The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center’s schedule…

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 [...]

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 [...]

The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from Jan. 12-18…

The Longboat Key Historical Society presents “Fabulous Fossils of Florida” lecture by Bill Shaver at 7 p.m. Shaver is the president of the Fossil Club of Lee County. His presentation will include a mini-exhibit of several fossils he found including shells, shark teeth and vertebrate fossils such as the dire wolf, mammoth, mastodon, glyptodont, giant [...]

The Al Hixon Jazz Group will headline the Jazz Club of Sarasota’s “Joy of Jazz” concert from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 19, in Centennial Park in downtown Venice, 401 W. Venice Ave. The concert is free but donations are accepted in support of the Jazz Club’s scholarship fund. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. [...]

The Golden Dragon Acrobats from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Representing the best of a Chinese time-honored tradition and art form that began more than 25 centuries ago, the combination of award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music, and theatrical technique delivers a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty. Cost is [...]

Cirque des Voix this weekend Jan. 15 with Sarasota Young Voices, the Cirque Orchestra and both new and beloved circus acts. Repertoire will feature favorites from the first edition of Cirque des Voix, plus Verdi’s “Anvil Chorus,” “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” by Sondheim and a Medieval “Gaudate” à la Stomp. Show at 4 p.m. [...]