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Bradenton-based ET MacKenzie completed repair work after the town of Longboat Key's June 2020 sewage break.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 15, 2023
Longboat enters settlement with engineers following sewer main break

Consultant Greeley and Hansen have agreed to pay the town $425,000 for damages incurred in 2020.

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    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 15, 2023
Sarasota revisits street dining options

More than a dozen restaurants in the city still offer outside dining in parking spaces. Now they seek making the pandemic-era policy a permanent option.

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Commissioners forwarded the proposed Town Center site development plan with 81 parking spaces to second reading.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 15, 2023
Longboat seeks solutions to Town Center parking problems

Commissioners discussed the need for more parking to accommodate events for the development.

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    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • February 14, 2023
East River Ranch development project advances

Carlos Beruff project gets the Planning Commission’s blessing on the new community while opponents protest possible road extensions.

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(Photo via Breeze Airways)
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 14, 2023
Breeze Airways adds new nonstop route from SRQ

Upstart low-fare Breeze Airways will offer a third nonstop route from the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, adding Providence, Rhode Island, starting July 13.

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The St. Armands Business Improvement District will expire later this year unless it is renewed by Aug. 7
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 14, 2023
St. Armands property owners to make second bid to renew business district

Falling just short of a 10-year renewal of the St. Armands Business Improvement District, its board will begin the process for a second ballot for property owners on the Circle.

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An updated view of the 50 vertical oyster gardens hung under the observation deck at Joan Durante Park. Even from a distance, the growth is easily visible.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 14, 2023
Vertical oyster gardens grow habitats and communities

Vertical oyster gardens are being deployed across Longboat Key to improve the water quality in Sarasota Bay.

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Pat Watral shows Pam Toft how to hold her arm while performing CPR. Toft's husband, Graham, watches.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 13, 2023
Longboat residents learn basics of CPR

The course covers the basics of hands-only CPR and the use of an AED.

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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 13, 2023
Public invited to comment in SPD accreditation program

The Sarasota Police Department will undergo examination by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.

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One northbound lane on U.S. 41 near the roundabout at Gulfstream Avenue will be closed 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday for drainage construction.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 13, 2023
Daytime lane closure in effect Monday, Tuesday at Gulfstream roundabout

Ongoing construction at the new roundabout at Gulfstream Avenue will close a northbound lane on U.S. 41.

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Kodak is the fourth member of the Sarasota Police Department's K-9 unit.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 11, 2023
SPD welcomes new four-legged officer

Kodak becomes the fourth sworn K-9 officer at the Sarasota Police Department.

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A program to manage sand on the Greer Island spit are among projects in the works on the barrier island.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 10, 2023
Major projects make progress on Longboat

Over a dozen projects were included in the town's January update.

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The purple line running from the Key to the orange dot represents the town-owned wastewater pipeline.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • February 10, 2023
Town receives $3 million for sewer main replacement

The funding will aid in covering costs for the portion of the project running under Sarasota Bay.

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The Manatee County Sheriff's Office arrested a Parrish Community High student for making a video threat against the school.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • February 9, 2023
Students arrested for making mass shooting threats at Parrish Community High

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has arrested two Parrish Community High students for posting a video simulating a shooting on campus.

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Earth movers continue shaping the 18th fairway at the Bobby Jones Golf Course as sod around the green takes hold and the green awaits planting.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • February 9, 2023
City approves budget for Bobby Jones buildings

A guaranteed maximum price of $5.29 million is set for restrooms, starter building, range building and a temporary clubhouse at the city-owned golf course as restoration work continues.

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