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Results for: Swish App Referral Code "2zwvvag" Get 250Rs worth Of Credits

  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • October 1, 2025
Sarasota Players brings back the Big '80s with 'The Wedding Singer'

High hair, heavy metal and shoulder pads hit the dance floor in a raucous celebration of love.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • December 24, 2025
Perlman Music Program Suncoast moves to central Sarasota

The winter music program led by virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman is changing venues.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bob Delaney |
  • September 2, 2009
NBA referee recounts Iraq excursion

The Lakewood Ranch resident spent 10 days talking about post-traumatic stress disorder to soldiers in Iraq.

  • East County
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 10, 2023
Proposed RV park on Lorraine Road concerns Lakewood Ranch residents

The proposed RV park includes 130 sites, no extended stays, a queuing area, clubhouse and bathhouse.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 18, 2022
Longboat property tax values expected to rise by double-digit percentage

Town leaders begin talk of reducing millage as budget sessions begins.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 15, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No walking back from this one

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 25, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Slippery snake

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 12, 2022
Longboat Key Police Department replaces chronically broken patrol SUVs

The department has replaced four chronically troublesome 2020 GM models.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 21, 2021
Myakka 'Triangle' rezone denied

Manatee County Commissioners deny Myakka City "triangle" rezone over safety concerns

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2022
Longboat elections: Who's in? Who's out? Who's in the running?

Four candidates for three seats set up the first contested election in four years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • December 6, 2022
Bay Isles traffic agreement approved, pickleball plans move forward

The proposed pickleball court plans will visit the Longboat Key Town Commission again at its Jan. 9 meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 8, 2022
SRQ to challenge city's approval of apartments at former kennel club

The Sarasota Bradenton Airport Authority suggests legal action may ensue to block Aventon Sarasota, a 372-unit multifamily complex beneath its noise contour.

  • Sarasota
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  • In Memoriam |
  • January 4, 2023
George L. Spoll

George L. Spoll, 89, of Longboat Key, FL, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2022, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 22, 2021
Dogs, Longboat beaches don't mix

Unless it is a service animal, dogs are not allowed on the beach in Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 14, 2010
IPOC seeks appeal contributions

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition requested donations to challenge the commission's approval of the Longboat Key Club's Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Tom Thomaides |
  • June 16, 2010
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ranch incorporation

The growth projected over the next 10-20 years will occur regardless of incorporation. However, by becoming a city, residents would have a much more active voice in how that growth and development occurs.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 1, 2012
Brittany Wenger wins Google Science Fair

East County resident Brittany Wenger, 17, plans to change the world with her application that detects breast-cancer malignancies.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Denise Kowal |
  • May 31, 2012
My View: We shall not abandon the plan

In adopting the Downtown Sarasota Master Plan in January 2001, the city of Sarasota embraced the responsibility for civic parking, after hosting over the course of several years an inclusive, informative and transparent process that gained consensus among our entire community for the plan.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 29, 2012
Laurel Park residents divided

Some Laurel Park residents want more input on nearby future development, while others believe the extra input would deter future development.

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