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Results for: Vantage Referral Code "rebate" Get Exclusive 10% Discount on Trading Fees

  • By Dana Kampa |
  • February 5, 2025
Savor the Sounds concert series returns to Longboat this spring

Big Z Band starts off the three-part chamber concert series on March 1 at the Town Center Green.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 11, 2023
Suncoast Food & Wine Fest sizzles at Premier Park

The 21st annual Rotary Club fundraiser was another hit in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 28, 2024
Dogs and humans get into costume at Dog-A-Ween

Attendees got creative with their Halloween costumes at the annual event, which was held at the Sarasota Farmer's Market.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 28, 2025
Stingray injuries on Longboat Key rise in October

Of the stingray wounds warranting Longboat Key Fire Rescue response this year, two-thirds happened in one month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • February 15, 2026
'Choirpalooza' unites 100-plus community members in song

Longboaters lent their voices to the musical event on Feb. 15, singing one of Christianity's best-known tunes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Sandy Gilbert |
  • September 16, 2009
My View

Town pension funds need further study

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 8, 2012
Merchant motto: Salvage the season

With the City Commission having scrapped the parking-meter program, downtown merchants are hoping to salvage the rest of the season.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Corey DeAngelis and Adrian Moore |
  • August 12, 2020
Lockdown highlights why we should fund students instead of school systems

Funding students directly allows less advantaged families to afford various schooling options.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • September 22, 2016
A sensible path for Bobby Jones Golf Club

Private management is the right course for the city’s Bobby Jones Golf Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2013
News Briefs

City agrees to sell parcel on Palm Avenue for hotel

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • July 23, 2014
Home of the Month: Orange Blossom special

An elegant downtown apartment showcases Sarasota's past and present.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 30, 2026
City works to add parcel to workforce housing project

At its April 6 meeting, the Sarasota City Commission will be asked for input on a staff proposal to purchase a third parcel on First Street for a city-led workforce housing project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 4, 2016
‘No’ on Amendment 4

Property-tax breaks for solar-energy devices sounds and reads like an environmental Apple Pie issue. But with every new law, there are always winners and losers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 1, 2025
APRIL FOOL: You can pick a truck, but you can't park it

HOAs create "The Box" to set a standard for those wanting to park in their driveway.

  • April Fools
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 12, 2021
Sarasota Jungle Gardens teaches students about animals at summer camp

The summer camp had children learning all about various reptiles and animal species.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 7, 2021
Heron about town

A blue heron has captured Longboat Key's attention.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 6, 2022
Mystery artist upgrades signage at Quick Point Nature Preserve

Follow the birding trail to the boardwalk to find the painting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 2, 2021
Satchel's Last Resort and Our Y unite for first dog wellness expo

The first annual dog walk and wellness expo was held May 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 6, 2021
Celebratory sand castle

Siesta Key Sand Sculptor makes sand castle for Sarasota Centennial.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 11, 2022
Got a grad? We want to hear about them

The Longboat Observer will celebrate the class of 2022 in an upcoming issue.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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