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Photo courtesy of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 6, 2016
Stephen King’s former Longboat Key rental hits the market

The $5.4 million estate, spanning 2.5 acres, rests on the largest tract of land available on Longboat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Debra Williams
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • May 14, 2018
Longboat newcomer appointed to Planning and Zoning Board

Debra Williams, a 55 year old former planning and zoning board member of a small town in New Jersey, was unanimously appointed to the board by the Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • May 22, 2018
Four pickleball courts proposed for 2020

Town staff, in response to complaints about a lack of courts, have proposed building additional places to play pickleball on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Daniel Campana tastes an ethnic dish that reminds him of one his grandmother made.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • November 7, 2018
Festival chooses Premier site in Lakewood Ranch

The Suncoast Food and Wine Festival returns for its 17th annual event.

  • East County
  • News
Promenade was built in the 1980s with 112 units on over 6 acres. Its 11 stories is higher than allowed today, as is its density of about 17 units per acre.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • December 4, 2018
Registry of nonconforming properties gets Longboat's OK

Undecided is the fate of nonconforming properties

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 10, 2019
Charitable conversations in Palm Aire

Palm Aire Women's Club awards seven charities with grants.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The City Commission has prohibited medical marijuana dispensaries to date, but that could change Tuesday.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 15, 2018
City Commission to consider medical marijuana regulations

A proposed ordinance would permit the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries in areas where pharmacies are also allowed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2018
Early voting off and running in Longboat Key, Sarasota County

Hundreds have already headed to the polls to cast their vote, and more still have returned their mail-in ballots in advance of the March 20 election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock and Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale await the Manatee County Commission’s decision on the half-cent sales tax.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 22, 2016
Manatee County bucks barrier island tax request

The Manatee County Commission declined a breakdown of the proposed half-cent sales tax that would have netted more surtax money for Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 27, 2017
County passes final budget

Although the budget was approved, commissioners will be going back to the drawing board in October to find areas to cut.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Elena Williams tries a virtual reality simulation at An Evening at the Avant-Garde on March 18 at Ringling College of Art and Design.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 18, 2017
Ringling College becomes first art and design school to offer virtual reality degree

Starting in the fall of 2018, Ringling College of Art and Design students can get a BFA in VR.

  • Arts + Culture
Greta the Great White will be one of the eight sculptures on display at Mote starting in December. Photo courtesy of WashedAshore.org.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 22, 2017
Artistic sea debris headed to Mote

In December, “Sea Debris: Awareness through Art” featuring “Washed Ashore" will go on display at Mote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 8, 2016
Airport budget decreases after security improvements

The Sarasota Manatee International Airport’s budget for fiscal year 2017 doesn’t show any major changes, but that doesn’t mean the airport is remaining the same.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 15, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Nov. 16, 2017

Dr. Harvey D. Levine and Elvire T. Levy died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ringling alum Claudia Ryan explores depth and layering in her abstract drawings.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 7, 2017
Ringling College alum Claudia Ryan exhibits recent work in new Basch Visual Arts Center

For Claudia Ryan, abstract art is more than her preferred medium. It’s a means of finding her voice.

  • Arts + Culture
This rendering shows the project. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 19, 2017
LA Fitness joins tenant mix at The Green

Lakewood Ranch will become home to the national fitness franchise by summer 2018.

  • East County
  • News
North Port City Manager Jonathan Lewis and Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer pose at a 2012 Tiger Bay Club meeting. This summer they may be working together.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 21, 2017
Sarasota County to hire North Port city manager

Following the departure of Jonathan Evans, Jonathan Lewis will conditionally start as one of the county’s assistant county administrators in April.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hayley Wielgus, Geraldine Fabrikant and Gail Devers listen to Joan Kane explain the struggles she overcame to achieve success.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 12, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 10.13.16

Manicures, massages and female empowerment...just a few of our favorite things

  • Black Tie
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 31, 2016
Sarasota officials to discuss Rosemary condos

The city’s development review committee this week will vet plans for a 62-unit, five-story building in the burgeoning Rosemary District.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The community park is located between the DiVosta and Arbor Grande developments.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 6, 2016
Park plans ready to drive forward

A new 40-acre park should open in Lakewood Ranch in late 2016.

  • East County
  • News
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