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  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 21, 2016
Longboaters reminisce on holiday memories and mishaps

From cats knocking over the Christmas tree to lighting Hanukkah candles with grandchildren, the holidays are a time for memories, good or bad.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 7, 2021
Prelude to Piney Point

No doubt there will be plenty of political blaming in the wake of the Piney Point leak that Manatee County commissioners were negligent. For the truth, just watch their Jan. 26 meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 30, 2009
Circus Sarasota aims high with Wallenda stunt

Daredevil and seventh-generation circus acrobat Nik Wallenda plans to pull a stunt in Sarasota as hair-raising as the one that landed him in last year's Guinness Book of World Records.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 26, 2012
Gulf Coast real-estate arms with a new strategy

The recession crushed the first go-around of a $100 million luxury condo project on the Gulf Coast. A New York real-estate firm now will take its turn, armed with a new strategy.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 8, 2014
Election 2014: Mary Cantrell: Manatee School Board, District 5

The former head of Manatee Technical Institute says she will bolster the morale of teachers and school district employees if elected to the board.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • February 18, 2026
Final month of $31.4 million renovation at Tara Elementary

The project began in June 2023 and has included increased security, technology and flexibility of space.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 30, 2024
Attraction park proposed for Sarasota's City Island

Ride Entertainment wants to bring park golf, a 120-foot-tall tower ride and more to a reimagined Ken Thompson Park via private-public partnership.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 23, 2013
March of a Lifetime: Inaugural Day Parade

Greta Curry, Sammy Hyatt and Matt Vaadi marched in the 57th Inaugural Day Parade with the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 5, 2016
Rowers chase Paralympic dreams at Nathan Benderson Park

Disabled Army veteran moves into favorite's role to earn spot on the U.S. team

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 24, 2009
Town engineer finds roundabout flaws

The town manager received permission to spend $25,000 for a consultant to combat the city of Sarasota's roundabout proposal earlier this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 22, 2012
Lakewood Ranch High grappler returns to states

Lakewood High junior Blake Riley-Hawkins competed in the Class 2A state wrestling tournament for a second season, finishing 2-2 in the 132-pound weight class.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 25, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: The right direction

Jim Weaver isn't afraid to relinquish control. The director of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's 'A Raisin in the Sun' explains why he loves calling the shots and eventually letting go.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 29, 2020
Longboat Key readers rejoice in time enough at last

Anne Roberts has no shortage of quarantine reads.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 3.1.2017

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By David Conway |
  • May 7, 2014
Commission OKs above-ground lift station building

In an attempt to protect the forthcoming Lift Station 87 from severe storm surges, the Sarasota City Commission approved a new design for the project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 19, 2014
GOP club hears about high-stakes amendment

The Republican Club heard from Dr. Jim Whitman and Larry Eger about a burning issue on the November ballot: medical marijuana.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 4, 2013
Med student embraces bruising hobby

Nikole Stephens, a second-year medical student at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, takes off her lab coat to play roller derby with the Bradentucky Bombers.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • May 20, 2024
Let’s talk dog poop on Longboat Key

A resident writes that he's fed up with entitled dog owners who expect someone else to clean up the mess.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • January 22, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Ava Kozicky

The senior attacker is primed for another massive season for the Sarasota High girls lacrosse team.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 11, 2024
Kreissle Forge is a time capsule of a disappearing craft

The historic Kreissle blacksmith's forge, located near the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, provided metalwork for many of the community's landmarks and still has more to offer.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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