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Photo courtesy of Cyndi Seamon.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • December 24, 2020
And to all a good night

Christmas on Longboat Key has a certain glow.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • December 24, 2020
Bird Key Yacht Club hosts annual Blessing of the Fleet

The evening serves as the club's holiday party every year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mercedes Matthews makes coffee and ice cream and may one day deliver it with the company's delivery bike.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • December 24, 2020
Coffee and ice cream shop offers work worth doing

The Rise Coffee Co. and Nye’s Cream Sandwiches business employs people with special needs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Byron, Tatyana and Paloma Sharoubim-Stewart stay busy and happy every Christmas morning
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • December 24, 2020
Holiday memories ring true for Sarasota residents

Sarasota residents look back on their favorite holiday memories and share how they'll celebrate the season this year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
When they moved to Florida, Chris and Tammy Sachs downsized a lot of things — including their Christmas tree.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • December 24, 2020
Holidays past and present on Longboat Key

No holiday season has ever quite been like 2020, and many hope there's never another one.

  • Longboat Key
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At a Nov. 18 meeting, Dan Lear of DSDG Architects presented a concept image depicting the proposed design of a parklet on St. Armands Circle. Amenities include a stage, rocking chairs and lighting. Image via city of Sarasota.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 24, 2020
St. Armands group advances parklet plan

The St. Armands Business Improvement District also wants to work with city staff on plans to potentially allow housing and hotels in the Circle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens is a popular venue for galas and other events. The relationship between Michael's on East and Selby Gardens is at the center of a dispute over the botanical gardnens' tax-exempt status.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 24, 2020
Selby Gardens, property appraiser remain at odds

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is preparing for a legal battle over its tax-exempt status in the beginning of the new year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 24, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 12.24.20

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Adam N. Phillips, D.O, Board Certified General Surgeon & Vein Specialist
  • December 24, 2020
Understanding Vein Disease

Understanding Vein Disease

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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The Longboat Key Historical Society accepted bids until Nov. 11 on the larger L-shaped cottage.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • December 23, 2020
Longboat Key historic cottages planning to move in 2021

The cottages currently sit at 521 Broadway St. in the Longbeach Village neighborhood.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vanessa Spingola, the emergency department clinical leader for Lakewood Ranch Medical Center receives the hospital's first Moderna COVID-19 vaccination from Derek Whitecotton, a hospital pharmacist.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 23, 2020
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center receives first shipment of Moderna vaccine

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center's healthcare workers began receiving the Moderna vaccinations Wednesday afternoon.

  • East County
  • News
Renu Ahluwalia, Gina Jordan and Rebecca Pankowski help collect donations for SPARCC. Nat Kaemmerer
    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • December 23, 2020
Sarasota organizations on Santa's nice list

Holiday cheer is abundant in Sarasota even during COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Joe McElmeel and Scott Gray stand in front of gifts donated by the Republican Club of Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 23, 2020
The nice list: Longboat groups turn up the cheer

Your friends and neighbors helped out a lot during this holiday season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 845 Longboat Club Road was built in 2005 with six bedrooms, six full baths and two half baths, a pool and 17,714 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 23, 2020
Regents Court home sells for $16.5 million

Longboat Key residential real estate transactions for Dec. 7-11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Florida Department of Transportation community outreach manager Brian Bollas stands on a new I-75 bridge over the Braden River. The first bridge was constructed in 1979 when I-75 was extended through Manatee and Sarasota counties.
    By
  • Brendan Lavell
  • December 23, 2020
I-75/State Road 70 construction entering homestretch

$80.8 million project at interchange of I-75 and S.R. 70 scheduled for summer 2021 finish

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