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George Muller
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 13, 2016
Muller bottles love of wine, glasswork

Sands Point resident George Muller combines his passions for wine and glasswork in lectures.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Contractor Johnson Bros. Corp. will have the bridge ready for an Aug. 26 across it, but the bridge won't open to vehicular traffic until Sept. 23, after it finishes grooving the road, striping it and installing other safety measur
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 23, 2017
New span generates excitement

Fort Hamer Bridge nears its opening day.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns and Ryan Butler |
  • September 8, 2017
Longboat Key packs up ahead of Hurricane Irma

On Sept. 8, a mandatory evacuation order was implemented for barrier islands in Sarasota County.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lily, Mason and Cassidy Berg show off their masks before heading into Southside Elementary School in August 2020.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 20, 2021
Sarasota Schools considering optional face mask policy for 2021-22 school year

Following directives from the state, district leaders will consider a policy that would not make face masks mandatory for the new school year.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Molly Cherryholmes
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 7, 2014
Backstage Pass: Orchestra's Pops series ends with a bang

The Saturday, May 10 Pops concert is special, because for the first time in Sarasota Orchestra's 65-year history it will perform at Ed Smith Stadium.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 14, 2021
Longboat Library has assigned summer reading for every type of bookworm

When the season's storms or humidity make outdoors a second choice, these titles will keep you going.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The 11-unit Infinity condo will overlook the Gulf.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 28, 2014
Site work begins on Infinity condo

The long-awaited project at 4765 Gulf of Mexico Drive will bring 11 luxury condo units to the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Kung Fu Tea and ChiChop franchise owner Michael Dong says he focuses on customer service and quality to ensure guests have a good experience. Bubble teas will become more popular as people try them.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 17, 2019
New business bubbles up in Sarasota

Asian franchises pair for one-stop concept.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 29, 2011
Parking garage mural project approved

A Palm Avenue parking garage mural project will coincide with the Chalk Festival in November.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 19, 2020
Doing the Most Good

As it learns more about local needs, Lakewood Ranch Community Fund works to engage more donors.

  • LWR Life
A still from "Fashionably Late for the Relationship" (Courtesy photo).
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 31, 2014
Weekend Best Bet: R. Luke Dubois - Now

Today marks the opening of "R. Luke Dubois - Now" exhibit at The Ringling Museum. This contemporary exhibit is the first ever survey of the New-York based new-media artist's work.

  • Arts + Culture
The twin murals, of a surgical masked man and a woman, were undertaken on April 28. An official unveiling took place May 15.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 18, 2020
Downtown Sarasota murals tell heroic story

Health care workers honored with pair of paintings downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
To develop the entire 18-acre Colony site, a developer needs approximately 3 acres of tennis courts, walking trails and other amenities that sit mostly within the middle of the property.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 7, 2015
Colony Association's rec lease settlement in jeopardy

Unicorp National Development President Chuck Whittall has signed a $1.4 million settlement for a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort recreational lease.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Shelli Freeland Eddie
  • By David Conway |
  • November 6, 2014
Forum introduces City Commission applicants

A neighborhood association meeting in Alta Vista served as the first chance for many residents to learn about contenders for openings on the City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Silver-spun concrete poles, built to withstand winds of 145 mph, stand and lie on grass near the eastern entrance of The Concession Golf Club.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 26, 2013
Construction on Bobwhite transmission line begins

Florida Power and Light's much-delayed $20 million power line project spans 24.5 miles, from Manatee to Sarasota counties.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 16, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: That's no moon, er, boat

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
(From left) Fernando Bravo, Jane White, Theresa Sanders and Charlie Sanders wait in line to vote at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall on Monday. The line snaked around the building and through the back door.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • October 19, 2020
Early voting begins at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall

Line of voters stretched around Lakewood Ranch Town Hall on first day of early voting.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 3, 2016
State nears decision on Big Pass dredge

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has accepted the Army Corps’ application to dredge Big Pass in order to renourish south Lido Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Katie Wray, Kristin Zarrella, Devin McDermott and Ashley Platt were recognized during the school’s Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 6, 2012
Mustangs reward scholar athletes

Lakewood Ranch was awarded the Class 6A Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All- Sports Award May 31, and the FHSAA overall Academic Team Championship May 23.

  • East County
  • Sports
Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force Vice Chair Tom Freiwald said the key to welcoming new visitors and residents to Longboat Key is continually updating the island’s infrastructure.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 5, 2015
Conversation with Tom Freiwald

Tom Freiwald, 69, stumbled into Longboat Key Town Hall politics by accident when he proposed his community, Spanish Main Yacht Club, could be a site for a cellular tower in 2010. Five years later, Freiwald is still busy doing town work behind the scenes a

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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