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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 11, 2019
Preserve Longboat's history

That history should not be forgotten. It deserves to be on display.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • April 5, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Jade Rhodes

We've read about her for two years now since she and the Sarasota High School Sailors went to the state championship in 2010.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 15, 2014
10 reasons to get excited for the Mall at University Town Center

10 reasons to get excited for the Mall at University Town Center

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 13, 2009
DID votes against meters

The Downtown Improvement District board decided now was not the time to install meters downtown, but indicated it could support paid parking in the future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 27, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Wagner Realty announces new office manager, agents; Maggie Hutter joins Prudential Palms Realty; and Chatt promoted to VP of Island Real Estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Give credit to those who fought the farce; Unworthy of public trust; Time to apply again;

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 29, 2012
Beach Road stormwater project delayed again

A stormwater drainage project that's been in the planning stages since 2005 and was supposed to start after Easter has been delayed again.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • July 26, 2023
Tyler's Gourmet Ice Cream brings sweetness of childhood to Longboat

The ice cream shop's partnership with Lazy Lobster has made it a family-friendly destination.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 13, 2016
Manatee County affordable housing takes hit

Now that developers must pay educational facilities fees, cost likely to be passed along to buyers.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 27, 2011
Lido Beach home sells for $2.3 million

John and Suzette Lodge, of Osprey, sold the home at 1 John Ringling Blvd. in Lido Beach Division A to JRB LLC, a Florida limited-liability company with a Sarasota address, for $2.3 million. Built in 1973, the 1,511-square-foot home has three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms and sits on more than a half-acre of land. According to the Sarasota County Property Appraiser's website, sarasotaproperty.net, the last recorded sale related to the parcel was for $10,000 in August 1971.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2011
News Briefs 01.13.11

The Manatee County Government website and Utility Customer Service System will be inaccessible the evening of Jan. 14 and all day Jan. 15 as electrical work is completed at the Manatee County Administrative Center.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 28, 2025
Siesta Beach returns to the top of the rankings

We all know Siesta Beach is awesome. But here's what goes into those "best beach" rankings — and why they matter.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 23, 2017
A night in the life of Lakewood Ranch mascot Klumpy

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Lakewood Ranch Dental staff |
  • March 4, 2021
Top Facial Esthetics Center Now Located in Lakewood Ranch

Dr. Michael Kanter has partnered with Dr. Richard Miron who will head up this new division.

  • Health
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2025
Tickets now available for 2025 Siesta Key Crystal Classic

Early-purchase ticket, parking and sponsorship opportunities for the annual Siesta Beach sandsculpting event are now available.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 18, 2021
Learning Bashaw first priority for new east Bradenton principal

James Dougherty now meeting with teachers, staff and families to prepare for new school year in east Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 8, 2021
County Commission to begin rolling back EDC funds

Commissioners will stop tax funding to the EDC by 2024 and reallocate economic development incentive fund monies to the general fund budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 15, 2021
Plans begin to take shape for new North Shore beach entrance

North-end residents have advocated for improvements to the beach entrance at 100 N. Shore Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rusty Chinnis |
  • March 16, 2023
Protecting our natural resources is a moral responsibility

We can have all the rules protecting nature we want. Until we enforce them, red tide and other nature degradation will continue.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 10, 2015
Conversation with with Julius Halas

Before former Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Julius Halas, 61, left the town to become director of the Florida Division of State Fire Marshal’s Office in 2009, he gave the Longboat Observer his personal cellphone number and said to call any time.

  • Longboat Key
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