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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LBK trolley schedules forced visitors into cars

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Sondra Guffey |
  • April 6, 2011
LETTER: Former journalist knows of 'barbarians'

Thank you for Rod Thomson's insightful "Needed: Barbarian with a Pen" column.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Sandra Rios
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 4, 2011
Business Observer

Rios named director of communications at Key Club; Sarasota Cupcake Co. to open on St. Armands Circle; and Green Ginger Hair Design holds reception fit for royalty.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mayor George Spoll also proposed a new economic development committee for Longboat Key.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 17, 2011
Town will remove bicycle signs

The Longboat Key Town Commission decided to remove 32 bicycle signs along Gulf of Mexico Drive Thursday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Isabelle Huppert stars in "White Material."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 16, 2011
FILM REVIEW: 'White Material'

In director Claire Denis' new movie, 'White Material,' she tackles the philosophical and psychological impact of the colonization by whites in Africa.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 13, 2012
Who, What, Wear: Charlie Ann Syprett

Who, What, Wear: Charlie Ann Syprett

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 3, 2012
Siesta associations to meet this week

The Siesta Key Village Association will consider buying holiday lights, and Siesta Key Association members will hear about a new lost pet hotline.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Vice Mayor David Brenner is urging Colony Beach & Tennis Resort parties to find common ground and settle outside of court.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 28, 2012
Brenner requests Colony leadership

The Longboat Key Town Commission's vice mayor is requesting that longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber put aside his differences to help create a settlement for the beleaguered resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 19, 2013
Russell the razorbill has new home at Sea World

The razorbill headed to San Antonio, Texas, last week after rehabilitation at Save Our Seabirds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Deputy Chief Sandi Drake, firefighter/paramedics Kristen Rouse, Denny Bickel and Bryan Kolesa, Lt. Kerri Brooks and firefighter/paramedic Jose Rivera. Courtesy photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 20, 2013
Insanity of a workout fits Longboat Key firefighters

Firefighter/paramedics have been shaping up in the past month with help from a set of workout DVDs.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 8, 2020
Fiery start to 'out of the box' summer camp in Lakewood Ranch

Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch welcomes new summer camp format.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • July 30, 2020
Harold A. Engelke Sr.

Harold A. Engelke Sr., age 91, passed away in Sarasota, Florida on Sunday, July 19, 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 20, 2020
County to begin construction on new cooling plant

The $14.8 million project will support air conditioning for the county's downtown campus buildings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Winward at Lakewood Ranch's amenity center will open in 2021. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 4, 2020
Windward at Lakewood Ranch opens

Neal Communities introduces new gated Lakewood Ranch community.

  • East County
  • News
Audrey Modglin, Andrew Vac and Gail Loefgren.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 31, 2019
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce celebrates the end of a decade

Members gathered for a low-key lunch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The School District of Manatee County equipped buses with Wi-Fi to send to at least 24 locations throughout the county to assist with e-learning. The Manatee Education Foundation started a relief fund to help with emergency costs.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 29, 2020
Manatee Education Foundation starts COVID-19 relief fund

Manatee Education Foundation starts COVID-19 relief fund

  • East County
  • News
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium hopes to open its new aquarium facility in Nathan Benderson Park by 2023.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 24, 2020
County, Mote to execute lease agreement for aquarium site

The County Commission voted unanimously to advance a land-use deal with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium for property in Nathan Benderson Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 13, 2013
Señor Siesta opens on Siesta Key

A new restaurant in the Village will serve Latin cuisine from the Iberian Peninsula, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Since 2002, the town has displayed about 3,000 knee-high American flags on Sept. 11.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • September 6, 2018
Longboat resumes Sept. 11 flag tradition

Hurricane Irma prevented town in 2017 from posting about 3,000 flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
LeRoy J. Smith, 1943-2019
  • In Memoriam |
  • February 6, 2019
LeRoy J. Smith, 1943-2019

LeRoy J. Smith Obituary

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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