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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 2, 2011
MY VIEW: Anti-growthers reliably wrong

Local governments have wisely been reducing or ditching new home taxes known as impact fees to spur the economy. Opponents are spitting mad.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 7, 2019
La Norma brings Sicilian spirit to Longboat Key

The Italian restaurant has settled into its tenure on the island after opening several months ago.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor 1.13.15

Underground utilities; Colony; Trump

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • February 9, 2017
Advocates work to boost engagement in city politics

Can an eclectic eight-person field — and an increased push from outside groups — help drive up voter turnout in the city election?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 21, 2015
Down to the Wires: everything you need to know about the undergrounding referendum

Get the facts on undergrounding Longboat Key utilities before you cast your ballot in the Nov. 3 referendum.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 9, 2025
Lakewood Ranch nonprofit offers a sound night's sleep

Beds for Kids delivers up to 50 beds a month throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 7, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 23-27 in Lakewood Ranch

A Mill Creek home tops the week's sales at $2.2 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 15, 2010
Oyster Bay Estates home sells for $3 million

Gary and Julie Hester sold their home at 1137 N. Lake Shore Drive to Rudolph and Lois Lucek, of Longboat Key, for $3.05 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 20-24 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lakehouse Cove home on Waterbend Trail tops the week's sales at $1.78 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 7, 2023
Vietnam battles still take a toll on East County veteran

U.S. Marine Bob Bowermaster tells of the Nông Sơn Mountain attack that left him with two bullet wounds and shrapnel injuries.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 13, 2020
Bradenton woman tells story of perseverance during MS Awareness Week

Bradenton woman tells her story of triumph over multiple sclerosis.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • December 19, 2018
From socks to sauerbraten, Sarasota residents cherish holiday traditions

Families share the recipes and rituals that make the season grand.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 25, 2016
Top Story — April: Rowing toward Rio

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • East County
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  • By Madison Bierl |
  • September 4, 2025
Can't beat the new music teachers at Carlos E. Haile Middle

Orchestra director Nohemi Perez and band director DJ Harpole have rebuilt the program and their students' passion for music.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 14, 2022
New Italian restaurant opens in Whitney Plaza

Ventura's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar has replaced the Bayou Tavern, but you can still order the veal cannelloni.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • November 24, 2009
A unit in Grand Bay sells for $700,000

Unit 342 at Grand Bay condominiums has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,143 square feet of living area. It sold for $700,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 4, 2009
South Creek Drive home sells for $925,000

A South Creek Drive home tops all sales in this week's real-estate transactions.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2010
Cops Corner 07.15.10

A woman told police a man selling steaks door-to-door approached her home. His sales pitch was aggressive.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 29, 2012
Scene & Heard

Zombies to invade SRQ; Deadline nearing for nominations; Wedding bells have nice ring to them

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • July 28, 2011
Reverend follows his heart for trip

Rev. Michael Mansperger, of Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, plans to take a sabbitical for the first time in his more than 30-year career.

  • Sarasota
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