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The Toys for Tots drop-off box is located in the lobby of the Longboat Key Police Department headquarters,  5460 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 16, 2017
Longboat Police kicks off Toys for Tots drive

Donations will benefit children in the Sarasota-Manatee area.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Last year, stakeholders on St. Armands Circle and Longboat Key sought to address severe traffic congestion affecting the region’s barrier islands. Officials are still working on finding solutions.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 12, 2015
WELCOME BACK: Can we get out of our traffic jam?

As an influx of part-time residents descends on Sarasota, officials are continuing efforts to address traffic problems in the region.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 29, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Something fishy's going on here

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2022
Sarasota, Weather Page, Nature, Photo Contest

Bruce EntSilverman captured these two monarch butterflies in the gardens at Spanish Point.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Publix store at 525 Bay Isles Parkway in Longboat Key implemented curbside pickup service on Saturday, April 11.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 13, 2020
Longboat Publix launches curbside delivery

Publix has taken several steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home on 8569 Midnight Pass Road was built in 2012. It has
four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,033 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 9, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Feb. 20-24 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home on Midnight Pass Road tops the week's sale at $6.65 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 26, 2010
Confidential document appears at Town Hall

Commissioner Gene Jaleski submitted a Longboat Key Club pro-forma statement dated August 2006 to the town last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kimberly Braun |
  • November 4, 2013
Johnna White: a woman with moxie

Johnna White: a woman with moxie

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Lido Key resident David Riedlinger believes the Lido pavilion can be improved and remain a public asset.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 2, 2017
Lido residents resist pavilion privatization

The city will make a decision regarding the future of the Lido Pavilion this month. David Riedlinger is working to ensure it remains a publicly run facility.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lou Jacob, CEO of Myakka Elephant Ranch, cares for one of the elephants. Jacob started the ranch after learning more about elephant conservation at a symposium in South Africa and interning at a zoo in Germany. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 21, 2020
Ranch provides un-herd of experience in east Bradenton

Myakka Elephant Ranch opens to the public so it can expand its conservation efforts.

  • East County
  • News
At the core of the lawsuit against the town, and most others filed against governments, public agencies and private businesses, is the formatting of documents and information posted on their websites.Â
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 3, 2019
ADA lawsuit filed against Longboat Key over website

Town's lawyer in case said no clear standards exist for governments to follow.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • September 12, 2013
Downtown businesses seek to combat vagrancy issue

The Downtown Improvement District and merchants along Main Street are considering bringing in additional security to ward off vagrancy troubles.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 3, 2015
This week in Sarasota: Monday, Aug. 3

This week in Sarasota: Monday, Aug. 3

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The use of the Selby Gardens property for special events — and a food service partnership with Michael's on East — is at the center of a still-unsettled dispute regarding a tax exemption. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 29, 2021
Selby Gardens property tax issue headed to court

Despite a mediated resolution earlier this year, a late tax payment is prolonging tensions between the botanical garden and the property appraiser.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 8, 2021
Sarasota embraces medieval life at Suncoast Renaissance Festival

Locals lived it up at the weekend festival.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2022
East County weather page photo: April 7

Gordon Silver captured this green anole exploring the landscape in Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 7

Susan Molnar captured this osprey holding a sheepshead fish on North Lido Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 3, 2022
Fiorelli Winery and Vineyard in Bradenton celebrates reopening

Labor Day weekend celebration provides opportunity to see additions to East County winery.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 5, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Joe'

Nicolas Cage is back on top of his game in the new film, 'Joe.'

  • Arts + Culture
Bonnie Carlton and Marilyn Coker of the Myakka City Historical Society sit on the stage they hope will host community events.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 19, 2017
Myakka City School House may finally be fully restored

Twenty-four year struggle expected to pay dividends at Myakka City School House.

  • East County
  • News
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