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The town of Longboat Key continues to sort through enforcement of the resident permit parking program in the Longbeach Village neighborhood, which started on Jan. 1.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key preps for spring break visitors

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about some changes along with new parking rules implemented at the start of the year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A Water Club penthouse tops this week's Longboat sales at $2,965,000. It previously sold for $2.7 million in 2016. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Ackerman with Coldwell Banker Realty)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 8, 2021
Water Club penthouse sells for nearly $3 million

The $2,965,000 sale tops this week's Longboat real estate transactions.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The monument would be placed along I-75 near University Parkway and Fruitville Road, near the existing water tower.
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • March 8, 2021
Sarasota considers welcome monument along I-75

County commissioners began conversations to install a welcome monument between University Parkway and Fruitville Road.

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Guest piper Ross Allen. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 8, 2021
Scottish service survives

Christ Church of Longboat Key held its annual Kirkin O' the Tartans service.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key's island neighbor gets some TLC

Suncoast Waterkeepers and Sarasota Bay Watch organized a cleanup on Sister Keys.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key staff is looking into the possibility of banning gas-powered leaf blowers.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key considers banning gas leaf blowers

An ordinance is not drafted yet, but Longboat Key staff is looking into the possibility.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota residents Brenda Zumbro and Linda Bates and Greenbrook residents Violet Cadavid, 9, Maya Cadavid, 5, and Lili Allen react to a stuntman being launched from a cannon.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • March 8, 2021
Wired at Nathan Benderson Park

Nik Wallenda's Daredevil Rally captivates Sarasota audience

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Design Works Design Staff
  • March 8, 2021
Can a foolish fad cause design anxiety?

Can a foolish fad cause design anxiety?

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sponsored Content
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 7, 2021
Tangerine Bay Club artists showcase recent works

Several homeowners at Tangerine Bay Club work in various mediums and showcase their work once a year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 7, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts garden concert

The church celebrated good weather with a returning favorite.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Choral Artists Artistic Director Joseph Holt shares the scene of the group's latest creation.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 7, 2021
A Medicine for Melancholy

Choral Artists’ latest streaming concert offers a cure for the pandemic blues. It’s just what the doctor ordered. But it wasn’t the first prescription.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • March 7, 2021
Longboat Library hosts first book sale of 2021

The library welcomed borrowers back after nearly a year with its doors closed due to the pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 7, 2021
Sarasota Spring Fine Art Festival returns to J.D. Hamel Park

The weekend festival had plenty of art vendors showing their stuff.

  • Sarasota
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Thomas Littrell, Rick Holgate and Paul Meador put on a show for guests.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 7, 2021
The Crowley Museum and Nature Center brings frontier life to Sarasota with heritage festival

The 2021 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival celebrated frontier life on March 7.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rob Rominiecki and Selby President and CEO Jennifer Rominiecki
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 5, 2021
Selby Gardens hosts revised Garden to Plate Wine Dinner

The annual dinner returned with an adapted layout March 5.

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