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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 13, 2010
Our view

The man behind the Key Club

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 13, 2010
District 1 candidate: Lee Rothenberg

The District 1 incumbent and mayor is running again because he still has things he wants to accomplish for Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 13, 2010
District 1 candidate: Lee Pokoik

District 1 candidate Lee Pokoik believes commissioners can do more to plan the island's real-estate renovation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 13, 2010
District 1 candidate: Lynn Larson

District 1 candidate Lynn Larson believes the Town Commission doesn't make decisions that are based on what its constituents want.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Dora Walters
  • January 13, 2010
Spanish Main homes install solar power

Two homes at Spanish Main Yacht Club install photovoltaic systems.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 13, 2010
Newcomers express frustration with town

Mayor Lee Rothenberg defended decisions made at Town Hall and said his opponents don't understand the workings of the island's government at Monday's debate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 13, 2010
Florida freeze leaves turtles shell-shocked

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital is treating 14 turtles with cold-stunning illness.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 13, 2010
New Arts Center exhibit displays creative works

Malcolm Robertson's works started being setup Monday, Jan. 11, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts. The 'Making Waves' exhibit opens Friday, Jan. 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 13, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 1 Lord of the dance 12:20 a.m. -- 1600 block of GMD. Disturbance. Police responded to a report of a man refusing to leave a New Year's Eve party at a restaurant. Upon arrival, police calmed down a man and got him medical attention after he revealed he was punched by at least two men for dancing with someone's else's girlfriend at the party. Said the man: 'You know us Irishmen, when we like to dance, we're gonna dance, and if we want to fight, we're gonna fight.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 13, 2010
Artistic integrity

After a successful and eccentric fall season, the Artist Series of Sarasota is rolling out a star-studded winter lineup.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • January 13, 2010
Film: 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'

Heath Ledger has a great line in his last film, one that eerily seems like an epitaph: "Don't believe what you read in the newspapers."

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • June LeBell
  • January 13, 2010
Music: Sarasota Orchestra: Masterworks 'Seeing Music on Tour'

The Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks Series took us on a sonic tour of four scenic places: Cuba, Scotland, Czechoslovakia and Rome in "Seeing Music on Tour" this past weekend at the Van Wezel.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 13, 2010
Backstage Pass: The piano man

Florida Studio Theatre's longtime pianist sings us a song of a piano man.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • January 13, 2010
Lecture series offers engaging opportunities

The Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning has started broadcasting its lectures to seniors with limited mobility.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • January 13, 2010
Progressive dinner - St. Armands Circle

St. Armands Circle may be a top spot for tourists, but it also plays host to many gourmet restaurants and yummy dessert stops. On a recent chilly January evening, comfort food was the name of the game. Take this trip around the Circle and experience the culinary treats it has to offer.

  • Arts + Culture
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