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Results for: Blue Guardian Coupon Code [ARCH30] - Get 30% off on all the Challenges

  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 25, 2014
VIDEO: The Dredge Report

The Longboat Observer accepted an invitation to see how sand is funneled from Sarasota Bay to the shores of Longboat Key as part of an $850,000 emergency sand project being performed this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 1, 2013
MUNICIPAL FOCUS - A Weekly Commentary: County land sale could lead to controversy

Sarasota County has accepted two proposals each for two parcels of land it intends to sell for development. Who's to say what kind of development should go where?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 6, 2014
Laying the groundwork: Triforce Pictures brings West Coast vibe to the Gulf Coast

Laying the groundwork: Triforce Pictures brings West Coast vibe to the Gulf Coast

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2021
Cops Corner: Sarasota 12.2.21

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • February 6, 2024
CEO of SRQ updates Kiwanis Club on the airport's growth

Rick Piccolo's presentation highlighted the area's recent growth and future plans for expanding and improving the airport.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • January 23, 2025
Fire damages St. Armands boutique

No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2025
Woman suspects property damage stems from lawsuit

A condo owner has shattered glass door, suspects it is the result of a suit against her HOA. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2022
Underground power line construction on track for end-of-year completion

Construction is planned for completion in the fall with the remaining work to be wrapped up by the end of the year, a year earlier than initially expected.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 22, 2010
Firefighters change their minds

Firefighter Pension Board Chairman Keith Tanner said the forensic analysis his pension board approved last month was not what the firefighters wanted.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 26, 2017
The cost of preserving LBK history

As with most things, it’s all about the money.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 23, 2018
A walk to remember

In 2015, Lakewood Ranch resident Richard Albero embarked on a 1,200-mile trek to raise money for wounded warriors. Now he’s penning a memoir about the experience and plotting his next step.

  • LWR Life
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 17, 2016
School Board District 3 candidates sound off

Read this Q&A with contenders for the Manatee County School Board.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • May 12, 2021
Tara Bridge removed from Manatee County thoroughfare plan

Manatee County Commission says Tara Bridge no longer makes sense

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 25, 2011
TOP STORY, APRIL: Tale of Triumph

When Leonardo Leal-Guerrero immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico in 2005, he knew no English. He then bounced from home to home - sometimes staying with neighbors when he had nowhere else to go. By the end of his high school career, the Braden River senior had two choices for college - Harvard or Stanford.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 19, 2017
Myakka City School House may finally be fully restored

Twenty-four year struggle expected to pay dividends at Myakka City School House.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 5, 2011
SEVEN in 11: Ken Sanborn

In September 2010, Longboat Key resident Ken Sanborn formally unveiled plans for Miami 24/7 - a movie-studio project intended for Lakewood Ranch. In mid-May, Sanborn Studios LLC will begin filming the first 13 episodes of its first TV series, "Miami 24/7."

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2012
Our View: We recommend

If you haven't already made your election selections or turned in your absentee or early-voting ballot for Tuesday's primary election, herewith we present a few thoughts that might help you decide which bubble to color on your ballot.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 13, 2012
105 years of history

Most of Sarasota Yacht Club's history, which dates back to 1907, is contained in a cardboard box.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2021
Calling all pets!

Have cute pics of your pets? Of course you do — and The Observer wants to see them!

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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