Longboat Key Police Capt. Monica Quarmby and Century 21 Realtor Pam Hagan mug it up Jan. 28 at a private event sponsored by Amalie Oil Company during the 2012 Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa.  

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 [...]

Chamber member Robert Dinan with John Wojtyna of Aqua Plumbing and Air. Ed Nugent of Cornerstone Signs & Graphics with Brad Fries of Accutech Restoration and Remodeling and Eugene Gundlach of Universal Window Solutions. John Antenucci of A&B Asset with Greg Wall of Greg K. Wall AIA. Shelia Lewis of Siesta Key Sports Rental with [...]

Gillian’s on St. Armands Circle held its first annual music fest, “No Squares in the Circle,” at its new St. Armands location, 7 S. Blvd of the Presidents.

Hermitage Artist Retreat Beach at its gulf-front campus on Manasota Key will feature composer Phil Kline and visual artist Bradley Wester Jan. 28. Kline’s music ranges from experimental electronics to choral, theater and orchestral music. Wester is a New York visual artist working in a hybrid medium that combines painting, sculpture, digital imaging and installation. [...]

The fourth annual New College Juried Student Art Exhibition features sculpture, painting, drawing and printmaking work by 16 New College of Florida. The exhibition is free and open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 20 through March 2 in the Isermann Gallery in the Caples Fine Arts Complex, 5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. [...]

“Embraceable You” is presented as part of the Sarasota Orchestra’s Great Escape Series by Conductor Dirk Meyer. Maestro Meyer and the Sarasota Orchestra will perform a concert prelude to Valentine’s Day. The concert features Gershwin’s “Crazy for You” and favorites by Stevie Wonder and Nat King Cole. Other concert highlights include Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro” [...]

The Taste of the Key, Food and Fashion show is set for Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Drive South. The event is the fundraising collaboration for the Longboat Key Garden Club and the Ringling Longboat Key Center for the Arts. This year’s models include Dave Sparks, Bob [...]

The contractor installed this week barrier walls on SR 789 at the Longboat Key Pass Bridge reducing the width of the travel lanes on the bridge from 12 feet to 10 feet. Over-sized vehicles will not be allowed to travel across the bridge for several months. Flaggers will be present between the hours of 10 [...]