Quick Point Park News Today

Surely, Ride Entertainment knows what kind of storms it is about to encounter in its dream to add commercial amusements at City Island. You know the saying: Know your audience. Same applies: Know your neighbors.

The Sunday morning event is expected to host about 200 athletes in a variety of events.

APRIL FOOLS -- Names of nearly a dozen streets and landmarks in Longboat Key have no place in 21st century society and should be changed immediately, according to a social-justice organization that threatens to take the town to court. Jewfish Key, Jungle Queen Way, White Key, Beer Can Island, Sister Keys, Bishops Bayou, Quick Point Park and four streets in Country Club Shores  were directly named as offensive, insensitive or both. WOKE, a Portland, Ore., group which rose to prominence after i...