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Results for: Redotpay Referral Code "kbw03" Get 20% Bonus On First Purchase

  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 30, 2011
Commission discusses safety concerns

After a June meeting devolved into a shouting match, city leaders want to address the safety of public officials and the audience during City Commission meetings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 22, 2013
Longboat Key Town Commission reviews tourism ordinance today

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review an ordinance today at its 1 p.m. regular workshop that could get the Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton renovation and expansion project back on track.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 9, 2023
New school supplies vending machine meets Haile Middle students' needs

The students stock some items in the machine and learn basic business lessons about cost of production and return.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By David Conway |
  • May 16, 2019
Golden Gate Point projects trigger parking concerns

Residents are advocating for the inclusion of more parking spaces in new developments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 2, 2023
Meet Longboat Key’s new town manager

Longboat Key’s new town manager, Howard Tipton, measures the success of his weeks by the number of sunsets he gets to see.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • April 5, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Save Our Seabirds Soiree

Event will feature food from the Longboat Key Club & Resort and string musicians.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 28, 2015
Delays, progress at State Street garage

Although the completion of the State Street parking garage has been pushed back a month, developers of commercial property at the site are moving forward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • December 3, 2025
E-bike regulation considered by Longboat Key

With the rise in popularity of e-bikes, Longboat Key is mulling an ordinance to manage the rising mode of transportation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 3, 2011
City seeks input at mooring field meeting

Sarasota is seeking public input for a long-awaited mooring field in Sarasota Bay, with construction set to begin in December.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 9, 2014
Commission moves forward on Key Club referendum

The commission approved an ordinance on first reading that would place a referendum question before voters in a May 2015 mail vote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 6, 2010
Cell tower application heads to county hearing

After deeming the application incomplete, planners have agreed to move a cell tower application in Palm-Aire forward.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 1, 2010
Live-aboard issue surfaces

A town ordinance that doesn't allow people to live aboard their boats in excess of 72 hours while anchored near Longboat Key has not been enforced.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2011
Briefs

Commission selects police panels members; City to defend its code enforcement practice; City considers drafting rental ordinance

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 3, 2016
Sarasota Bayfront stakeholders prepare for next phase

With a new group set to lead the redevelopment effort, others want to keep the focus on community needs.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 20, 2020
Better with Bacon

Breakfast and brunch is a tasty, and big, business. A national leader in the industry has called the region home for nearly 35 years — and now it’s growing at a rapid-fire rate.

  • LWR Life
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 4, 2012
Commission reviews city manager candidates today

Sarasota city commissioners will discuss city manager candidates and a renovation of U.S. 41 that includes two roundabouts today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • February 20, 2014
Amanda Simon's fourth-grade class transforms into Pine View Post Office

This year, the school's fourth-grade classrooms were transformed into working post offices, where students delivered more than 12,000 valentines to each other.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 18, 2011
Yellow Jackets sting Pirates

The Braden River football team fell to St. Petersburg Admiral Farragut 7-0 in its Spring Game May 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 31, 2018
Perseverance leads to preserve along Braden River

The Friends of Keep Woods' grass roots effort leads to a preserve along the Braden River.

  • East County
  • News
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