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Karen Gardiner, Joyce Fox and Jerry Fox
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 26, 2022
Christ Church of Longboat Key celebrates 10 years

The church has been around for more than 15 years, but their building was completed in late 2011.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Victoria Short, right, has been a teacher at William H. Bashaw Elementary School for 33 years. No matter the changes in education, she still loves teaching her students and building relationships with them.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 10, 2023
Veteran teachers talk about changes in education over three decades

From technology expectations to school culture, teachers have had to adjust the way they teach.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 21, 2013
Longboat Lore: Holiday Inn murder shocked Longboat Key residents

On a quiet summer evening Aug. 25, 1978, at the Longboat Key Holiday Inn, a tragedy unfolded that shocked the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael "Mac" Ordetx said he decided to write a book on working with children with autism about two years ago, after being encouraged to do so by individuals who attended his conference presentations on the topic.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 11, 2012
Student pens autism book

Mac Ordetx has authored his first book, 'Understanding Autism: A Sensitivity Training Guide for Kids Like Me.'

  • East County
  • News
Rock pigeons are a non-native species.  Passenger pigeons, the only pigeon endemic to North America, were hunted to extinction by the early 1900s (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • March 31, 2021
Bird of the week: rock pigeon

Commonly seen species arrived in the New World with the first colonists from Europe.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Mayor George Spoll
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 2, 2018
Accountability thing

Mayor Spoll should ask his colleagues to set priorities. Taxpayers want to know.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 17, 2022
A tight leaderboard after round one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic

Thomas Walsh leads at eight under par, but 15 golfers are within two strokes of him.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 10, 2014
Town budget module featured in Government Technology Magazine

The new tool went live in February and helps the public track town spending and revenue.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Gellerman will look for a do-over at the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic after a four-putt on the No. 18 green cost him a win in 2022.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 17, 2023
A guide to the 2023 LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch

The Korn Ferry Tour event hits Lakewood National Golf Club April 20-23.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 10, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: All cool in the pool

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Incredible Reindeer, played by William Terrell, Cameron Boyer, John Smith and Connor Shilling, helped save Christmas.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 16, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Gene Witt Elementary Christmas Musical

First-grade students at Gene Witt Elementary School showed off their talents during the school's musical production of The Incredible Reindeer Dec. 15-16. The musical told the story of how the Incredible Reindeer saved Christmas after foggy weather, Rudolph's cold and an asteroid nearly kept Santa Claus from taking flight. The Gene Witt 'Orff' estra entertained students and guests before the start of the show.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 22, 2021
Cops Corner: A one-eyed jack on the road.

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The county's wastewater treatment plant on Lena Road is a source of reclaimed water in Manatee County.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 2, 2023
In response to growth, Manatee seeks to expand reclaimed water supply

Manatee County is doing research on a possible reclaimed water partnership with the city of Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
Craig Daily, Kenny Goldstone, Shawn Rinehart, Brad Thompson, Jason Capobianco and many others make up the Grouper Cheeks.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • December 3, 2021
Grouper Cheeks band plays tribute to Sarasota

The Grouper Cheeks band has been making music through the pandemic — most recently with a tribute song to Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Tommy Gregory, Roberts Dameus, Derek Reich and Fiona McFarland field questions from moderator Morgan Bentley. (Photo by Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 20, 2022
Florida House candidates discuss state budget, education, constitutional carry

General election candidates for Florida House of Representatives seats 72 and 73 field questions on issues from SRQ Tiger Bay Club.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city previously considered demolishing the GWIZ building in 2016.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 12, 2018
Preservationists campaign to save GWIZ building

Architectural groups want The Bay to consider repurposing the bayfront structure — but do residents?

  • Sarasota
  • News
The meeting will be held at the Bradenton Area Convention Center.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 11, 2020
Manatee County restarts land-use meetings

Meetings have been moved to the Bradenton Area Convention Center for now.

  • East County
  • News
Overflow from the Myakka River floods Rose and Clyde Alstrom's barn during Hurricane Ian. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 6, 2022
Hurricane Ian gave Myakka family 12 hours of terror

Sarasota's Ashlee Middleton and her family escaped flooding waters with the help of strangers and Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jay Russell, Willa Carpenter and Erin O'Connor star in Asolo Rep's production of "Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 30, 2023
Asolo Rep play keeps the faith

Asolo Repertory Theatre tackles the taboo in a 1970s period comedy “Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Among the issues to be raised at Monday's Goals and Objectives workshop at Town Hall: a strategic plan for the town's shorelines.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 11, 2019
Town's Goals and Objectives workshop is Monday

Road projects, beach and canal projects among the requests.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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