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Based on the commission's input, City Manager Tom Barwin said he is revising his vision for an initiative focused on addressing major community issues.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 25, 2020
City manager pitches community conversations

A skeptical City Commission asked for more details before moving forward with the concept.

  • Sarasota
  • News
City utilities director Mitt Tidwell and McKim and Creed Project Manager Robert Garland discuss plans for Lift Station 87 with a Hudson Bayou resident.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 26, 2016
Hudson Bayou residents brace for Osprey closure

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  • Sarasota
  • News
This Week in Sarasota
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 12, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, July 14

Take a look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Mike Ford, 30, is trying to make it as a boxer.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 27, 2017
Sarasota football legend transitions to boxing ring

His professional record stands at 3-0.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Bill Vogel tells the board why Florida School Board Association is the best choice.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 5, 2020
Sarasota School Board selects superintendent search firm

The board selected Florida School Board Association to lead the search for a new leader.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 10, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Flower power

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • In Memoriam |
  • November 5, 2018
Pauline Breault Feole

Pauline Breault Feole, 91, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Oct. 30, 2018 at The Arbor at Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, N.C., she was born March 14, 1927 in Lewiston, Maine. Her obituary tribute is publishing in the L

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Alexa Gettel, third-grader, gets some air in the bounce house.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 16, 2015
ODA celebrates homecoming

The weekend events started with a family picnic Friday night.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2010
Our view: Forward Vision

Our view: Forward Vision

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Cindy Rhategan uses her elbow to smash a board during her fifth-degree dan physical test. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 27, 2018
Lakewood Ranch woman officially a taekwondo 'master'

Lakewood Ranch resident Cindy Rhategan received her fifth-degree dan (black belt) at a ceremony at Lakewood Ranch Taekwondo on June 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
Bayfront Park has a baseball field, tennis courts and playground. Its Recreation Center building is used for fitness classes and occasional meetings and debates. File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 15, 2014
The Bayfront Park Question

The town will soon revisit an issue that's familiar to any longtime resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 27, 2020
Cheers to the Lakewood Ranch graduates

Parents, teachers and staff members celebrate seniors as they pick up caps and gowns for July graduation

  • East County
  • News
Jon Thaxton will vacate his position in the Sarasota County Commission at the end of this term. He’ll be working 60 hours a week and pondering his future during that time.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 25, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Jon Thaxton

Jon Thaxton is a Sarasota County Commissioner that will vacate his position at the end of this term. Read more about him in our "In the Public Eye."

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Photo by Gary W. Sweetman
  • By June LeBell |
  • May 8, 2016
Review: 'Josephine'

The world-premiere musical explores the ups and downs of one of the most iconic entertainers in history.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
A casual elegance brought people back to The Colony year to year.
  • By Katie Johns and Bret Hauff |
  • August 1, 2018
Colony guests: Relaxed elegance drew people in, brought them back

While each guest had unique experiences, it was the community atmosphere that kept people coming back, former guests say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 10, 2020
Stay the course, governor

The media chafes that DeSantis is an outlier. But his approach is helping 95% of Floridians not infected with the coronavirus.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort closed in August 2010.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 15, 2014
Colony Lender demands $5.1 million from Colony owners

Attorney David Siegal wrote in a letter that unit owners are liable for unpaid rent and real estate taxes of more than $5.1 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Term limits

A Florida Supreme Court ruling later this year could bring faster, future turnover to the Sarasota County Commission.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Art Battle made its debut in Sarasota on 2019. This year, battle will be held back-to-back in Venice and Sarasota. (Courtesy photos)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • January 22, 2020
Art Battle to be waged once more locally — actually, twice more

Speed-painting competitions in Sarasota, Venice this weekend; state finals here in March

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2010
Letters to the Editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228.

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