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Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber, second from right, shares one last cocktail at the Colony before it closed for good.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 1, 2018
Colony made Longboat Key

Colony made Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
This three-bedroom, three-bath pool home at 7630 Silverwood Court in Country Club Village sold for $577,500.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 1, 2018
Fore Drive home tops sales at $1,245,800

Residential real estate transactions for July 16-20.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Jennifer Murray, shown with her daughter, 4-month-old Kelci, is starting a Pop Up Market in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • August 1, 2018
Market pops up at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall

Summerfield woman hopes market becomes regular event.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy of Tim Field
  • By Katie Johns and Bret Hauff
  • August 1, 2018
Colony's founding families: Fields and Klaubers look back

Herb Field and Murf Klauber built The Colony up while their children worked behind the scenes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
D'Arcy and Ray Arpke
  • By Bret Hauff and Katie Johns
  • August 1, 2018
Colony staff: Experience at the resort was special

As guest arrived at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort, it was the teams behind the scenes that made visiting the once iconic resort such a unique experience.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A casual elegance brought people back to The Colony year to year.
  • By Katie Johns and Bret Hauff
  • August 1, 2018
Colony guests: Relaxed elegance drew people in, brought them back

While each guest had unique experiences, it was the community atmosphere that kept people coming back, former guests say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • August 1, 2018
Lido residents push for city to rethink pavilion deal

Opposition continues to mount to the city's plans for the Lido Beach pool and pavilion. Is it enough to change officials' minds?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cici Fougere masters the snatch workout at CrossFit 941 before the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 1, 2018
Lakewood Ranch resident qualifies for the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games

The event runs Aug. 2-5 in Madison, Wis.

  • East County
  • Sports
Elkin Mosely plays disc golf at Bob Gardner Park. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • August 1, 2018
Disc golf is a hole-in-one for Lakewood Ranch

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
University Park's Polly Curran and Maureen Hager, pictured with University of Florida IFAS Manatee County Extension Office agent Susan Griffith, hope neighbors in University Park will make their yards Florida friendly.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 1, 2018
Manatee County women make friends for Florida through landscaping

Gardener Group members promote Florida-friendly landscaping in their University Park community.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Ken Kaizen purchases shirts from employee of University Park Country Club Nick Gray.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • August 1, 2018
University Park decision due

Manatee Commission to consider formation of University Park Recreation District.

  • East County
  • News
Wendy Cohen of @followmetosiestakey, Kelle Covington of @shellekelle and Sheila Loccisano of @followmetolongboatkey Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • August 1, 2018
Picture Perfect

Florida instagrammers met up at Lido Beach July 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Trevor Lovett, Kirsten, Charlene and Bob Schmitt at the Schmitt's home in Summerfield. Photo by Jay Heater
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 1, 2018
Lakewood Ranch's first baby ready to get married

The master-planned community has been kind to Summerfield's Kirsten Schmitt.

  • East County
  • News
The historical society is racing to raise $70,000 by the end of the year.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • August 1, 2018
Fundraising efforts pull at Longboat wallets

Three major fundraising efforts are raising money for town improvements this summer: the Historical Society, the Longboat Key Foundation and pickleball players

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • August 1, 2018
Longboat seeks a share of Sarasota county's oil spill restitution

Those funds could come from the county as part of the federal RESTORE act, enacted after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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