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How long will 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive stay vacant? Depends on a few things.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 1, 2019
Ten bold predictions for 2019

A lot is in the cards for Longboat this year. Here's one swing at what some of them might be.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Allison Maulfair and Spencer Mauk.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 22, 2020
Local grads tackle new college sport

Flag football added by NAIA member institutions.

  • East County
  • Sports
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee student Justin Pelletier helps Freedom Elementary School fifth-graders prepare for a science experiment during his final internship to complete the elementary education program.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 21, 2019
District strikes deal to land teachers

USFSM students guaranteed jobs with School District of Manatee County

  • East County
  • News
Property overlooking Beach Road could be home to a 170-unit hotel.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 30, 2020
Siesta hotel developers seeks density changes

One proposal seeks to eliminate the counting of hotel rooms in residential density calculations while the other would halve the count.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Steven Zickafoose, an assistant principal at Dr. Mona Jain Middle School, and Angela Lindsey, principal of the school, wear masks while on campus. All students and employees will be required to wear masks at school. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 14, 2020
School District of Manatee County provides clarity on mask policy

Cloth masks will be required on school property with exceptions.

  • East County
  • News
Heather Rippy
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 18, 2021
Driftwood Beach Home and Garden creates community space

The new space is more than a store and offers gardening and cooking classes out back.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
SIA President Tony Romanus at one of the work sites.
  • By Jack Short |
  • November 30, 2015
Siesta Isles Association will appeal county’s stop-work order

The landscaping entrance-improvements would have required removal and relocation of some protected trees from the right of way, which the county says is off-limits in this case.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 20, 2020
Longboat Key Tennis Center men's 50s team wins season championship

In the Suncoast League, the team won its second consecutive championship.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 26, 2020
He should be fired

FDOT is not the one to blame for the traffic backups on the Ringling Causeway. The city is. It controls the timing of the projects.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A bar serves as the backdrop for Tim Finnegan's tale in "The Smuggler." (Courtesy photo: Dylan Jon Wade Cox)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 28, 2022
The road to hell is paved with eloquent rationalizations in 'The Smuggler' at Urbanite

Ronán Noone’s one-man play takes audiences on an entertaining ride on one immigrant's hell-bound train of snatch-and-grab.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Least terns nest on North Longboat Key. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 10, 2021
Nesting birds find a more peaceful home on Longboat Key

Least terns who got scared off Lido are resettling on north Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Harry and Lynn Christensen
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 15, 2020
Harry's is here to serve

The corner store and deli are reopening.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 11, 2013
Extra Innings to offer camps throughout the summer

Extra Innings will hold weekly indoor comprehensive baseball and softball clinics through Aug. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Yvonne Schloss, owner of Sunglass Express Optical, fits a customer with new glasses Monday, at her St. Armands Circle store. Schloss believes the mall will draw more potential shoppers to the area. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 1, 2014
Circle spotlight

As the new Mall at University Town Center generates buzz, Circle merchants focus on what makes the shopping district unique.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 9, 2022
Lido Beach cleaned up for World Oceans Day

The Women’s Council of Realtors Sarasota organizes the cleanup, at which 150 pounds of litter was collected in one hour.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Newly anointed District 3 Commissioner Terry Gans and his wife, Diane, celebrate after hearing the news.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 26, 2014
Gans takes seat for two more years

Terry Gans defeats Ray Rajewski in the District 3 commission race, winning 57.38% of votes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The city budgets about $120,000 per year to manage and maintain the Payne Park Auditorium.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 4, 2010
Dance school offers to manage auditorium

Ballroom City, which conducts its school and dance events in the Payne Park Auditorium, is offering to assume the facility's operations, which would relieve the city of an annual $120,000 cost.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Paramedics Nicholas Barion and Chris Roshka chat with Owen Lockaby.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 28, 2022
Teen survives golf cart accident thanks to quick action of paramedics

Family holds ceremony at Lakewood Ranch EMS to show their appreciation for paramedics saving their son's life.

  • East County
  • News
BJ BishopThe
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 12, 2019
Longboat elections 2020: Five questions with BJ Bishop

Town Commission candidate qualifies for at-large seat campaign.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an armed robbery at the S.R. 64 Walmart Tuesday night.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 23, 2020
Bradenton Walmart manager shot while defying two armed robbers

Armed robbery in Bradenton leads to shooting of Walmart manager.

  • East County
  • News
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