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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2018
Calendar fall 2018

Fall is packed with family fun and activities for kids of all ages.

  • LWR Life
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 9, 2026
Tax reform could mean 41% hit to city revenue fund

If a bill to reform property tax in Florida reaches the November ballot, Sarasota may be seeking ways to make up tens of millions in tax revenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • May 9, 2018
The opioid crisis here is real — and big

Manatee County has the highest opioid death rate in the state. Even so, local efforts to combat it are making some progress.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 13, 2009
SEC sues Sarasota couple over Ponzi scheme

About $11 million of investors money was used to pay gambling debts and mortgage payments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Emma Burke |
  • February 13, 2023
Take a shot with these tequilas on National Margarita Day on Feb. 22

Good tequila is tasty alone, but when morphing itself into a margarita, it becomes an exciting experience for all drinkers involved.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • April 8, 2026
Longboat has a Bradenton Beach traffic problem

For Longboat Key residents and employees trying to get to the mainland from the north end, beach traffic is a headache and getting worse each year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 2, 2012
Sheriff's office going digital

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office now has automated the process of fingerprint-based criminal history requests.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 17, 2012
Commission considers P.F. Chang's tonight

A regular meeting of the Sarasota City Commission tonight will also discuss an appeal of the Sarasota Bayfront Mooring Field design/build process filed by Tampa Bay Marine Inc.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 7, 2013
Library checks out Longboat Key Town Commission candidates

Candidates for the Longboat Key Town Commission turned a new page Monday when they met with Longboat Library members for the first candidate forum of this year's election season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 29, 2020
Lakewood Ranch women raise $47,000 for charity

Lakewood Ranch Women's Club celebrates yearlong fundraising efforts

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • May 14, 2018
Allen Kershman

Allen Kershman, 1931-2018, died on May 10, 2018 after retiring in Longboat Key, Florida, his obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Observer of the Observer Media Group.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • 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 David Conway |
  • October 10, 2014
Anti-panhandling campaign kicks off

Downtown Cares, a program aimed at supporting homelessness service providers and discouraging handouts to panhandlers, will put donation boxes in 36 downtown businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 4, 2014
VIDEO: Local furry celebrity makes a 'Handsome' appearance in PSA

"Handsome" the lion and his trainer, Clayton Rosaire, made an appearance June 4, on a public service announcement for the June 21 Jam Out Hunger event.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

Longboat Key burglaries decrease 62.5%; Holiday schedule changes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 17, 2010
Riverdale home tops real estate transactions

Juergen and Gabriele Boecker, trustees, of Esslingen, Germany, sold the home at 4515 Blue Marlin Drive to Marvin and Roxanne Rakes, Bradenton, for $453,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 17, 2009
Five Ranch homes top this week's real estate.

The Observer rounds up the residential real estate transactions in the East County.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 30, 2010
Mill Creek home tops weekly transactions

First Community Bank of America sold the home at 606 134th St. E. to Joseph and Alyssa Nohren, Bradenton, for $401,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 9, 2011
EDIBLES: Family Favorite Chocolate-Chocolate Cake

The email raving about the 'amazing homemade chocolate cake with homemade chocolate frosting' came from friend and fashion blogger Heather Dunhill, who ate it at a Siesta Key dinner party.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 2, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 9.3.2015

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

  • Longboat Key
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