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  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • January 8, 2021
Flashback Friday: 2012 Corinthian Gala

With many in-person celebrations on hold, let's take a trip down memory lane to the way we were.

  • Black Tie
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 30, 2009
Area officials question town fertilizer ordinance questioned

Some officials believe the town's ordinance, which contains a blackout period for fertilizer during the rainy season and favors 3-foot, fertilizer-free waterfront zones, is too strict.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 25, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, May 3

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 2, 2018
Cops Corner: Fake call for bail isn't convincing

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Peggy Messick worked in the war office at the Pentagon in 1942, during World War II.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 28, 2013
Your Neighbor: Peggy Messick

Growing up in the small town of Lead, S.D., Peggy Messick never imagined herself working in the Pentagon, but, at 18 years old, that was exactly what she was doing.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota Heat 16U softball team will compete in the ASA National Championships July 26 through Aug. 2, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 22, 2015
Setting the Stage

The Sarasota Heat 16U travel softball team will compete in the ASA National Championships for the first time July 26 through Aug. 2, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • October 8, 2018
Bea Friedman, patron of the orchestra, dies at 98

A philanthropist who gave without fanfare, "Queen Bea" leaves behind a legacy of giving.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Residents of Longboat Key have overfilled the Toys for Tots donation bin in previous years. (Courtesy of the Town of Longboat Key Police Department)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 13, 2019
Toys for Tots drive now accepting donations

Donations of new, unwrapped toys can be brought to the Longboat Key police station at any time of day.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bubba and Susie have are the mating pair on Islandside. Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Key swans expecting cygnets

Should any of the eggs survive the 35-day incubation period, it will be the first time in two years Longboat has new cygnets.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By The Insider |
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival ALUM SPOTLIGHT: Director Amy Seimetz Interview and More Sizzling SFF Hot List Recommendations!

Sarasota Film Festival ALUM SPOTLIGHT: Director Amy Seimetz Interview and More Sizzling SFF Hot List Recommendations!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 19, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 20, 2020
Longboat Key Tennis Center men's 50s team wins season championship

In the Suncoast League, the team won its second consecutive championship.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2010
In Brief - 3.11.10

Community news and notes

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jimmy and Tina O'Brien |
  • June 28, 2018
HOW TO BECOME A SAVVY HOME SELLER

Getting the best price for your residence can be easy, particularly if you allocate the necessary time and resources to become a savvy home seller.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Sponsored Content
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2010
Cops Corner

False advertising 9:22 a.m. -- 4800 block of GMD. Soliciting. A man reported a woman trespassing at his condominium and placing fliers on car windows. Police called the number on the flyer, and the woman promised to leave the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office charged Alan and Sheree Napier with 15 counts of aggravated animal cruelty, and charged Alan Napier with one count of fraud, April 17. (Photo by Pam Eubanks)
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 23, 2014
Napiers face cruelty charges

For Manatee County Public Safety Director Ron Koper, the latest development in an East County animal cruelty case is welcome news.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 15, 2021
Ann Jean Fullerton White

Ann Jean Fullerton White, 79, of Longboat Key, FL, passed away on January 7, 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Sarasota Memorial Hospital estimates a St. Armand’s facility could treat at least 9,000 patients annually.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 24, 2015
St. Armands clinic variance requests revived

Sarasota Memorial Hospital reduced its building footprint for a Circle clinic to eliminate concerns the city of Sarasota’s Board of Adjustment had with building footprint and extra parking spaces.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The 5,476-square-foot building at 500 John Ringling Blvd. was constructed in 1980. Photo by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 9, 2014
SMH plans for St. Armands clinic

A hospital subcommittee approved the $3.6 million purchase of the property where St. Armands Medical Center is currently located.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 22, 2019
James “Jim” Ninivaggi

James “Jim” Ninivaggi, 56, of Sarasota, FL passed away unexpectedly following complications from surgery on April 6, 2019 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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