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.

Longboat Key Library adds about 30 new titles, reflecting recent best sellers, to the collection each month, more than 300 each year. The library is supported by members and staffed entirely by volunteers, and it always offers quality used books for sale. Become a member of the Longboat Key Library and enjoy its extensive collection [...]

The town has moved into contract negotiations with TE Connectivity to perform an island-wide telecommunications study. A committee recently ranked proposals with TE Connectivity proposing a cost of $36,284 to perform the study, which will take about 90 days. The Town Commission will address a resolution to transfer and go ahead with the funding for [...]

The town of Longboat Key has set the following meetings for January: • A Code Enforcement Board Meeting will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 9. • A Town Commission Regular Meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9. • A Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m., [...]

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will begin repairs to the Longboat Key Pass Bridge on State Road 789 from north of Northshore Road on Longboat Key to south Coquina Park in Bradenton Beach. The work is set to begin this week and continue through April 30, 2012. The construction will be ongoing throughout the [...]

The Sarasota Film Festival has named Tom Hall as director, appointed Magida Diouri as programmer and Veronica Pastore as associate director of marketing for the 2012 festival. Former SFF director of programming Holly Herrick will remain as director of SFF women. The festival will take place April 13-22, 2012.