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La Villa Mexican Restaurant will open in the coming months at 5610 Gulf of Mexico Drive Suite No. 5.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • December 14, 2021
Mexican restaurant coming to Longboat Key

Town also will consider in the new year another proposal for a restaurant at the site of a former hair salon.

  • Longboat Key
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A rendering of the Owen's Fish Camp restaurant that is being constructed at Center Point in Lakewood Ranch. The restaurant has a targeted opening date of August-September 2022.
    By
  • Scott Lockwood
  • December 14, 2021
Owens Fish Camp breaks ground at Center Point development in Lakewood Ranch

Owens Fish Camp begins vertical construction in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 14, 2021
Sarasota man gets five months in jail for anti-Semitic graffiti

Arrest dates back to incidents from April and July 2020.

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A family ran to cross Gulf of Mexico near Broadway Street on Saturday morning.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • December 13, 2021
Manatee County to consider $150K contribution for Broadway roundabout design

Design work is underway for a roundabout at Gulf of Mexico Drive and Broadway Street.

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The Ohana property at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive extends well out into the Gulf of Mexico. The property is pictured here from the south end.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • December 13, 2021
Solutions hard to come by for Longboat beach access question

As community tries to find a way around seawall issue, property owners propose an easement that would cost the town $880,000 to $1.3 million a year.

  • Longboat Key
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Small cell poles have been erected around the city and Sarasota and surrounding unincorporated areas.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • December 13, 2021
Town Commission could assume role in deciding on cell poles

If Longboat Key's rules change, the Town Commission would consider Verizon's proposal to build nine small cell poles and antennas to improve cell signal on the north end of the island.

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In May, boaters docked near Jewfish Key. File photo
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • December 10, 2021
Longboat Key set to make permanent changes to sound regulations

The Longboat Key Town Commission is set to hold a second reading on the measure in January.

  • Longboat Key
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Waitress Taylor O'Brien serves a craft beer in Good Liquid Brewing Co.'s lakeside dining area. The restaurant opened Friday, Dec. 10.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 10, 2021
Good Liquid Brewing Co. now open at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

Good Liquid Brewing Co. adds to its Bradenton location with a second restaurant/pub now open at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

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County leaders are working to determine how to spend $84.2 million on federal COVID-19 relief funding.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 10, 2021
County leaders adjust plan to spend federal relief money

$31 million originally set aside for sewer-to-septic work will be reflowed into overall $84.2 million package.

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Finalists Loridia Urquiza of Booker High, Jennifer Jaso of Sarasota Middle and Shannon Haddad of Ashton Elementary
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 10, 2021
Sarasota Middle teacher named tops in the district

Jaso in the running now for statewide acclaim.

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Cars make their way onto the new southbound on-ramp to Interstate 75 from eastbound State Road 70 on Dec. 3. The ramp opened to traffic on Nov. 10.
    By
  • Scott Lockwood
  • December 9, 2021
Interstate 75/State Road 70 interchange project near Lakewood Ranch nears completion

Construction on the interchange of Interstate 75 and State Road 75 should be completed in January according to FDOT. Pandemic, weather slowed project from its expected summer 2020 finish.

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Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport crews load bags onto this JetBlue flight bound for New York.
    By
  • Scott Lockwood
  • December 9, 2021
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport ready for record holiday rush

Officials at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, which is one the fastest growing airports in the world, say they are prepared for record traffic during the Christmas period.

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Hundreds packed the Siesta Key Chapel fellowship hall and grounds on Wednesday.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 9, 2021
Delegation vote on Siesta incorporation ballot issue set for Jan. 4

Six legislators will take up the issue, which if approved, moves to Tallahassee for consideration.

  • Siesta Key
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Daybreak Adult Day Center staff members Gene Chilton, Jerry Gironda, Maribeth Phillips, Mari Holland, Kim Mullins and Ava Ehde are excited to reopen Daybreak Adult Day Center after more than a year of being closed due to COVID-19.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • December 9, 2021
Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee reopens Daybreak Adult Day Center in Lakewood Ranch

Clients, volunteers and staff are happy to return to Daybreak Adult Day Center in Lakewood Ranch.

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Sarasota officials will encourage boaters to take advantage of waste disposal services offered at the mooring field near Marina Jack. File photo.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 9, 2021
City takes aim at improperly anchored boats

New regulations are designed to ensure that boaters are complying with rules regarding vessel maintenance and waste disposal.

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