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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • February 3, 2016
Change the lights to red

Classic: Longboat residents are worried someone will be killed at the new crosswalks. But rather than change yellow lights to red, the state wants to conduct forums.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • February 3, 2016
Tuesday’s speeches were defining moments

Sen. Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican caucuses

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Surveyor Ian Hill waits for the launch to begin.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 3, 2016
FDOT pushes in ACROW bridge for diverging diamond project

The temporary bridge will serve as an overpass during the construction on I-75.

  • East County
  • News
Jasmin Dakkak, a Pine View School student; Morgan Kirlangitis, a Braden River Middle School student, and Jenna Choueiri, a Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences student, show off traditional dances and costumes at a festival preview Thursday, Jan. 21.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 3, 2016
East County dancer takes steps to embrace heritage

Braden River Middle School student will display her talent at the Glendi Greek Festival.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch senior Anthony Suarez treats every practice as if it were a game.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 3, 2016
Senior makes point with perseverance

Lakewood Ranch guard transitions from student assistant to varsity team captain.

  • East County
  • Sports
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 2.4.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Giacamo’s Bar and Lounge co-owner Ryan Lugo says a part of his new bar is bringing back a piece of history from the former Tiny’s of Longboat and making new memories.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2016
Giacomo's Bar and Lounge kicks off Sunday

The long-awaited Giacomo’s Bar and Lounge in Whitney Beach Plaza is counting down toward a grand opening on Super Bowl Sunday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A fistfight in the backyard of Bob and Ruth Gray’s home at 791 Broadway led Bob Gray to pursue battery charges against his neighbor, Christopher Tatreau.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2016
Village brawl makes a splash

A fight over landscaping left one resident in the pool and another facing possible battery charges.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 3, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Judy Blair, bus operator Karen Jara and Pat Curcuru
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 3, 2016
Oh, the places you’ll go on Longboat Key

Learn your transportation options on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alan Mitchell with Buddy Holly’s widow, Maria Elena, in 2009.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 3, 2016
Remembering the Day the Music Died

Longboat Key resident Alan Mitchell attended Buddy Holly’s last concert the night before Holly’s death in a plane crash.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 3, 2016
Longbeach Village home sells for $2.8 million.

The home at 6860 Pine St. has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,659 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The Witt family grew up in Palmetto, and all still live in the region.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 3, 2016
Gene Witt: an educator with class

Gene Witt Elementary to construct memorial for namesake.

  • East County
  • News
Sisters Cooper Bryan and Carson LeBlanc are fundraising queens at B.D. Gullett Elementary.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 3, 2016
Gullett Elementary students are penny pushers

Cooper Bryan and Carson LeBlanc collected more than $1,000 for the Pasta for Pennies fundraiser.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High junior Morgan Mulholland's painting, Kona, is based off a photo of a family friend's dog.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 3, 2016
Your Town

Lakewood Ranch High student shows off artwork; Tara Elementary principal nominated for Principal of the Year

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 3, 2016
Cops Corner 2.4.2016

Crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Police observed a smashed door at the south entrance of the mid-rise building at the center of the property when they responded to the call, according to the incident report. The mid-rise building is in need of repairs and contaminated with mold.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 3, 2016
Is the Colony ‘the place to be?’

A Colony Beach & Tennis Resort incident report reveals that four juveniles entered the shuttered resort and may have been inside the mold-infested high-rise building.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Linda Ross is one of four seniors who will return for Braden River this season.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 3, 2016
That's the ticket ...

The top matchups this week in East County sports

  • East County
  • Sports
Ellenton pairs skaters Tarah Kayne and Danny O'Shea won their first U.S. Figure Skating National Championship Jan. 23.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 3, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Ellenton pairs skaters deserve their historic moment

  • East County
  • Sports
The 40-acre property bought by the developer for off-site mitigation is located in the center of Rye Preserve and has been privately owned for decades.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 3, 2016
Rye Preserve scores in land deal

Sarasota County gives neighboring Manatee an ecological gift inside Rye Preserve.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • February 2, 2016
St. Armands residents hold annual meeting

The St. Armands Residents Association hosted its annual meeting Feb. 2, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
File photo.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 2, 2016
Polo Grill to host National Rowing Foundation Hall of Fame ceremony

The National Rowing Foundation will induct six crews into the national hall of fame.

  • East County
  • News
The northbound lane of Caruso Road will be closed just south of State Road 70. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 2, 2016
Manatee County repairs water main

An emergency closure impacts a portion of Caruso Road.

  • East County
  • News
Three Manatee County high schools received golden footballs, because Super Bowl participants, such as Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, graduated from there. Cromartie graduated from Lakewood Ranch High School.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 2, 2016
Lakewood Ranch High named to Super Bowl High School Honor Roll

The school received a Wilson Golden Football, because Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie graduated from Lakewood and went on to play in a Super Bowl.

  • East County
  • News
Rights of way like this one on Ocean Boulevard could provide more parking, village some merchants hope.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • February 2, 2016
Siesta Key parking plan hits funding hurdle

Both the county and some business owners are hung up on who would pay to add spaces from the public right of way.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Social studies teacher Chris Brown asks students questions during the sixth round of the competition.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 2, 2016
Braden River Middle students battle in Geography Bee

The school has hosted the event for the last 15 years to put an emphasis on a subject that is 'often overlooked in schools.'

  • East County
  • News
ODA junior guard Kolbie Ward puts up a shot in the first quarter.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • February 2, 2016
Thunder rolls in district semifinal

The ODA boys basketball team will face Moore Haven in the Class 3A-District 9 semifinals Feb. 2.

  • East County
  • Sports
Town Manager Dave Bullock announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Ringling College President Larry Thompson Monday night at Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 2, 2016
Town, Ringling College announce partnership

The town of Longboat Key and Ringling College of Art and Design are working to create plans for a future cultural center as part of a new town center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota's Pat Hogan and Dan Smith, Tim McHale and Chris Mitchell of Homes For Our Troops and Army Capt. Bobby Withers, played in a foursome of the benefit tournament.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • February 2, 2016
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Rosedale Golf and Country Club shows its heart supporting veterans

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2016
Longboat Key Obituaries Feb. 4

Phyllis Dworkin, Richard Erickson, Fanny Grossman, and Timothy Hennigan died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Developers sold the proposed building as a benefit for Pineapple Park, but opponents said it would eliminate pivotal green space.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 1, 2016
City Commission OKs Lemon Avenue land deal

Residents rallied in opposition to a proposed development they said would eliminate downtown green space, but the city approved the sale of a property near Pineapple Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Eric Austin of Venice and Kerri and Wes Carter of Myakka City have started the non-profit Reef Medics. They organized a beach clean-up on Jan. 23.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • February 1, 2016
Local couple create a ripple cleaning up reefs

They hope non-profit raises reef awareness.

  • East County
  • News
The Firestone building at 2121 Stickney Point Road.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • February 1, 2016
Group proposes small, commercial center near Stickney and US 41

Developers are proposing a Dairy Queen near the intersection of Stickney Point and 41 – two miles from another Dairy Queen.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 1, 2016
Carl Hiaasen to speak in Sarasota

The author and columnist will speak to members of the Tiger Bay Club next month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 1, 2016
Longboat mansion sells for $7 million

Realtors from Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate represented the buyer and seller of the 7,586-square-foot home at 3745 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A neighborhood undergrounding funding concept will be discussed at tonight's regular meeting at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 1, 2016
Neighborhood undergrounding discussion continues tonight

Town Manager Dave Bullock is investigating the use of utility reserve funds to help pay for costs associated with the town’s $23.85 million neighborhood and side street undergrounding project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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