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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 17, 2016
CNBC names Sarasota among best places to start a business

The news website this month ranked the city 15th on its list of top metro areas to launch a business venture.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Everything from equipment failures to underground power line issues has caused power outages on the Key since July.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 24, 2015
Power problems remain on Longboat Key

The island of Longboat Key has experienced seven power outages and several other power flickers, or surges, since July 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Olivia Townsend earns her Girl Scout Gold Award by creating a Guide to Adulting website. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 16, 2021
Girl Scouts receive Gold Awards for serving others in east Bradenton

Two Braden River High School graduates earn top Girl Scout honors for helping others.

  • East County
  • News
Kaity Cairo, Adam Ratner, Emma Katz and Andrew Stevens
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 5, 2014
Backstage Pass: Kids Komedy Club steals hearts in Valentine's show

Director Adam Ratner (just one of his three titles at FST) founded Kids Komedy Club (the second generation) in 2009. It's a group of 10 performers ages 10 to 15 that meets every Saturday morning to write, rehearse and perform sketch comedy and improv routines.

  • Arts + Culture
Aaron Cushman with his book, "Public Relations Impacts the World," which was published in March.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 18, 2016
Aaron Cushman pens new book on the PR industry

Aaron Cushman writes about the public relations industry and its influence in his new book, “Public Relations Impacts the World.”

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Adult male anhingas are black with silvery to white streaks on the back and wings. Females and immatures have a light brown head, neck, and breast. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • December 18, 2020
Bird of the week: Anhinga

Like the double-crested cormorant, the anhinga can dive deep into the water.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Payton Saturen, an eighth-grader at Booker Middle School, is a finalist in Poetry Life's "Young Voice Poetry Reading" contest this year and will read her original work in front of a live audience. Photo by Nick Reichert.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 22, 2015
Poetic Justice

As the Poetry Life weekend enters its fifth year May 1 and 2, its founder aims to create a new generation of poetry fans.

  • Arts + Culture
The Hilton project is the first applicant to take advantage of the town-wide 250 tourism until pool that’s been waiting for applicants to apply for additional units since 2008.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 6, 2014
Commission approves Hilton project

The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort submitted plans for a $30 million project that will begin later this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mateu Dalmau. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 2, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Mateu Dalmau

The Lakewood Ranch-based pitcher threw a perfect game July 25 at the 2022 14U National Championships in Hoover, Alabama.

  • East County
  • Sports
Rudolph and Clarice join misfit toys in Riverwalk's Tim Cunningham's Christmas lights display. Cunningham has been buying the misfit toys as he has found them since he and his family moved to Florida in 2007.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 23, 2022
East Bradenton homes shine bright during holiday season

Families are ready to deck the halls — and the yard, garage and roof — with holiday light displays.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Fiddler crabs skitter across the boardwalk on City Island regularly. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 30, 2022
Tour a hidden gem on a City Island trail

Learn about estuaries on City Island, one of the 40 stops along a watershed audio tour through Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Stephen Spencer and Dekyi Rongé star in "Birds of North America."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 6, 2023
Urbanite director talks birds, barriers and the ticking clock of new play

“Birds of North America” looks at love, life and change at Urbanite Theatre. Summer Dawn Wallace shares why she made time to direct it.

  • Arts + Culture
The city of Sarasota has similar poles that the town of Longboat Key will consider for wireless carriers to properly install their infrastructure.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 1, 2021
New Longboat Key pole regulations receive initial approval

Town staff is working with Verizon and AT&T to improve cell service on the north end of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Grapevine's Allison Imre gives advice about getting involved in the community, as she is doing here wth Venice's Lynn Massaroni at Bartending for a Cause at the Polo Grill & Bar in 2018.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 29, 2019
Mentors' advice comes at speed of sound in Lakewood Ranch

Jay Heater writes about mentors' program hosted by the Young Leaders Alliance in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High softball captured its second-straight state title on May 28.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 28, 2022
The top 10 East County sports moments of 2022

Once again, teams and individuals from the area brought home plenty of hardware over the last 12 months.

  • East County
  • Sports
With the Fed's monetary policy, a bear market is only a matter of time.
  • By George Rauch |
  • March 7, 2023
Which way are the stock market winds blowing?

With government debt and interest rates increasing, it's only a matter of time before the market responds with a correction.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch Country Club is maintained by CDDs 2, 5, and 6.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 4, 2023
Water system transfer tops Lakewood Ranch Country Club 2023 priorities

Landscaping improvements and hurricane reimbursements also rank high on a list of the CDDs' priorities.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 12, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No skim scams here

Police reports around around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
East County's Joe Eckstein, an illustrator, and Country Club East's David Wiegand, work together to create Wiegand's first book, "The Martian Menace." Wiegand connected with Eckstein through the Nextdoor app.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 14, 2021
Creative minds collide in Lakewood Ranch

An East County author partners with a local illustrator to create a children's book.

  • East County
  • News
Property appraisers in Manatee and Sarasota counties estimate property values in town rose past $7 billion for the first time.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 4, 2022
Longboat Key property value estimate reaches past $7 billion

The appraisers' offices in Manatee and Sarasota estimate the town's taxable property is worth 13.5% more than last year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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