www.cityofbradenton.com/

NEWS

Bradenton Herald http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/

Sarasota Herald Tribune http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

SHOPPING

Ellenton Prime Outlet Mall http://www.primeoutlets.com/cntrdefault.asp?cntrid=1019

St. Armand’s Circle (Sarasota) http://www.starmandscircleassoc.com/

ENTERTAINMENT & CULTURE

Art Center Manatee http://www.artcentermanatee.org/

Ringling Museum of Art http://www.ringling.org/

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall http://www.vanwezel.org/

Circus Sarasota http://www.circussarasota.org/

Asolo Center for Performing Arts http://www.asolo.org/

Florida West Coast Symphony https://tickets.fwcs.org/public/

SCHOOLS

Manatee County Public Schools http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/

Sarasota County Public Schools http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/

Manatee Community College http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/1.asp

Ringling School of Art http://www.ringling.edu/

Sarasota County Technical Institute http://www.sarasotatech.org/

New College of Florida http://www.ncf.edu/

University of South Florida http://www.usf.edu/index.asp

HOSPITALS

Sarasota Memorial http://www.smh.com/

Doctor’s Hospital (Sarasota) http://www.doctorsofsarasota.com/

Manatee Memorial Hospital http://www.manateememorial.com/

Blake Medical Center http://www.blakemedicalcenter.com/

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center https://www.lakewoodranchmedicalcenter.com/p1.html