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Helios Technology presenting a $10,000 donation to Sarasota Bay Watch. Photo submitted by Ronda Ryan.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • March 2, 2022
Sarasota Bay Watch to use 1 million clams to help water quality

Clams can naturally clean algae from water.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 18, 2021
Strife on the SMH board

When a member of the Sarasota Hospital Board challenged the majority, he became persona-non-grata. The board’s response raises curiosity: Is it a board for taxpayers or management?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Tidewell volunteers Lynda Anderson, who works in patient support, and Phyllis Scarff, who works as a host, stand outside the entrance to the Lakewood Ranch facility. Anderson couldn't do patient support for more than a year.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • June 16, 2021
Tidewell Hospice welcomes back Lakewood Ranch volunteers

Tidewell Hospice also seeks new volunteers after losing more than one-third of its volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • East County
  • News
Vessels are generally allowed to stay overnight in the town’s waterways as long as they have sufficient lighting. But a town code prohibits a person from mooring a boat for more than 72 hours in a 30-day period.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 30, 2015
Boat mooring in Longbeach Village questioned

Two out-of-town boaters complain it’s hard to moor their boat in Longbeach Village to grab a bite to eat because of sailboats they believe are always in the way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Birkenstocks are the new "it" sandal
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • June 24, 2014
Hot Flash: The new "it" sandal

It is true. Ugly shoes are in.

  • Arts + Culture
Katilin Johnstone reads to children during an after school program at Alta Vista Elementary School. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 12, 2021
Sarasota teacher turns clothing sales into books for children

Kaitlin Johnstone, a former Alta Vista Elementary teacher, launched Kind Cotton to help promote child literacy.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Told that the Colony Association (unit owners) and Club Holdings Ventures representatives are talking of redeveloping the Colony even if they don't get control of Klauber's three acres of the resort property, Klauber said: "They can't move forward."
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 14, 2011
Klauber says developers need his approval

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber appeared pleased and laughed in delight Tuesday morning when he heard that representatives of Club Holdings Ventures LLC wanted to create the ambience of 'casual elegance' at a newly redeveloped Colony.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
City commissioners voted to keep the form of government under which they work.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 31, 2022
City Commission turns away elected-mayor proposal

Other charter-revision proposals are approved for the ballot that voters will consider in November.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 18, 2018
Cops Corner: The sandlot, LBK style

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Commissioners hope medical marijuana dispensaries do not get turned into recreational dispensaries.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 27, 2021
County aims for home rule on marijuana

Commissioners remain opposed to personal-use laws, even if legalized by the state legislature.

  • Sarasota
  • News
List of objects used in the turtle shell. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 19, 2021
Earth Day play

Longboat Key turtle watchers watch for trash too.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Wes, Will and Parks Robinson stand by one of five mile markers dedicated Jan. 29 to their late dad, Bill Robinson, on the Bill Robinson Lakeside Loop at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 29, 2022
Nathan Benderson Park dedicates trail to the late Bill Robinson

Big Bill Foundation 5K raises money at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota for childhood cancer survivors.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key can expect rainy conditions today as the remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to bring tropical moisture onto the island.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 10, 2012
Key expects rainy conditions today

Intermittent heavy downpours are expected today on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gene Witt Elementary School third grader Camryn Killingsworth makes her way across the monkey bars. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 28, 2020
School playgrounds no longer barred in Manatee County

School District of Manatee County allows elementary students to use playground equipment again.

  • East County
  • News
Manfred Welfonder said his top priority the past seven years has been focused on rebuilding the dilapidated Colony property.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 31, 2014
Colony Association, MW Group close to agreement

Longboat Key resident Manfred Welfonder's company is expected to be named the property's developer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 30, 2020
Sailors football rallies to beat Mustangs

Big plays make all the difference for Sarasota High.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 17, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No time like the present . . . or is there?

Police reports from around Longboat Key, Sept. 10-17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Dr. Kinga Porter |
  • December 16, 2021
Integrative Medicine - Treating the Whole Person for Optimal Health and Healing

Dr. Kinga Porter is a board-certified Internist and Integrative Holistic Medicine specialist.

  • Health
Sponsored Content
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • February 1, 2022
This Week in A+E: Feb. 3-9

Charity dinners, festivals and fundraisers will share the scene with great music, art and theater offerings this week in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Joe Miller
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 26, 2011
Music Review: Westminster choir visits Sarasota

Last week, under the direction of Joe Miller, about 40 members of this elite ensemble stopped off at First United Methodist Church, in Sarasota, as part of a rigorous Florida tour for a program called "The Cloud-Capp'd Towers."

  • Arts + Culture
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