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  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 1, 2012
VIDEO: ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Black Tie gets mummified!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 16, 2014
Drama unfolds at condo over unlicensed work

A legal battle has begun at a mid-island Longboat Key condominium complex.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
New Pass Grill’s bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on a croissant. It is $4.19, and the croissant is an additional 50 cents.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • August 3, 2016
Breakfasts of champions

It’s the most important meal of the day, and Longboat Key isn’t short of breakfast and brunch offerings. Check out the five brunch restaurants on (or almost on) Longboat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • November 28, 2013
DID reconsiders parking meters

Finding new sources of revenue topped the priority list for the Downtown Improvement District at its recent workshop, during which members suggested bringing back parking meters.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Property owners are welcome to pay online at www.sarasotataxcollector.com.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 28, 2011
Nov. 30 last day to get discount on property taxes

The Sarasota County Tax Collector's Office staff is reminding all county property owners that Wednesday, Nov. 30, is the last day they can get a 4% discount on their annual taxes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The cast previously toured with Chicago-based theater company The Hypocrites. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 28, 2018
'Gilbert and Sullivan Unplugged' puts 21st-century spin on duo’s greatest hits

The latest Florida Studio Theatre cabaret show, "Gilbert and Sullivan Unplugged," strips classic Gilbert and Sullivan songs of context — a simple idea that's simply brilliant.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
A man driving over a flooded roadway drove his car into a drainage ditch, according to officials with the Sarasota Police Department. Officers were able to pull him from the water, but he later died at the hospital.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 28, 2017
Sarasota man dies in flood-related crash; county officials watching for more rain

A man died early Monday morning after a car crash in a parking lot near the Sarasota Kennel Club, and as rains continue county and local officials continue to respond to other flood-related problems.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eduardo Anaya |
  • January 21, 2013
PREEN & CHIC: Sarasota got the blues!

PREEN & CHIC: Sarasota got the blues!

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
City officials have suggested a partnership with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast could help fund the construction of a park on the Bobby Jones Golf Club property.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 15, 2019
Public meeting seeks input on park at Bobby Jones

The city is hosting a workshop today to engage with residents about plans to build a park on a portion of the municipal golf course property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The registration deadline for those who wish to vote in the 2020 presidential preference primary is Feb. 18.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 22, 2020
Voter registration deadline nearing for primary election

Those who wish to register or update their party affiliation should do so by Feb. 18.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County Procurement Official Ed Coyman Jr. last week signed the six-month contract recommendation, which was based on the $360,720 bid submitted by the Palmetto firm.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 10, 2012
County secures final mowing contract

Natural Designs Landscaping will begin mowing the North Urban zone on Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I think some of the most interesting performances are the ones that cause people to think about what they saw for a long period of time," says Caitlin McMullen, an apprentice with Fuzión Dance Artists.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 25, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Out of Bounds

For her role in this month's Fuzión Dance Artists/Jazz Juvenocracy collaboration, performer Caitlin McMullen is using her strengths as a modern dancer to help call the shots off stage.

  • Arts + Culture
Honorary Chairwoman Audrey Coleman
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • March 11, 2016
Pique Nique Sur la Baie 2016

New College of Florida hosted its 33rd annual Pique Nique Sur la Baie on Friday, March 11, at New College of Florida Bayfront

  • Black Tie
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 28, 2010
A tale of two teams

After starting the season 1-8, the Lakewood Ranch has won 12 of its last 18 games, earning the No. 2 seed in the Class 4A-District 10 tournament, which began April 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 18, 2016
Lens Craft: Joe Lipstein's documentary dreams

Joe Lipstein's short documentary memorializes a local favorite, Big E's.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • April 28, 2018
Siesta Fiesta celebrates 40 years

Craft show drew thousands to Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
William Hall holds up his second fish
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 19, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Minnows

It's ten in the morning on a Sunday, and instead of sitting inside watching cartoons on T.V., the Sarasota Yacht Club Minnows hit the docks. The new club met for its first time on Sunday, Jan. 13, but will meet on a monthly basis because it seems most of the kids are hooked. Yacht Club employees Amanda Holm and Camille Bienvenue led the children's fishing group. They fished off of the dock, catching their fish using live shrimp as bait and releasing it shortly after.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Roger Pettingell's sales have exceeded $975 million during the course of his 25-year career.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 20, 2011
Pettingell named top Florida Coldwell agent in 2010

The top-producing Longboat Key agent sold 36 properties for a total of $40.5 million in 2010.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kathi Skelton, 73, and Deb Kehoe, 69, always are looking for ways to improve their tournament and raise more funds for Homes for Our Troops.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 29, 2017
Rosedale golf tourney makes Top 10 list of fundraisers for national organization

Golf tournament on track for $60,000 for military hero.

  • East County
  • News
The traffic monitoring device can be moved to any on town-owned pole on the island.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • February 7, 2018
Longboat police purchase traffic monitoring device

The department hopes the technology, which measures the number of vehicles and the speed they travel, will help focus enforcement efforts

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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