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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 9, 2020
Drive-by birthday party marks the new normal on Longboat Key

In keeping with safe social distancing, and the rules of the road, Country Club Shores resident enjoys a happy 50th.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tom and Ann Charters, Connie and Allen Carlson
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • December 1, 2010
'Men Who Cook' Kick Off Party

'Men Who Cook' Kick Off Party

  • Black Tie
The area along Bayside Drive in the Longbeach Village has been a popular place to store boats since before the town incorporated 60 years ago.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 13, 2016
Boat discussion resurfaces in Village

A debate over the storage of boats along Bayside Drive floats to the surface for a discussion this season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Connie Hilwig, Carole McMahon and Ruth Strauss. Back: Jack McMahon, Amy Roth and Carolyn and Joel Mangel. Photo by Kristen Herhold
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 20, 2015
Bookworms

Library volunteers highlight their summer favorites.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gratehouse calls the 50s the new 30s and said it's never too late to reinvent yourself.  Photo courtesy of Mary Gratehouse and Jason Gentile
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 9, 2018
Mary Gratehouse wins Ms. Florida International title

As Ms. Florida International, Longboat Key's Mary Gratehouse will now spend the next year traveling as an ambassador for Easterseals.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mixon Fruit Farms co-owners Janet and Dean Mixon show off their asper bamboo. The used existing citrus grove beds for their bamboo operation, planted in May 2016. The first harvest likely will happen in mid-2019.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 14, 2018
Bamboo shoots upward in East County

Mixon Fruit Farms hopes its first bamboo crop replaces losses from citrus.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Orr |
  • July 26, 2012
Matt's List: Five ways to burn calories

Matt's List: Five ways to burn calories

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 18, 2012
Observed: Facts should determine your vote

I began hearing the rumors several months ago, so I wasn't completely surprised when Manatee County Commission District 5 Candidate Vanessa Baugh called me one day with a dilemma: Rumors were circulating about her residency in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Gullett's Angelina Cerullo enjoys the hard work being done by her dad, Corey Cerullo, during the race.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 5, 2019
Race sails forward in Lakewood Ranch

Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta draws almost 50 elementary school entries to the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 24, 2013
Proposed gun club in Lakewood Ranch put on pause

Manatee County Hearing Officer Lori Dorman changed course yet again on a proposed gun club in Lakewood Ranch Wednesday, reopening a public hearing out of concern about noise from gunfire.

  • East County
  • News
John Andruzzi, Alana Opie, Joseph Strickland and Tahlia Joanna star in "White Christmas."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 6, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'White Christmas'

Christmas comes early at the Players with 'White Christmas,' which runs through Dec. 22.

  • Arts + Culture
Abandoned boxcars have been left on the railroad track that goes through Shade Avenue.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 7, 2011
BOXCAR BATTLE

Fearing they're an invitation for trouble, residents are trying to get a railroad company to move about two-dozen railcars that have been parked in between two Sarasota communities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Abandoned boxcars have been left on the railroad track that goes through Shade Avenue.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 7, 2011
BOXCAR BATTLE

Fearing they're an invitation for trouble, residents are trying to get a railroad company to move about two-dozen railcars that have been parked in between two Sarasota communities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ashten Weniger, Nicole Unger, Camilyn Leavitt, Kelly Crawford and Karina Anderson
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • May 19, 2015
Fashion Insider: Camilyn Beth’s new studio and new looks

Local designer Camilyn Leavitt has taken the fashion world by storm with her classic, feminine designs since launching Camilyn Beth in 2012.

  • Black Tie
Ray and Rita Bromark
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 13, 2012
Town Hall Lecture Series featuring General Stanley McChrystal

Town Hall Lecture Series featuring General Stanley McChrystal

  • Black Tie
First graders Adam Perkowski, Gazyriah Lopez and Kinzey Harrod do an activity after hearing "The Lonely Lion" written by Lakewood Ranch High senior Lantz Barton.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 1, 2019
Lakewood Ranch seniors are authors of influence

Literacy program pairs generations of learning.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High lost 21-14 to visiting Ida Baker High. Braden River High lost 27-22 to host Trinity Christian Academy.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 24, 2018
East County football roundup: 08.25.18

Bad news all around for area teams as the season begins

  • East County
  • Sports
George Pappas could have been a dentist, but he opted for becoming an artist. Getting the “Ageless Creativity” award suggests he made the right move.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 17, 2012
George Pappas proves creativity is ageless

Local artist George Pappas sits on a leather couch in his in-home Sarasota studio, where he talks about his long career and receiving the "Ageless Creativity" award from the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 2, 2011
MY VIEW: Anti-growthers reliably wrong

Local governments have wisely been reducing or ditching new home taxes known as impact fees to spur the economy. Opponents are spitting mad.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Runners complete the final mile of the 2018 Turkey Trot, which is across the attenuation bridge. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 7, 2019
Holiday race series comes to Nathan Benderson Park

Races revolve around St. Patrick's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving at the park.

  • East County
  • News
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