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  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • March 21, 2013
Out and about on Election Night (Part 2): The after-parties

Out and about on Election Night (Part 2): The after-parties

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 24, 2020
Help light the night in Lakewood Ranch

The Observer is putting together an online holiday lights map for Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2010
Habitat celebrates its 25th anniversary

Habitat for Humanity Sarasota will hold a celebration this weekend in honor of its 25th anniversary at the Habitat for Humanity Restore, 2095 17th St.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2010
Finish line

The southernmost, permeable adjustable-type groin, which is meant to hold sand in the area, located behind the Islander Club, is complete.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Warren Jones, Lester Lynch, Brenda Rae, Piotr Beczala, Jamie Barton, Samuel Ramey, Renee Fleming, Martin Katz,  Barbara Cook, Marilyn Horne, Frederica von Stade, Lee Musiker, Isabel Leonard and David Daniels. Photo by Meche Kroop.
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 22, 2014
MUSIC: The Song Continues: Marilyn Horne Song Celebration

June LeBell visited New York City last week and had the honor to celebrate an important milestone: Marilyn Horne's 80th birthday.

  • Arts + Culture
This four-bedroom, four-bath and two half-bath home was built in 2002.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 24, 2011
Siesta Key home sells for $4.4 million

The 5,727-square-foot home fronts Little Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Children from the Gan helped pack up 115 books.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 1, 2010
Temple toddlers give gift of sharing

Preschoolers at the Gan Early Care Program pack up books for HIPPY.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jim Sherer and Aaron Lemoniades stand with freshly painted stakes. Photo by Mary Lou Johnson.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 1, 2010
Turtle nesting season ends

Turtle-nesting season ended yesterday, but volunteers already have a stake in next season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
One neighbor had to create a makeshift curb to prevent landscaping from washing into the street during a rainstorm.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 14, 2011
West-of-trail neighborhood residents seek street repairs

Believing their street hasn't been resurfaced in 20 years, Floyd Street residents appealed to the city. appealed to the city petition.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • July 2, 2019
The Longboat Key Historical Society tries making history repeat itself

Michael Drake is leading the effort to finally purchase land for the historical society museum.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 27, 2020
Barrier islands be alert

Sarasota’s new transportation plan includes projects that will affect the residents of the keys. Now is the time to assure the islands are heard.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Madelaine Verbeek, a museum educator with the South Florida Museum, educates students on fossils.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • March 13, 2019
Full STEAM ahead at Gullett Elementary in Manatee County

Gullett Elementary students explore science at annual education event in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Schools
Pearl and Don Constantino say they enjoy playing pickleball at Bayfront Park, but they’re always prepared in case the court is in use.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 22, 2019
Pickleball plans firm up with consultant report

Town study shows where courts could be added, and for how much.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Handcrafted necklaces made from recycled paper.
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • November 14, 2010
Gift fair goes global

The 9th annual St. Boniface Global Gift Fair was held Saturday, Nov. 13 and Sunday, Nov. 14, at St. Boniface Church. The fair featured Fair Trade items which were handcrafted by artisans from all over the world.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key resident Charles “Chuck” Nechtem, president and CEO of Charles Nechtem Associates Inc., uprooted his life to make both a professional and a personal move to Longboat Key five years ago.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 28, 2013
BUSINESS & PLEASURE: Charles Nechtem Associates Inc.

A Longboat Key-based company continues to thrive five years after its relocation from New Jersey. The company is also attracting its clients to the Key for annual meetings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock recommends holding the island’s operating millage rate flat at the current rate of 2.1763 mills.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 7, 2015
Millage rate stays flat at 2.1763 mills

The $504,061 increase from Longboat Key property value increases, along with other line item adjustments, reduces an estimated $426,000 deficit to $389,675.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Chris Brown

The Village property owner who has sued the county three times in the past four years wants all Key businesses to have the opportunity to prosper.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2015
Hoping ignorance vanishes is not enough

AIDS deaths have declined, but HIV cases are on the rise.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Country Club Shores residents Jackie Meckstroth, Gerard Mos with his dogs, Merle and Coco, and Commissioner Lynn Larson, holding Muffin, cross Gulf of Mexico Drive, then return five minutes later Jan. 15, in a crosswalk crossing test.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 27, 2016
WalkWise program to teach crossroad rules

A new Walk Wise program to inform residents how to use new Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks will start soon as concerns about the crosswalks and the flashing lights linger.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County Area Transit drivers will compete against drivers from Manatee County. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 10, 2016
Manatee, Sarasota transit drivers compete in 'roadeo'

Winners will advance to the Mega Bus Roadeo, in Fort Myers.

  • East County
  • News
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