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A trolley/bus service in the Manatee County portion of Longboat Key could expire Dec. 31.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 23, 2010
Key trolley funding decision postponed

The Town Commission hopes a trolley agreement that doesn't require the town to contribute $100,000 to the service can be reached before the end of the year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hurricane Irma is scheduled to pass over Sarasota this weekend.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 9, 2017
Emergency officials say 'time is running out' to seek shelter

Hurricane Irma's affects could start hitting Sarasota County as early as 2 a.m. Sunday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hannah Payan gets ready to bump an opposing shot.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 27, 2017
Volleyball players talk Siesta Key Beach's unique sand

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Julie Aranibar |
  • June 27, 2012
My view: Preparing for a new school year

The students left for summer and classrooms were cleaned and prepared for the incoming class of 2012-2013. Â

  • East County
  • Opinion
Landscape contractor Garden Leaders has dropped its lawsuit alleging three Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts violated state open-meeting laws while selecting a new landscape contractor.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 21, 2011
Garden Leaders drops lawsuit against Lakewood Ranch CDDs

As part of the deal, Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts have hired the company as their interim landscape contractor.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 30, 2011
Business Observer

Sandbar, BeachHouse get wedding website recognition.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kathi Scuba stands next to her dog, Buster, on the “doggie beach” near Beach Access 2 on Siesta Key.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 27, 2016
Siesta residents unleash dog park proposal

A Siesta Key resident believes she has a paw-fect plan for wastewater facility property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 1, 2010
TAKEOVER: Ranch plans annexation

APRIL FOOLS - A revised study by Fishkind & Associates revealed the tax base in the original boundaries for Lakewood Ranch wasn't enough to support a city. Now, a new pro-incorporation group is seeking to annex at least 10 East County neighborhoods to help balance the budget.

  • East County
  • News
Carl Seiger
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 11, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Clearly Invisible ... Magic Up Close with Carl Seiger'

'Clearly Invisible ... Magic Up Close with Carl Seiger' runs through Aug. 3, at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 30, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 10.1.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key police and firefighters responded to assist 25 Cuban refugees early Dec. 21, 2006. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 19, 2012
DEC. 18, 2006: 'Bienvenidos a Longboat'

Six years ago, 25 Cuban refugees got their first glimpse of America when they landed on Beer Can Island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Echelman
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 29, 2012
Scene & Heard

Playwright program swimming in scripts; SMOA nets sculptor at ARTmuse luncheon; Wallenda's waterfall wish is coming true; Asolo Rep cuts ribbon on production

  • Arts + Culture
Beverly Meadows and Cecily Shar–Whitehill enjoy the bird colony. They like watching the birds fly in at sunset.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • January 31, 2013
The Oaks Club residents battle about birds

Residents at The Oaks Club have debated for two years about the removal of Brazilian pepper trees, home to 1,600 birds.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 25, 2009
Five Points Park plans resurrected

Improving the downtown park was, at one time, the No. 1 project for the Community Redevelopment Agency. Those priorities changed over time, but now downtown groups want to revive the plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota High rising junior Carson Spence said he's never played in an event quite like the Suncoast Jr. Match Play Invitational. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 30, 2020
Sarasota golfers prep for a unique event

The event will combine stroke play and match play.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The living room is the first room up the stairs.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 20, 2019
Longboat Key Home Tour: 3354 Bayou Gate — Heer and Benioni Home

The Longboat Key Garden Club home tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kate Berg and Mari Vial-Golden perform "Echoes." Photo by Dylan Jon Wade Cox
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 26, 2017
Theater review: 'Echoes'

Women’s struggles reverberate across the centuries in “Echoes” at Urbanite Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 10, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: May 11, 2017

Vicki Anderson, Florence Heitler, James Hicks, Esther Jarvis, Bonita Kass and Nancy Koons died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 19, 2019
Longboat Key's Serenissima back on the market after temporary absence

At its current listing price, the mansion would be the largest such sale in the history of Sarasota.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
File photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 9, 2018
'On Golden Pond' finds laughter and tears in transitory human life at The Players

This Ernest Thompson play at The Players Centre for Performing Art, "On Golden Pond," is still golden 40 years after it was written, but it's tarnished with just a few dated references.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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