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  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 12, 2014
FDOT expedites I-75 project

FDOT says it will improve the intersection of I-75 and University Parkway sooner if Manatee and Sarasota counties commit to the proposed solution.

  • East County
  • News
Roger Pettingell, sales associate for Coldwell Banker's Longboat Key office, achieved $40.5 million in sales volume in 2010 and was named the top Coldwell associate in Florida.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 26, 2011
Pettingell takes top sales honors in 2010

The Coldwell Banker agent was the company's top Florida agent and the top MLS agent in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2009
OUR VIEW: Lessons from the pilgrims

Edward Winslow's 1622 description of a Pilgrim feast is often regarded as the model from which grew our modern Thanksgiving tradition.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 23, 2009
Smart shopping

Real-estate bargains are available even on Longboat Key. And real-estate officials say that buyers are getting smart, asking about more than price and location.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Alan Anderson’s involvement goes beyond the Manatee Sarasota Building Industry Association. He sits on the MTI Foundation board and is an adviser for Manatee Technical College’s carpentry program. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 29, 2015
Conversation with Alan Anderson

East County resident Alan Anderson has been involved with the Manatee Sarasota Building Industry Association since moving in 1997 to Florida, and he has been involved with the national organization even longer.

  • East County
  • News
Transition Sarasota volunteer Adam McIntosh gleans tomatoes at Enza Zaden Research Facility located in Myakka City.
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • August 15, 2019
Waste Not

Glean (verb): to gather grain or other produce left in the fields by reapers after a seasonal harvest.

  • LWR Life
Read this week's construction and maintenance projects.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • October 3, 2011
Roadwork updates for week of Oct. 2

Construction and maintenance projects continue on Interstate 75, U.S. 301, U.S. 41, state Route 789, state Route 758, state Route 72 and state Route 681. New projects start on county Road 775, county Road 789, state Route 72 and U.S. 41.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Capt. Ryan Simonson readies to launch a pass.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 19, 2017
SMA Prep club provides Ultimate mix of exercise and learning

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Iain Webb (left) in the 1986 revival of Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Valse nobles et sentimentales,” with Kevin O’Hare (right), current director of the Royal Ballet.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 18, 2017
Reviving History at the Sarasota Ballet

With ‘Ashton, Graziano and Tuckett’ Sarasota Ballet displays its commitment to preserving ballet history.

  • Arts + Culture
Randy Benderson, president of Benderson Development, thanks Paul Blackketter for his persistence. “This is bigger than our dream was,” Benderson said.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 11, 2013
Rowing Championships bring pride to Sarasota

The contingent behind Sarasota's winning bid to host the 2017 World Rowing Championships returned from South Korea Tuesday night and addressed the media Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
Jeffrey Weisman practices fine arts photography and serves on the board of directors of Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Jeffrey Weisman |
  • March 29, 2012
My View: Spring Cleaning

Today's column will "clean up" some things I've been thinking about. I welcome your comments, whether pro or con.

  • Sarasota
  • News
On Tuesday, Ocean Properties Ltd. announced it had reached an agreement with Key Club Associates, LP, to purchase all of the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s assets from Loeb Partners Realty LLC for an undisclosed price. Courtesy photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 31, 2012
Year in review: October 2012, 'It's official: Ocean Properties to purchase entire Key Club'

Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties will purchase all of the Longboat Key Club and Resort's assets this month and has plans for a future renovation project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 22, 2010
Commission OKs project

The Town Commission approved both a beach project and structures to hold sand on the island's eroded north end.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By The Insider |
  • April 22, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival: SUNDAY GO-TO GUIDE: IN CONVERSATION WITH TODD SOLONDZ! Movies! Movies! Movies! (And a 1000 Elephants!) LAST CALL!

Sarasota Film Festival: SUNDAY GO-TO GUIDE: IN CONVERSATION WITH TODD SOLONDZ! Movies! Movies! Movies! (And a 1000 Elephants!) LAST CALL!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 11, 2010
Main Street construction completed early

The installation of an underground waterline was supposed to be a monthlong project. Crews began wrapping up their work today - 19 days early.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 5, 2014
Backstage Pass: Annual Read-a-Thon readers narrow 3,000 submissions

Nearly 35 studious people, actors and staff members of Florida Studio Theatre participate in the 22nd year of the Read-A-Thon.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 31, 2010
Pendleton senior tumbles to state title

Lakewood Ranch resident Matt Frey won the level 10 USA Gymnastics Florida State Championship earlier this month in Daytona Beach. Frey is now preparing for the Region 8 Championships April 9-11.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 16, 2012
Driver rear-ends Manatee County school bus

No children were on board at the time of the accident.

  • East County
  • News
Michael Jordan Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 10, 2018
Mystifying murders inspire Longboater to write first book

Michael Jordan’s book, ‘The Company of Demons,’ is a psychological thriller with its basis in Cleveland’s notorious Torso Murders.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • March 21, 2013
Out and about on Election Night (Part 2): The after-parties

Out and about on Election Night (Part 2): The after-parties

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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