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Results for: Vanity Wagon Discount Code “AVA”– Save Up To 40% on All Orders

  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 8, 2022
Sarasota festival brings the blues and barbecue

The weekend festival started May 6.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 24, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Luffing Lassies host Rainbow Regatta

The Luffing Lassies, the female sailing group at Sarasota Sailing Squadron, hosted women sailing groups from all over the Gulf Coast in the Rainbow Regatta on April 16. The sailors ranged in age from their 30s up to females in their 80s from ten different sailing clubs. Following the races in the regatta, they joined together for a luncheon at the Sailing Squadron.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 22, 2010
Lakewood, Braden River and ODA advance to regional finals

The Lakewood Ranch and Braden River High boys tennis teams and the Lakewood Ranch and Out-of-Door Academy girls tennis teams were all victorious in their regional semifinal matches April 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2010
It's Read Everywhere contest winners named

After nearly 7,000 votes, the grand-prize winners from The Longboat, Sarasota and East County Observers are Tim and Lisa McElhiney, who caught up on all their East County news while in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 22, 2018
Mote and SciGirls team up to peak STEM interest

An all-girls camp will run at Mote from July 2 to July 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 14, 2024
Braden River grad nominated for College Television Award

"Healing Paws," aspiring filmmaker Keith Cohen's short film on the therapeutic powers of dogs, has been nominated in the Nonfiction Series category.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 11, 2020
Longboat could renew mask order in late August

The town of Longboat Key's mandatory mask policy runs through the end of August.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • August 23, 2012
The Carmel Café and Wine Bar: a new, exciting and delicious way to dine

The Carmel Café and Wine Bar: a new, exciting and delicious way to dine

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By David Conway |
  • May 27, 2021
Golden Gate Point condo earns city approval

Resident concerns about the size of on-site parking spaces weren’t enough to derail plans for a four-unit, four-story condominium in the waterfront neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 21, 2021
Longboat Key sees dozens of home rebuilds since January 2020

Demolishing and rebuilding is one way Longboaters can live in their idea of paradise.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 14, 2024
Manatee County needs to study reasons for Lakewood Ranch flooding

Summerfield residents say the release of extra water at the Lake Manatee Dam could be responsible.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 5, 2024
Teen Court grants juvenile offenders a trial by their peers

The nonprofit offers young offenders second chances, with fellow teens serving as the attorneys, jury, bailiff and clerk.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • December 13, 2012
Citizens' Input gives residents a say in city government

Citizens' Input gives residents a say in city government

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 21, 2025
Sarasota Square Mall demolition begins

Developer Torburn Partners begins tearing down Sarasota Sauare Mall for a redevelopment to include up to 1,200 apartments and 690,000 square feet of commercial space on the South Tamiami Trail site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • February 3, 2026
Property tax issue is a big one for Longboaters

If the elimination of property taxes is being discussed, school taxes must also be considered for communities such as Longboat Key, a reader says.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • June 5, 2018
City awaits follow-up on Palm Avenue lawsuit

Some post-trial motions must still be decided in a dispute that has the city facing a payment of nearly $50 million in damages.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 10, 2021
Welcome back: We dug up so much Longboat Key news at the beach

You missed a lot of summer blockbusters this year. Not at the theater. In Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 22, 2016
Judge May rules on Colony issues

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May this week ordered Colony Lender LLC and Unicorp to pay more than $60,000 for allegedly violating an automatic bankruptcy stay.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 29, 2018
Officials grapple with affordable housing shortage

Sarasota has struggled to create an adequate supply of affordable housing. Can policy changes effectively address this issue?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 30, 2023
AG Lafley talks handing off leadership of the Bay Park Conservancy

When Stephanie Crockatt takes over as president and CEO of the BPC, the volunteer founding CEO will step back but not away from The Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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