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A condominium in Grand Bay II topped recent real estate transactions, selling for $1.65 million
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 10, 2018
Grand Bay II condo sells for $1.65 million

Residential real estate transactions for Dec. 25-29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The home at 7710 Sloane Gardens Court recently sold for $1.25 million.Â
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 10, 2018
Sloane Gardens home tops local sales at $1.25 million

Residential real estate transactions for Dec. 25-29.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Ed Smith Stadium. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 10, 2018
Orioles spring training tickets go on sale Jan. 13

The team recommends that fans purchase their tickets online.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Keegan Martin (left), Landon Martin (below), Darren Martin, Simeon Brubacher (below), Steven Brubacher and Taylor Rahn.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • January 10, 2018
Anna Maria native rescues five from Sarasota Bay near Longboat's north end

Two men and three boys were transported to local hospitals with symptoms of hypothermia, Longboat Fire and Rescue say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ron Basque and Ryan Modjeski, 13, sing "Believe" from "Finding Neverland."
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 10, 2018
Final act for Players Centre?

The performing arts group announces upcoming season, which could be its final at the current theater.

  • East County
  • News
Three-year-old Emily Mercurio, of Central Park, makes a craft after story time at the Braden River Library Jan. 2.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2018
It's time to make friends for the library

Meeting aims to form a Friends of the Library group for Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
The Flying Espanas created new standards for trapeze artists after incorporating ballet and gymnastics into their routine. Photo courtesy of Carolina Espana Nock
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 10, 2018
Circus greats head to Ring of Fame

The Circus Ring of Fame will inductee five new performers and groups to its ranks on Jan. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch senior Damien Gordon drives for a layup against Venice High. He's one of three players on the team with playoff experience.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 10, 2018
Mustangs hope tough losses prepare them for state championship run

Jeremy Schiller wants his young Lakewood Ranch team to be "battle tested."

  • East County
  • Sports
Outgoing Town Manager Dave Bullock after his first year in office.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • January 10, 2018
Longboat staff, business people and residents say farewell to outgoing Town Manager

Outgoing Town Manager Dave Bullock joined town staff in 2011 and lead the town through multiple island-changing projects.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Jordan Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 10, 2018
Mystifying murders inspire Longboater to write first book

Michael Jordan’s book, ‘The Company of Demons,’ is a psychological thriller with its basis in Cleveland’s notorious Torso Murders.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 10, 2018
Penny for a peacock?

Birds of Paradise is looking for sponsors for the former Village peafowl.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Caitlin Sollazo, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High, loves her Brown Swiss dairy cow, Dallas. It is the offspring of the first cow she owned.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2018
It's fair to say she loves cows

Lakewood Ranch senior Caitlin Sollazzo shows off her passion at the Manatee County Fair.

  • East County
  • News
The 12,000-square-foot ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota full.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • January 10, 2018
Proposed ballroom at Longboat former Colony site sparks debate

Unicorp National Developments Inc. has proposed a 10,000-square-foot ballroom in its application for a new hotel at the site of the former Colony Beach and Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 10, 2018
Making waves

The Longboat Key Club Moorings was named a winner in Marinas.com’s Boaters’ Choice Awards for 2017.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chanie Bukiet, program director for Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch, is most excited about the first phase of expansion, the mikvah, a bath for women used in Judaism to achieve ritual purity.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 10, 2018
Chabad readies for expansion

Leaders hope to start construction on first of three planned buildings in the spring.

  • East County
  • News
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