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Berry Ayers will host Drag Queen Bingo as Beneva Fruitville Sunday, Oct. 18, at Social on First.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 14, 2015
King of Queens: A conversation with Berry Ayers

There's more to Beneva Fruitville than dirty jokes and skimpy dresses. Meet the man behind the makeup and host of Social's new Drag Queen Bingo Brunch.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Although restaurants reported indoor dining activity has increased in 2021, demand continues to be high for outdoor dining space.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 15, 2021
Feeding Frenzy: Sarasota restaurants adjust to increased activity

This time last year, dining rooms were forced to close because of COVID-19. Today, some restaurants are struggling to keep up with demand from customers eager to eat out.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tito Vitorino
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 4, 2021
Amore Restaurant to reopen in downtown Sarasota

Tito Vitorino and wife Liana, showrunners since Amore's beginnings on Longboat Key, now own the restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
"The Princess Strikes Back" stars Victoria Montalbano.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • May 31, 2023
Sarasota's first fringe festival celebrates smorgasbord of arts

The Squeaky Wheel Fringe Festival will take center stage with 20 performances over four days.

  • Arts + Culture
Ty and Stephanie Gremaux and neighbors Deborah and Jack Skelly love seeing their yards lit up for Christmas and having friends and neighbors to stop by to view them.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 18, 2019
Lakewood Ranch couples are shining stars of Christmas lights

At Christmas, these neighbors can't wait for the sun to go down.

  • East County
  • News
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s lack of settlement movement to restore the dilapidated resort led a U.S. bankruptcy trustee to ask for a sale of a $23 million judgment. File photo
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 10, 2015
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort: The $23 million judgment day

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May will decide whether Unicorp National Development can bid on the judgment against Colony unit owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 28, 2009
Certified Organic

Season of Sculpture took a serious cue from the economy and cut the camp from this year's public art exhibit.

  • Arts + Culture
Jerry Case shot this photo of a bobcat strolling by his pool cage Dec. 10. Photo by Jerry Casey.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 29, 2011
ISLAND BEAT: More bobcats roaming the Key, residents report

Palm Island resident Jerry Case called last week to report his first sighting of a bobcat on the Key, although he has had a home on the island for four years.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 3, 2018
Cops Corner: All is well, no emergency here

Police reports from around Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Florida Department of Transportation is in the process of painting New Pass Bridge.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 1, 2013
New Pass Bridge painting under way

The Florida Department of Transportation is in the process of painting New Pass Bridge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith of the Diocese of Southwest Florida was present at the installation of Rev. John C. N. Hall Saturday, Feb. 23 to present him as the new rector.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • February 26, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Installation of St. Boniface New Rector John C. N. Hall

Parishioners welcomed Rev. John C. N. Hall Saturday, Feb. 23 as their new rector. Ted Copeland, St. Boniface's rector for 20 years, retired last spring. The committee has been searching for a new rector since November and after narrowing down a list of 50 candidates they chose Hall. The church was looking for someone who could embrace the church's welcoming nature and someone who could run a large church like St. Boniface. 'This is a place all people are welcome and where we are serious about changing this place and the world for the better, and introducing people to God in new ways,' Hall said.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
A birds eye view of a rendering of the new Dr. Mona Jain Middle School.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 13, 2018
Call it Dr. Mona Jain Middle School

Manatee county school board unanimously approves the new name.

  • East County
  • News
Carolyn Kofler, Lt. Governor, Steven Branham, President, holding a picture of Gary Frechette, Kiwanis Florida Governor, Tayna Lilly, Second VP and President Elect for 2017-2018, Susan Phillips, First Vice President and Joe Walsh, Immediate Past President
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 5, 2016
Kiwanis Club installs new officers

The new officers were installed at the club's meeting on Sept. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Terry Marks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 1, 2015
Jewish Housing Federation hires new VP

Terry Marks is the new vice president of philanthropy.

  • East County
  • News
The logo will be used on letterheads, business cards and county publications.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 31, 2014
County adopts new logo

A new sunshine-themed logo is part of a larger rebranding strategy for Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 2, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: We're just resting

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Cyndi Seamon made a turtle nest in summer 2020. Photo Credit: Nat Kaemmerer
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • December 17, 2020
Longboat Key proposing increased sea turtle protections

The Longboat Key Town Commission could have the first reading of a proposed ordinance as soon as Feb. 1, 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 23, 2009
Lakewood CDDs start 2011 budget discussions

Ranch officials hope to have the 2011 budget nearly finalized by June to avoid confusion.

  • East County
  • News
Key Club attorney John Patterson said the DCA's lack of objections means the central argument of the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC) has been eradicated.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 26, 2011
TOP STORY, MAY: 'The end for IPOC'?

Attorneys for the town of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key Club believe a state report eliminates the Islandside Property Owners Coalition's central argument against the club's Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"I like to think of myself as a fairy godmother who can take an idea and turn it into something you'd want to wear," Jen King Elliot says.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 23, 2011
Material girl

Jen King Elliot shares her journey from Ringling College, to Broadway's 'Contact,' to this weekend's fifth annual Fuzión dance concert.

  • Arts + Culture
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