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Photo courtesy of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 4, 2016
Historic St. Armands property hits the market

The George Schueler home on Washington Drive is listed at $1.6 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sheila and Eric Nichols of Venice hold Shaker, 10, Martini, 9, Salt, 7, Olive, 1, and Margarita, 6, at Pups at Premier.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 9, 2021
Lakewood Ranch hosts paw-fect canine event

Lakewood Ranch canine event at paw-fect

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Nadia and Lisa Schmitt with Nathan Gembarowski
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 6, 2020
Keep it clean

A few kids did their part to help keep Longboat Key beautiful.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Emma Moneuse   Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 6, 2018
Hats off to Longboat's class of 2018

Emma Moneuse and Griffin McKee are enjoying their summers before heading to college, while Max and Jake Pettingell are gearing up for their next steps at St. Stephens.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Riverview High senior center midfielder Katy Mixon led the Lady Rams in both goals and assists this season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 23, 2014
Taking charge

Katy Mixon played varsity soccer at Riverview High for four years. Now she'll take her talents to the University of West Georgia.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Su Byron |
  • February 18, 2021
Great Old Florida Escapes

Although travel is still a no-go, there are plenty of staycation spots that can make you feel like you have gone somewhere. In this case, it’s back in time.

  • LWR Life
Through March, dredging crews will take sand from New Pass to restore sand lost from the Lido Key shoreline following Tropical Storm Debby. Photo by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 20, 2015
Lido residents await dredging developments

With a short-term shoreline renourishment project already underway, Lido Key residents are now in a holding pattern as the city's long-range project undergoes design changes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials are calling a signed settlement the first step in making progress for a new resort property on the shuttered hotel site.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 26, 2013
UPDATE: Klauber to receive $3 million consultant settlement

If Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners and a bankruptcy judge approve a settlement reached this week, it will end a more than six-year legal battle between the Colony Association and its longtime owner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Klauber
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2014
Memories & mishaps

In honor of Christmas, we collected your best head-shaking holiday stories. From expired turkeys to mischievous squirrels, these are the memories these readers won't soon forget.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 26, 2013
Growing the Banyan Trunk

Jerry and Terri Finn discuss the roots of their summer theater company and how it has grown into the full-fledged Banyan Theater Company.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 20, 2019
Longboat Key Chamber celebrates members

On March 20, about 85 Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members gathered at Zota Beach Resort for the annual awards luncheon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock, left, earns an annual salary of $181,688. Town officials are considering Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer as Bullock's replacement. Harmer earns an annual salary of $207,625.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 12, 2017
Convenient, but ...

Longboat’s Town Commission appears ready to hire Sarasota County’s Tom Harmer as the next town manager. He looks like a good fit. But do you buy the first car you see and like?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 25, 2012
Cancer organization changes name, expands reach

The Center for Building Hope, formerly the Cancer Support Community, has partnered with Massachusetts General Hospital and its Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine.

  • East County
  • News
Braden River sophomore Devontae Fields gains positive yardage in the first quarter.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 28, 2014
Focused on the Finish

The Braden River High football team slipped past Cardinal Mooney 8-0 in its spring game May 22.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • 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
Finance Director Kelly Strickland discusses the 2019-20 proposed budget at a special City Commission meeting Tuesday.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 11, 2019
City budget prioritizes parks, police

Staff’s proposed $248.8 million budget for 2019-20 includes a flat operating millage rate, though a portion of property tax revenue could go to a new parks and recreation district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
At this week’s City Commission meeting, Doug Logan presented a conceptual plan to address the 300 to 400 chronic homeless people in the city.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 6, 2015
Common sense on homeless

Sarasota city’s homeless director, Doug Logan, created a conceptual business model that has merit. Crucial to implementation and success: someone to own the challenge.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Village resident Gene Jaleski sent photos of peacocks impeding traffic on Broadway last month to Mayor Jim Brown.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 4, 2015
Peacocks ruffle feathers again

Have you heard the mating calls? The Village’s most notorious birds are growing their flock.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 12, 2012
Dent, Thaxton spar at Tiger Bay

The two candidates for Sarasota Supervisor of Elections traded barbs about transparency at the Tiger Bay-hosted luncheon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County struggled to buy a 32.9-acre parcel to form Johnson Preserve until the Conservation Foundation raised $1.03 million for the effort in 2018. The county is seeking dedicated funds for similar purchases.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 21, 2020
Manatee County voters consider whether to establish fund to buy environmentally significant lands

Manatee County fund, if approved by voters, would command up to $50 million in spending to preserve lands.

  • East County
  • News
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