Christ Church Building Committee Chairman Burt Borgelt said construction on the new Christ Church of Longboat Key is moving full-steam ahead and the project is on schedule with a Sept. 29 target date

Town Commissioner Lynn Larson has qualified to run for reelection in District 1, and she says there are many important jobs still to be finished. Longboat Key News, upon hearing of her qualifying this week, asked Larson about some of the issues on the table

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The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce recently redeveloped and launched its website to better position the island as a vacation destination and to attract new residents and businesses. The new site is organized by where to stay, eat, shop and play, and also offers information about the island, upcoming events, about the chamber and [...]

July employment figures released by the state of Florida revealing a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 10.7 percent, representing 987,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,220,000. Sarasota County’s July unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) decreased to 10.6 percent from 10.8 percent in June, down substantially from July 2010’s 12.2 percent. Manatee County’s July [...]

The Dynamic Duets of the ’70s will feature the sexy, sophisticated soul and rhythm and blues hits of that era. This unique musical revue will put you in the mood for love as it takes you down memory lane. The talented cast of eight singers promises to have you groovin’ to the musical hookups of [...]

      The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Mote Marine Laboratory a $192,000 grant to study how sharks fare after anglers release them — knowledge that will help resource managers maintain healthy shark fisheries. Mote scientists will record fine-scale movements of released sharks in unprecedented detail using accelerometers, or tags with [...]

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Deputies from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office arrested Aug. 7 Richard Iannuzzi, white male, D.O.B. Aug. 14, 1969, for outstanding warrants out of Sarasota County for dealing in stolen property

The wild roller coaster rides on Wall Street during the last several weeks were without precedent in American history. Not even the disastrous stock market crash of 1929, which signaled the onset of the Great Depression, provides a parallel to what is roiling the markets today