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For now, the larger L-shaped cottage will temporarily sit on cribs near 6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Photo: Nat Kaemmerer
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 18, 2021
P&Z Board approves Chiles Group's cottage, parking lot plans

Plans call for the Chiles Group's historic cottage to permanently sit at 6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 19, 2019
Bucs headline Manatee Chamber luncheon

Tampa Bay Bucs players attend Manatee Chamber of Commerce Lunch with the Bucs event.

  • East County
  • News
“Carmina Burana” will feature premiere choreography by Leymis Bolaños Wilmott, artistic director of Sarasota Contemporary Dance.  Photo by Sorcha Augustine
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 19, 2018
'Carmina Burana' comes to life through a collaboration of voices and movement

Choral Artists of Sarasota, Sarasota Contemporary Dance and more join forces to present a passionate ‘Carmina Burana in Motion.'

  • Arts + Culture
Emma, a 6-month-old dog, is missing. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 19, 2019
Manatee County couple searches for lost dog

Owner seeks to find dog hit by car one week ago.

  • East County
  • News
Sanctuary Reef
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2010
Mote's new exhibit offers a shrimp's-eye view

Mote Marine Aquarium's "Sanctuary Reef" traveling exhibit opened Wednesday, Dec. 22 and offers a new view of coral reefs: a shrimp's-eye view.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael, Executive Director Lisa and Jordan Berger
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 13, 2019
Beaux Arts Ball iConcept Runway Show shows a kaleidoscope of color

The dinner and fashion show was hosted April 12 at Art Ovation Hotel.

  • Black Tie
Longboat Key will receive $1.5 million from the state for a $3.5 million Longboat Pass sand dredging project that will begin later this summer.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 25, 2015
Town beach project survives governor's cuts

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed off on a $1.5 million funding expenditureTuesday for an estimated $3.5 million Longboat Pass dredging project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bass Pro Shops plans to open a location east of I-75.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 25, 2016
Bass Pro moves forward with plans for Sarasota location

Bass Pro Outdoor World has applied for a comprehensive plan amendment to allow a store at at northeast corner of Fruitville Road and I-75.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dave Frantz.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 7, 2017
In brother's honor, coach champions cancer awareness

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sisters Christina and Allison Volpe-Knippel won a national championship for Braden River. Photo by Jay Heater
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 18, 2017
Braden River High duo claims national drill team title

Sisters have no holes in their mixed dual exhibition.

  • East County
  • News
Open Mic Night is every Tuesday at 10 p.m. Photo by Kayleigh Omang
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 28, 2018
The Mable features many remnants of the old Growler's Pub — with a twist

Goodbye Growler’s Pub, the beloved North Trail establishment Hello Mable. Tyler Yurckonis and Mark Caragiulo reinvent Sarasota’s most artful watering hole.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Town Clerk Trish Granger swears in Randy Clair on Monday to fill the District 1 seat.
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 5, 2017
Clair's appointment fills Town Commission seat

Former commissioner is the only applicant to replace Linde.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Applications are being accepted by the town for the three seats on the Planning and Zoning Board, and the Town Commission is tentatively scheduled to make selections on May 1.
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 5, 2017
Does Planning and Zoning Board need a north-end member?

A vacancy on the board is expected to be filled on April 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioners agreed to hire special legal counsel relating to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort public nuisance hearings last night at Town Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 6, 2014
Commission makes board changes

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved an interlocal agreement last night between the town and the West Coast Inland Navigation District for a sand project that places sand from a site near Longboat Pass on the north end of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 1, 2015
Return to Form

Riverview High senior Mikaela Braune had hip surgery in June to remove a pair of osteoid osteomas.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Scott Kerns and Sarah Nealis star in "Venus in Fur." Photo by My Union House.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • April 10, 2013
Theater Review: 'Venus in Fur'

The Asolo's Repertory Theatre's latest production is a delightfully provocative Rubik's Cube of a play-within-a-play, based on a manuscript-within-a-book, written in 1870 by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, after whom the term, "masochism," was coined.

  • Arts + Culture
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 27, 2020
Philip Lynn Schneider

Philip Lynn Schneider passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Pirates junior running back Brian Battie holds his head in his hands after Braden River's comeback attempt fell just short.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 16, 2018
Braden River football's season ends in Venice

The Pirates' comeback effort fell short in a 28-21 loss

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota High School Drama Department scared the circle by playing the part of zombies prior to performing “Thriller” at last year’s Fright Night on St. Armands Circle.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 2, 2013
10 to Attend: Longboat Key

Get in the spirit of season by making plans to attend these don't-miss events.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 10, 2012
Northwest Sarasota Master Plan's funding nixed for now

The majority of Sarasota city commissioners feel it's not the right time for a Northwest Sarasota master plan and land-use study.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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