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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 6, 2023
The day that should live in infamy

Fewer and fewer Americans can actually recall were they were on Dec. 7, 1941, the way most of can recall where we were on Sept. 11, 2001.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 27, 2023
Local photographer captures another side of Ukraine war in new project

Allan Mestel’s latest project focuses on the people in the Russia-Ukraine war.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 21, 2023
Upscale Mexican cuisine comes to Lakewood Ranch

Fuego Comida & Tequila Lounge in The Green will celebrate its opening on Day of the Dead on Nov. 1.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 15, 2025
Longboat approves one-time increase in Chamber of Commerce grant

The town of Longobat Key usually makes a $7,500 annual contribution to the Chamber of Commerce, but Mayor Ken Schneier suggested an increase to help with hurricane relief.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 4, 2025
St. Regis lands AAA Travel's five-diamond rating

As the resort approaches its first-year anniversary, Forbes' rating is still pending.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 23, 2025
Manatee County commissioners to decide future of Mixon Fruit Farms property

Either the county will purchase the property, or it will be sold to a developer.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 2, 2023
Manatee is the 14th healthiest county in Florida

The Manatee HealthCare Alliance, along with agencies all over the country, conduct health assessments every few years that inform the Community Health Improvement Plan.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 2, 2023
MTC plans main campus expansion

Designs are being finalized for a building to house adult education programs on Manatee Technical College's Bradenton campus.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 29, 2023
Residents offer opinions on shaping Manatee development plan

Workshops were held to ask citizens on what they'd like to see in the plan moving forward.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 28, 2023
Lakewood Ranch Garden Club emphasizes uniqueness of Florida

Club President Anita Machlin says the club's programming is meant to educate and entertain.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 15, 2023
Canal maintenance update leaves town commissioners confused

Longboat Key is in need of a canal management program, but the system to pay for it is complicated.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 26, 2023
Renovation of McIntosh Middle School's farmland underway

The $6 million project is designed to reimagine the farmland at the Sarasota County school and enhance its educational mission.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 9, 2024
Seawall projects to enhance shoreline of Longboat's Bayfront Park

Contingent on federal funding, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program plans projects to improve oyster habitat, reduce erosion and bolster storm protection.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 9, 2024
Future of Longboat Pass Bridge up for discussion

Keeping the current bridge would mean "increasingly costly maintenance and repair projects causing continued disruption to traffic," FDOT says.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 19, 2024
Community speaks up on Longboat Pass Bridge alternatives

The Longboat Pass Bridge project is still a ways out from construction, but public input will drive the next step in selecting an option.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 9, 2024
Commissioners appoint new, incumbent members to town’s boards

Among the new appointments was Nicholas Gladding, who will take over David Green’s seat on the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 23, 2024
Sarasota tightens restrictions on car music volume

Vehicles' speakers audible from more than 25 feet away would be subject to enforcement under revised ordinance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 5, 2024
Longboat sets maximum millage for fiscal year 2025

Certified property values will bring in some additional revenue for the new fiscal year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 8, 2024
Mangroves are healthier when allowed to grow naturally, research shows

Suncoast Waterkeeper’s pilot study will help advocate for stricter enforcement of mangrove protection regulations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 10, 2024
Humane Society moves closer to buying city lot for dog-walking path

More than half of a 1.6-acre city-owned site adjacent to the Humane Society of Sarasota County is under a stormwater retention easement. The rest would be a walking path.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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