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  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 12, 2020
Events held at county facilities canceled through May 31

Following CDC guidelines, county staff has canceled many events until May 31.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 21, 2018
Coe announces run for Sarasota County Commission's District 2

Republican Alexandra Coe announces her bid for the District 2 seat on the Sarasota County Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 3, 2016
Town Commission to consider undergrounding fees

Longboat Key town commissioners today forwarded a resolution that sets up a payment plan for the neighborhood undergrounding project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 20, 2016
Manatee County Animal Services seeks help for overcapacity

After taking in dogs from an ongoing animal case, the county shelter is running out of room.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 15, 2017
Lakewood Ranch developer offers Premier Sports Campus to Manatee County

The deal would require the county to build an aquatics center on neighboring land within five years.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 17, 2016
Debutante Ball honors young women of Sarasota and Manatee counties

The ball marks the end of the year-long debutante program.

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 11, 2015
This week in history

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 24, 2013
Manatee commissioners get briefed on 44th Avenue East extension project

County staff says the long-planned road project will cost $112 million and is still eight to 12 years out from completion.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 3, 2013
Preliminary budget keeps Longboat Key millage rate flat

Town Manager Dave Bullock's preliminary budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year keeps the millage rate at 1.8872.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 27, 2014
Supervisors hold down CDD costs

Lakewood Ranch CDD supervisors adopted their FY 2015 budgets Aug. 21. Average assessment changes ranged from -$144 to $108.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 4, 2014
Heritage Harbour South CDD agrees to talk landscape with Stoneybrook HOA

At their June 3 meeting, supervisors of the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District moved to create a landscape contract with the Stoneybrook Homeowner's Association.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 25, 2014
Fruitville Initiative gets back on track

Sarasota County's plans to rezone 360 acres of land east of I-75, gains momentum with a neighborhood workshop scheduled for Thursday, March 27.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By James Peter |
  • December 16, 2023
Clothing tycoon buys record-setting Bird Key home for $12M

At $11.5 million, 683 Mourning Dove Drive surpasses the previous record set in June of this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 17, 2020
Harmer: 'Community has responded well to restrictions' from COVID-19

Town Manager Tom Harmer said the “projected peak” for coronavirus cases would be in late April or early May for Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 2, 2018
Longboat commission hopefuls pitch policy decisions

The Longboat Observer hosted a forum Thursday evening for the public to hear from commission candidates about a swath of island issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2014
WELCOME BACK: What's new to you

Sarasota saw many changes while snowbirds were away, including some new faces on the scene, amendment changes, expansion plans and more.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 19, 2025
Former Sarasota mayor laments some aspects of downtown master plan

Mollie Cardamone, who was among the city leaders when the current downtown master plan was developed, tells the update committee of the current plan's self-inflicted flaws.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 26, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: He's fine, he just looks unconscious

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2010
Cops Corner

April 1 Lost in translation 1:41 p.m. -- 10 block of Winslow Place. Parking Violation. A man reported that a landscape crew parked on the shoulder of the road in front of his house. Police called the landscape company's office to let them know the crew, whose members did not speak English, could not park on the grass.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: April Fools' Day 2011

Readers respond to April Fools' Day spoof edition.

  • East County
  • Opinion
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