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"Let's Get Social" media seminar from the Longboat Key Chamber.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • August 18, 2016
Longboat Chamber preps 5-seminar series on social media strategies

Longboat Chamber preps 5-seminar series on social media strategies

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 18, 2010
Specificity of suggestions debated

The Vision Plan subcommittee debated how specific the Vision Plan and the Comprehensive Plan should be when offering development suggestions for parcels of land on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 29, 2019
New beach plans in the works

Longboat leaders begin looking through spending proposals for long-term renourishment projects.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 19, 2016
Film review: 'The Innocents'

'The Innocents' questions faith in horrific circumstances.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Hurricane Isaias is forecast to move near the east coast of the Florida peninsula Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Photo Credit: National Hurricane Center
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 31, 2020
Longboat Key leaders continue to monitor Hurricane Isaias

Hurricane Isaias is forecast to come near the east coast of the Florida peninsula Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"In Plain Sight" runs through Sept. 28 at GAZE Modern. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 11, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Sept. 12

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment events taking place this week in Sarasota and Venice.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The brew crew, Steve Cieszynski, Joe and Diana Eibler, Anthony Martin, Judy and  Eric Keller and Anthony Eibler. The team brews in the Eibler's garage.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 15, 2016
Lakewood Ranch's first brewery hopes to become ingrained locally

Group of friends take their beer-making to a larger scale production.

  • East County
  • News
The city now intends to keep the course open until April 2021 as it finalizes a design and seeks to raise funds for the renovation project.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 10, 2019
City alters design for Bobby Jones renovations

The city will reduce the footprint of the municipal golf course from 45 holes to 36 holes, though some officials are still worried about the cost of the project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Our fearless author confronts the comedic horrors of the pandemic.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 27, 2020
The Lighter Side of COVID

Laughter really isn’t the best medicine. But here’s a prescription for comedy anyway. I’m not a doctor. It’s the best I can do.

  • Arts + Culture
Students of all grades came together to investigate what they thought to be a caterpillar but what may have been a worm.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • May 8, 2019
Bashaw kids dig it

Students dig it.

  • East County
  • Schools
Several boaters dock on the weekends on the north end of Longboat Key. Photo courtesy of James Haft.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 21, 2021
Longboat Key to consider new rules to quiet loud boat music

North-end residents have expressed their complaints for months.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
East Manatee firefighters Steve Ryckman, Daniel Dunkum, Mike Hamilton and Shawn Battick all volunteered to respond to Hurricane Dorian's potential catastrophic impact on Florida's east coast.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 2, 2019
Manatee County firefighters respond to Dorian's fury

Manatee County firefighters sent to help in case Hurricane Dorian devastates east coast of Florida.

  • East County
  • News
Gerri Chaffee hosts Por Nuestros Niños.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 11, 2020
Spanish radio station hopes to educate Sarasota families on distance learning

The radio show Por Nuestros Niños is a Spanish language show about issues associated with distance learning and education.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A Bass Pro Shops rendering shows plans for the outdoor retailer's 14th Florida store, which is slated to be part of the Fruitville Initiative.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 7, 2014
Bass Pro Shops confirmed for Fruitville Initiative

The outdoor retailer announced plans yesterday for an 80,000-square-foot store as part of a larger mixed-use development at the intersection of I-75 and Fruitville Road.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee Technical College barbering and cosmetology student Brian Gutierrez gets a hair cut from his teacher, Aric Youmans.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 26, 2019
Bradenton barber is a cut above the rest

Barbering instructor takes top honors in industry competition.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 24, 2014
Town adopts 2.1763 millage rate

With this year's increase in the property-tax rate, the town will bring in an extra $954,397. It will use it for pension costs and its 90-day operating fund.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The sheriff’s office said the suspect was shown wearing a blue baseball cap, a dark long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and gray athletic shoes during both incidents overnight, covering his face with a red bandana. Courtesy image.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota temples vandalized with anti-Semitic messages

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is working to identify the suspect responsible for the damage at Temple Emanu-El and Temple Sinai.

  • Sarasota
  • News
File photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 21, 2016
Your Calendar: Christmas Services

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
County Commissioner Mike Moran said he expects public expenditures to produce measurable results — and he doesn’t believe the Economic Development Corp. is meeting that standard. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 7, 2021
Economic Development Corp. could lose county funding

Commissioner Mike Moran, a critic of the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County, wants to phase out the county’s local business tax and redirect existing reserves.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2016
Lakewood Ranch CDD 1 — Seat 2: Kristiana Dragash

Dragash will face Laura Fox in the general election.

  • East County
  • News
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