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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 27, 2019
Groups unite for community-building in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch Rotary, Alliance hold annual networking event.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 11, 2012
Conservationists score slight victory

The Sarasota County Commission approved an easement for work at a home on Siesta Key but required green building plans.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • April 22, 2020
We did it again: spent, spent, spent

We wasted a 10-year economic boom and didn’t save. Now we are really going to pay.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Traffic begins backing up as a Manatee County transit bus stops a few hundred yards south of the intersection of Gulf Drive and Cortez Road.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 16, 2019
Longboat leaders lobby for action on Bradenton Beach intersection

Longboat leaders, Bradenton Beach mayor successfully ask FDOT to include a hard-to-fix junction on a list of possible sites to consider for fix-up. But nothing is certain.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bill Colton, Frank Howard, Ed Mues and Stefan Dekowski. Colton, Howard and Mues are Longboat Key residents, while Dekowski lives on Bird Key.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 9, 2013
Over the Hill Gang

Golf and friendship are par for the course for a group of four nonagenarians who meets three mornings a week to play golf at the Islandside golf course.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Barry Eaton has worked for fisheries since the 1980s. A carp is supposed to be slimy, he said — the slime fish secrete help protect them from disease and bacteria. "If they're rough, like sandpaper, they're stressed," he said.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 22, 2016
Full-scale attack offers Tara Preserve ponds a fishy solution

Introduction of carp expected to control invasive plants.

  • East County
  • News
The proximity of the Echelon on Palm construction site and the Essex House condominiums has been a source of tension.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 2, 2017
Residents fear impact of neighboring construction sites

Downtown Sarasota is going through a building boom. For people living next to new developments, that comes with some growing pains.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Through its previous two co-ops, Solar United Neighbors helped 100 households in Sarasota County install solar panels.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 3, 2020
Co-op encourages homeowners to go solar

Solar United Neighbors started its third solar co-op in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Stacy Alexander of Mote with Amy Stephens and Courtney Lynn with Macy’s, a sponsor of Penguin Island
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 1, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Penguin Island Opens

The six black-footed penguins at Mote Aquarium have been getting a lot of attention lately. The VIPs had their on VIP event for the ribbon-cutting on Tuesday, Nov. 1 when public leaders, Mote trustees and Penguin Island Sponsors came to enjoy a reception and ribbon cutting. The Penguin Island exhibit, featuring the South African mammals, which are endangered in the wild, is now open.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A developer is seeking the right to upzone land along Fourth Street, but there are no specific plans in place for the property yet.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 10, 2020
Downtown rezoning proposals draw compatibility concerns

With no set development plans, two property owners near the Rosemary District are seeking the right to build higher on their lots.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 3, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, July 4

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment events taking place this week in Sarasota and Venice.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 2, 2020
Accolades for Jordan

Longboat Key's Michael Jordan wins Gold Award for Unpublished Thriller.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2014
Garden Club will grant scholarships

The Longboat Key Garden Club will provide grants to the Florida Federation of Garden Club's Wekiva Youth Camp, in Apopka, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens summer camps.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Turtle-nesting season runs from May through October.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 11, 2012
Code Enforcement hears eight turtle-lighting cases

Sand Cay Beach Resort and Gulf Tides of Longboat Key each received fines of $25 per day.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: January 9

Margaret MacLeod captured this sunset beyond the Ringling Bridge in Harbor Acres.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kristen Pace |
  • February 28, 2012
Jon Hamm and the Sarasota Film Festival

Jon Hamm and the Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2011
Mayor Spoll receives standing ovation

At a special meeting held Tuesday, March 15 to approve Comprehensive Plan changes for the Department of Community Affairs' review, Mayor George Spoll received a standing ovation from an audience of approximately 75 people.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Lakewood Ranch softball team danes before a game against Braden River.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 19, 2017
Area softball teams find their groove with music

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Max Goldner at a Long Island beach. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 15, 2012
Dogs still want a say on access to Longboat beaches

The dog beach feasibility committee is now the LBK9 Committee and will most likely report to the Longboat Key Town Commission later this fall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Frustrated by false proclamations; Cell towers cause fear for health

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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