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  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2016
Lazy Lobster to raise money for Orlando

On June 30, the Lazy Lobster will raise money for the OneOrlandoFund.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2016
Vizcaya condo sells for $1,975,000 million

The Unit 3B2 condo at 2399 Gulf of Mexico Drive has two bedrooms, three baths and 2,961 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events in Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
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Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles hopes renovations preserve the iconic restaurant for generations to come.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 29, 2016
Town of Longboat Key blesses Mar Vista expansion

By the end of next summer, the iconic Longboat Key restaurant will have a second story, renovated interior and even a working water tower.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 29, 2016
Remembering Pattigeorge’s, a Longboat Key icon

In its more than 40 years, Pattigeorge’s has become a well-known Longboat establishment and hangout for locals.

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Richard Gonzmart, president of the Columbia Restaurant Group, started in the family business when he was six. He represents the fourth generation in the family business.  Â
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • June 29, 2016
Pattigeorge’s new owner: ‘It’s my destiny’

Richard Gonzmart says the successor to Pattigeorge’s ‘won’t be anything we do now.’ He envisions patrons dining on a glass floor and watching fish.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ming Wu Martial Arts students Shanthi Marmash, 7, Bella Valentin, 6, and Kiki Bullas, 6, all earned their first-degree black belts last month.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2016
Martial arts ... It's elementary

Three second-grade students earn coveted black belts.

  • East County
  • Sports
Danny Erlenmeyer, a 2016 graduate of Lakewood Ranch High, competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the first time June 26, in Omaha, Neb.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 29, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Lakewood Ranch graduate fulfills childhood dream at U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 28, 2016
Rotary Club passes its gavel

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key celebrated its “Passing of the Gavel” June 28, at Cedars Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 28, 2016
Theater review: 'Relativity'

Florida Studio Theatre takes a an unexpected look at Albert Einstein.

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Ellie McCaw and Jordan Boyer in "Dry Land." Photo by Ryan Finzelber.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 28, 2016
Theater review: 'Dry Land'

In Urbanite Theatre's latest production, the kids are not alright.

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Andrea Knies labels bags for shells and findings while Karen Jensen sifts through the findings.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • June 28, 2016
Digging up history

Members of the public help archaeologists learn about life during the Manasota midden.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • June 28, 2016
Tara Preserve CDD to consider cell tower

The board is hoping to find an alternative source of revenue to pay for projects.

  • East County
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The town of Longboat Key will spend more than $10 million on its mid-island truck haul.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 28, 2016
Longboat Key suspends beach project for Fourth of July

The town will put its mid-Key sand haul on hold this weekend.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • June 28, 2016
CYD helps turn the page with Forty Carrots

Community Youth Development SRQ Volunteens spend the morning reading to preschoolers at Forty Carrots Family Center.

  • Sarasota
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