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Results for: Markets4you Official Referral Code "fjbnkre" Get 20% Fee Discount on Trades

  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • July 11, 2014
Blackboard Inc. honors Sarasota schools

The award honors those in the education field who strive for excellence in teaching.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 6, 2014
Road closure extended

As a result of construction to build a drinking waterline, Winding Stream Way from Upper Manatee River Road to the second gate into the Waterlefe community will be closed until June 12.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 27, 2014
LBK police department offers medication disposal

The Longboat Key Police Department is now an Official Medical Collection site.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2014
Island Chapel honors Rev. Jim Marsh's memory

The late Rev. Jim Marsh died in 2008, but his legacy lives on at Longboat Island Chapel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2024
Tamiami Trail southbound lane closed due to sewer line collapse

The lane closure is near the intersection of US 41 and 22nd Street in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • July 11, 2025
Sandbags distributed on Longboat Key for hurricane season

Future dates for distribution are set for Aug. 7 and Sept. 4 at Broadway Beach Access.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff |
  • March 24, 2026
Time to Stop into Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar

Your next escape awaits.

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Sponsored Content
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 10, 2024
Observer recommends

The common refrain and complaint you here about all county commission candidates is this: “The greedy developers control them.”

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2013
Our View: Town center? It can be more

Of course Longboat Key resident Joe Wolfer would be thrilled if the town of Longboat Key paid a market-rate price for his three-acre property next to Publix and the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 8, 2023
Longboat Key Kiwanis Club shares swan stories

"The Swan Guy" David Novak spoke at the Kiwanis Club meeting on March 2 at the Lazy Lobster.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 27, 2021
ESPN's Van Pelt ready to help with Vitale Gala fundraising

Popular anchor among those to be honored at May 7 event.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 18, 2012
Under the Mic: Tim Beasley

By day, FST Improv founding member Tim Beasley is the witty one-line comedian prescribing giggles to his audience. By night, he's providing much needed laughter to patients as an ER nurse.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 22, 2020
Group exercise begins again on Longboat Key

Socializing and social distancing are finding a way to go hand-in-hand.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 17, 2016
Power of personality: Carolyn Michel's one-woman showcase

Carolyn Michel relives her favorite roles in the SaraSolo Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 18, 2021
Class Act: Game Changers

Armed with spreadsheets, data and plenty of empathy, Nancy Sykes and her fiercely dedicated team at Esplanade Gives Back offer critical help to the surrounding community.

  • LWR Life
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • March 5, 2025
Willis Elementary students recall grandparents' love in essay contest

Willis Elementary gets top two spots in Manatee County Retried Educators' Association contest.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 31, 2024
Lemur Conservation Foundation welcomes four baby lemurs

The four baby lemurs and their families are adjusting to new dynamics as the babies grow not only in size but also in their personalities.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 16, 2026
Manatee County partners with nonprofit to help residents with dementia

DementiAbility, which will provide the funding to run the nonprofit, will be given space in a county-owned building.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • March 18, 2022
Museum exhibit expands horizons in 'Picturing Science'

Have you ever peered inside a meteorite? The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is showing visitors how science and technology have lent researchers new insight into the natural world.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 14, 2010
Resident upset about pipeline staging site

The replacement of water pipes along Gulf of Mexico Drive means the hired contractor needs a staging site to hold the replacement water pipes.

  • Longboat Key
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