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  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 10, 2011
News Briefs

Commission candidates present agendas for the arts; city hires permanent leader of police panel

  • Sarasota
  • News
David and Maxine Balsbaugh, Hope Seeds' executive directors, came and spoke to the group on Jan. 25.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 25, 2021
Packing to the brim

Christ Church of Longboat Key volunteers hit another seed packing milestone.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2010
Business Observer 07.07.10

Whole Foods program helps local charities; and Beachhouse hires special events assistant manager.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Event committee members Diane Patrone, Kathy Ryan, Nicole Westrick, Toni Maloney, Melanie De Carlo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 2, 2017
Windings Oaks bids farewell to snowbirds

Residents gathered at Bay Isles Beach Club for a sunset celebration on April 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 20, 2009
Town of Longboat Key lays off three employees

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis laid off three employees in the Planning, Zoning and Building Department Tuesday, May 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2013
Cops 7.10.13

June 26 STAGING A COVER-UP 6:14 p.m. - 2800 block of GMD. Code Enforcement. An Italian woman didn't know she wasn't allowed to be topless on the beach and agreed to cover up.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The suspect was stopped at 9:10 a.m.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 17, 2019
Nolan Middle School student charged with making threats

Nolan Middle School student arrested after making threats

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 10, 2013
Gladiators seeking players

The Bradenton Gladiators are looking for prospective players for the 2014 football season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 15, 2021
Rotary Club gets off to a clean start

The club gathered to clean up their section of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The ACLU filed a legal challenge on behalf of two homeless men.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • February 13, 2013
City agrees to stop panhandling enforcement

In a consent decree, the City agrees to abide by an updated 60-day injunction stopping the City of Sarasota from enforcing a solicitation law.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 20, 2019
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour to showcase seven houses

The annual Home Tour will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lenny Landau |
  • March 3, 2016
How good intentions can go terribly wrong

Underground utilities referendum’s contingencies and assessments could be fatal flaws.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: September 24

Pamela Williams captured this glossy ibis at Celery Fields in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The next step in Tindale-Oliver & Associates Inc.’s preliminary study is to make a recommendation to the City Commission. Courtesy photo
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 21, 2012
Planners make presentation

Funding sources, ranging from state funding to federal grants, are available for building streetcar systems.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • April 3, 2014
School Board

The latest news and achievements in Sarasota schools.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
John Wishart loves the 289 high performance engine in his 1964 1/2 Mustang, the first of its kind to roll off the assembly line.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 13, 2021
Longtime Mustang car show returns to Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

The Ponies Under the Palms car show in Lakewood Ranch raises money for Take Stock in Children and Southeastern Guide Dogs.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 8, 2020
Alderman Oaks retirement home surprised with Mothers Day parade

The parade took place May 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
To provide a better look at drunken driving incidents in the county, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Department has provided an overview of all DUI-related charges in Sarasota County and in Siesta Key from September to March 11.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 22, 2012
County DUI incidents revealed

Between September and March, Sarasota County averaged 10 DUI incidents per month.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Ohana property at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive extends well out into the Gulf of Mexico. The property is pictured here from the south end.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • December 13, 2021
Solutions hard to come by for Longboat beach access question

As community tries to find a way around seawall issue, property owners propose an easement that would cost the town $880,000 to $1.3 million a year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Eagle Trace community is one of many Lakewood Ranch communities under development north of State Road 70 and south of State Road 64.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 5, 2017
East County on fast track for growth

Property values are increasing, but stabilizing

  • East County
  • News
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