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Manatee County is seeking applicants for its Affordable Housing Advisory Board and the Environmental Lands Management and Acquisition Committee.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 4, 2024
Manatee County seeking advisory board applicants

Positions are open on the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and the Environmental Lands Management and Acquisition Committee.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 4, 2022
Country Club East home tops sales at $2.28 million

A Country Club East home tops the week's sales at $2.28 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 4, 2022
2022 Giving Challenge raises $16 million for nonprofits

Community Foundation staff and supporters met for a celebratory part on April 27.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Virginia Sanders |
  • November 18, 2009
Turtle watch

Another sea turtle nesting season ends

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 11, 2009
Update: Governor approves pipeline project

Gov. Charlie Crist approved a natural-gas pipeline project application Friday, Sept. 11 that affects Longboat Key's beach-quality sand resources.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 27, 2010
Cold snap a killer for fish on LBK

Reports of fish kills on Longboat Key spiked early last week and continued through Friday, Jan. 22, according to Longboat Key Public Works Director Juan Florensa.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 2, 2010
Cedars West wins tennis-court battle

A Manatee County judge ruled that the condominium has rights to two tennis courts but must replace the asphalt.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Planning Commission approved the amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, with Hudgins as the dissenting vote. But, Sarasota County commissioners may reconsider the project’s cost during budget workshops in August.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 2, 2012
Gulf Gate Library's rebuilding price tag called into question

Sarasota County Planning Commission has asked county commissioners to re-examine the new building's cost.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Do you know a Sarasota resident who should be featured as a Neighbors? Email MICHAEL ENG at meng@yourobserver.com.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • April 12, 2012
Neighbors: Rita Brown

Although some might see them as waste, one Sarasota resident sees more to discarded palm fronds. For Rita Brown, palm fronds are her canvas.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2012
News Briefs

Siesta Key trolley decision delayed; County seeks damages for Village light pole; Three Siesta bars violate noise ordinance

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Enzymedica CEO Scott Sensenbrenner in a 2012 photo.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 2, 2017
Sarasota County aims to claw back $201,000 in economic incentives

Sarasota County wooed Enzymedica from Charlotte County in 2012, but the firm failed to create more than five of the 72 jobs it promised.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Josh Booker celebrates a first down during last season's rivalry game at Riverview.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 25, 2015
Football Preview: Sarasota High

Football Preview: Sarasota High

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
ODA senior Parke Phillips hit three home runs, including two grand slams, the first week of the season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 18, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Riverview sweeps Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors for Class 8A

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 25, 2013
Manatee commissioners adopt status quo millage

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners adopted a 2013-14 budget that keeps property values the same and sets aside money from higher property values to the sheriff's office.

  • East County
  • News
Interim Sarasota City Manager Dave Bullock looks on during his first City Commission meeting on July 7.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 20, 2025
Sarasota city manager search firms make their pitch

With executive search firms narrowed to three, Sarasota has received their proposals to supply candidates for city manager. A special commission meeting is proposed to discuss.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • March 30, 2026
Burton S. Rosenfield

Burton Sheldon Rosenfield, 94, of Longboat Key, Florida, passed away February 16, 2026, Presidents’ Day. He is survived by his beloved wife, Deborah and his four children.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Debbie Trice (center) and Jen Ahearn-Koch being sworn in as city commissioners by City Auditor and Clerk Shayla Griggs.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 19, 2022
Debbie Trice discusses her first-year goals as a Sarasota city commissioner

Facilitating affordable and attainable housing, clearer communications with the public and generally learning the ropes are the primary ambitions of new Sarasota City Commissioner Debbie Trice in her first year at the dais.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A screenshot captured from the heraldtribune.com
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • December 19, 2011
UPDATE: New York Times reported to sell Herald-Tribune

UPDATE: In a press release today, the New York Times Company has confirmed that the company is in discussions to sell its Regional Media Group to Halifax Media Holdings LLC.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering of the proposed sign for the new entrance to the Resort at Longboat Key Club.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • August 27, 2018
New signs approved for Key Club

The Resort at Longboat Key Club plans to spend about $100,000 to install two new signs at the south entrance to the resort community.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This Lake Club home at 16730 Verona Place sold for $2,272,500. It has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,023 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 14, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for April 29 to May 3 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Verona Place tops the week's sales at $2.27 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
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