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A water main break has interrupted service for about 700 residential units in the area of Seaside Drive off Midnight Pass Road on Siesta Key.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • March 22, 2012
Water main break interrupts service for 700 residents

Sarasota County Utilities have issued a boil water advisory for some Siesta Key residents.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Columnist . |
  • February 8, 2018
A generational legacy in the making

The future of the Bay is being shaped right now.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A discussion will be held today to discuss the possibility of burying Gulf of Mexico Drive power lines.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 10, 2012
Commission discusses power lines today

The Longboat Key Town Commission will also discuss a resolution expressing support for pension reform at Town Hall today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Matt Bertrand. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 8, 2017
East County High 5 Moments: 03.08.17

East County High 5 Moments: 03.08.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 07.14.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 4, 2016
UPDATE: Stolen firearm leads to Sarasota school lockdown

The Sarasota Police Department is investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred at Sarasota Ford, while officers have lifted the lockdown at surrounding schools.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Usher says the county’s recycling collection agency, Waste Management, will be equipping their trucks with large automated arms to pick up the new carts. Photo by Brynn Mechem
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • July 7, 2019
Sarasota County aims for single-stream recycling by January

The switch signals a utility rate increase for residents of the unincorporated county areas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hundreds of students gathered for a candlelight vigil at the accident site starting at 8 p.m. Sunday.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 11, 2015
Hundreds gather in Lakewood Ranch for candlelight vigil

Students gathered Sunday night around 8 p.m. to remember the lives of Brendan Shreve and Jared Duran.

  • East County
  • News
Those who are nonviolent offenders and are experiencing homelessness are eligible for the program.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 5, 2019
Sarasota's Community Care Court tackles homelessness

The program gives nonviolent offenders an alternative to jail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jake Miklojcik, front, tells Matt DeFano, center, and Bob Walsh, behind, that the redaction of proposal documents requested by Manatee Lost Lagoon prevents taxpayers from learning more about the project.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 6, 2016
Sizable concerns over water park

Is 20 acres is enough for a successful water park at Tom Bennett Park?

  • East County
  • News
Unicorp National Developments Inc. wants to build a $2 million, 3,000-square-foot modular sales office on the 17.6-acre site.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • March 4, 2019
Longboat leaders approve rule change allowing sales office

Sales center could be up and running by year end.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The linear property is made up of several parcels fronting Fruitville Road, including this one. (Photo from Google Maps.)
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 15, 2016
Sarasota acreage gets new owner

Lakepark Estates now owns more than 1,000 acres fronting Fruitville Road.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The license plate cameras helped the Longboat Key Police Department to realize that the suspect was driving on and off the Key frequently.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 2, 2014
License plate cameras help arrest burglar

Daniel Lee Upton confessed to burglaries on Longboat Key and Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, where he broke into condominium storage sheds and stole bicycles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 5, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 29, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Brian Ragone

The Out-of-Door Academy senior Brian Ragone kept his undefeated streak alive, finishing in 40.78 to win the 300-meter hurdles at The Out-of-Door Academy Invite March 23.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Miranda Crowe and Gabriella Ebbesson both took Guy Peterson's. Crowe just finished her first year working toward her master's degree and Ebbesson just graduated.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 21, 2017
University of Florida students design port cochere for Plymouth Harbor

Students in Guy Peterson's Sarasota-based lab spent the semester getting hands-on experience.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This conceptual rendering shows the future boathouse looking northeast. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 10, 2018
Benderson boathouse dream still afloat

SANCA, foundation officials say boathouse construction was never promised.

  • East County
  • News
How long will 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive stay vacant? Depends on a few things.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 1, 2019
Ten bold predictions for 2019

A lot is in the cards for Longboat this year. Here's one swing at what some of them might be.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The proposal for 6990 Gulf of Mexico Drive includes tearing down the gas station's canopy, and a new one is planned.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • October 31, 2018
North end gas station may become restaurant and retail venue

Site plans are still being developed

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Join Emily Walsh for the Observer Daily Headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 20, 2012
JAN. 20: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota, and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
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