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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 13, 2010
District 1 candidate: Lynn Larson

District 1 candidate Lynn Larson believes the Town Commission doesn't make decisions that are based on what its constituents want.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 30, 2020
County considers RV amendment to Pinecraft overlay

he amendment would allow the seasonal use of recreational vehicles as an accessory to single-family homes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • April 20, 2017
Private parking lots prove lucrative on Siesta

Between existing private lots and vacant properties, entrepreneurs see an opportunity to cash in on Siesta Key’s parking shortage.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2010
Signs of the silly season

Signs of the silly season

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 28, 2012
Welfonder, Tallman make pitch to Colony

Developers Manfred Welfonder and Jay Tallman have partnered in hopes of convincing Colony unit owners to support an alternative redevelopment plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 17, 2025
Morton's Firehouse Chili Cook-Off still going strong in 25th year

The event features over a dozen fire stations from Sarasota and beyond, competing for the awards for best chili and best booth.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • March 21, 2013
Out and about on Election Night (Part 2): The after-parties

Out and about on Election Night (Part 2): The after-parties

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 29, 2015
AEROBIC GRANDMA | Summer stretch a first for Bayfront Park yoga classes

It was more than a little bit of good luck for year-round residents of Longboat Key and the surrounding area when the former Debby Debile married Michael McClung in 2014 and moved here

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lainee Jennings |
  • August 27, 2010
Pirates pummel Mooney Cougars

Braden River showed domination on both sides of the ball in its 34-14 win over Cardinal Mooney in the annual Kickoff Classic Aug. 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2010
Letters to the editor

Stadium: House of cards; Wrong kind of change

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 9, 2012
EDIBLES: A pearl of an oyster bar

There's a new kid on the block near the Hollywood 20 movie theater: it's the Half Shell Oyster House, and it has an enticing promotion to get you in to try its wares.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 26, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Coaching the team

FSU/Asolo Conservatory second-year acting professor Brendon Fox is coaching a team of three students for the upcoming production, 'The Aliens.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 16, 2019
Transportation officials look to future in Lakewood Ranch area

Transportation officials look to future in Sarasota, Manatee counties.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 28, 2019
Manatee Sheriff's Office finds new way to hound suspects

Sheriff's Office K-9 helicopter rides to improve East County response times in Manatee County

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 3, 2018
Another painful loss for Pirates against Venice

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Shellie Terry |
  • March 15, 2018
Sarasota Challenge Dances into 10th Year

The annual ballroom dance competition offers a glamorous, artistic experience for competitors and guests alike.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 14, 2017
To enjoy rowing, first come to terms

Rowing delicacies to be served at 2017 World Rowing Championships, just don't expect crab.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 25, 2016
US Open shows how fun lawn bowling can be

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 11, 2015
Commission seeks island-wide neighborhood funding plan

A plan to bury Longboat Key power lines and utility poles in neighborhoods and side streets will be decided by the voters March 15. A decision on how to fund it still needs finalized.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 2, 2013
Town hears another call for tower alternative

Two men say a small-cell technology is gaining traction in tourist towns with reception issues.

  • Longboat Key
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