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  • Jack Short
  • January 1, 2016
WSLR New Year's Eve Celebration

Revelers rang in the new year at Fogartyville's Potluck.

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  • Jack Short
  • January 1, 2016
Families celebrate New Year's Eve at the downtown midway

Kids and adults rang in the new year with a carnival atmosphere.

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Taco Bus had planned to open on Main Street in downtown Sarasota, but re-assigned their lease to a Tampa company.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • January 1, 2016
Top Story — December: Taco Bus nixes downtown Sarasota location

The owners of the Cask & Ale cocktail bars in Tampa Bay have shown interest in the Main Street space.

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Michael Corbino Jr.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 1, 2016
Top Story — December: Former pro racer Michael Corbino Jr., 27, dies in crash

Corbino, 27, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 29 after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a tree while traveling northbound on South Tamiami Trail.

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Sarasota County staff have recommended against allowing a developer to remove wetlands for the proposed University Station.
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  • Jack Short
  • January 1, 2016
Top Story — December: Whole Foods, Wawa locations face zoning hurdles

Sarasota County staff have recommended against allowing a developer to remove wetlands for the proposed University Station.

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Wellington Chase homeowners protested plans for an apartment complex on Sawyer Loop Road during an Oct. 27 Sarasota County Commission meeting.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 31, 2015
Palmer Ranch apartment plans advance

The Spanos Corp. has closed on the purchase of 20 acres in the planned community for $4 million.

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Rudy and Cindy Branson with their son Brad at the 2014 Pineapple Drop in Downtown Sarasota.
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  • Amanda Morales
  • December 31, 2015
Sarasota calendar 12.31.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Dec. 31.

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The 8.6-acre site, anchored by Regal Cinema’s Hollywood 20 theater, a YMCA branch, Ker’s Wing House and others, had been owned since 2005 by Connecticut-based Paragon Realty Group LLC. Paragon paid $40 million for the 1991 Main St. property.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 31, 2015
Top Story — November: Hollywood 20 complex sells for $18.1 million

Investors plan to redevelop the landmark downtown Sarasota property.

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Reports of fish kills associated with red tide have been detected on Beer Can Island.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 31, 2015
Top Story — November: Red tide fish kills washing ashore on Longboat Key

Red tide algae blooms have been detected off the coast in both Manatee and Sarasota counties.

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Siesta Key resident Jeanne Dooley will open her craft beer venue, Craft Growlers to Go & Tasting Room, by the end of the year.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 31, 2015
Top Story — November: Craft beer venue coming to Lakewood Ranch Main Street

Craft Growlers to Go and Tasting Room is tentatively set to open in December.

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Howard Berna of Environmental Services addressed the commissioners about the proposed shelters.
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  • Jack Short
  • December 31, 2015
Top Story — November: Commissioners get an earful about disturbing behavior at Siesta Beach

Nearby residents asked Sarasota County commissioners to reconsider replacing picnic shelters with precast concrete structures for fear of more noise and partying.

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Third baseman SarahBeth Wengerd is mobbed by her teammates after hitting a 2-run walk-off double in the Class 7A-District 10 championship April 16.
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  • Jen Blanco
  • December 30, 2015
Sarasota: 2015 Year in Sports

Sarasota: 2015 Year in Sports

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In a survey of 128,000 readers, Longboat Key was named the ninth best island destination in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 30, 2015
Top Story — October: Longboat named ninth best U.S. island destination

In its 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards, Condé Nast Traveler ranked Longboat ninth in its top U.S. island destinations.

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The Sarasota High baseball team vied for the programs ninth state title during the Class 7A state tournament May 20 and May 21.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 30, 2015
Sarasota: Top 5 Teams of 2015

Sarasota: Top 5 Teams of 2015

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The vehicle separated into two pieces after crashing into a tree.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 30, 2015
Top Story — October: Lakewood Ranch teenagers die in vehicular accident

Brendan Shreve and Jared Duran died in October.

