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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 7, 2013
SIDELINES

Lady Cougars remain unbeaten; Pitcher leads Booker to a win; ODA notches a pair of wins; Thunder LAX posts win; Totally Tennis series continues; Youth Baseball Day upcoming

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lido Key residents say their shoreline is in need of immediate assistance.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 20, 2014
County to hire consultant to review Big Pass dredge

After Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson raised some stipulations, the board unanimously agreed to find a third party to review the Lido Beach renourishment project.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Members of the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board decided to change their meeting time.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 27, 2016
CDD draws line for safety

Arrows painted on Balmoral Woods expected to make intersection with Lakewood Ranch Boulevard safer.

  • East County
  • News
The cast of Asolo Rep's production of "EVITA" performs. Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 30, 2017
Theater review: 'Evita'

Innovative production offers fresh take on “Evita” at Asolo Rep.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Mary Lou Johnson, who photographed the eagles, with John Ginaven.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 6, 2013
Ginaven brings his eagle eyes to Historical Society lecture

The bald eagles of Longboat Key have a story that's worthy of a soap opera, according to John Ginaven.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
James Franco as 27-year-old hiker Aron Ralston
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • December 1, 2010
Film Review: '127 Hours'

James Franco stars in '127 Hours,' the true story of a hiker trapped in Utah's Bluejohn Canyon.

  • Arts + Culture
Terri and Mark Fishman have been renting a residence in the 600 block of Linley Street in Longbeach Village the past two years while building a new home.   Terry O’Connor
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 14, 2016
Soggy Longbeach Village looks for drainage solutions

Village infrastructure bears scars from buckling under too much water pressure.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s lack of settlement movement to restore the dilapidated resort led a U.S. bankruptcy trustee to ask for a sale of a $23 million judgment. File photo
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 10, 2015
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort: The $23 million judgment day

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May will decide whether Unicorp National Development can bid on the judgment against Colony unit owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 5, 2018
Track and field championships: Day two

Four champions highlight a strong final day for Sarasota and East County athletes.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Longboat Key Club's new Mind & Motion studio for fitness classes. Courtesy photo.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • January 9, 2013
Aerobic Grandma: Menu of fitness classes for the upcoming year

Whether you are in great physical condition and raring to go or one of those snowbirds who returns each winter saying, "I haven't done a thing since I left here last spring," you have quite a smorgasbord of classes to choose from on the Key this season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 26, 2009
T.G.I.FOOTBALL!

Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and The Out-of-Door Academy will kick off the 2009 season with their annual Preseason Kickoff Classics Aug. 28.

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  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 10, 2010
Jaleski pushes technology

Commissioner Gene Jaleski envisions a system that all 9,500 single-family home and condominium owners on Longboat could use for phone and Internet services.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Wiki work mostly earns commission praise

The County Commission agreed for now to focus on state mandates in revising the county's ordinance on water-efficient landscaping.

  • Siesta 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
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 19, 2017
LBK voters need the ‘why’

On the surface, the proposed charter changes look reasonable. But you should know the context.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Tiny houses like this one are very popular. Stock art.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 29, 2017
APRIL FOOLS: Tiny house neighborhood to debut in Lakewood Ranch

Tiny houses to help solve area's shortage of affordable housing.

  • East County
  • News
Efforts to take sand directly from Siesta Key while avoiding suspicion proved difficult.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 3, 2014
County officials investigate guerilla dredging efforts

APRIL FOOLS' - The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is monitoring Big Pass after a recent discovery that Lido Key residents are taking sand for their shoreline - one bucket at a time.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 4, 2010
Interview process begins for Longboat residents

A subcommittee formed to review town operations at Town Hall interviewed two potential candidates last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Out-of-Door Academy Senior Class President Sierra Dickerson is adding another dance to the school's lineup and hopes to improve student-faculty dialogue with Town Hall-style meetings.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 6, 2016
People to watch

ODA Class of 2016 President Sierra Dickerson hopes to start up Town Hall-style meetings with school faculty members.

  • East County
  • News
Although some work has begun on the forthcoming Taco Bus and Evie’s location in the 1500 block of Main Street, the developers have halted construction as they await a city-ordered traffic study.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 12, 2015
Awaiting traffic study, Main Street project stalls

The people behind the downtown Evie’s and Taco Bus are hitting pause — and blaming the city for the delay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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