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  • By Guest Author |
  • October 29, 2021
MY VIEW: LJSA a critical piece of legislation

Profit might respond to free-market libertarianism, but truth does not. 

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A condominium in Block 6 tops sales at $7.53 million. Built in 2021, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,647 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 30, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 13-17 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Quay condominium tops the week's sales at $7.53 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Passengers get set to board an MCAT bus at the Walmart on State Road 64 on Nov. 11.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • November 19, 2021
MCAT explores service options for Lakewood Ranch

MCAT, which last served Lakewood Ranch in 2016, might consider an on-demand service in the near future.

  • East County
  • News
Carla and Pete Rowan founded Keep Longboat Special in 2016.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 24, 2017
A conversation with Keep Longboat Special

Carla and Pete Rowan founded the Longboat Key community group in 2016.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 15, 2012
Board hears the case for code changes

The Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board discussed possible changes to the town's property codes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
WSLR is one of many area organizations raising funds with the Giving Challenge. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 22, 2022
Giving Challenge harkens back to pre-pandemic landscape

The Community Foundation is using pop-up events to pack more muscle on its marquee fundraiser.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Grinch, played by Chris Cude of Legendary Knights Entertainment of Winter Haven, checks out the holiday lights with Sarasota's Melissa Galmin.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 25, 2020
Bright lights, dark chocolate during holidays at Sarasota's Mall at University Town Center

Holiday lights twinkle at the Mall at UTC in Sarasota while Norman Love Confections makes its debut.

  • East County
  • News
The Buccaneer Restaurant is planned to take the spot of the former site of Pattigeorge’s.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • March 6, 2023
Construction schedule for Buccaneer restaurant remains unknown

Developers are hoping to have building permits and cost estimates in hand by mid-May for the Buccaneer restaurant project on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Randy Langley has qualified to challenge Jim Brown for one of the town's at-large Commission seats.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • November 19, 2018
Randy Langley to challenge Jim Brown

Randy Langley to challenge Jim Brown

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Helsin Pujols experiments with his orange.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 19, 2023
Attendees discover the joys of juggling at Ringling Museum

Filmmaker and juggler Paprika Leaverton hosted a juggling workshop at Ringling Museum alongside the premiere of her film “The Queen’s Influence – The Vanishing Culture of Hiko in Tonga.”

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The City Commission intends to revisit this topic of development review procedures by the summer at the latest.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 5, 2019
City considers development review changes

After a push for more public input on proposed projects, Sarasota officials will review the ways the city approves new developments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Captain Ed Kolodzieski and two clients enjoy a sunny day on Sarasota Bay in a Duffy Sun Cruiser. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • June 22, 2022
Local business corners market on electric boats

Ed Kolodzieski won't just order an electric boat for you. You can visit his showroom and take one home the next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Hermitage fellow Paula Vogel shared her knowledge with a captivated audience at Booker High School on Friday. (Photo: Spencer Fordin)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • February 15, 2022
Playwright puts plot on paper at Hermitage event

Paula Vogel has seen her work brought to life on the world's largest stages. And she helped a Sarasota audience find the sweet spot in crafting their own elements of style last Friday.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Freya Robbins, CDFA™ |
  • June 18, 2020
Relationship Status: It is Complicated

Relationship Status: It is Complicated

  • Health
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Christopher Abbott (maybe???) in "Possessor." Photo source: Vudu.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 13, 2020
Binge Blog: Pull me out

"Possessor" and "Cracking the Cryptic" are this week's selections.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The Uptown Boys will sing you a song, but don't call them The Piano Men. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • August 2, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Aug. 4-10

There's a new exhibit at Selby Gardens taking center stage in Sarasota, and there are also interesting drama and theater options on tap this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The municipal parking lot between Avenida Madera and Avenida de Mayo is one of two commercial lots on Siesta not linked to specific businesses.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • July 21, 2011
SKVA gets update on parking, housing rentals

A county code enforcement officer says Siesta Key property owners are charging drivers up to $20 a day to park illegally in residential areas. Some property owners are violating a county ordinance that supersedes a state law on short-term rentals.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Traffic on Gulf of Mexico Drive and St. Armands Circle is causing delays.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 7, 2013
Longboat traffic causes delays

Traffic on Gulf of Mexico Drive heading southbound is backed up to the Bay Isles Parkway traffic light.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The bridge over the Braden River, part of an extension of 44th Avenue east from Cortez Road to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, is 0.26 miles long.(Courtesy of Manatee County)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • July 28, 2021
44th Avenue bridge over Braden River 75% complete

Manatee County provides an update on massive project that will connect Lakewood Ranch with Cortez Road.

  • East County
  • News
Bambi Bowman Huisveld completed the OWS Triple Crown on June 14 with her Catalina Channel swim.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 29, 2022
Sarasota swimmer completes Open Water Swimming Triple Crown

Bambi Bowman Huisveld swam across the Catalina Channel in nine hours and 41 minutes on June 14 to complete the Triple Crown.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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