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Results for: Ourbit Referral code "KICKBACK" Get 20% Off On Trading Fees

  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2011
Cops Corner

Classic Cops- March 31, 1983, 2:21 p.m. Woman reports strange vehicle in her driveway. The "vehicle" was found to be her brother.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Lesley Dwyer and Lauren Tronstad |
  • October 14, 2022
OnDemand versus Uber: Worth it or a waste of time between downtown and Longboat?

OnDemand by Sarasota County is akin to hiring an Uber but is much less expensive and sometimes requires additional stops.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2010
Briefs 7.29.10

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 29, 2019
Thief gets bad news at Bradenton convenience store

Interesting Sheriff's Office reports from the Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton areas.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2010
Letters to the editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota City Commission District 2: Joe Barbetta

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 31, 2013
The Good News: Erika Echegaray

Suncoast Polytechnical High School student Erika Echegaray has volunteered for Face Autism for two years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2024
Smithsonian adds Sarasota's 'Mermaid Fountain' to its public art collection

The iconic downtown fountain will be honored by the city of Sarasota at a Sept. 13 ceremony.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 10, 2023
Updated incentives could bring affordable housing to east Bradenton

The Livable Manatee Incentive Program works to benefit builders and residents.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 4, 2013
IDA prepares to open maintenance building

The Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority operations team will move into a new 8,000-square-foot maintenance building, located off 59th Avenue East, Bradenton, later this month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 8, 2017
Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota goes the distance to expand local music scene

The new Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota, which has an out-of-state director, will present its debut concert Dec. 20 at Church of the Redeemer.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 30, 2011
Business Observer

Sandbar, BeachHouse get wedding website recognition.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 6, 2013
Weekend's Best Bet: Get a hair cut at The Players Theatre

Get a haircut Saturday, and give to a good cause at The Players Theatre's Locks of Love charity event tied to the opening of 'Steel Magnolias.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 26, 2010
Resident searching for site for Fallen Heroes Memorial

CDD 2 supervisors voted unanimously May 20 against placing the proposed memorial outside Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 5, 2013
Question mark lingers after ULI meeting

A committee will help the commission answer the question of what the Urban Land Institute should ask Longboat Key residents concerning the town's future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 1, 2010
Referendum to offer business-tax exemption

The Aug. 24 referendum vote is aimed at attracting new businesses to Sarasota County by offering up to a 100% exemption on property taxes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 11, 2011
Neighbors: Jo Rita Stevens

There's not much than can slow Jo Rita Stevens down.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 1, 2024
Shorebird colonies on Longboat continue solid nesting season

Town officials remind beachgoers to be vigilant and keep dogs away.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 15, 2012
Clickbooth marketing firm settles $2M case with FTC

Clickbooth co-founder John Lemp says he sought to avoid long litigation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2009
Cops Corner

A Sarasota landscaper was asked why he took two wheelbarrows full of shell and 11 bags of mulch from a Country Club Shore yard. The landscaper told police he received permission to take the items from the landscaper in charge of maintaining the home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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