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  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 9, 2017
Arrest made in Longboat double homicide case

Authorities apprehended the suspect at 4 p.m. Aug. 9 at a residence in east Bradenton.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Flaherty’s home is located at Queens Harbour behind Bay Isles.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 22, 2017
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Flaherty Home

The annual home tour takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Over the next two months, a FEMA project will restore sand to the eroded Lido Key shoreline. Lido residents have repeatedly voiced concerns about the vulnerability of their shores.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 13, 2015
Short-term Lido renourishment begins Thursday

As Lido Key residents await approval for a long-term shoreline restoration project, a smaller renourishment effort is aimed at restoring sand lost after Tropical Storm Debby.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission could now most likely review changes to its telecommunications ordinance and Comp Plan on second reading at its Jan. 6 regular meeting.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 17, 2013
Town seeks telecommunications extension

Town Manager Dave Bullock will seek a state extension so a telecommunications ordinance and Comp Plan amendment can be reviewed together.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Myakka City 12-year-old Aliyah Burnett helps her neighbor, Corinn Smith of Blissful Goat Yoga, with the goats. She dressed them in Christmas outfits for Ranch Nite Wednesday Dec. 3.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 5, 2025
Goats are another reason to attend Ranch Nite Wednesdays in Lakewood Ranch

The first Wednesday of each month, Waterside Place hosts the goals, and everything else — food trucks, cornhole, music — that makes Ranch Nite Wednesdays so popular.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Views across New Pass to the south end of Longboat Key.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 11, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 26-30 on Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A Lido Shores home on John Ringling Parkway tops the week's sales at $6.6 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Palm Aire Country Club Board Member Vicki DeHaai, Board President Bernie Duggan and Vice President Marilyn Keyes cut the ribbon to open the course.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 1, 2021
Palm Aire's Champions Course in Sarasota reopens after $2 million renovation

Palm Aire Country Club members celebrate reopening of their Champions Course in Sarasota after $2 million renovation.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 26, 2017
Meet A.G. Lafley, former Procter & Gamble CEO and bayfront planning chairman

He ran one of the biggest companies in the country. Now, he’s helping lead the redevelopment of Sarasota’s bayfront.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This Concession home at 8325 Farington Court sold for $2.36 million. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,535 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 6, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 22-26 in Lakewood Ranch

A Concession home on Farington Court tops the week's sales at $2.36 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
BJ Ivey's players said the relationships he's built with them have made it easy to buy in to his instruction.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • May 28, 2025
Sarasota High athletics are on the rise

The Sailors had a historic athletic year, and better results could be on the horizon.

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  • Sports
Braden River sophomore Payton Mangay-Ayam said she misses sweets like Jeremiah's Italian Ice during the weightlifting season, but the sacrifices are worth the results she sees.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 12, 2024
Braden River High's weightlifters raise the bar

The Pirates' girls team will compete Feb. 17 at the state championship meet in Lakeland.

  • East County
  • Sports
Dr. Magdi El Shahawy gives his acceptance speech at the Sarasota High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Oct. 26 at Michael's on East. He's spent over 30 years working in athletic administration, with stints at Florida State, Michigan State, USC, Georgia and, currently, San Diego.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • October 30, 2025
Former defensive lineman leads group of stars into SHS Hall of Fame

Sarasota High School 1986 graduate Magdi El Shahawy has served as the University of San Diego's associate athletic director for academics after taking time off for family.

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(Courtesy photo)
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 10, 2022
Casey Key home makes the most of its tranquil surroundings

A spacious Casey Key estate reflects a life well lived for the former CEO of Cadbury and his family.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Savanna, Kenneth, Patti and Hunter Katter stand in front of their new home in Summerfield Park. The Katters received a mortgage-free home through the nonprofit Building Homes for Heroes Oct. 29. Photos by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 5, 2014
Home for a hero

After enlisting twice and suffering injuries during a tour in Iraq, Sgt. Kenneth Katter and his family received a mortgage-free home in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
The light coloration of flightless Black Skimmer chicks helps protect them from predators by allowing them to blend into the sand-scape. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • July 24, 2020
Bird of the week: Black skimmer

Black skimmers are hard to miss.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Funding for the Atlanta Braves training complex is almost secure — as soon as the local governing bodies vote on the agreement for $20 million with the state.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 1, 2017
State grants $20 million for Braves training complex

Construction expected to begin after final round of approvals.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County health officials have advised the public to avoid swimming at Bird Key Park to elevated bacteria levels.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 10, 2014
County issues a no swim-advisory for Bird Key Park

County health officials detected elevated levels of enteric bacteria Thursday in the waters near Bird Key Park, a designated dog park, which is west of the Ringling Bridge.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Graves were adorned with wreaths last year. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 22, 2013
Sarasota Military Academy continues wreath tradition

For the fifth year, the Sarasota-based military charter school is leading an effort to honor America's fallen for the holidays.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
In advance of the 2017 World Rowing Championships, Nathan Benderson Park requires infrastructure improvements, which are outlined in the business plan.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 29, 2014
Sarasota commissioners OK plan for rowing park

At its meeting Tuesday, the Sarasota County Commission accepted a business plan from the Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates to manage Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
Ed Kolodzieski of Longboat Key company Ultra-Marine enjoyed showcasing what he said are the first Zodiac Nomads, a lightweight boat with an electric motor, in the United States.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 22, 2024
Boat enthusiasts gather at Suncoast Boat Show

Promoted as the Gulf Coast’s premier boat show, the event features a wide selection of boats both on land and in the water.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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