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Mayor Jim Brown is still hopeful a community center can be built at Bayfront Park.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 6, 2013
Election: Brown wants rec center talks to evolve in third term

Comprehensive Plan changes and 'solving the Colony mess' top Longboat Key Mayor Jim Brown's list should he get a third term as the town's District 4 commissioner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Join Alex Mahadevan and Danae DeShazer as they report today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • September 28, 2012
Sept. 28: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 17, 2013
Commission approves Creekwood development

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners today approved an expansion to the Creekwood community.

  • East County
  • News
Neighborhood groups are rallying residents to attend a Sarasota County Planning Commission meeting tomorrow, during which the advisory board will consider the most controversial changes proposed for Sarasota 2050.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 23, 2014
Planning Commission to consider 2050 tweaks

The Sarasota County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing tomorrow to consider controversial changes to Sarasota 2050, the county's long-term regulations guiding growth east of I-75.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sandwich terns get their name from the seaside English town in which they were first observed. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • August 2, 2021
Bird of the week: Sandwich tern

Rarely seen inland, the Sandwich tern dives for its meals of fish or shrimp.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The directive to close schools came from the Florida Department of Education. Sarasota County schools are currently on spring break.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 17, 2020
Sarasota, Manatee schools to close through April 15

The state of Florida is ordering schools to close until at least the middle of next month. Statewide K-12 testing has been canceled.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Friday's meeting is the first of three budget workshops scheduled for this month.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 11, 2014
City staff to present preliminary budget

At a workshop today, the City Commission will hear a presentation detailing the city manager's preliminary budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Join Emily Walsh as she reports the daily headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • August 21, 2012
Aug. 21: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Sheri Suiter CLT, MS, PA-C, Founder of Rejuvenate 528 Regenerative Aesthetics Medical Spa |
  • November 26, 2019
Discover The Latest Frontier in Anti-aging Medicine and 3 Regenerative Therapies You Should Know About

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The Bedrock of America
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 23, 2021
The Bedrock of America

Thanksgiving is much more than remembering the Pilgrims’ and Native Americans’ first feast and being thankful for what we have. It reminds us why the Pilgrims came to America: for the freedom to worship.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 30, 2019
Sarasota's city, county officials declare state of emergency

The city of Sarasota also declared a state of emergency. Officials encourage residents to prepare their homes and plan an evacuation route, if necessary.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Those in Manatee County are being required to wear face coverings.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 27, 2020
Manatee County commissioners approve mask mandate

Manatee County requires individuals to wear face coverings in public spaces.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren with 2018 Small Business Person of the Year (11 or more employees) winner John Horne, third place winner Taylor Coan and second place winner Lynn Horne.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 14, 2019
Small Business Week to announce winners on Oct. 15

The event has been going on all week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Luxury estates will include 10,000-square-foot (and larger) homes with pools, plane accomodations and other features, as depicted here.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 1, 2015
Clear the air

april fools

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 24, 2018
It's our birthday, but you get the presents

Longboat Observer launches its 40th anniversary year with a year of looking back, and more.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 9, 2013
Manatee commissioners to reconsider healthcare referendum date

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners today will reconsider a date for a healthcare-related tax referendum.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 3, 2010
Mote enhances Beach Conditions Report

The reports will feature photos from new Droid smartphones provided by Verizon.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • June 29, 2022
America: We have a lot in common

Don’t let the noise fool you. As Americans, we agree on more things than you might think.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Pictured is the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington. (Photo via Imgur)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 20, 2020
Longboat temple expects 300-plus for educational event with Ginsburg video

Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks about the role of the Supreme Court and the Me Too movement in a video that will play at Temple Beth Israel

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cynthia Saunders, the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County, says families will be able to switch their learning modalities for the second quarter.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 14, 2020
School District of Manatee County allows parents to change on-campus, hybrid or e-learning choices in November.

Families in the Lakewood Ranch area will have the opportunity to change their learning modalities.

  • East County
  • News
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