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The Longboat Key Town Commission is set to hold a public hearing about the St. Regis proposal on Oct. 20.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 12, 2021
Parking rules prompt St. Regis redo before final vote

The newest proposal calls for 62 mechanical lifts to the St. Regis Hotel parking garage. It would increase parking from 405 total spaces to 468.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sydney McCullough entertains the crowd aboard Achilles.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 24, 2022
Myakka horse show raises money for historic schoolhouse

Entertainers and riders from Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Stallions perform and share regional history in a fundraiser for renovations of the Myakka City Historic School House.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County first began studying the watershed, which extends diagonally from Manatee County to Dona Bay, off of Nokomis.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 8, 2015
County to consider Dona Bay project

Sarasota County wants to restore the 98-mile watershed draining into Dona Bay back to a natural state after years of man-made changes altered the system.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A twin-engine boat of more than 35 feet sitting on a trailer, wrapped in blue tarps, sits in the front of a Bayview Drive home 10 months out of the year. The boat is legal under town code.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 2, 2013
Subcommittee solidifies boat restrictions

A committee does not believe boats or trailers should be allowed to be parked in front yards.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
County staff installed a WaterGoat in Whitaker Bayou.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 21, 2020
County installs WaterGoats to collect trash in waterways

The floating devices will help keep trash from entering Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • October 5, 2021
Chuck Barbare

Charles Richard “Chuck” Barbare, 49, of North Port, FL, passed away on September 29th at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, due to complications of COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Sarasota sports roundup: 02.28.17
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 28, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 02.28.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 02.28.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Commissioners hope to address the three main complaints of short-term rentals: noise, garbage and parking.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 1, 2021
Commissioners hope to tweak short term rental rules

Commissioners aim to update its 2011 ordinance to better fit the current short term rental climate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
After making repairs to their seawall following Hurricane Eta, Ohana owners put signage on their private property to prevent people from trespassing. File photo
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 21, 2022
Longboat leaders to discuss solutions to navigate around Ohana seawall

Town Attorney Maggie Mooney is expected to provide an update Monday afternoon on the town of Longboat Key's negotiations with the Ohana property owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The grapple truck is designed to scoop up debris.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 25, 2018
Longboat's grapple truck arrives

Clean-up machine arrives just in time for beginning of hurricane season next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The town is planning to make improvements to the west end of the North Shore Road beach entrance. Town leadersr will evaluate what to do with the chainlink fence on the north side of the entrance.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 17, 2021
North Shore beach entrance fix-ups proposed

North-end residents have advocated for improvements to the beach entrance at 100 North Shore Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mary Anne Bowie, pictured second from left with other past and present Arlington Park Neighborhood Association board members, thinks the city could improve its public input processes. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 18, 2020
Neighborhood groups push for planning influence

City officials offered mixed feedback to a request for procedural changes from the Arlington Park Neighborhood Association.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bryce Tone, 11, trains twice a week at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Photo by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 18, 2014
Junior optimist

Eleven-year-old Bryce Tone has aspirations of one day qualifying for the world championship sailing team, comprised of the top-five sailors in the nation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
FDOT officials still anticipate the Diverging Diamond Interchange project to be completed by fall 2017.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 7, 2016
FDOT announces detours, delays for I-75 and University Parkway

Because of the construction on the Diverging Diamond Interchange, drivers must take Exit 210 rather than 213 if driving overnight.

  • East County
  • News
This rendering shows possible property layouts for adding accessory dwelling units. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 12, 2020
Accessory dwellings considered by Manatee

Dumped a year ago by commissioners, the concept of allowing one-bedroom units is being reconsidered.

  • East County
  • News
Thousands of customers are still without power in Sarasota County, but ten "comfort stations" have opened for residents to soak up some air conditioning.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 14, 2017
County opens 'comfort stations' for residents without power

Residents can charge their phones, get water and enjoy the air conditioning while they wait for their power to come back on.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jack Wilson, 80, has served on Longboat Key's code enforcement board for two years, he says.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • November 15, 2017
Former teddy bear mogul runs for Longboat's At-Large seat

Jack Wilson, 80, hopes to bring international business experience to the Longboat Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 20, 2009
Town sets sight on signs

Town residents and planning board members are urging the state to take out some of the signs in the Gulf of Mexico Drive right of way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bill Lloyd teaches the Electrical and Instrumentation course.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • April 3, 2019
New MTC course teaches students how to wire and make machines run

While the singular  focus is to prepare students for the workforce, it’s hard to pin down a course description for Bill Lloyd’s new Electrical and Instrumentation class at Manatee Technical College.

  • East County
  • Schools
Depending on how bouncy your favorite tennis players likes their tennis balls, you may need quite a few cans, as balls can wear out in just a couple days.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer and Brendan Lavell |
  • December 12, 2019
The Longboater's guide to Christmas shopping

Longboaters will enjoy these gifts all year round — or at least until they migrate north for summer

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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