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Joanne Assaly of Country Club Shores and her dog, Toby, 10, brave the crosswalk at the Country Club Shores beach access at Longboat Club Drive in the 1000 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Nov. 24 and had to wait for 10 cars to whiz by them before they could
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2015
Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks aren’t shortcuts to safety

Mayor Jack Duncan seeks an education plan for new Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks and Police Chief Pete Cumming plans to have officers present when they are fully functional.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock said peacock trapping will begin soon in Longbeach Village and the plan to cull the peacocks to 12 male birds will be “figured out as we go.”
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2015
Peacock plan takes flight

Will 2016 be the year of the peacock removal? That’s what Dave Bullock promises Village residents.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 2, 2015
Cops Corner 12.3.2015

Crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
GreyHawk Landing CDD supervisors said it cost $300 to clean the pool after the vandalism incident on Halloween.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 2, 2015
GreyHawk Landing searches for pool potty crew

CDD supervisors are looking for individuals who vandalized the community pool.

  • East County
  • News
Michael Corbino Jr.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 2, 2015
Former pro racer Michael Corbino Jr., 27, dies in crash

Corbino, 27, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 29 after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a tree while traveling northbound on South Tamiami Trail.

  • Longboat Key
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Photo by Eoin Carey.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 2, 2015
Hidden in Plain Sight: "If These Spasms Could Speak" at Florida Studio Theatre

With his one-man play, Robert Softley Gale explores what it means to live with a disability

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The United States U-15 Men's National soccer team will play the Netherlands and Brazil Dec. 4 and Dec. 6, respectively (file photo)
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 2, 2015
East County Sports Spotlight: 12.03.15

That's the ticket ...

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota Contemporary Dance rehearses for its 3rd annual Voices of Fuzion performance.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • December 2, 2015
The Final Fuzión: Sarasota Contemporary Dance enters a new chapter

In its second performance under its new name, Sarasota Contemporary Dance creates space for growth.

  • Arts + Culture
Kaden Daft, 10, last week started helping physical education teacher Melissa Dowling set up for her classes.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 2, 2015
Bashaw Elementary practices community service

The school urges fifth-grade students to become role models.

  • East County
  • News
Margie Hernandez started developing her property into a fruit and produce grove about six years ago.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 2, 2015
A red-hot, green thumb: East County resident perfects hot sauce recipe

Think you know your hot sauces? You haven’t met Margie Hernandez — or her homegrown jalapeños.

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  • Neighbors
Town Hall's new purchasing manager, Ana Owen, likes to go sailing in her free time. She's been learning the skills for the water sport for the last four years.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 2, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board questions purchasing power

The IDA wants to structure the new purchasing manager’s spending.

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Secretary of State John Kerry outlines the process of vetting refugees.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 2, 2015
Kerry outlines refugee vetting process

Kerry outlines refugee vetting process

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 1, 2015
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office investigates vehicle burglaries

Four unlocked cars in Greenbrook Village East were targeted last night.

  • East County
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Longboat Harbour placed in the top five of last year's "Light Up the Key" contest.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 1, 2015
Deck the Key with our annual holiday lights contest.

Judging for "Light Up the Key" will take place from Dec. 9 to 11, and the top five properties will receive a prize.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ben Quartermaine, stormwater engineer for Sarasota County, addresses members of the Siesta Key Village Association.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • December 1, 2015
Siesta Village merchants fret about project timing

Businesses would rather a three-week stormwater project that may cause traffic delays and divert people around the Village wait until after Labor Day.

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