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Longboat Key’s registered voters will decide March 15 whether to power up or cut the power to a $20.5 million neighborhood and side street power pole and utilities undergrounding project.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2015
Neighborhood undergrounding referendum surges forward

The future of Gulf of Mexico Drive utilities is on the line for a March ballot, but some worry about the funding split.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 23, 2016
Theater review: 'Almost, Maine'

John Cariani’s fractured fairy tales come to life at The Players Backstage.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Some residents in the Presidio, Riviera and Siena sections of Country Club at Lakewood Ranch say truck traffic has increased and is increasing the noise they hear.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 26, 2018
Lakewood Ranch homeowners sound off on traffic volume

Country Club homeowners want solutions for traffic noise along Lorraine Road.

  • East County
  • News
The Mustangs take the field against Venice High in the Homecoming game. They would lose 62-0 to the Indians.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 26, 2018
Struggling Mustangs work hard through transition

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 30, 2015
Goodwill Manasota hosts 'Young Guns of Country' concert

Kristian Bush, The Cadillac Three, Cassadee Pope and Drake White perform.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 10, 2011
My View: Government debt is a moral failure

The moral compass for the majority of our political leadership in both parties is what is right for re-election, not the country's future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Extension Agent Lisa Hickey, Henley resident Emily Vosnos, Ross Peterson and Polly Curran complete visits to homesites. Courtesy photo
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 13, 2014
Henley neighborhood goes Florida-friendly

A project that qualified 30 of 32 homes in University Park's Henley neighborhood as Florida-friendly may earn a Keep Manatee Beautiful award.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Christian senior Kyle Lantz has already won two races for the Blazers in his first season with the team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 29, 2015
Staying the course

Sarasota Christian senior Kyle Lantz won his second race of the season at the George Jenkins Holloway Park Jamboree Sept. 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jellyfish float in along a groin on Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2017
Top Story - November: Longboat beaches swarmed by jellyfish

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

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Abby Quigley.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 31, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Abby Quigley

The Riverview volleyball junior talks the appeal of her sport and at which teammate she laughs the most.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • June 18, 2012
Tequila Cantina: the name says it all!

Tequila Cantina: the name says it all!

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Hershey Felder
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 18, 2011
Scene & Heard

Felder brings his best Bernstein to Sarasota; Julie Rohr's 'Li'l Abner' is a family affair; and Hot Tickets.

  • Arts + Culture
Already prohibited on Lido Beach, the city will ban smoking in all of its parks.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 5, 2011
Commission bans smoking in parks

City commissioners approved a plan to ban smoking in parks and could expand it to all city property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mark Vanderee, a Waterline Road resident, argued the proposed development is not compatible with the rural nature of the area.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 11, 2013
Waterline Road project denied

A decision to deny a residential project situated in a rural community raises questions about the future of development in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2013
Obituary: George Edward Frost

George Edward Frost, 95, of Sarasota, died June 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 27, 2014
Beyond the Business: Asparagus

Since her days working in an antique store on Park Avenue in Orlando, Elizabeth Bentley has had a dream to own a store. In January 2013, she opened Asparagus in Towles Court.

  • Arts + Culture
Palm Aire Country Club resident Gus Andreone, 104, was highlighted during a special tribute to the PGA of America prior to the PGA Championship July 30. Andreone is the organization's oldest living member.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 10, 2016
Living Legend: Palm Aire resident carries long-lasting golf legacy

At 104 years old, Palm Aire Country Club resident Gus Andreone is the PGA's oldest living member — and has a lasting friendship with golf icon Arnold Palmer.

  • East County
  • Sports
Alex and Rachel Hunsader, 22 and 23 respectively, have grown up attending and working the festival, but say it's still an exciting family affair.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 7, 2015
Hunsaders sprout 24th pumpkin festival

One sign of fall: The Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival, which returns weekends from Oct. 10 through Oct. 25.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2016
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller: Karen Rushing

Rushing, the longtime Sarasota County Clerk, will face challenger Todd Barton in the general election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hoyt Architects produced this conceptual rendering of a Women’s Sports Museum along Sarasota’s bayfront — which has already upset City Commissioner Susan Chapman.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 20, 2016
Women’s Sports Museum sets its sights on Sarasota bayfront

A local group is pitching a bayfront home for a women’s sports museum. Will the concept be a hit with city leaders and residents?

  • Sarasota
  • News
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