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A sign indicates that the Longboat Key Tennis Center's courts are closed. The facility closed Sunday amid concerns about COVID-19.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 25, 2020
Longboat sports buffs seek new outlets

Some are playing their usual sports with new restrictions, while others are finding new forms of exercise.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Benderson Park dragon boat Coach Angela Long and veteran paddler Rick Jensen got the NBP Veterans team off the ground.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 5, 2021
Prose and Kohn: New NBP Veterans dragon boat team makes a splash

The program is for male and female veterans injured, wounded or able-bodied.

  • East County
  • Sports
Town Manager David Bullock agreed to return to the commission with proposed guidelines on sales. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 25, 2012
Tennis Center plan for wine, beer moves forward

The Town Commission agreed to move forward with a Tennis Center plan for wine and beer sales.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Publix has announced it will help its tenants that are struggling due to COVID-19 closures by suspending rent for two months.
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 30, 2020
Publix offers rent relief to its tenants, including those in Lakewood Ranch area

Lakewood Ranch area businesses benefit from Publix waiving rent for its tenants that are struggling due to COVID-19.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 22, 2021
Bacchus on the Beach celebrates wine, stone crab on Longboat Key

The Longboat Key Club event featured a mountain of shellfish and several wines to choose from.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mayor Jim Brown and Commissioners Phill Younger and Terry Gans celebrate with supporters Tuesday night at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort after being re-elected.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 24, 2013
Year in Review: March 2013, 'We Won 'Em All!'

Gans narrowly beats Pastor by 27 votes. Brown and Younger retain seats.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 8, 2017
ODA prepares Siesta Key campus for Hurricane Irma

School staff and students spent the morning fortifying doors and entrances with sand bags.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jackie Llamas, a parent of a Lakewood Ranch High School senior, is happy she's able to coordinate a prom for seniors like Nick Lenchinsky with his mother, Angie Lenchinsky Scarpa.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 5, 2021
Private prom excites Lakewood Ranch High students

Lakewood Ranch High School seniors ready to have prom memories.

  • East County
  • News
Susan Goldfarb and Isaac Azerad. File photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 18, 2021
TBI Education Center launches inaugural season

The newly rebuilt education center on Longboat Key is bringing back old favorites and new classes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Superintendent Todd Bowden says he is " optimistic the school district and SC/TA will agree on a new contract that benefits all ...  employees"
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 28, 2019
School district begins negotiations with Sarasota Classified Teachers Association

Certain positions within the district were paid below the regional average, according to a study conducted by Sarasota County Schools and Evergreen Solutions earlier this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota Orchestra welcomes families to Holley Hall for two performances of "Peter and the Wolf" — one in English and one in Spanish on Sunday, March 23.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • September 24, 2022
Orchestra invites younger audience to free family concert

Take a field trip with the Sarasota Orchestra, which will play several concerts for area schools and wrap it all up with a free evening performance for families.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 18, 2016
Come At Me, Sarasota: Beach Yoga with Margie Pargie

We find out if we have what it takes to challenge yogi and life coach, Margie Pargie.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Chuck Whittall hopes to file a plan with the town on July 24.
  • By John McGuire |
  • June 27, 2017
Whittall misses target date for new Colony proposal

The developer hopes to file a plan with the town on July 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 1, 2022
Casey Key home sells for $5 million

A Casey Key home tops the week's sales at $5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Buffett picks the Philadelphia Eagles as his Super Bowl winner.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 1, 2018
Mote manatees split their Super Bowl picks

Buffett, who has picked correctly eight times out of 11, goes with Eagles. Hugh, who has six correct picks, likes the Patriots.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 24, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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The new development will feature 232 multifamily units with an age restriction of 55 years or older. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 17, 2020
Commission OKs residential project on Honore

The complex will have an age restriction for residents ages 55 and older.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barbara Calvin, Tammie Peal and Janice Muri
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 31, 2019
Walk to End Summer Hunger kicks off All Faiths campaign

The Campaign Against Summer Hunger kicked off on March 31.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Roxane Caravan says one of the most important things she tries to teach students is that they can't focus on being "the star." To make a production successful, everyone must work together.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 1, 2015
Conversation with Roxane Caravan

Roxane Caravan will start her 16th year teaching musical theater at Lakewood Ranch High School in August.

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Matthew Holler
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 16, 2015
Theater review: 'Butler'

“Butler” is a war of words and wit at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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