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Town Clerk Trish Granger provides the rundown for the May 12 special density mail-ballot only referendum ballot.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 14, 2015
Referendum rundown: You’ve got mail

A special density mail-only ballot referendum May 12 is the first of its kind for Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A developer is contracted to purchase the property at 402 N. Washington Blvd. and plans to demolish the existing buildings.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 13, 2015
Dairy Queen planned for U.S. 301

On Wednesday, developers will go before the city’s Development Review Committee to discuss plans for a Dairy Queen at U.S. 301 and Fourth Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Rev. Norman Pritchard calls the expansion of Christ Church and his congregation’s willingness to fundraise for church acquisition “quite amazing.”
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 13, 2015
Christ Church expands footprint

Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, was in dire need of more parking spaces, so it’s congregation approved buying an office building next door.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A Bradenton man was pronounced dead at the scene of a car crash on Gulf of Mexico Drive near Pattigeorges restaurant, 4120 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 13, 2015
Car crash fatality on GMD

A head-on collision near Pattigeorges restaurant Sunday night resulted in the death of one man and sent another man to the hospital with a concussion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 13, 2015
County proceeds with review of Big Pass dredge

Sarasota County has started conversations with consulting firm Atkins  to vet the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to mine Big Pass to renourish Lido Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Curator for the Ca‘dZan Ron McCarty and Sarasota Garden Club President Olivia Haynes with a portrait of Mable Ringling from 1905.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 13, 2015
Garden Club awards scholarships for local high school seniors

The Sarasota Garden Club spent the morning recapping a successful year and recognizing members for their efforts at an annual meeting and luncheon at IMG Academy Golf Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 13, 2015
Riders fight diabetes

The American Diabetes Association hosted its Tour de Cure Lakewood Ranch Sunday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 13, 2015
Snow White tale comes to life

The School of Russian Ballet presented this famous German fairy tale.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 12, 2015
Bay Isles Beach Club catches one last wave

Bay Isles Beach Club members gathered one final time for the season on April 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rosemary Kenyon shows off her lantern.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 12, 2015
Artists, residents celebrate Siesta Fiesta

Artists’ booths took over Ocean Boulevard in Siesta Key Village for the two-day art and craft festival April 11 to 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 12, 2015
Sanctuary rides off into the sunset

Sanctuary residents said farewell until fall at the residence’s end-of-season party on April 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sepi and Ryan Ackerman with Emily and Rob Stroud
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 11, 2015
Sailors & Sandals

Take Stock in Children hosted Sailors & Sandals at the Sandcastle Resort on Lido Key on Saturday, April 11.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 11, 2015
Local artists show off their talent

Area artists displayed their proudest work at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts’ Florida Artists Group opening on April 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lillian Hafner and Ella Hanna
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 11, 2015
Laurel Park parties with Tunes in the Park

Music echoed from Laurel Park where residents gathered for the semi-annual Tunes in the Park on Saturday, April 11.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 11, 2015
Lido Beach gets jazzy

The Lido Key Residents Association held its inaugural big band concert on April 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 11, 2015
Women take up fun at Girl Scouts camp

About 60 women spent the day at Camp Honi Hanta.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ellen Cavanaugh, Terry Sullivan, Daniel Avshalomov and Charlotte Isaacs
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 10, 2015
La Musica 'Musical Chefs'

La Musica hosted its annual interactive dinner ‘Musical Chefs’ on Friday, April 10, at Michael’s On East.

  • Black Tie
Justin Beaudoin challenges his mother, Michelle, to an arcade game.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 10, 2015
Families bond over skating and games

Mothers and sons find fun together.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Friends Donald and Debbie Reaves, and Bill and Ronnie Lytle show support for the Sarasota chapter of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 10, 2015
Group shares interest in community service

Members of the Gamma XI Boulé chapter of Sigma Pi Phi dine, dance at 20th anniversary celebration

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Calvin Burnett, Ben and Ashlee Hutchens, Dan and ‘Champion for Girls’ Award Recipient Sherry Watts and Danny and Fondren Watts
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 10, 2015
27th annual Celebration Luncheon

Girls Inc. hosted its 27th annual Celebration Luncheon 'Fuel Her Fire' on Friday, April 10, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
Eight-year-old Meagan Butler poses while her friends whip around the jump rope.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 10, 2015
Jump, jump, jump!

