• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Key Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Key Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Longboat Key

Lucretia Tuffile and Dona Blake
    By
  • Katie Hendrick
  • March 14, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Residents Annual Dinner

The St. Armands Residents Association had its annual dinner Wednesday, March 13, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Museum without walls: Bayfront sculptures
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • March 14, 2013
March 14: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Developer pitches Main Street hotel; Sarasota Film Festival announces 2013 lineup; Museum without walls: Bayfront sculptures; Intracoastal undergoes dredging project

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge named "Murden" makes its way north Thursday morning in the Intracoastal Waterway.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 14, 2013
Intracoastal dredging occurring behind Longboat Key

The Intracoastal Waterway is being dredged this week to allow boats better navigation access.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The sculpture is located near CVS.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 14, 2013
Publix brings aesthetic addition

The supermarket chain donated the sculpture, which artist Danielle Glaysher created.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
City of Sarasota and Longboat election results
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • March 13, 2013
March 13: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: City of Sarasota and Longboat election results; Longboat Key intends to freeze police pension; Sarasota County seeks input on Sarasota 2050; Local firefighter finalist in weight-loss contest; Patron Saints: Karen and Michael Gardiner

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ron Mulchey and Jack Wilson. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Google leads to hangout at Mar Vista

A recent reunion at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub was 75 years in the making.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Simondses make new Outback friend

Longboat Key residents Warren and Kathleen Simonds just returned from a land down under.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Lynches offers spirited end to St. Patrick's Day

Lynches Pub & Grub will kick off St. Patrick's Day celebrations Friday, March 15, on St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Cronin keeps a self-made owner's manual detailing every part he installed in his refurbished 1940 Pontiac. Katie Hendrick.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Michael Cronin shares the story of his saffron-colored ride

Every day's a sunny one for Michael Cronin, who drives a rubber duck-colored 1940 Pontiac. (For car aficionados, that's 77 Corvette Yellow.)

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jared Grose, tournament director, with Jim Bakle, Tom Churchill and Alan Thompson, tournament organizer. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Longboat Key doubles team reaches the finals in national tourney

Longboat Key residents Jim Bakle and Tom Churchill were doubles finalists in the Men's 80s Division Super Senior Grand Prix National Category 11 tennis tournament held Wednesday, Jan. 30 through Tuesday, Feb. 5, at University Park Country Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mayor Jim Brown and Commissioners Phill Younger and Terry Gans celebrate with supporters Tuesday night at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort after being re-elected.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 13, 2013
'We Won 'Em All!'

Gans narrowly beats Pastor by 27 votes. Brown and Younger retain seats.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Our View: Back to normal?

It's feeling normal again - the ambience on Longboat Key. It feels like some of the "Seasons" from the past.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
Castaway

Enjoy this week's edition of Castaway.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 13, 2013
News Briefs

PIC to hold insurance forum next week; Bay Isles expresses Colony frustration

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock discusses a new pension plan with the Longboat Key Police Department Union last week.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 13, 2013
Longboat Key intends to freeze police pension

Town staff met with the Longboat Key Police Department Union to propose a three-year contract that caps town responsibilities and shifts officers into a state-offered pension plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
« 988 989 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Latest in Longboat Key

1
Students in Kirsten Hazelton's 2nd-grade class at Southside Elementary School used their magnifying glasses to watch their freshly released ladybugs get to work patrolling their vegetable garden at the school.
  • April 8, 2026
Support your passion project through Giving Challenge 2026
2
Amy Bott, executive director of Bernie's Book Bank's Florida Suncoast branch, connects with J. McLaughlin manager Melanie Dale at the boutique's recent Sip and Shop event supporting the incoming nonprofit.
  • April 8, 2026
Longboat boutique boosts new literacy nonprofit branch
3
Traffic is often bumper to bumper on Gulf Drive South. During spring break, even rainy days didn’t stop tourists from flocking to Anna Maria Island.
  • April 8, 2026
Longboat has a Bradenton Beach traffic problem
4
The Unit 12-F condominium at 2525 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $2.1 million. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,651 square feet of living area.
  • April 8, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for March 23-27 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key
5
  • April 8, 2026
New volunteer board members picked by Town Commission

App

Download the Your Observer app

Stay in the know with the latest local news. Any device, anytime, anywhere.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.

The Your Observer App is Here!

Get local news you can trust — now on your phone, tablet or laptop. Fast. Free. Easy to Use.
Stay informed, wherever you are.

Download Now