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The former Colony Beach and Tennis Resort has been abandoned for more than seven years.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • February 7, 2018
Longboat Colony application approved for expedited hearing schedule

The Planning and Zoning Board and the Town Commission are scheduled to hear, and decide on, the application for developing the former site of the Colony before town elections.

  • Longboat Key
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Multiple SCAT Routes have been cut in Sarasota County's FY2019 budget.
  • By Bret Hauff and Cassidy Alexander
  • February 7, 2018
Longboat SCAT route cut from 2019 county budget

Sarasota County Commissioners cut Route 18, which serves Longboat Key, from its Fiscal 2019 budget, saving the county nearly $140,000 annually.

  • Longboat Key
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The traffic monitoring device can be moved to any on town-owned pole on the island.
    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • February 7, 2018
Longboat police purchase traffic monitoring device

The department hopes the technology, which measures the number of vehicles and the speed they travel, will help focus enforcement efforts

  • Longboat Key
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University Park resident Mike Sisti, developer representative Charles Varah, developer John Neal and University Park homeowner and homeowners association board member John Whyte chat after a brief meeting.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 7, 2018
University Park residents hope to buy back control

Purchase plan requires approval of a "recreation district."

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2018
District 72 special election guide

Learn all you need to know about voting in the upcoming election.

  • Sarasota
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(From right to left) James Buchanan, Alison Foxall and Margaret Good.
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2018
Florida House special election candidates share their views

The three candidates in the District 72 special election give their perspectives on Florida's top issues and what they can do to help fix them.

  • Sarasota
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Margaret Good, pictured here after winning the District 72 Democratic primary in December, was endorsed by former Vice President Joe Bidden.
    By
  • Ryan Butler
  • February 6, 2018
Biden endorses Good in District 72 race

Early voting turnout has already reached levels expected for an entire election.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Ryan Butler
  • February 6, 2018
$5.75 million estate lists on Lido Key

The 5,305-square-foot home includes four bedrooms, six-and-one-half bathrooms and a media room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
This rendering shows what the residential aspect of the Siesta Promenade, adjacent to the nearby neighborhoods, may look like if eventually approved.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • February 6, 2018
Siesta Promenade plans incomplete again, county says

The county’s newest response to the proposal includes some lingering comments from staff.

  • Siesta Key
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The Mosaic NEST is surrounded by 150 acres of Robinson Preserve. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 6, 2018
Education center set to open in Manatee County preserve

Mosaic NEST will offer educational programming about the environment.

  • East County
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  • Cassidy Alexander
  • February 5, 2018
Teachers to get merit-based pay increases

Negotiations that started in the summer resulted in the end of the step program, which rewarded some teachers the longer they were employed.

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City officials have expressed an interest in retaining home rule over the topic of tree removal.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 2, 2018
City Commission to discuss state tree proposal

Local officials continue to voice opposition to a state bill that would restrict local regulation of tree removal from private property.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Bret Hauff
  • February 2, 2018
Longboat Police rule out accident, natural causes in sauna death

The 54-year-old woman's body bore signs of trauma, warranting Longboat Police's dismantlement of the sauna her body was found in.

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Before being released, each turtle was fitted with passive integrated transponder tag. (Courtesy photo.)
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 2, 2018
Mote releases rehabilitated turtles

Eight of the 10 Kemp's Ridley sea turtles Mote has cared for since December were release Feb. 1.

  • Longboat Key
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The organization behind the bayfront redevelopment is organizing three open houses next week.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 2, 2018
Bayfront planning group announces open house series

The Bay Sarasota will hold three open house events next week, an opportunity for the public to provide input on the redevelopment of the bayfront.

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