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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 17, 2014
Commission will discuss legal counsel today

The Longboat Key Town Commission is solely responsible for two Longboat Key positions: the town manager and the town attorney.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch High varsity cheerleading squad
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 29, 2014
Sidelines

Pirates to hold athletic fundraiser; Lady Cougars advance to semifinals; Mustang grapplers finish third at meet; River Dawgs open season with win

  • East County
  • Sports
Although a segment of First Street is closed for construction, businesses in the area are excited to reap the benefits of the project.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 17, 2015
First Street improvements highlight a growing area

As the city works on a project designed to make a segment of First Street near Cocoanut Avenue more walkable, businesses in the area are excited by the changes — and by the growth surrounding them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Parker
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 22, 2014
Heritage Harbour South CDD Seat 5: Tad Parker

Parker has attended Heritage Harbour meetings for more than a year to prep for an election run for seat 5.

  • East County
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 14, 2010
Resident upset about pipeline staging site

The replacement of water pipes along Gulf of Mexico Drive means the hired contractor needs a staging site to hold the replacement water pipes.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 14, 2009
Town meets state requirement

The state has approved a change to the town's Comprehensive Plan, which must be changed before charter amendment concepts can be implemented.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Maria Amodio |
  • January 26, 2011
Concert series will engage audiences

The Longboat Key Center for Arts' 2011 concert series kicks off Wednesday, Jan. 26.

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  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 28, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Coming arts and culture center books Hamilton

The American musical based on the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton will have a three-week run on Longboat Key.

  • April Fools
City Parking Manager Tom Lyons hopes to have a comprehensive parking management plan completed within two months. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 29, 2014
DID continues paid parking debate

Following a presentation from the city's parking manager, Downtown Improvement District members softened their opposition to the reintroduction of paid parking.

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  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 10, 2018
Sarasota commissioners want to revisit paid parking on Siesta Key

The county will further discuss implementing paid parking on Siesta Beach after three surveys of residents and business owners on the Key show support for the move.

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 11, 2010
Police department signs three-year contract

The department signed a three-year contract Friday. Meanwhile, the firefighters are at an impasse with the town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 557 Mast Drive recently sold for $800,000. It has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,005 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 24, 2019
Lake Club home tops local sales at $1.8 million

Residential real estate transactions for Jan. 7-11

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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  • Cops Corner
The Mall at UTC is located off Cattlemen Road and University Parkway, in Sarasota.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 25, 2014
Mall announces holiday hours

The Mall at UTC will open early for Black Friday.

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  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 25, 2015
Sarasota County selects $900,000 in projects for federal funding

All three projects are related to restorative efforts in the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program.

  • Sarasota
  • News
High
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 26, 2014
Three East County principals to retire

The principals at Nolan Middle, Gene Witt Elementary and Lakewood Ranch High School will retire effective June 30.

  • East County
  • News
 Evan Lefils Victor Arismendi stand with Mote and Booker staff to show off their creation for Mote's red tide detector.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 27, 2018
Booker High School and Mote team up in red tide efforts

Two Booker seniors created a housing unit for Mote's red tide detector.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 24, 2012
Welly's checkout day: Oct. 31

Key Club General Manager Michael Welly confirmed his departure following last week's announcement of the resort's sale.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key residents Jere and Joanne Sheehan took advantage of early voting Monday at Town Hall (Kristen Herhold).
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 30, 2015
Early voting attracts 19.7% turnout rate

As of Thursday, 1,185 voters, or 19.7% of the town’s 5,986 registered voters, took advantage of early voting or via absentee ballots.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Daniel Moe was the music director of the Key Chorale until he retired in 2006.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 25, 2012
Musical man Daniel Moe dies

Key Chorale mourns the loss of Conductor Emeritus Daniel Moe

  • Arts + Culture
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