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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2013
Our View: The city's days of reckoning

Page 1 headline: City budget - $6 million deficit.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
District 5 Commissioner Ray Turner says the Commission must do a better job explaining the reasons for its decisions to the public as well as communicating its vision.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 4, 2024
Commissioner says communication with Manatee constituents must improve

District 5's Ray Turner says his constituents "will know what he stands for."

  • East County
  • Opinion
Steve Boris of Boost Studio presents the new website that will be active starting July 1
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 26, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: 2012 Small Business Awards

The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2012 Small Business Awards Breakfast at Lido Beach Resort Tuesday, June 26. Before awards were given, Boost Studio made a presentation of the easily navigated and sharp looking new logo and website the duo has been working on.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Diaa and Seham Sabek
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 29, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Marietta Museum of Art and Whimsy Party

Mary Lee, owner of the Marietta Museum of Art and Whimsy, hosted a party to celebrate the end of season, Saturday, May 26. Guests were invited to dress whimsically and enjoy the art, food and company of other attendees, who joined in the whimsical spirit of the party. Jimi Gee provided live guitar music for the event.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Janet Gibson, Christi Womack Villalobos and Diana Michael
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • July 26, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Women Equity Luncheon

The Manatee and Sarasota Commissions on the Status of Women and the League of Women Voters in Manatee and Sarasota hosted the 20th annual Women's Equity Luncheon Saturday, July 26, at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota. Before eating, guests were invited to socialize and hear from national and local organizations including Planned Parenthood, New College of Florida Foundation and WSLR.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 14, 2010
Resident upset about pipeline staging site

The replacement of water pipes along Gulf of Mexico Drive means the hired contractor needs a staging site to hold the replacement water pipes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Whitney's Roadside is undergoing construction at the corner of Gulf of Mexico Drive and Broadway Street.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2019
Work on Longboat Key eatery continues

Informal eatery under construction at Broadway and Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
View of the palm tree planted at Colony.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 11, 2019
Palm sprouts on former Colony site

Hydroseeding appears to have taken hold at Colony site

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Owners of the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant seek to build a new restaurant that’s similar to The Shore Diner on St. Armands Circle.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 26, 2015
Town meeting requires extra seats for Shore

A Longbeach Village restaurant application asking for 114 additional seats will be closely watched by town staff and residents Wednesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kudos to the St. Regis developers
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • April 29, 2024
Kudos to the St. Regis developers

A Longboat resident writes that the St. Regis project has been exemplary from start to (almost) finish.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Neighbors offered support for The Strand condo project, depicted in this rendering, subject to a series of conditions — one of which was the construction of an eight-foot buffer fence on the west side of the property.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 8, 2020
Neighbors, developer push city to mend fence issue

Neighborhood leaders, a developer and elected officials supported a proposed 8-foot wall for a North Trail condo project — so why did a city board deny the request?

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Hilton flag that flies in front of the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort could disappear if a renovation project doesn’t get under way this summer. File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 29, 2013
Hilton eyes October as project start date

Town staff will continue to meet with Hilton officials and project engineers throughout the summer to help speed up the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
News Briefs

APRIL FOOLS' - You've got three minutes; Town hires therapist for board members; The EDC praises Colony as local job creator; Healthcare.gov architect to heal town website

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota architect Gary Hoyt drew renderings for town center concepts.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 24, 2013
ULI committee focuses on town center

Town staff is working with business owners on a town center concept, while also tackling ideas for Gulf of Mexico Drive and Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Renderings of the Bath and Racquet Club plans showcase the new residential buildings, courtyard and tennis courts slated for the site. File image.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 21, 2021
Revised Bath and Racquet plan earns warmer response

The Planning Board offered praise for a reconfigured proposal to add 207 residential units to the fitness center site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home faces a tiny bay in one of the lakes that give The Lake Club its name.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • February 19, 2023
Graceful estate in The Lake Club embraces the natural world just beyond

The Zabels’ home is a tranquil waterfront retreat in The Lake Club. Even the ceilings of this custom home make a good impression.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2010
Letters to the editor

Amendments 5 and 6 are sensible and logical; Town tax hike to almost 26% is an abomination

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jennifer Schafer holds a scallop shell she found at last year's search.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 14, 2017
Sarasota Bay Watch prepares for the Great Scallop Search of 2017

The 10th annual scallop search will begin at 8 a.m. on Aug. 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Connie Keen will participate in the international event.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 22, 2014
East County prepares for international event

Breast cancer groups and others will converge for the fourth annual Dragon Boat Festival Oct. 24 to Oct. 26.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 7, 2009
Commission to consider Moore's request, term limit revisions

The Longboat Key Town Commission tonight will consider a request by Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant owner Alan Moore to approve a Comprehensive Plan amendment and a request to change the zoning of the restaurant from commercial to residential.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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