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Results for: Funded Futures Network Promo Code "SKV50" Get 50% Off On All Plans

  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 9, 2010
Minimum wage charter change not supported

Voters won't get the chance to reverse a referendum that North Sarasota leaders say has been devastating to the economy there.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 24, 2014
County looks to reboot U.S. 41 signal timing

County traffic engineers have taken to the streets to find out how to better coordinate traffic signals to prevent motorists from having to stop multiple times for red lights.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 17, 2013
Chapel votes no on cell tower lease

Although a lease to place a cell tower on Island Chapel property will not be renewed, Alpha Omega says it's the only viable option.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • October 3, 2013
SPD employs a new approach to fighting crime

The High Point Initiative aims to work with less-serious drug offenders in lieu of prosecution, a process that depends heavily on community involvement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • June 22, 2011
Bijou Cafe celebrates 25 years

In 1986, Ray and D'Arcy Arpke, the proprietors of Euphemia Haye on Longboat Key, told them about a little restaurant named Bijou Cafe that was for sale. It was located in a former Texaco gas station. When the Knaggses saw it, they said, "This is it ... this is perfect."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 23, 2026
New sandwich shop opens in south Sarasota

Capriotti’s, known for its submarine sandwiches, is located on South Tamiami Trail and Stickney Point Road.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 20, 2020
Longboat commissioners to vote Aug. 31 on extension of mandatory mask policy

The Longboat Key Town Commission is set to hold an emergency virtual meeting on Aug. 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 17, 2023
Model Brad Kroenig inspired a fashion icon before becoming a local Realtor

Brad Kroenig's modeling career reached new heights after meeting fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 5, 2018
RocketStar Records sends vinyl fans a blast from the past along U.S. 301

Sarasota's only record store, RocketStar Records, is giving listeners of all ages a chance to preserve one of music’s most beloved mediums.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 7, 2016
Raising the bar

Pine View senior gymnast will compete for Ohio State next year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • December 11, 2024
Cardinal Mooney, Booker High football both fall in the semifinals

After falling just short of competing for a state title, Cardinal Mooney and Booker High look toward building on what they have for next season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 29, 2020
Lakewood Ranch women raise $47,000 for charity

Lakewood Ranch Women's Club celebrates yearlong fundraising efforts

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 26, 2019
Longboat Key Foundation to host inaugural golf tournament

The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. on March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 1, 2016
Longboat property values rise 4.5%

The latest Key numbers are more than one percentage point greater than town staff estimated.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 26, 2016
MLFB announces new training camp opening date in Lakewood Ranch

Premier Sports Campus will host eight Major League Football teams beginning March 30.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Gary Moore |
  • November 17, 2010
My View: The federal debt isn't as bad as you think

When compared to Americans' total assets, the federal debt really isn't as bad as all of the economic pundits say - it's approaching 100% of GDP.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 8, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: You want him on that wall, you need him on that wall

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 13, 2022
The medical alert button worked, but there was no emergency

Longboat Key police and fire-rescue teams arrived to find nothing wrong. This and more police calls from the island town in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 10, 2010
Heritage Harbour preps for maintenance change

The Heritage Harbour South CDD will assume responsibility for the community's lake and wetland maintenance in January.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 17, 2010
Beach project cost decreases

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis told residents Tuesday that the 2011-12 beach renourishment project could cost between $30.5 million to $36 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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