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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 18, 2019
Deadline to apply for Longboat Key boards is April 24

Openings exist on a variety of panels.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Luxury coyotes? Yeah, that's an April Fools gag.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 3, 2019
Don't call it 'fake news,' it's just our annual April Fools fun

Once a year, we enjoy a little goofiness while not taking ourselves too seriously.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2017
Top Story - April: Arrest made in Longboat Key hit-and-run case

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Wayne Natt, left, with his attorney, Michael Gelety.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 30, 2017
Top Story - October: Longboat police seek tenants, pursue property in video voyeurism case

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Southeast High School band braved a steady rain to help Lake Club's Kevin Swan ask Shaina Frisch a very important question on Oct 28 at the Mandeville Beer Garden in Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 30, 2017
Top Story - October: A different kind of wedding band in Sarasota

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • February 28, 2018
Joan Walter Rotenberg

Joan Walter Rotenberg died unexpectedly in Longboat Key, Florida on February 23, 2018 at the age of 74.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 28, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Reverse-toll weekend puts financial bridge burden on boaters

Little-known state provision passes without boaters noticing.

  • April Fools
Tony Swain, Louise Wilson and James Suggs, along with Dick Reynolds, John Lamb and Al Hixon perform Ă¢â‚¬Å“When itĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s Sleepy Time Down South" at last year's Jazz Sunday.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 7, 2018
Jazz Sunday to play final notes

After 25 years, the annual Jazz Sunday worship service at Longboat Island Chapel will end following the Feb. 11 service.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • February 14, 2018
County relaxes rule for affordable projects

With a few tweaks to the county's regulations, the commission hopes to make it easier to build affordable housing developments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The commission is following up on earlier conversations regarding incorporating resident input into the special event permitting process.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 19, 2018
City Commission to discuss event regulations

The Downtown Sarasota Condo Association proposed new event rules designed to minimize the effects of street closures on residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 06.23.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Lakewood Ranch Country Club resident and Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh and Esplanade resident Carolyn Lowry-Nation are eager to see the districts purchase the building.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 27, 2016
Committee supports community center concept

Now money will be the talking point regarding the Summerfield Information Center in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
[Photo courtesy of Michael Long] SailFuture is currently renovating this house on the bay of St. Petersburg.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 29, 2016
SailFuture brightens horizons with home renovation

The organization announces next steps in helping at-risk youth.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kittens Ari and Ori scope out the class while Steven and Christine relax to start the class.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 11, 2016
Cat Depot does downward dog

Cat Depot brings back community yoga class with cats.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The last major change to the zoning codes came in 2003.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • October 24, 2017
County embarks on project to merge regulations

As county staff work to condense zoning and land use rules, they're asking for public input.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Natalia Besse, 3, Wandelisse Castillo and Ariella Castillo, 3, play games in the Kid Zone at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 25, 2017
Lakewood Ranch YMCA fundraiser to be good for the soul

Lakewood Ranch YMCA hosts Motown & Soul to fund ‘something fresh.’

  • East County
  • News
Clinton Whitelaw.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 9, 2017
How to put the 'go' in golf and start playing

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Jonathan Lewis will replace Tom Harmer, who starts work as the town manager of Longboat Key in January.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 21, 2017
Commission votes unanimously on interim county administrator

Commissioners all agreed that Jonathan Lewis, who has been the assistant county administrator for about four months, is the best person for the job.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mark Shoemaker; David Meyersburg. Photo by Amanda Heisey
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 28, 2017
Playwright insight: Connie Schindewolf

The woman behind 'Mammoth Bones' shares the origins of her first full-length play.

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  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 28, 2017
Film review: 'Good Time'

Robert Pattinsons proves his chops in this electrifying story of misguided justice.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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