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A home that sits at the mouth of New Pass in Sarasota has hit the market for $7.99 million. At 1475 John Ringling Parkway, the property provides Gulf access with no bridges between its private dock and the open water.“John Ringling Parkway is one of those Sarasota addresses where opportunities simply do not come along often,” David Liberatore of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty’s Downtown Sarasota office, who is marketing the property, says in a statement. &ld

The Broadway roundabout is stopped at a red light.Originally scheduled to go out to bid in July, the project has instead been shelved for at least another year.Florida Department of Transportation District One Director of Public Information Janella Newsome wrote in an email that budget constraints have led to a rescheduled timeframe on the project. The new target for project letting is July 2027. District 5 Longboat Key Commissioner Sarah Karon represents the north end of the island where

Summer is winding down, and Longboat Key events are ramping up.September marks the return of Town Commission meetings and the adoption of the 2027 fiscal year budget. Two informal community meetings are also planned. At 3 p.m. Sept. 15, residents are invited to the Bayfront Park Recreation Center for Let’s Talk Longboat. Incoming Town Manager George Landry will be in attendance on his second day of the job. Landry replaces Howard Tipton, who has served as town manager since 2023 and

The much-hyped and controversial statewide Live Local Act is living in court, at least in Sarasota County.Four Live Local developers filed lawsuits recently against the county for blocking their projects. The act allows developers to bypass ordinary developmental review procedures in areas zoned for commercial, industrial and mixed-use to create affordable and workforce housing. To qualify, 40% of units must be for those earning at or below 120% the area median income.The developers, in general

Bruce Patneaude came to Nathan Benderson Park as chief operating officer three years ago from IMG Academy for one primary reason — to build a boathouse and indoor sports and recreation complex. On Aug. 26, he told the Sarasota County Commission the Nathan Benderson Park Multi-Sport Complex and Boathouse will be completed by summer 2028. That’s because, in addition to the dozen major waterborne events held there every year — which Patneaude said brings an annual economic i

Manatee County is adding a third stop to the Gulf Islands Ferry, the closest one yet to Longboat Key.Beginning Thursday, Coquina Beach’s south boat ramp is a landing and departure point for the vessels that previously connected just downtown Bradenton and the Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach.The new service launches Thursday and will operate through the Labor Day holiday weekend. The system normally operates five days a week, with a break on Mondays and Tuesdays. Next week, the break

Shortly after calling to order a workshop on the topic of paid parking Monday morning, the Sarasota City Commission voted 4-1 to suspend the rules prohibiting public comment, with Mayor Debbie Trice opposed.Frustrations had been simmering since a community meeting one week prior on the issue when public input from the more than 100 people present was restricted to hand-written comments on note cards, despite the format having been previously advertised. That resulted in a barrage of emails from

The pink house on Longboat Key that has grabbed the attention of neighbors due to its lack of maintenance has a new foreclosure auction date after a canceled auction last month.The new date is set for Sept. 24.The house, located at 501 General Harris St. on the north end of Longboat Key, was originally set to go to auction on the Manatee County website Aug. 19. Assistant Town Manager Isaac Brownman shared in an email to commissioners “some frustrating news” after that auction was ca

Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche has been named Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Police Executive Research Forum, an independent research organization focused on critical issues in policing.PERF was founded in 1976 to identify and promote best practices in policing, according to a news release. The organization focuses on issues including reducing police response to resistance, community policing, technology, crime reduction strategies and other challenges facing law enforcement agenc

Though he has 45 years of experience in government, Howard Tipton’s three-and-a-half-year tenure as town manager of the town of Longboat Key holds a special place in his heart.“It’s different here,” Tipton said. “I’d always done things on a large scale. I enjoyed those — they were wonderful communities, and we did a lot of good stuff over the years — but this has just been special. Here, you get to know every street and every neighborhood. It&rsqu