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

  • By Robert Plunket |
  • August 29, 2012
The Vineyard Connection

Sarasota and Martha's Vineyard share similar qualities. The Vineyard attracts seasonal residents looking for a break from Florida's heat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 21, 2015
Conversation with Rusty Chinnis

Rusty Chinnis founded the Sarasota Bay Watch in 2007.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 15, 2023
Garden Club helps community, beautification bloom on Longboat Key

The history of the club is intertwined with beautification and community-building efforts on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • November 30, 2014
City could lift Sunday morning liquor ban

Following in the footsteps of Sarasota County, the Sarasota City Commission will consider ending a restriction on Sunday morning liquor sales.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 22, 2011
Hamptons homeowner wins lawsuit

After a two-year lawsuit, one resident of The Hamptons was granted the right to switch to electric-powered street lamps.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • August 13, 2015
Conversation with Patrick Gannon

The Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association president talks about homelessness, growth and misleading generalizations regarding people living downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • April 8, 2013
Zappos and the value of "collisions"

Zappos and the value of "collisions"

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 14, 2014
Neighbors lament variance

Some North Shore Road residents say a new home on a small lot will tower over them and block sunlight from their properties. Legal recourse remains an option.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • October 16, 2012
City seeks catalyst project for vacant land

City Manager Tom Barwin said he sees the property as a "catalyst opportunity" for the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • January 31, 2019
Groins, Greer Island will come up at meeting between Manatee, Longboat

One county option will be discussed

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 7, 2025
Emergency traffic-light system expands in Manatee

A successful trial run prompts broader rollout, including Lakewood Ranch intersections.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 15, 2010
Coast is clear

During the early months of summer, Longboat hotel officials worried that misconceptions about the BP oil spill would impact tourism. Now, most report that summer business remained stable.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • December 4, 2024
Hurricanes shifted 60% of Longboat Key sand placed since 2021

Town staff and coastal consultants explained how the dunes lost height and vegetation and pressed the need for a long-term solution to one of the island's most erosive areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 26, 2019
Prose and Kohn: The next level

At places like Marshall, Indiana and Mississippi State, area athletes are shining.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 12, 2016
Lakewood Ranch 8-year-old lives for 'awesome goals'

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 2, 2016
Peewee hockey goalie swats away adversity

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 19, 2014
TWIS Asks: Rob Alfieri, SUP Series founder

TWIS Asks: Rob Alfieri, SUP Series founder

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 26, 2018
Former Mustang rallies for first pro golf win

The win advances the former state champion to the Web.com Tour Qualifying School's Final Stage

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 11, 2015
Hundreds gather in Lakewood Ranch for candlelight vigil

Students gathered Sunday night around 8 p.m. to remember the lives of Brendan Shreve and Jared Duran.

  • East County
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