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Opinion

Longboaters know what it takes to prosper. You grow, or you die. You adapt and change, or you die.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2017
Context matters in election

The Colony density vote has fueled anti-growth sentiments on Longboat, spilling over into the Town Commission race. Beware of fake news and vague news crafted to mislead.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The biggest concern most city governments have about permitting dispensaries is crime. But even so, there is a lot of evidence that dispensaries are not magnets for crime.
    By
  • Adrian Moore
  • March 9, 2017
City rules for medical marijuana dispensaries

Legal dispensaries move millions of dollars of local, black-market marijuana sales to people with severe medical conditions into legal, taxpaying, job-creating businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Longboat Key Mayor Terry Gans
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2017
Mayor Gans makes the case: Do no harm

Here's what he said to the Sarasota City Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2017
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2017
We recommend …

A call to the Generation X and Generation Y voters of the city of Sarasota: This election will set the course for your family’s future in Sarasota. 1) Vote. 2) Stop STOP!

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2017
We recommend …

Longboat voters have seen these four candidates before. Two have proven records on the Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Longboat Key voters cast ballots March 14.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2017
Letters to the Editor

Other referendum question deserves ‘yes’ vote

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The vacant property at 5630 Gulf of Mexico Drive is owned by the Mote Foundation.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 2, 2017
The density question

A yes and now answer

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The city of Sarasota is planning a $10 million streetscape project along a portion of Fruitville Road in downtown.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 23, 2017
A narrower Fruitville? Ugh

One of the city’s critical thoroughfares is already pretty calm. What it needs is more capacity to seamlessly move east-west traffic, not less.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 23, 2017
Letters to the Editor: 2.23.16

Readers share thoughts on Fruitville Road redesign plans and listening to the kids.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Chuck Whittall, president of Unicorp, fields questions from Key residents.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2017
Letters to the editor for Longboat 02.23.17

Sarasota resident praises Longboat planners

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Speaker of the Florida House Richard Corcoran and Gov. Rick Scott
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • February 16, 2017
Governor v. Speaker

Let’s hope Gov. Scott and House Speaker Corcoran’s rift over Enterprise Florida doesn’t devolve to the level of D.C. politics. Reassure Floridians with a show of statesmanship.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Ultimately, developer Chuck Whittall must compromise.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2017
Strategy for Whittall

If you put yourself in Chuck Whittall’s shoes, you can understand his Colony proposal: He’s trying to please a lot of constituents. To succeed, we propose a new approach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Unicorp Development rendering
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 9, 2017
The Colony referendum

Many residents have said Unicorp’s proposed Colony redevelopment looks fabulous. Just not for Longboat Key. The developer should remember: ‘Keep Longboat Longboat.’

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 9, 2017
Letters to the Editor Longboat Key 02.09.17

Readers urge their neighbors to vote against density referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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