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Monday marked the first in-person meeting held in Longboat Key since March 23.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 2, 2020
Longboat Key resumes in-person meetings

The town is planning to use a hybrid approach through the end of the year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Officer Josh Connors said there are usually more boats out on a Sunday afternoon.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • July 10, 2019
One day on a Longboat Key police boat

Officer Josh Connors patrols waters off of Longboat on Sunday, June 30. Part of two stories on the police department's water rescue apparatus.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
County leaders are working to determine how to spend $84.2 million on federal COVID-19 relief funding.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 10, 2021
County leaders adjust plan to spend federal relief money

$31 million originally set aside for sewer-to-septic work will be reflowed into overall $84.2 million package.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 638 Bayview Drive recently sold for $2.25 million. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,052 square feet of living area.Â
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 22, 2018
Bayview Drive home sells for $2.25 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 6-10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Photo courtesy of JC Studios Photography
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2014
Occasions

Christina Louise Russell and Adam Weston Cameron were married Nov. 9 in Knoxville, Tenn.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 25, 2012
Commission addresses law of the land

The commission will take a two-step approach to reviewing its land-use regulations, beginning with a look at planned-use development issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2009
Birth Announcements 06.25.09

The East County Observer would like to congratulate all the parents who celebrated recently the births of their new bundles of joy. All of the following babies were born at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Robbie Higgins watches his drive fly toward the flag.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 5, 2017
Cardinal Mooney boys golf's lefties have the team rolling

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Head of School Dan Ceaser said he can't wait to welcome students to campus in August.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 11, 2021
Day school expands to new campus

The new campus of Hershorin Schiff Community Day School will feature garden space, athletic fields and custom-built classrooms.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Jeff and Nikki Sedacca
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • July 6, 2011
Hot summer nightspots

The question was, "What is your favorite restaurant for a hot Sarasota summer night?"

  • Arts + Culture
Town Manager Dave Bullock made it clear Monday night he’s not comfortable discussing employment decisions with the Longboat Key Town Commission.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 2, 2015
Commission questions utility of proposed position

The town manager became irked when the Longboat Key Town Commission began questioning personnel decisions he's charged with overseeing.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort is legally bound to be demolished within 60 days of any permit issuance.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • February 21, 2018
Longboat P&Z board approves St. Regis hotel with smaller ballroom

The Planning and Zoning Board supported Unicorp National Development's proposal for a 5 star hotel with a 7,650-square-foot ballroom.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 23, 2013
TEDx comes to USF Sarasota-Manatee

TEDx comes to USF Sarasota-Manatee

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Bridget Lanier
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 6, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bridget Lanier

Braden River sophomore Bridget Lanier won the long jump and the high jump helping lead the Lady Pirates to a first-place victory at the Palmetto Relays April 1.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • November 5, 2014
Home & Garden: What all bedrooms need

There are no set rules on how to decorate a bedroom. Each person has her own style, habits and routines that dictate how she would use space in the home, but these tips and starting points will lead you in the right direction.

  • Arts + Culture
John Lally and Susan Stahley. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2015
What's Happening: Week of May 7 2015

Siesta Key Code Enforcement officer to retire; SMH gains Level II trauma status

  • Sarasota
  • News
At St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, new Easter lilies were planted.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 20, 2022
Longboat Key faith communities uphold traditions

The churches and temple on Longboat Key have their own unique traditions to celebrate their holidays.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Medieval Fair President Jeremy Croteau (right) discusses some features of the Medieval Fair site in Myakka City with Manatee County Deputy Administrator Charlie Bishop Friday.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • October 29, 2021
Manatee County inspects Sarasota Medieval Fair site in Myakka City with decision on the festival's special permit looming

Manatee County officials tour the site of the upcoming Sarasota Medieval Fair before deciding whether to issue a special permit for the festival.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2011
Our View: Suspension reveals law flaw

The recent case of Manatee County Sheriff Lt. John Murrell being slapped with a three-week suspension is appalling, but revealing. In a reasonable world, Murrell would be lauded, not sharply disciplined.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Dan Jordan with the 1695 ex Humphreys Guarneri, named after Sydney Humphreys, the violinist who last played the rare instrument. The two never met, but Jordan says he feels connected to him. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 22, 2017
Perfect Harmony: Rare violin brings renewed inspiration to Sarasota Orchestra

No two violins are the same. In a special loan, Sarasota Orchestra Concertmaster Daniel Jordan found his musical match in a love story more than 300 years in the making.

  • Arts + Culture
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