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Doris and Aaron Cushman
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 21, 2018
70 years of wedded bliss

Aaron and Doris Cushman got married on March 7, 1948.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Terry Gans, 71, has served on the town commission for six years.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • March 21, 2018
Longboat Mayor bids town commission farewell

Terry Gans, who has volunteered for the town commission since 2012, will leave the commission after serving for one year as Mayor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Susan Smith, Finance Director, says the budget tool is the best investment the town has ever made.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • March 21, 2018
Longboat buys budget prediction tool

The intricate spreadsheet offers the town a means to predict outcomes of financial decisions for years to come.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tate Taylor
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • March 21, 2018
Longboat hires fifth employee from Sarasota County in past year

Tate Taylor will take over for longtime Planner Steve Schield March 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Clark and Greta get acclimated to their new home. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 21, 2018
Love Birds

Clark and Greta are Longboat Key's newest mating pair.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2018
Beach Boys bring good vibrations to Longboat Key

California Surf, Incorporated, a group comprised of musicians who have toured and recorded with The Beach Boys, performed at Islands West March 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • March 20, 2018
Newcomer joins two veterans on Longboat commission

Zunz holds seat in closest race; Schneier ready to assume new office; Pastor re-elected

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 20, 2018
Voters approve charter changes, firehouse fix-ups

Manatee voters reject charter revisions, but not by enough to overcome Sarasota County votes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The extra 1-mill property tax provides funding for 580 positions, including some reading recovery teachers.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • March 20, 2018
Extra school tax passes again in Sarasota County

Ballot issue attracts 20% voter turnout, and draws highest-ever level of approval.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County School District Superintendent Diana Greene points out the voting results on the television to School Board member John Colon.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • March 20, 2018
Voters approve Manatee school tax by slim margin

Just more than 51% of voters approved the 1-mill property tax increase for Manatee County schools.

  • East County
  • News
Expected severe weather is moving toward Sarasota and Manatee counties. Image courtesy the National Weather Service.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • March 20, 2018
Tornado watch in effect for Sarasota, Manatee counties; Skyway reopens

The watch is in effect until 7 p.m., as the storms head this way.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Braden River Preserve will have direct access to the Braden River. Courtesy image.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • March 20, 2018
Manatee County takes steps to conserve land

Alternative funding solution makes way for Braden River Preserve.

  • East County
  • News
The Gotcha Group suggested an annual subsidy of $75,000 could be necessary to sustain the i-Ride transit service.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 20, 2018
Financial questions surround i-Ride’s future

Originally envisioned as a sustainable private endeavor, the i-Ride Sarasota downtown transit service may need a long-term subsidy to survive.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The deadline for voting in the town and county elections is 7 p.m.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • March 20, 2018
Longboat electors speak up

The deadline for voting in the town and county elections is 7 p.m.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    In Memoriam |
  • March 20, 2018
John F. "Jack" Perry

John F. “Jack” Perry, of Sarasota, Fla., died March 13, 2018.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The polls are open until 7 p.m. Tuesday.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • March 20, 2018
Voters head to the polls on school tax referendum

If approved, the referendum would continue a 1-mill property tax levy giving $56 million to the school district each year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jan Jordan and Marge Moran at last year's Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce award breakfast.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2018
Marge Moran remembered for making others feel welcome

The former Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce ambassador died March 15 at the age of 82.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 20, 2018
Shamrock Pub pulls out all the stops for St. Patty's

Hundreds gathered at Shamrock Pub for its annual all-day St. Patty's day bash.

  • Sarasota
  • News
File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 20, 2018
Longboat Fire Rescue offering two more CPR classes

The final two training sessions this season will be held March 23 and April 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 19, 2018
Temple Emanu-El Sunday school students get ready for Passover

Students from Temple Emanu-El's religious school learn about the holiday of Passover.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 19, 2018
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and physician Siddhartha Mukherjee on the future of cancer

The author of “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer” Siddhartha Mukherjee spoke at The Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series on March 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key police sergeant David Cooper
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • March 19, 2018
Longboat police take aim at Greer Island

At least 19 individuals have been apprehended or given a notice to appear in court for alcohol and narcotics related crimes since police started patrolling the sandspit weeks ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 19, 2018
A dog day afternoon at the Mutt Derby

Dogs competed in a friendly race on March 18 at the Sarasota Kennel Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The two cars that are involved in the accident are a black Ford Escape and a white Hyundai Santa Fe.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • March 19, 2018
One killed in car crash on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard

Head on collision in Lakewood Ranch results in one fatality and one injury.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 19, 2018
'Antiques Roadshow' coming to Ca'd' Zan in April

Sarasota taping will open the 2018 tour, but tickets have already been spoken for.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Columnist .
  • March 19, 2018
Longboat Key letter to the editor

Readers sound off on issues around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 19, 2018
Voting numbers pile up in advance of Election Day in Sarasota, Manatee

Voters in two counties will see a school tax issue on their ballots, while Longboat Key voters will decide on a lot more.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Runners reach the final mile of the course.
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 18, 2018
A run to remember at the annual First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon Race

Runners, walkers and supporters take part in 13th annual First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon Race on March 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 18, 2018
Sarasota Garden Club celebrates five years of Gardens in Paradise

Visitors took part in a garden-gazing tour through six private gardens on March 17.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 18, 2018
Sleepy Lagoon neighbors mix and mingle

About 80 residents gathered for an annual neighborhood party March 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Regan Baker, 13, from Lakewood Ranch, tosses out the eggs before the Harvest Easter egg hunt.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • March 18, 2018
Families celebrate Easter at Lakewood Ranch church

Kids swarm Harvest United Methodist Church for Easter egg hunt.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 18, 2018
Longboat Harbour revels in St. Patrick's Day fun

About 120 residents gathered for evening of live music, dinner and dancing March 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2018
Bird Key cheers to St. Patrick's Day

Club members gathered for a green celebration March 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 17, 2018
Republican Women’s Club of Sarasota honors Woman of the Year Graci McGillicuddy

The Republican Women’s Club of Sarasota hosted their first ever Republican Woman of the Year gala on March 16 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2018
Twin Shores and Gulfshore parade for St. Patrick's Day

The two communities hosted their 42nd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade March 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 17, 2018
Lynches pours pints for St. Patrick's Day

The St. Armands Circle pub's celebration continues until midnight on March 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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