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Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department deputy chief Sandi Drake walks ashore after rescuing a man and his teenage son from a rip current March 6 near Longboat Key Club. (Photo courtesy of the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 18, 2020
Water rescue highlights need for rip current awareness

Longboat deputy fire chief Sandi Drake rescued a man and his teenage son from a rip current earlier this month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Susan Smith
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 12, 2013
New finance director excited to take on role in Florida

Finance Director Susan Smith is prepared to tackle the town's fiscal year budget after moving from Connecticut.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association's board selected JHM Financial Group to be the resort's developer and to seek settlements from Colony-affected parties.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 17, 2013
New Colony info frustrates commissioners

Information the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's selected developer, JHM Financial Group, submitted to the town irked commissioners and gave them more cause for concern.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Police Department said it could take some time to identify the human remains.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 16, 2018
Police investigate found human remains

The Sarasota Police Department is working to identify human remains found in the 1900 block of Gillespie Avenue this afternoon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The scam website was located at www.manatee-sheriff.org. The actual Manatee County Sheriff's Office website can be found at https://manateesheriff.com.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • September 30, 2020
Fake Manatee County Sheriff's Office website raises red flag on scams

The website was pulled down within a week, but Manatee County Sheriff's Office is still raising awareness about this scam and others.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 12, 2015
Commission approves 1,999-home project

With approvals in hand, Lennar can begin work on its future Lakewood National and Bridgewater East projects.

  • East County
  • News
U.S. Marshalls captured 29-year-old Sarasota fugitive Oliver Locke in Huntington Beach, Calif. Aug. 15.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 15, 2013
Sarasota fugitive arrested in California

U.S. Marshalls arrested 29-year-old Sarasota fugitive Oliver Locke in Huntington Beach, Calif. Thursday, Aug. 15.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tube Dude owner Scott Gerber sits in the window of his new storefront located at 1558 Main St. The showroom opened Jan. 18. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 24, 2013
Tube Dudes find new home on Main Street

Tube Dude owner Scott Gerber is seeing a lot of foot traffic at his new Main Street showroom location. Next up - a 15-foot-tall giraffe on the sidewalk.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longbeach Village peacock problems are percolating at Longboat Key Town Hall again.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 19, 2015
Commission wants permanent peacock fix

Longboat Key, Longbeach Village

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch junior Courtney Chapin is the No. 1 ranked swimmer in the state in the 100-meter backstroke.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 3, 2015
Back in Action

After a successful summer club championship season, Lakewood Ranch High junior Courtney Chapin competed in her first high school swim meet Sept. 8.

  • East County
  • Sports
Key Chorale will join forces with choral singers from Riverview High School, Booker High School and Sarasota High School. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 25, 2018
'Tomorrow’s Voices Today' concert offers young singers unique opportunity

Key Chorale’s fifth annual collaboration with Sarasota County Schools provides high schoolers the chance to perform a powerful piece with Sarasota’s symphonic chorus.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • June 5, 2019
Sarasota County’s water quality summit reflects community's desire to face forward

The event, initially confirmed in February, was held from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Riverview High School’s on June 5.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Inspired by the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High following the mass shooting at the school Feb. 14, Sarasota students joined a national conversation on how to change the way we handle school security.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 22, 2018
Fact: More guns, less crime

Under the pressure of the moment, state lawmakers had to act. To their credit, they addressed mental health and school safety. The one flaw: banning the under-21s.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Lea and James Buchanan
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 30, 2019
Rep. Buchanan's choice: me or thee

First-term Republican is expected to vote against a Bradenton colleague to designate a House speaker for 2024-25.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: Director of PZ&B

Wanted at Longboat Key Town Hall: Someone 'collaborative, diplomatic, a team player, highly energetic, affable, assertive.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch junior Lauren Beck started singing in sixth grade, and started playing soccer when she was 5.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 27, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Pitch just perfect for Mustangs soccer player

Lakewood Ranch junior defender sings as well as she slide tackles.

  • East County
  • Sports
Traffic backs up on University Parkway as it attempts to negotiate the diverging diamond pattern at the I-75/University Parkway interchange.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 22, 2017
Diverging diamond still a bit rough in Lakewood Ranch

Traffic pattern changes implemented although road construction continues.

  • East County
  • News
James and Misdee Miller said they want to preserve the Sarasota Polo Club as a world class facility.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 28, 2018
High times for polo in Lakewood Ranch

Sarasota Polo Club opens under new owners, James and Misdee Miller.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 19, 2019
He might cry ‘wolf,’ but it is for good reason

Sarasota businessman Martin Hyde used his three minutes at the City Commission meeting with a fiscal message.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Harmony residents Cameron, Jen, and Gavyn Gregory go through a tunnel under  White Eagle Boulevard that eventually will be part of a 25-mile trail system in that area.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 24, 2018
New Lakewood Ranch parks system about to debut

New White Eagle trail system eventually will connect with all of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
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