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By Rachel Brown Hackney |
August 11, 2011

Siesta says good-bye to Sunsets on the Key

A Village resort owner has offered to sell the county his property to create new Key parking spaces.

Siesta Key
News

By Mark Bergin |
May 18, 2020

Town takes cautious look at budgets on the horizon

Fiscal year 2021 begins in October for the town of Longboat Key.

Longboat Key
News

By Marty Fugate |
May 16, 2017

Theater review: 'Fences'

August Wilson’s 'Fences' traces the boundaries of self and family at Venice Theatre.

Arts + Entertainment
Reviews

By Edward Alley |
June 24, 2019

Sarasota Music Festival ends on positive note for emerging artists

The last weekend of the festival gave audiences a look at the future of classical music.

Arts + Entertainment
Reviews

By David Conway |
July 14, 2016

Merchants speak out against paid parking

As the city drives toward a plan for phasing in parking meters, some downtown merchants want to hit the brakes instead.

Sarasota
News

By Matt Walsh |
April 6, 2016

Traffic Part II: Costs mount

Prospective homebuyers express doubts. Beach Bistro lost 22 Longboat patrons in one night because of traffic. The horror stories on traffic are replacing our airline stories.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By David Conway |
April 9, 2015

Street stakes

Despite numerous appeals from Ringling College staff and students, the Sarasota City Commission declined to vacate a portion of Old Bradenton Road on the school’s campus.

Sarasota
News

By Observer Staff |
May 1, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Colony meeting hopeful; Boston bombing aftermath; To the Republican Party

Longboat Key
Opinion

By David Conway and Alex Mahadevan |
June 19, 2014

City stakes claim to bus station land

As Sarasota County continues to evaluate the relocation of the downtown SCAT transfer station, the city announced its intent to buy the property back if the move is approved.

Sarasota
News

By Mallory Gnaegy |
May 7, 2014

Girl Power

In her work as an experimental contemporary artist, Eleanor Merritt focuses on the matriarch.

Arts + Culture

By Carter Weinhofer |
January 28, 2025

Commissioners choose not to impose canal maintenance tax in 2025

Still lacking an agreed-upon taxing method and not wanting to impose an additional tax after hurricanes, the commission decided to push the program down the road.

Longboat Key
News

By Lesley Dwyer |
October 31, 2023

East County resident takes over as Manatee Development Services director

Nicole Knapp has worked for Manatee County for the past eight years.

East County
News

By Carter Weinhofer |
May 29, 2024

Lighting concerns for sea turtles prompt town investigation

Now a month into sea turtle nesting season, a resident said artificial lights visible from the beach could disorient hatchlings.

Longboat Key
News

By Ryan Kohn |
February 1, 2024

Tough schedule sharpens Tornadoes girls basketball for postseason

Booker High started the season slow but remains confident that it can "make noise" in the playoffs.

Sarasota
Sports

By Lesley Dwyer |
February 20, 2026

Manatee County extends burn ban as drought worsens

East Manatee Fire Rescue is urging residents to abide by the burn ban to protect their neighbors.

East County
News

By Bret Hauff |
January 17, 2018

Longboat's outgoing public works director remembers 17-year tenure

Juan Florensa has had significant impact on Longboat Key in the nearly two decades that he lead the town's public works department.

Longboat Key
News

By Adrian Moore |
March 13, 2024

Sarasota’s own answer to crime reduction

The most intractable problem of crime is that of repeat offenders. Solving that is no easy task, but in Sarasota, an impressive nonprofit called Project 180 is showing it can be done.