Sarasota City officials will soon decide on plans for a mixed-use hotel two developers hope to build on city-owned land next to the newly created Palm Avenue parking garage. The proposals would add up to 200 hotel rooms and could potentially foster other development in downtown Sarasota. The two proposals vary in scope and cost, [...]
The homeowners’ board of Dolphin Tower has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the condominium building’s insurer. The settlement with Great American Insurance Co. of New York, an Ohio insurer that Dolphin Tower homeowner’s board sued in federal court in Tampa, now ends six months of litigation and avoids a trial. The amount of [...]
The Federal Election Commission announced this week that it has officially completed its campaign contribution investigation into U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, and his former companies. The Commission has released documents generated by the three-year investigation, including a report from the agency’s general counsel that outlines the results of the investigation. The final records [...]
A Public Interest Committee (PIC) town hall type meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Bayfront Recreation Center and is open to non-members and members. Town Manager David Bullock will address his first 100 days in office, talk about key issues, answer questions from the public and [...]
Southwest Airlines announced it is trimming 12 weekday flights from the summer schedule at Tampa International Airport, and it will pull all of its flights from Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport. AirTran service makes up more than a quarter of SRQ’s business. Airport Chief Executive Officer Fred Piccolo stated that the unionized Southwest simply could not afford [...]
Florida Realtors (www.floridarealtors.org) reports that sales by realtors of single-family existing homes in the Sarasota-Bradenton market rose by 8 percent in 2011 as compared with 2010; sales of existing condominiums increased 7 percent. Sales prices in both categories took a hit in 2011, with prices for single-family homes decreasing 4 percent, from medians of $158,000 [...]
Andre Mros has been named the Director of IT for Longboat Key Club & Resort and will managethe oversight of all IT related acquisitions, system controls, network communications and security solutions at the Resort.
Whitney Beach businesses embracing the busy season with initiatives.
This week’s crossword is…
The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from Jan. 19-25
