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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 13, 2021
Cardinal Mooney, Booker athletes find silver linings at state track and field meet

There were no golds, but a few area athletes still found success.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 22, 2021
'Great Balls of Fire' captures Lewis' incendiary style

Florida Studio Theatre performance showcases rock 'n' roll pioneer's legendary career.

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 13, 2021
Sarasota National Little League All-Stars head to state tournament

The well-rounded team has overcome a loss and scheduling challenges to reach this point.

  • Sarasota
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  • By David Conway |
  • December 17, 2020
City commissioners consider shift to evening meetings

When should the City Commission hold its meetings? Some elected officials think the night time is the right time.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 17, 2020
Lakewood Ranch student finishes academic career with perfect A record

Lakewood Ranch's Madison Abbacchi recorded an A in every class throughout her academic career.

  • East County
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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 4, 2021
Amore Restaurant to reopen in downtown Sarasota

Tito Vitorino and wife Liana, showrunners since Amore's beginnings on Longboat Key, now own the restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 5, 2021
Sarasota roundabout construction set to begin in February 2021

Longboat Key leaders have expressed their concerns about how mainland traffic impacts the barrier islands.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 22, 2021
Longboat Key, FDOT discuss crosswalk improvements along Gulf of Mexico Drive

The town of Longboat Key has received several complaints about pedestrians nearly getting hit by cars along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 26, 2020
Longboat Key author builds home anew in novel

Peggy Lammers returns to small town Iowa with debut novel 'Onansburg, Iowa."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 2, 2020
Sarasota man urges suicide prevention awareness in advance of the Out of the Darkness Walk

Sarasota's Johnnie Calloway talks about his suicide attempts to raise awareness of ways to help others.

  • East County
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  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 4, 2020
No close calls in East County elections in races for Manatee County commission seats, Manatee school board and District 73 representative

Mary Foreman unseats incumbent Dave Miner in the Manatee school board race while State Representative Tommy Gregory earns a second term for District 73. Manatee County commission races are runaways.

  • East County
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  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 20, 2021
Longboat's north-end fire station renovations get completed

Many of the same features that went into the rebuilding of the south-end station were part of $800,000 project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 22, 2021
Barancik Foundation grant donates $250,000 to Healthy Pond Collaborative

START is due to receive the money over a three-year period.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • November 5, 2021
Manatee Commissioners discuss how to implement environmental tax

Manatee County to implement the environmental tax referendum approved in 2020.

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  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 8, 2021
Sarasota city leaders address downtown transportation projects

Sarasota and Longboat Key leaders discussed roundabout construction, a new trolley and other possibilities to improve transportation.

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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 19, 2021
Longboat Key couple finish renovation on historic Whitney Beach cottage

The Prices' home started life as a beach condo in the 1930s, and they tried to keep it true to its Old Florida roots.

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  • By Su Byron |
  • August 19, 2021
Art and About: The Arts Scene is Back!

It’s fall, but it feels like spring. The once-dormant area art scene is finally making a comeback. Here’s a glimpse of what’s happening.

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  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 20, 2021
New filtering ideas planted in Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton ponds

University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences studies the effect of additional plant life around Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton ponds.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 31, 2021
Sarasota war hero dies at age 100

Sarasota's Gene Vaadi, who died Aug. 28, flew missions in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 12, 2023
Growing up on Longboat Key

Gabriella Vinson is one of the youngest and most long-term residents on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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