William H. Bashaw Elementary students showcase their jumping rope skills

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Two candidates in District 2 and District 3 will face off in the May 12 runoff.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 10, 2015
Commission candidates file March finance reports

After advancing to a runoff, the remaining candidates for the District 2 and 3 City Commission seats have been in a tight financial horserace.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mark Walsh, vice president of Ocean Properties, right, and Andy Berger, vice president of operations for Ocean Properties, have been making weekly trips to Longboat Key from Delray Beach to present a rough sketch of a future Key Club project.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 10, 2015
$100 million Key Club project takes shape

A new Longboat Key Club project consists of a 259-unit hotel and 93 condominiums and villa units, all located to the south of a reshaped Longboat Club Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 10, 2015
Republican Club welcomes new leadership

Longboat Key Republican Club held its final meeting of the season on April 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Auctioneer Jess Stuartevant, Safe Haven Animal Rescue President Mary Lupi and Maureen Flaherty pose with a check for $2,575 for Safe Haven.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 10, 2015
'Brook Hill dog' tin sets sales record

The piece sold today at auction for $5,150 to a person in Virginia.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 9, 2015
Bird Key Yacht Club is en pointe

Ballet was the night’s theme at the art opening at Bird Key Yacht Club on April 9. Tim Jaeger displayed his paintings of Sarasota dancers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 9, 2015
St. Mary kicks up its boots

The Men’s Club of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church wrangled up the community for its fifth annual Cowboy Cookout on April 9.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jenny Alday Townsend, Kelly Abercrombie, Stacy Hanan, Michelle Senglaub and Jennifer Compton
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 9, 2015
Celebration Luncheon Sponsor Party

Celebration Luncheon sponsors gathered at The Field Club on Thursday, April 9, for the Girls Inc. Celebration Luncheon Sponsor Party.

  • Black Tie
The estate is 5,126 square feet.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 9, 2015
Longboat Key home sells for $3.2

The 5,126-square-foot home sold April 3.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
This home at 12515 Highfield Circle has four bedrooms, five and a half baths, a pool and 5,287 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.375 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 9, 2015
Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home sells for $1.38 million

East County Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home sells for $1.38 million

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Mark Resnick from Sophie’s at Saks Fifth Avenue listens to Al Benincasa.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 9, 2015
Businesses steal the scene at Hob Nob

Local businesses enjoyed an evening in the spotlight at the 14th annual Hob Nob hosted by the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Thursday at Ed Smith Stadium.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 9, 2015
Cops Corner: East County 4.9.2015

Cops Corner: East County 4.9.2015

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 9, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.9.2015

Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.9.2015

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Commissioner Pat Zunz believe there’s value in having town dispatchers on the island that know the ins and outs of the island’s roads.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 9, 2015
Zunz can speak up on dispatch discussion

The Florida Commission on Ethics ruled Longboat Key Commissioner Pat Zunz can participate in future discussions about Longboat Key police dispatch.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Siblings Vergene Mayne and Mike Thayer take in the Siesta Fiesta art and craft festival.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 9, 2015
Weekend Best Bets: Siesta Fiesta and Celebration of Pets Fest

Weekend events include activities for art lovers and pets with Siesta Fiesta and Celebration of Pets Fest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Terry Schubel, Paula Stein and Jean LeGrand pose in the TripAdvisor billboard. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 9, 2015
Siesta Key TripAdvisor billboard to be displayed at Siesta Fiesta

TripAdvisor gave the sign to Siesta Key after it won the Traveler's Award for best U.S. beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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