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Yoda was seen walking along Longboat Key Club's beach Dec. 18.
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  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 30, 2015
Yoda visits Longboat Key

Yoda was a long way from Dagobah when he was seen along the beach at the Longboat Key Club.

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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • December 30, 2015
Your Calendar: Longboat Key

Check out the top January events in Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 30, 2015
Longboat real estate: Top 10 sales of 2015

A home on the 5800 block of Gulf of Mexico drive tops Longboat Key real estate sales this year.

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Kathy Schwartz, of Osprey, took this photo of a Venice jetty sunset.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 30, 2015
The sky's the limit

Sunsets and skylines from 2015

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 30, 2015
QUIZ: What made news in 2015?

How well did you follow the news on Longboat Key in 2015? Take our quiz to find out.

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Owner of Blu Que, soon to be Aaron's Fish Camp, Matthew Dively
    By
  • Jack Short
  • December 30, 2015
Top Story — October: Blu Que rebrands as Aaron's Fish Camp

The new restaurant will feature a streamlined seafood menu, but the management, decor and seats will remain the same.

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(Lori Sax) David Verinder has been with the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System since 2006, when he was named CFO. He was promoted to CEO in July 2014.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 30, 2015
Top Story — October: Sarasota Memorial considers big purchase

Troubles at Venice Regional Bayfront Health have led to speculation about a new owner.

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The Lakewood Ranch High girls golf team won the school's first tennis state championship April 13 and April 14.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 29, 2015
East County: Top 5 Teams of 2015

Records fall, barriers broken as area teams reach for the stars.

  • East County
  • Sports
Desmond Lindsay became the first ODA baseball player to be drafted when he was selected by the New York Mets with the 53rd overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft June 8.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 29, 2015
East County: Top 5 Moments of 2015

East County: Top 5 Moments of 2015

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2015
2015: The Best of Cops Corner

2015: The Best of Cops Corner

  • East County
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Senior Adam Bradtmueller captured Sarasota's first cross-country individual state championship.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 29, 2015
Sarasota: Top 5 Moments of 2015

Sarasota: Top 5 Moments of 2015

  • Sarasota
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The biggest hurdle left for a future Colony Beach & Tennis Resort redevelopment is a ruling on a recreational lease that Unicorp National Development believes it already owns.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 29, 2015
Top Story — September: Will one day in court yield years of progress for Colony?

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association won its second victory Tuesday in four days, and parties agree the rulings could expedite redevelopment of the shuttered resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy the Longboat Observer's Best of Cops Corners in 2015.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2015
LBO Best of Cops 12.31.15

The Longboat Observer highlights the best and most bizarre Cops Corners of 2015.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Braden River's Alyssa Gagnon competes in the pole vault during the ODA Invitational March 21.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 29, 2015
East County: 2015 Year in Sports

East County: 2015 Year in Sports

  • East County
  • Sports
The Women's Center won the People's Choice Award.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 29, 2015
Your Town

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center hosts gingerbread house competition; Families collect toys from Salvation Army's Angel Tree program.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 29, 2015
Year in Photos 2015

See some of the East County Observer's best images of the year.

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 29, 2015
Top Story — September: Gecko’s owners buy Longboat landmark

Gecko's Hospitality Group has purchased the Dry Dock Waterfront Grill.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The owners of Marina Jack, the facility pictured here, purchased another marina on south Siesta Key last week.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • December 29, 2015
Top Story — September: Marina Jack buys large south Siesta facility

The new owners will update the facilities and operations at the former Turtle Beach Marina.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: East County rescue receives former fight dog

The 1.5-year old mixed breed was found covered in bites and filed-down teeth.

  • East County
  • News
Former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort General Manager Katie Moulton says helping parties achieve settlements as a professional mediator allows her to be with people again, and it just might help her heal from the one legal dispute she couldn’t settle.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: Where is Katie Moulton now?

Five years after the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s closing, longtime general manager Katie Moulton and owner Murf Klauber still talk Colony every day.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • December 28, 2015
Top Story — August: Residents prepare to Party on the Pass

Event to create awareness for opposition to dredging Big Pass.

  • Siesta Key
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