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Fire Chief Paul Dezzi leads a group of Sarasota Emergency Operations Bureau Personnel during their tour of Longboat Key. Photos by Sten Spinella.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 21, 2019
Sarasota dispatchers familiarize themselves with Longboat Key

Longboat emergency services leaders led a tour of the island for willing Sarasota Emergency Operations Bureau personnel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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
Debby McClung. Photo by Molly Schechter
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 29, 2015
AEROBIC GRANDMA | Summer stretch a first for Bayfront Park yoga classes

It was more than a little bit of good luck for year-round residents of Longboat Key and the surrounding area when the former Debby Debile married Michael McClung in 2014 and moved here

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Three area teams post dominant wins in week one.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 25, 2017
Sarasota football roundup: 08.25.17

Three area teams post dominant wins in week one.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Martin Hyde railed against the notion his actions in two altercations this year were racist, though he acknowledged issues with how he handles confrontation.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 3, 2019
Hyde to withdraw following reports of second altercation

City Commission candidate Martin Hyde was involved in a February confrontation in which construction workers accused him of racist remarks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Isabella Fogelman (top left) Finn Powell (top right) and Hannah Kite used some facial props.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 29, 2020
Campers make movies at Sarasota Film Camp

The online camp has children putting together films from the comfort of their homes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Clinical nutrition manager Corista Williams talks trendy diets.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • April 13, 2017
Solving the diet dilemma

The pros, the cons and the misconceptions of some of the most popular lifestyles.

  • Health
Chris Albright, a board member of the Sarasota Republican Club, fist bumps Tommy Gregory, who won a second term representing District 73 in the Florida House of Representatives.
  • 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
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 16, 2019
Longboat Chamber hosts Networking at Noon event

Members and guests mingled at Cafe L'Europe while learning about disaster preparedness.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 8, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, May 9

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment events taking place this week in Sarasota, Venice and Anna Maria Island.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Attorney Jane West addresses the audience at a Save our Siesta Sand 2 fundraiser.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 6, 2018
Big Pass legal expenses mount for Siesta, Lido

Resident groups on both sides of the contested project have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to make their arguments.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Todd Beckwith is AltMed's marketing executive and spokesman.
  • By Mark Gordon | Contributor |
  • May 14, 2018
Out of the weeds

A local company aims to deliver a big dose of top-notch service to the nascent medical marijuana industry.

  • LWR Life
Braden River High School students Jessica Garcia, Haley Brown, Elizabeth “Annie” Curry and Larry Haymore are excited about participating in this year’s fair.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 11, 2012
Manatee County Fair opens Thursday

The Manatee River Fair Association will host the 96th annual Manatee County Fair Jan. 12-22.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Brothers-in-law Justin Mattinaand Gris Bettle opened the area's first Chicken Kitchen two months ago on University Parkway. Photos by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 10, 2015
Doing Business: Chicken Kitchen

A former chef and a mortgage broker bought into a restaurant chain after falling in love with the food.

  • East County
  • News
Dave Norris insisted on flying back and forth to Texas during his six months of chemo at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 23, 2018
Healing Waters

Lakewood Ranch is a great place to live, work and play, but it’s also a great place to get well. Caregivers say the community has served as a sanctuary during their loved ones’ darkest days.

  • LWR Life
Proposed legislation would limit the town' s ability to regulate infrastructure of wireless communication providers.
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 29, 2017
Town stands up to Tallahassee

Commission hires lobbyist over bills affecting regulation of planned utility project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
City crews are responding to the water main break, but it'      s unclear when the road will reopen. Image courtesy city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 23, 2017
Water main break closes segment of North Trail

All lanes of U.S. 41 are closed between Myrtle Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way as crews respond to the incident.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Triton Bend
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 22, 2014
Projects add inventory to market

Three new projects will bring new condos and single-family home construction to the Key, marking the first new inventory for the island since the recession.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 20, 2017
Lakewood Ranch celebrates life with Block Party, Club Day

Hundreds of visitors came to Main Street for music, socializing and information.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mote Rehabilitation Technician Jenna Rouse (left) and Rehabilitation and Medical Care Coordinator Lynne Byrd tend to Doodle, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • January 8, 2018
Sarasota marine animals largely unscathed by recent cold

FWC reported more than 900 cold-stunned sea turtles across Florida, none around Sarasota or Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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