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Amore by Andrea proprietors W. Howard Rooks and Andrea Bozzolo. Inset: The interior restaurant seats 210 and includes a bar, formal dining area and basement. Photos by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 12, 2014
That's Amore

The once vacant building at 555 Bay Isles Parkway will host its first customers in more than six years when Amore by Andrea opens Nov. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • June 14, 2018
Longboat Key property values stagnate

A preliminary town budget for the town of Longboat Key shows that property values on Longboat Key increased less than the year-over-year additional revenue.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties |
  • January 13, 2022
As You Make Your Resolution This Year, We are Making One, Too

The best way for us to achieve these resolutions as an organization, and as a community, is together.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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The view from the VIP tent at TerraNova. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 19, 2022
Myakka City equestrian facility aims to a jump above the rest

Behind a $30 million investment, a young entrepreneur is taking big strides to turn the TerraNova Equestrian Center into a leading destination.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By David Conway |
  • November 25, 2014
Developers reassure with vision for new hotel

A 10-story, 150-room Kimpton Hotel project is still on track for completion on U.S. 301.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Party committee Phyllis Ross, Barbara Raphael and Rochelle McKinney
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 27, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: The Beaches welcome back party

The Beach of Longboat Key said hello its snowbird residents back in town for the season at a welcome back party on Jan. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Panther Ridge's Denise Millett-Olverson loves being able to choose what glazes, colors and designs to use on her pieces. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 2, 2022
East Bradenton potter makes bowls for Empty Bowls

Panther Ridge's Denise Millett-Olverson uses her pottery talents to support Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy is one step closer to opening in August 2022 with the approval of its contract with the School District of Manatee County.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 18, 2021
Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy one step closer to becoming a reality

With contract approval, Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy focuses on a location.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 7, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A bottle of trouble

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Crews began water-sample testing on July 1 near the site of the sewage spill. Photo courtesy of www.rustychinnis.com.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key seeks funding from engineering firm after June 2020 sewage break

Greeley and Hansen provided inspected the pipe and gave the town a report in August 2017.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Thirteen-year-old Sofia Uribe checks out the new computers in Carlos E. Haile Middle School's computer lab. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 27, 2015
Technology, hiring on the rise

East County schools are receiving a boost in technology and staff counts as part of the Manatee County School District's five-year strategic plan to improve the district.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota County code enforcement officer John Lally holds a sound-measurement device next to comrade Kevin Burns, who started working weekend hours last month.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 11, 2012
Sarasota County beefs up code enforcement

Military veteran Kevin Burns started working overtime to monitor weekend violations.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 28 Scenic route 5:27 p.m. - 5300 block of GMD. Reckless Driving. An elderly woman apologized to police for driving too slowly and weaving on Gulf of Mexico Drive. She said she had not been on the Key in a while and was sightseeing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 6, 2013
Subcommittee strives to determine focus

The new P&Z subcommittee is exploring whether the town needs stricter codes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hunter McGrath, 6, Makayla Thompson, 6, Erin Noe, 7, Jayden French, 5, at last year's Night of Fish, Fun & Fright.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 19, 2016
Your Calendar: Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cypress Cash seeks to build four single-family homes at 551 Broadway Street, 7009 Longboat Drive North and 7017 Longboat Drive North. Among the six apartments there now, only one of them is being rented.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 7, 2021
Broadway proposal would be first of its kind on Longboat

Plan to replace apartments with four homes taps into town's process to remake non-conforming properties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 23, 2013
Town encounters code conundrum

P&Z board members struggle to strengthen town codes while not infringing on property owners' rights.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A pair of yard signs in support of Siesta Key incorporation.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • January 3, 2022
Local delegation to decide fate of Siesta Key incorporation

Sarasota County legislatures will vote on Siesta Key incorporation at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Issued 5 p.m. Sept. 23 via National Weather Service
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 23, 2022
Region keeps eye on gathering storm; DeSantis adds Sarasota, Manatee to emergency list

The storm could grow into Ian, and forecasts point it toward Florida by next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Butterfield house, designed by Carl Abbott, is one of the kayak tour stops. (Photo by Sean Harris)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 1, 2020
Still Modern. Still Here.

SarasotaMOD Weekend 2020 honors Carl Abbott’s architectural legacy. The pandemic couldn’t stop it — clever thinking saved the day.

  • Arts + Culture
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