Our View: 'The Andy Adams Colony'?
March 27, 2013
What follows is not an April Fools' joke. To the contrary, it’s a serious moment of truth for the future of Longboat Key.
Innovation spurs on Kimal Lumber
March 27, 2013
Lumberyard entrepreneur Al Bavry has a gutsy plan for growth: He wants to bring drive-thru convenience to his industry. In the process he will wage battle with bigger competitors.
Our View: Go forward; stay focused
March 20, 2013
Elections often can and do engender ill will and bitterness that some candidates never forget.
Our View: Back to normal?
March 13, 2013
It's feeling normal again — the ambience on Longboat Key. It feels like some of the "Seasons" from the past.
Our View: Economics of blackmail
March 6, 2013
For all those Tea Partyers chafing over Gov. Rick Scott's switcheroo to accept Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid spending in the state, sometimes you just have to take ipecac.
- Jun
1 Floridafitfest and 5K Treasure Run
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Jun
8 World Oceans Day Family Festival
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Hat's off to Dee Pelton, volunteers
05/15/13
Dee Pelton held a luncheon that will be tough to top. -
Youth sailors descend on City Island
05/15/13
Approximately 250 people hit the water Saturday, April 20 through Sunday, April 21, for Sailfest. The regatta, Sarasota Youth Sailing's biggest fundraiser of the year, included four classes of competition — Optimus, 420, Laser and Multi-hull — and a barbecue feast. -
Book club sunsets for the season
05/15/13
The Sunset Beach Book Club, in its 10th year, ended this season with a luncheon and discussion of the book “Gone Girl,” by Gillian Flynn, April 18, at Lazy Lobster. Discussion moderator was Ricki Carroll. Together, the group read five books this season.
