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Results for: Funded Futures Network Promo Code "SKV50" Get 50% Off On All Plans

  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 29, 2023
Beer Can Island dredging to be finished by end of August

After slight delays caused by wildlife, the town began clearing vegetation on-site to prepare for a quick dredging.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 27, 2019
Longboat planning board to hear proposal for office, parking lot

Operator of Mar Vista wants clearance for 98-spot lot, 300-square-foot office near Broadway and GMD.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 11, 2011
Edibles: 'When it's pizza night at your house ...'

Today, pizza is everywhere and everything. Some fans stay close to the tried and true; others are more adventurous, exploring the likes of the Ritz-Carlton's cremini mushroom white pizza. But even the most devoted bec fin brings a pizza home once in a while. Here are some folks' choices across demography and geography.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 14, 2019
Mooney swimmer chasing more than gold

A state title is nice, but Cougars freshman Michaela Mattes has more on her mind.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 11, 2011
Caragiulo claims election after recount

Although the recount affirmed the early vote tally, Commissioner Dick Clapp is planning to ask for a ballot inspection.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 4, 2017
Pique Nique makes a much-anticipated return

After a brief hiatus last year, the popular fashion show event will return in 2018.

  • Black Tie
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 9, 2017
Stakeholders break ground on downtown Sarasota development

City staff and development stakeholders gathered on Aug. 9 to break ground on The Mark — a downtown condominium complex slated for completion June 2019.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 27, 2014
Power pole debate flickers again

Only Commissioners Pat Zunz and Lynn Larson favor more commission discussion and investigation about the possibility of burying the town's power lines along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2026
Newfound romance ends abruptly over jealousy

An officer drives a heartbroken woman back to her hotel after she was ditched for talking to another man in a hot tub on Lido Key. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 17, 2009
Commute increases one minute

A Longboater will see a one-minute increase in travel time from Town Hall at 501 Bay Isles Road to Osprey Avenue in Sarasota.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 25, 2017
Fort Hamer Bridge is finally open

Fort Hamer Bridge opens after more than 100 years of debate.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 3, 2013
Steakburger chain makes state debut

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers will move into an empty Arby's building.

  • East County
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 25, 2025
Manatee County addresses Hurricane Debby flooding

A county study finds plenty that didn't happen during Hurricane Debby, but few causes other than an enormous rainfall.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 22, 2010
North-end receives beach project permit

The town of Longboat Key received a permit for an emergency beach project that will bring 133,000 cubic yards of sand to the north end next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 1, 2011
Osprey Library opens at Spanish Point

The Osprey Library at Historic Spanish Point will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • April 10, 2019
Record run for Doggies for Duchenne 5k

Just how much did the race raise? $20,637.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 18, 2014
Budget constraints affect East County

A proposed 5% spending increase in the Manatee County Sheriff's Office can't compete with growth occurring out east.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 17, 2014
Business Briefs

Three businesses close St. Armands locations; Patchington event to benefit SPARCC; Lazy Lobster Longboat Key resumes its lunch service

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 20, 2026
Comedian quintet brings jokes to Longboat listeners

The stand-ups joked about everything from dating misadventures to life on the road.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 24, 2017
Longboater pens medical mystery book

Dr. Stuart Mushlin is on faculty at Harvard Medical School, but the patients he's met have taught him more than any other research could.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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