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Longboat Key voters will pick two town commissioners March 14.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 22, 2017
Forum features Longboat commission candidates

A Longboat Observer forum planned for Feb. 27 will put candidates in front of the electorate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This rendering shows the proposed location of the overpass. Courtesy map.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 25, 2016
Sarasota sets I-75 overpass meeting

Residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on a bridge across I-75 next month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • April 19, 2017
SPARCC gathers for auxiliary luncheon

SPARCC gathers for auxiliary luncheon

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 11, 2016
Bacchus on the Beach celebrates food and wine

The 6th annual event brought more than 300 people to the Longboat Key Club for a stone crab celebration and wine auction.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 20, 2015
Just the stats: East County 5.21.2015

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 29, 2015
County urges south Siesta residents to boil water

Sarasota County issued a boil-water advisory for residences and businesses on the south end of Siesta Key Friday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Town Hall Executive Director Eva Rey leads the board in a discussion about finding her replacement.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 18, 2015
IDA sets search strategy

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Executive Director Eva Rey today gave her resignation.

  • East County
  • News
A Shore application is also seeking a variance with the town and a permit with the state for a new dock.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 4, 2015
Shore seats are shrinking

A revised Longbeach Village restaurant application eliminates a second story and reduces the number of seats from 299 to 185.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Because of the increase in the popularity of golf on Longboat Key, the bike lanes along Gulf of Mexico Drive will be removed to accommodate golf carts.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 30, 2016
New GMD: Golf of Mexico Drive

Because of the increase in the popularity of golf on Longboat Key, the bike lanes along Gulf of Mexico Drive will be removed to accommodate golf carts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Officials throw the first shovel of dirt.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 13, 2016
SMR breaks ground on Waterside

The developer said it will start construction on Waterside's town center area in January 2018.

  • East County
  • News
Brooke and Brittany Graeff are Good Graeff
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 18, 2016
Good Graeff song featured on HBO's 'Girls'

The Sarasota-formed band's single, "I Want That," played on the show's season finale.

  • Arts + Culture
School Board chairwoman Karen Carpenter, in green, makes introductory comments.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 3, 2016
County, School Board talk up taxes

Reputation still a concern for School Board.

  • East County
  • News
Alexa Gettel, third-grader, gets some air in the bounce house.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 16, 2015
ODA celebrates homecoming

The weekend events started with a family picnic Friday night.

  • East County
  • Schools
Rabbi Brenner Glickman leads the group in song and prayer to celebrate Tu B'Shvat.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 30, 2016
Temple Emanu-El sings 'Happy Birthday' to the trees

Temple Emanu-El hosts event for families to celebrate Tu B'Shvat at the Sarasota Children's Garden.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 15, 2016
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy fatally shoots 51-year-old East County man

Marc Stoddart threatened his wife and deputies with a knife.

  • East County
  • News
Supervisor Alan Silverglat claps as retired Supervisor Tom Bishop accepts a plaque from board Chairman Marty Cohen and Supervisor Tom Leavey.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 19, 2015
Ranch CDD selects supervisor

Glenda Robertson will replace Tom Bishop on CDD 5.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 1, 2015
Town dials into VIP 411/911 service

Town dials into VIP 411/911 service

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bernhard G. Kloppenburg, Sarasota Yacht Club general manager
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 19, 2015
Sarasota Yacht Club receives prominent award

The Sarasota Yacht Club was one of seven clubs in the U.S. to receive the Distinguished Emerald Club of the World award.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
On Tuesday, July 16, Sheriff Tom Knight presented a check for $3,000 to Brothers and Sisters Doing the Right Thing, a non-profit group that provides tutoring and summer camps for local kids.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 17, 2013
Sarasota Sheriff donates $3,000 to youth group

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office donated seized funds to Brothers and Sisters Doing the Right Thing Tuesday, July 16.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 2, 2013
Schools host uniform fairs

Several East County elementary schools today and Saturday will host uniform fairs for new and returning students.

  • East County
  • News
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