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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Signature Sotheby's new Longboat office can accommodate up to 30 real-estate agents.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 1, 2010
Signature Sotheby's to open Longboat office

The real-estate company will open its newest office in December at the Northern Trust Bank building.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ron Lambert took up music in fourth grade, first picking up the saxophone and later adding drums. He played both instruments through eighth grade, but focused on percussion in high school.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 26, 2015
Conversation with Ron Lambert

Football players aren't the only ones who find glory under Friday night lights.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Memorial Hospital main campus will soon have two new buildings dedicated to providing a continuum of cancer care.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 16, 2021
SMH greenlights next phases of cancer institute

Following the completion of an oncology tower, the hospital will begin plans for two new facilities.

  • Health
Adelaide Mahler.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 11, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: Adelaide Mahler

The ODA volleyball junior talks her best skill and her hobbies outside of the sport.

  • East County
  • Sports
If the Colony association doesn’t address a rodent problem by April 4, the town will consider using a cash bond set aside to correct urgent Colony issues.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 27, 2014
Colony urged to correct rodent problem

A March 21 letter to Colony officials and attorneys reveals the town has received a complaint regarding rodent activity at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • February 18, 2021
St. Armands group revises public restroom plan

St. Armands Business Improvement District is working to place a temporary bathroom facility in St. Armands Circle Park. Could a carousel follow?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Eric Buchanan
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • January 16, 2014
School Board

Please send your school and classroom news, events and extraordinary efforts to Community Editor Harriet Sokmensuer, [email protected].

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Posh on Palm will move from the DeMarcay Hotel building in May. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 1, 2014
DID pushes to preserve historic property

As the only occupant of Palm Avenue's DeMarcay Hotel building prepares to leave, the city's Downtown Improvement District expressed concern about the structure's future.

  • Sarasota
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  • In Memoriam |
  • October 26, 2022
Eugene Francis Lyons

Eugene Francis Lyons passed away in his sleep on October 15, 2022 in Sarasota, FL at the age of 98.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The team behind the Risdon on 5th condominiums celebrates the project's groundbreaking in the Rosemary District Tuesday.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 16, 2016
Rosemary stakeholders assess neighborhood priorities

The long-awaited private investment in the Rosemary District has happened, with at least four residential projects under construction. Will improvements to the public realm follow?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Customers have been surprised that Sunday morning alcohol sales aren't allowed in the city, restaurant employees said.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 30, 2014
City could lift Sunday morning liquor ban

Following in the footsteps of Sarasota County, the Sarasota City Commission will consider ending a restriction on Sunday morning liquor sales.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Colony Association should pay consequences; Mayor Brown was misleading in response

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Manatee County Public Works Project Manager Kent Bontrager reviews plans for 44th Avenue East. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: County to build bridges

Manatee County is driving forward with plans to improve traffic flow by constructing more roadway connections.

  • East County
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  • By Michael Eng |
  • August 11, 2010
Lifter preps for Olympic run

Weightlifter Andrew Sweeney, a 2002 graduate of Lakewood Ranch High School, recently set the Florida state record in the snatch.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 18, 2021
Town of Longboat Key launches photo contest

The winner will have their photo displayed in Town Hall until the end of the year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The rare sitar was for sale at the musical flea market.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • April 20, 2019
Sarasota Musical Flea Market sounds off

The flea market raised money to maintain the musical archive.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Everything from equipment failures to underground power line issues has caused power outages on the Key since July.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 24, 2015
Power problems remain on Longboat Key

The island of Longboat Key has experienced seven power outages and several other power flickers, or surges, since July 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High School theater students will perform in a virtual cabaret March 5.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 4, 2021
Ready to dazzle virtually in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch High School theater students host virtual cabaret show.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota County School Board, from left, includes Eric Robinson, Caroline Zucker, Shirley Brown, Vice Chair Jane Goodwin, Chair Bridget Ziegler and Superintendent Todd Bowden.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 11, 2018
To rebuild board trust

Sarasota School Board member Eric Robinson and Superintendent Todd Bowden unveiled their broiling distrust. The board’s effectiveness now hinges on its chair.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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