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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 12, 2016
Farms in East County witness strawberry shortage

Farmers sound off on a warm winter that generated a rough strawberry season.

  • East County
  • News
Melissa Hembree, Sarah Lodge, Hostess Erin Christy and Britt Riner — Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 6, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 12.07.17

From a citrus-themed Christmas party to a unique gift for a celebrity choreographer, we've got the inside scoop on the Sarasota social scene this week.

  • Black Tie
ringling bridge sunset
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 20, 2015
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Feb. 20

Weekend's best bets: Friday, Feb. 20

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2010
Haile dancers compete at states

The Haile Middle School Dance Team showed off their best moves at the Florida Dance Team Director's Association state competition Feb. 27 at Oviedo High School in Oviedo.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The images depict the 5300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive before and after a proposed project that would bury utilities on Gulf of Mexico Drive. Courtesy Town of Longboat Key. BEFORE
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 12, 2014
Underground utilities

The commission worries that extending the plan beyond GMD into side streets could give voters sticker shock.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Some residents expressed optimism about clearing a path for redevelopment at the shopping center, but others questions what a new project might look like.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 23, 2016
Residents ask for input on Ringling Shopping Center plans

The city moved ahead with plans to rezone the Ringling Shopping Center, but residents are worried about the property's uncertain future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Part of the agreement between FDOT and Sarasota County is that the county will come up with a plan for improving conditions at this curve near the Siesta Bridge, and FDOT will pay for it.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 23, 2018
Road swap clears path for changes to Siesta Drive

Now that the county will manage major Siesta Key roads, residents are seeking improvements.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Ubreakifix owner Joel Scott tinkers with a broken computer.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 25, 2019
Fix it myself? Not when I have these guys available in Sarasota

Fix it myself? Not when I have these electronics guys available in Sarasota

  • East County
  • News
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 7, 2016
Colony Resort promoter makes big promises

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort developer Chuck Whittall pledged to buy the town of Longboat Key a ferry to soften traffic concerns during the first pitch of his redevelopment plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
H. Terrell Griffin with his seventh novel, “Fatal Decree.”
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 6, 2019
Griffin’s writing, and himself, made him a Longboat treasure

Popular novelist dies at age 76.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Barrier Island Traffic Study Assistant Project Manager Nathan Kautz said cost and timeline projections should solidify by the end of this year.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 31, 2018
FDOT narrows recommendations for barrier island traffic study

Just one of the 75 proposed solutions to traffic directly impacts Longboat Key, according to the study.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2009
Key resident named to Top 100 Trial Lawyers list

The American Trial Lawyers Association recently named Longboat Key attorney Bernard Walsh to its 2009-10 list of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Brittany Ann Ornsby currently is taking medication, which investigators say is a concern.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2011
Deputies searching for missing Lakewood Ranch woman

According to Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports, 18-year-old Brittany Ann Ornsby was last seen at her house on Tumble Wood Trail before 10:30 p.m. last night.

  • East County
  • News
Jon Taleff and Britney Guertin get drinks on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 22, 2018
Young And Looking For Love

What’s it like to be a single young professional in Lakewood Ranch? We found two local millennials and bombarded them with personal questions.

  • LWR Life
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 22, 2011
Cell tower at top of Comp Plan interest

The Longboat Key Town Commission voted 5-2 on amendments to its Comp Plan that could impact various Key structures, but discussion centered on a potential cell tower.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Officer Daniel Bidwell joined the Longboat Key Police Department Aug. 11, after 20 years in the Air Force and 10 years as a police officer in Charlotte County.
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 3, 2014
Calls of duty

The Observer recently joined police during a 12-hour shift, during which officers handled neighborhood disputes, routine patrol and a false report of a woman locked in a bathroom.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brooklyn Lucero.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 18, 2018
East County Athlete of the Week: Brooklyn Lucero

The Lakewood Ranch sophomore talks the mental challenge of pitching and her biggest fears.

  • East County
  • Sports
More than 50 households in Willowbrook say KB Home did not construct their homes correctly, resulting in severe water intrusion, among other issues.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 15, 2012
Willowbrook homeowners: "Buy it back"

Willowbrook homeowners are fighting to get their community's developer, KB Home, to buy back their homes. Residents say their homes are being damaged by water intrusion and the company has offered Band-Aid fixes to the problem.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 20, 2014
UPDATE: Sam Woolf survives another day on 'American Idol'

East County's Sam Woolf made it through to be one of the top 10 men in the 13th season of "American Idol."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • June 3, 2014
Let's talk locks: High and tight

Let's talk locks: High and tight

  • Arts + Entertainment
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