A pedestrian was accidentally struck and killed by a motorist on Longboat Key’s Gulf ofMexico Drive at about 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27.

Longboat resident and Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova will reclaim the No. 1 world ranking if she wins the Australian Open. Sharapova defeated Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, and defeated Petra Kvitova this week, and now is entering the finals against Victoria Azarenka. The winner of the match Saturday will claim [...]

We are willing to ignore, twist, bend and break our rules for certain VIP applicants, while the bottom feeders get treated as if they have no standing or significance — they are the Rosa Parks of our business community.

Commissioner Patricia Zunz says outages affect about 750 homes and have occurred as frequently as 15 times a month and last often an hour.

We continue to think we are just figures in a Norman Rockwell painting, but as the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movements both demonstrate, the natives are getting restless.

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The prospect of newt facing Obama is a bit daunting. Given the size of the egos involved, this clash might be reminiscent of the old Japanese flish, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.

Why would investors ever choose to put their money into
commercial speculations on this island.

On the eve of Florida’s primary, changes the playing field and mandates a serious revaluation.

In a perfect world I would favor Santorum. He says some things that I think need saying.