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  • Bret Hauff
  • April 4, 2018
Longboat residents soon to receive utility project fees

Neighborhood residents should expect a letter in the mail about how much they owe the town for its project to put all overhead wires underground.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 4, 2018
Cops Corner: The fax machine has something to say

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Andrew Lakey performs at a fundraising event for Music Heals Us on Jan. 26.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 3, 2018
Music Heals Us hits the right notes

Andrew Lakey was diagnosed with Astrocytoma when he was 9. Now, cancer-free, he is giving back through the program he founded in 2016.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The alligator broke through a screen and floated in the pool before it was removed. Photo courtesy Sarasota Sheriff's Office.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • April 3, 2018
Big alligator gives Sheriff's Office boost into limelight

When Sarasota deputies responded to calls about a big alligator in a Nokomis pool last weekend, they made international news.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Vanessa Baugh says she wants to continue to do the "work of the people."
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 3, 2018
Lakewood Ranch's Vanessa Baugh to run for state legislature

Baugh will give up her post as a Manatee County commissioner to seek a state District 73 seat.

  • East County
  • News
Kristen Fulmer has stepped down from her position as Braden River High's girls basketball coach, athletic director Matt Nesser confirmed on Tuesday.Â
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 3, 2018
Braden River High girls basketball coach steps down

The move comes after the Pirates' most successful season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Police said two people in hooded sweatshirts broke into Estate Coin and Jewelry Galleria at 1650 Main Street around 1:30 a.m. March 29. (Sarasota Police)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 3, 2018
Sarasota burglars get away with coins, jewels from Main Street shop

Police say at least two men in hooded sweatshirts stole between $50,000 and $100,000 in merchandise.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • April 3, 2018
All Faiths Food Bank launches fifth annual campaign against summer hunger

All Faiths Food Bank and its community partners campaign to feed 40,000 children during summer break.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The wastewater treatment facility on Siesta Key will be fully decommissioned by May 1.
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • April 2, 2018
Soon-to-close Siesta sewage plant second-worst in the state for instances of pollution

The plant's problems pre-date the study, and as part of an order from FDEP it's set to be decommissioned completely by May 1.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Congressman Vern Buchanan with the eight teachers who received awards. Courtesy image.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2018
Sarasota teachers honored with Congressional awards

Four Sarasota County teachers and four from Manatee County received awards from Congressman Vern Buchanan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Harold Ronson at Iwo Jima
  • By Harold Ronson | Contributor
  • April 2, 2018
Longboat man returns to Iwo Jima

Long-awaited trip worth taking.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 2, 2018
Bradenton man dies in one-vehicle crash

Two others were injured in the accident.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota police said a man on a bicycle produced a gun when officers tried to talk with him.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2018
Sarasota police: Officers wound man who pulled gun

Officers were not hurt in the 12:53 a.m. incident.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 1, 2018
The Resort at Longboat Key Club springs into Easter

The club held its annual Easter celebration on April 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 1, 2018
Casa Del Mar hatches Easter egg hunt

For the 35th year, kids dashed around Casa Del Mar Beach Resort searching for Easter eggs and candy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • April 1, 2018
Temple Emanu–El welcomes everyone for Passover Seder

Jewish community members gather together to observe Passover at Temple Emanu–El.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A 25-year-old Myakka City man died in a one-car accident early Sunday morning.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 1, 2018
Myakka City man dies in crash in eastern Manatee County

Car overturns on private driveway just off State Road 64, killing 25-year-old.

  • East County
  • News
Connor Whisenant, 3, and Patrick Cannon, 3 count their eggs after the Easter egg hunt.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • March 31, 2018
Sarasota park fills up on trucks, Easter eggs

Big Truck Day at Benderson Park has all the right equipment and Easter eggs.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • March 31, 2018
Kids dash for eggs on Turtle Beach

The Siesta Key Easter Egg Hunt was held March 31 at the Turtle Beach playground.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 31, 2018
Mar Vista hosts egg-cellent Easter celebration

Kids searched for 3500 candy-filled Easter eggs during Mar Vista's 30th annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 30, 2018
Pastors host Seder for neighbors

Commissioner Irwin and Sylvia Pastor hosted about 40 friends for a Seder March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 30, 2018
Temple Beth Israel celebrates Passover

About 180 congregants gathered for a Shabbat service and Seder.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • March 30, 2018
Sand Cay hops into Easter weekend

Sand Cay Beach Resort hosted its annual Easter egg hunt and lunch on March 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 30, 2018
Church of the Redeemer's Good Friday tradition retraces 14 Stations of the Cross

Church of the Redeemer invited members of all congregations in Sarasota to join in a procession of the Stations of the Cross Good Friday morning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 29, 2018
A service-filled spring break with the Boys and Girls Club

Instead of taking the week off, local students volunteered in the community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Shane Donglasan
  • March 29, 2018
Honoring the heroes of the Vietnam War

Veterans of the Vietnam War come together at Welcome Home, Southwest Florida, a celebration of forgotten heroes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 29, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Adopt-a-Server needs help; Future-Teller sought

Program looks for volunteers.

  • April Fools
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • March 29, 2018
School security improvements come at a cost

The district must pay the full cost of school resource officers moving forward, and even with extra state funding must make some cuts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • March 29, 2018
Sarasota County scores water win, but what did we think?

Sarasota County won best-tasting drinking water, so we tried it ourselves — and it was pretty good.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Cassidy Alexander
  • March 29, 2018
County budget fixes aren’t in action yet

The county is still working to market surplus land identified in November, while the decision to cut the Longboat Key bus route has prompted a search for another public transit solution.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rico Antonio. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 29, 2018
The new Coug: Cardinal Mooney girls basketball finds its next coach

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Michael Dorso rounds third base on his way to scoring the Sailors a run.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 29, 2018
Longstanding baseball tournament helps teams find their groove

The Sarasota Baseball Classic will wrap up tonight.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 29, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 29

Paul B. Ahern, of Beachplace, photographed these swans while playing golf during the annual St. Mary, Star of the Sea Golf Tournament.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 29, 2018
East County weather page photo: March 29

Gordon Silver photographed these lily pads in bloom on a Greyhawk Landing pond in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 29, 2018
Sarasota weather page photo: March 29

Michael Cohen photographed this osprey on Lido Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Tyler Russin.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 29, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Tyler Russin

The Riverview High outfielder talks yachts and hitting.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Past President Michael Garey said he heard of the Miracle League of Manasota when his daughter, Amelia, volunteered as a buddy to the athletes. Garey suggested the 501(c)(3) as the club's new charitable partner, which board members recently accepted.
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Kiki Bullas will be busy over the next few weeks competing in the USATF and AAU regional track and field junior olympics, hoping to reach the national competition in both.
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A May 2024 rendering of the Sarasota County library on Longboat Key.
  • June 22, 2026
Property tax overhaul may put Longboat Key library in jeopardy
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Sienna Linn, a rising first grader at Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, says she has no pets at home but has had a blast with her dog, Mia, at the Little Vet School camp.
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