5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (284+ words) When former Longboat Key Town Manager Tom Harmer announced his retirement, the town looked to St. Lucie County for his replacement in Howard Tipton. Four years later, St. Lucie County is in the town's sights again. As Tipton prepares the…...

14+ hour, 10+ min ago  (632+ words) The city of North Port's annual Fourth of July celebration begins at 6 p. m. at Cool Today Park, 18800 W. Villages Parkway, North Port. There will be local food and merchandise vendors, as well as free kids activities including bounce houses and lawn games....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (103+ words) Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested East County's Tony Barrett on Thursday on a charge of domestic battery touch or strike. The bail was set at $750." Randy Warren, the public information officer for the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, said deputies…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (228+ words) A Sarasota woman is in the Manatee County jail on no bond in connection with a pair of high-profile burglaries of businesses in St. Armands Circle and a third on Webber Road in unincorporated Sarasota County. Sarasota Police announced the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (162+ words) The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the 27-year-old driver of the sedan that experienced a blowout on Interstate 75 on Thursday morning died at 11: 30 a. m. Drivers of both a tractor-trailer and a Ford sedan were taken to the hospital Thursday morning following…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (432+ words) It may take another decade before its first passengers float across Sarasota Bay, but the city of Sarasota has moved forward with a plan to develop a water taxi service between Bayfront Park and Ken Thompson Park on City Island....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (318+ words) With preliminary property evaluations now shared by the Sarasota and Manatee county property appraisers, the town of Longboat Key is paying close attention to how values have changed year over year as it works to finalize its 2027 fiscal year budget....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (622+ words) Ian and Sheila Aitken, of Barrington, Illinois, sold their home at 119 N. Warbler Lane to David Cain, trustee, of Sarasota, for $6. 55 million. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 5, 099 square feet of living area. It sold for…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (955+ words) On Greer Island " better known as Beer Can Island for its history of boaters docking, drinking and leaving cans behind " downed trees lying on the shoreline have become a canvas. On the northern tip of Longboat Key, the beach that…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (943+ words) Returning to Braden River High for the 2026-27 girls weightlifting season wasn't a no-brainer for Ashley Avellan-Knutson. The four-year assistant had some concerns. First among them was the fact she would give birth in August. She questioned if childcare, coaching, and…...