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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 13, 2010
Commissioners express Comprehensive Plan issue

The Town Commission voted 6-1 Friday to move forward with the Islandside project, despite concerns from commissioners about the town's Comprehensive Plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 8, 2011
Island Beat: Siesta Beach has had some creative 'campers'

Not only has Siesta Public Beach been attracting its share of regular tourists, but it also has had a number of homeless people camping out, Sgt. Scott Osborne, who heads the Key's Community Policing Station, has told Siesta Key Association members.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 23, 2010
TOP STORY, JAN.: Comp Plan

The Town Commission voted 6-1 Friday to move forward with the Islandside project, despite concerns from commissioners about the town's Comprehensive Plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 11, 2019
Opposition builds to S.R. 64 car lot in Bradenton

Opposition builds to S.R. 64 car lot in Bradenton

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 12, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No skim scams here

Police reports around around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 24, 2019
Longboat leaders prepare for key decisions on small-cell network

When Town Commissioners decide height of poles and other factors, aesthetics won't be the only consideration.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 16, 2015
Planning Commission vacancy draws five candidates

Two former Sarasota County Commission candidates are among the applicants for the advisory board, which will hold an important role as the county aims to revamp its comprehensive plan and the economy rebounds.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 9, 2025
Citywide speed limit of 20 mph proposed

As part of a developing traffic calming plan, Sarasota neighborhood street speed limits will be set at a slower pace by 2055.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 25, 2025
A perfect match for the PGA of America?

Lakewood Ranch-area businesses needed to help service the 2026 Senior PGA Championship at the Concession.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2025
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Dec. 4-10

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 11, 2021
Longboat Key citizen survey begins arriving this week

Longboat Key residents have from Jan. 11 — Feb. 3 to complete the survey.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • August 18, 2021
City revises historic preservation application

The City Commission is moving to adjust the information it provides to property owners seeking a historic designation, a proposal that divided elected officials.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 21, 2015
Town seeks to make nonconforming properties whole

Aging nonconforming tourism and multi-family Longboat Key properties can only rebuild their current number of units. New districts would allow those properties to build larger units and gives properties an opportunity to build more units.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 12, 2021
Former Longboat Key Commissioner Peter O’Connor dies

Peter O’Connor served as a town commissioner from January 2006-March 2010.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 22, 2010
Investigation finds no county bid rigging

An audit by the Sarasota County Clerk of Courts Office found that a county employee did not improperly influence spring-training contract bids. when he made personal contact with two companies seeking those contracts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 15, 2010
Audit finds no baseball bid rigging

County employee who had personal contact with two companies bidding for spring-training contracts was cleared of wrongdoing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 12, 2010
Toll road stickers wreak havoc

Bay Isles and Islandside residents are being urged not to place SunPass toll-road stickers on their windshields, until it's determined why they are interfering with the operation of the Bay Isles south gate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • January 11, 2012
Film Review: 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

The new film from director Tomas Alfredson, 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' has only one flaw, but it's intrinsically huge. That said, it is an intellectual and intriguing mystery with a killer ending.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 16, 2011
Sands Point residents challenge contributions

Richard and Marsha Crawford have filed a complaint alleging that their condominium association did not have the right to use association funds for contributions to the Islandside Property Owners Coalition.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Wiki work mostly earns commission praise

The County Commission agreed for now to focus on state mandates in revising the county's ordinance on water-efficient landscaping.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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