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911 center photos
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 27, 2016
911: Making the big switch

The town prepares to shift its 911 service to Sarasota County.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Charter Review Committee: Pat Zunz, Phill Younger, Alan Pryor, Bill Cook
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 17, 2017
Charter Review Committee considers redistricting Longboat Key

Idea to add at-large seat to Town Commission election aims at opening up the field, but will it fly?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota Farmers Market is one of many events to cancel its plans for this weekend.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2017
Updates: Offices and organizations reopen after Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma caused many closures throughout Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Virginia Sanders |
  • August 12, 2009
Turtle Watch

It's a tough life for sea turtle hatchlings

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Town Manager Dave Bullock and town staff say Colony buildings are a nuisance and a threat to the health and safety of the general public during a storm.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 10, 2013
Colony owners oppose teardown

Town Manager Dave Bullock suggests Colony structures be torn down as a condition to the property keeping the grandfathered tourism units on the site.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River High School's TSA team came home as state champions.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 2, 2011
Manatee students sweep TSA competition

Braden River High School's Technology Student Association team caputured the championship crown. Lakewood Ranch took third.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 11, 2013
Signs of change appear in Rosemary

Lolita Tartine and a planned 6.5-acre apartment project are two signs of change in the commercial district that was slated for redevelopment before the recession hit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
President/owner Dino Mirando and Manager Jaime Jackson with their oyster combo: Orleans, Bienville, char-grilled and Rockefeller.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 9, 2012
EDIBLES: A pearl of an oyster bar

There's a new kid on the block near the Hollywood 20 movie theater: it's the Half Shell Oyster House, and it has an enticing promotion to get you in to try its wares.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 31, 2017
Lesa Silvermore releases debut full-length album

After transitioning from a solo act to a full band, the Sarasota musician releases ‘Dopplegänger.’

  • Arts + Culture
LECOM School of Pharmacy Associate Dean Dr. Julie Wilkinson, watches as third-year student Bryan Davidson announces LECOM's national awards for the Script Your Future campaign.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 13, 2014
Pharmacy students win national awards

LECOM's School of Pharmacy won two awards in a national competition for its volunteer and promotions efforts.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • May 26, 2010
Man on the Street: Memorial Day Trivia

The Observer headed to Main Street to test people's knowledge of Memorial Day history.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Maggie Pahos |
  • July 29, 2009
Man on the street: Circle theory

We strolled Palm Avenue to ask what locals think about installing roundabouts along Sarasota's bayfront.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 4, 2011
Benchmark's final report targets Morgan Stanley

The final report of the Firefighters Pension Board centers on a $209,000 payment to the board's consultant.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 22, 2017
Critic's Picks: The Oscars

The 89th Academy Awards airs Feb. 26. We offer our picks in the major categories.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2016
Cops Corner 06.29.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 26, 2010
Residents to monitor town efficiency

The majority of the Town Commission wants a committee of Key residents to oversee town operations and offer efficiency suggestions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Evan Lagassee, William Lahners and Charlie Kempston show off their website and their robot, ROB. E.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 21, 2012
Students put tech knowledge to use with own company

Three best friends and ODA fourth-graders have pooled their creativity to start their own company, called Internet Progress.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 17, 2015
WHAT'S HAPPENING | Week of Sept. 17

Check out a rundown of this week's news.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Summerfield resident Alan Roth checks to see the signal strength of his cell service in his home. He has trouble making and receiving calls from home.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 28, 2018
Lakewood Ranch residents frustrated by cell coverage

Some in the development still struggle with unreliable reception.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 30, 2013
Town seeks Bay Isles Road restrictions for elections

Campaigners who crowd the entrance and exit of Town Hall in March for the municipal election are forcing staff to evaluate parking enforcement on Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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