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American servicemen take cover during a battle in the Vietnam War.
  • By Allan Gehring | Columnist
  • October 25, 2017
MY VIEW: Review of Vietnam film showed prejudgment

Ken Burns’ 18-hour documentary was a good primer to learn about an unwinnable war.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The home at 500 Keith Pointe Drive recently sold for for $2.6 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 25, 2017
Keith Pointe Drive home sells for $2.6 million

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 9-13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The home at 4219 Hawk Island Drive recently sold for $2.1 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 25, 2017
Riverdale home tops sales at $2.1 million

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 9-13

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 25, 2017
Don’t give amazon a dime

Subsidizing Amazon is a slap in the face to businesses and taxpayers who have built their communities on their own.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Natalia Besse, 3, Wandelisse Castillo and Ariella Castillo, 3, play games in the Kid Zone at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • October 25, 2017
Lakewood Ranch YMCA fundraiser to be good for the soul

Lakewood Ranch YMCA hosts Motown & Soul to fund ‘something fresh.’

  • East County
  • News
Preston Olinger, chairman of the Suncoast Food & Wine Fest, begins planning for the event in January.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • October 25, 2017
When it comes to the Suncoast Food & Wine Fest, he never whines

Four-time chairman of Suncoast Food & Wine Fest does his job with little fanfare.

  • East County
  • News
Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School teachers Denise Touchberry and Andrea Berninger received a $1,000 grant to maintain the school’s garden and build birdhouses for the McNeal Garden Club.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • October 25, 2017
Grants enrich seeds of learning at McNeal Elementary

McNeal Elementary garden club among Manatee Education Foundation grant recipients.

  • East County
  • News
The Players’ Anthony Spall rehearses for his role as Ichabod Crane.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 25, 2017
Sleepy Hollow gives Lakewood Ranch a chance to connect with theater

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. Director of Project Management Lauren Kratsch, Director of Global Business Development Max Stewart and President and CEO Sharon Hillstrom say their proposal to Amazon showcases the area.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 25, 2017
Will Lakewood Ranch master plan include Amazon?

Long shot bid would be financial windfall for Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
Doodle Bug makes its debut appearance at Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Photo by Berkley Mason.
    By
  • Berkley Mason
  • October 25, 2017
Doodle Bug comes to Lakewood Ranch

The child care business will have a booth at Boo Fest.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Students in the internship program spend time after school learning about computer systems and working with the district’s IT staff. Photo courtesy Anthony Dolciotto
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • October 25, 2017
Internship program teaches students how to use computer hacking for good

Students work with IT staff to learn more about computer systems than they could in the classroom.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gail Loefgren has served as the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce president for 19 years. She served as president from 1993 to 2008 and again starting in 2013.Â
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 25, 2017
A conversation with Gail Loefgren

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce presidents talks season, new developments and the future of tourism.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Garden Club President Susan Phillips checks on the butterfly garden in Bicentennial Park.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 25, 2017
Longboaters reshape gardens after Irma

Hurricane Irma didn't leave a lot of damage on Longboat Key, but the island's landscaping took a hit. Now, Longboaters are chiming in on how they're restoring their gardens.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mary Elizabeth Roca Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 25, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Oct. 26, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Roca, Jane Drake and Verna Lee Ferris died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Stephanie Pollack (Maid of Honor), Jake Pollack, Sophie Pollack, Ariane Pollack (Bride) and Jeff Spross (Groom). Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • October 25, 2017
Family Affair

Jacob and Sophie Pollack celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary by watching their granddaughter get married.

  • Longboat Key
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