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  • Bret Hauff
  • March 28, 2018
Longboat moves toward demolishing the Colony

The town sent a letter earlier this month notifying stakeholders at the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort of the properties failings in town code, the first step toward condemning and demolishing the buildings.

  • Longboat Key
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Pastries by Design owner Alejandra Hernandez fields a call about damage to her building. She says her back has been hurting since the incident.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 27, 2018
Car crashes through Lakewood Ranch business

Pastries by Design remains open for business, but alters offerings as it awaits inspections.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • March 27, 2018
Longboat home sale sets the mark for 2018

North end home on the beach sells for $6.8 million

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Vice Mayor Ed Zunz (left) and Mayor George Spoll are sworn into office.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • March 26, 2018
Longboat chooses new mayor, vice mayor

District 2 Commissioner George Spoll will serve as the mayor of Longboat Key, garnering four out of seven votes from fellow commissioners.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 26, 2018
Pizza restaurant announces downtown location

MidiCi, a Neapolitan pizza restaurant, will open in The Mark development on State Street.

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  • Katie Johns
  • March 26, 2018
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate receives humanitarian award

NRT LLC, the parent company of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, awarded Coldwell the 2018 Humanitarian Outreach Award.

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Actress Ali Wentworth is set to speak at Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series on April 9.
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 26, 2018
Actress Ali Wentworth announced as new speaker for RCLA Town Hall 2018 Lecture Series

Actress Ali Wentworth is set to speak at Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series on April 9.

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East County's Mylon Shamble has advanced to the Hollywood segment of American Idol.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 25, 2018
Local American Idol contestant headed to Hollywood

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Mylon Shamble advances on American Idol.

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Madeline Plese, 4, bags up some "cloud sand," made from flour and oil.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 24, 2018
Decade of direction

Science takes the spotlight at Kiddie Academy's celebration.

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    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • March 24, 2018
Thousands line Sarasota bayfront to protest gun violence

People flocked to the bayfront for the Sarasota March For Our Lives — a student-led event that demands stricter gun control laws in light of recent school shootings.

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  • Cassidy Alexander
  • March 23, 2018
County considering ideas to replace Longboat Key bus service

Officials from Longboat Key and Sarasota County are working to find a way to still offer public transportation to the town, at a lower cost to the county.

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Christopher Kehoe and Vera Samuels from The Players Theater rehearse for their 'Funny Girl' performance.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • March 23, 2018
'Funny Girl' pure gold

The Players Theater previews Funny Girl at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.

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Giada Herra, a third-grader, gears up to drop her ball on the target. She's shooting to get the ball into the hole.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • March 23, 2018
A pitch for science in Lakewood Ranch

Pittsburgh Pirates help McNeal students learn about the science of baseball.

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Elks essay chairwoman Kathy Dattilo hands an American flag, certificate and gift card to Freedom Elementary School's Ashley Black, who won first in the fourth-fifth grade division.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 22, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Elks honor patriotism

Six students recognized for essays on veterans.

  • East County
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Cary Campagna said removing this tree could cost him up to $5,800.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • March 22, 2018
Six seek tree bounties for invasive Australians

Six applicants have requests the town reimburse them for a total of 11 trees, part of Longboat Key's program to ride the island of Australian Pines

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