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Longboat Key

At an April meeting of the Republican Club of Longboat Key , School Board member Bridget Ziegler, center, was joined by candidates Robyn Marinelli and Timothy Enos. (File photo)
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  • Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2022
Longboat Key voters opt for challengers in Sarasota School Board election

In contentious race, the town leaned toward opponents of all three countywide winners.

  • Longboat Key
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Built in 1993, the home at 605 Weston Pointe Court has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,806 square feet of living area. (Courtesy of Ryan Ackerman, Coldwell-Banker Realty)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 31, 2022
Weston Pointe property sells for more than $2 million

A Weston Pointe property tops the week's sales at $2.05 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Michael Saunders & Co. sales associate Kim Ogilvie presents a check to Sandra Chapnick, co-founder of Josh Provides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation. (Photo courtesy of MSC Foundation)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 31, 2022
Michael Saunders & Co. foundation delivers over $50,000 to charities

The MSC Foundation has donated more than $1.1 million since 2011.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Waves is ready to get back into the gulf after having surgery to remove tumors. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 30, 2022
Injured green sea turtle treated and released back to the Gulf

Mote rescued the sea turtle found tangled in fishing wire near Cortez in May and took it to its rehab hospital for treatment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 30, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: It came from the sky

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Fiddler crabs skitter across the boardwalk on City Island regularly. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 30, 2022
Tour a hidden gem on a City Island trail

Learn about estuaries on City Island, one of the 40 stops along a watershed audio tour through Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    In Memoriam |
  • August 29, 2022
Vera H. Freeman

Vera H. Freeman 91, of Longboat Key passed peacefully on Aug. 11, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
    In Memoriam |
  • August 29, 2022
Patricia Kirkpatrick Walsh Hunziker

Patricia Kirkpatrick Walsh Hunziker died on July 3, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida where she had lived for a number of years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
New housing stock increased by 10.9% between 2010 and 2020 in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metro area. Over that same decade, population grew by 18.2%. (File photo)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 29, 2022
Sarasota region housing stock grew 10.9% from 2010 to 2020

Far outpaced by population growth, new housing stock in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area grew more than the national average in the decade between the 2008 recession and COVID-19.

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Commissioner Penny Gold, who was elected in 2021, will join the program. (File photo)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2022
New Florida program trains local commissioners on state, federal issues

Elected municipal officials with a limited background in local government can earn certificates for continuing their education through the Florida League of Cities.

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  • Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 25

John Uwins captured this cloudless photo of a calm day at the beach at Bay Isles.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 25, 2022
Candy shop moves in next door to Kilwins on St. Armands Circle

River Street Sweets Savannah's Candy Kitchen, which just opened on the Circle, is the largest praline manufacturer in the country.

  • Longboat Key
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Guests at Hugo II can choose between indoor and outdoor seating. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2022
New restaurants on Longboat Key focus on fresh ingredients

Hugo II has been serving guests since April. LaVilla Mexican Restaurant will open its doors on Saturday.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • August 24, 2022
Excitement on Election Day

Casting the ballot is a key ingredient to our liberty. Sarasota and Manatee candidates and constituents alike make it count.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • August 24, 2022
Bingo brings out the chamber's competitive side

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members got to know each other better with networking bingo.

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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key President Danielle Gladding welcomes guest speaker Longboat Police Chief Russ Mager to update members about his approach to leadership since he assumed the role last autumn at the April 2 meeting.
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
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Hurricane preparedness workshop scheduled in April
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Hall of fame coach Urban Meyer gets back to work in his new community
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