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County Administrator Tom Harmer plans to officially resign in December.
  • By John McGuire |
  • July 17, 2017
Longboat Key votes 6-1 to hire Harmer as manager

The county commission will decide a formal hiring process when they return from recess, but it could be as simple as voting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Merchants handed out candy to trick-or-treaters in Siesta Key Village in 2014.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 30, 2015
Find the sweet spot for Sarasota trick-or-treaters

Events around Sarasota and Siesta Key for families to celebrate Halloween.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Joe McClash objects to a terminal groin being built on Beer Can Island closest to Longboat Pass, on property owned by Manatee County, and two other groins.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 7, 2013
Town prepares for groin challenge hearing

The town is preparing for an upcoming state hearing in response to a challenge to place three north-end groins on the north end of the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Enjoy a sugarplum recipe.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 21, 2011
EDIBLES: Sweet, sweeter, sweetest

Everyone has food memories associated with the holidays. My own include sugarplums that my maternal grandmother used to send from Stop & Shop in Chicago when I was a child.

  • Arts + Culture
This home at 345 Madision Drive has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, a pool and 2,596 square feet of living area. It sold for $840,000.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 22, 2010
St. Armands home sells for $840,000

The top real-estate transaction for the week of Sept. 7 through Sept. 10 was a home at 345 Madison Drive, located in the St. Armands Division of the John Ringling Estates.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 13, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Debbie Goss

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall employee Debbie Goss loves this meatloaf recipe because it's quick and easy and reminds her of her childhood in Oklahoma.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sheriff’s deputies will be on the lookout for impaired drivers from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 16, 2013
Sheriff leads DUI crackdown

In the run up to Labor Day weekend, the Sheriff's Office is participating in a nationwide campaign against drunk drivers.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort currently has 102 rooms.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 28, 2012
Hilton looks to expand property

Ocean Properties Vice President of Operations Andy Berger recently met with town officials to discuss a redevelopment of the property that could double its room count.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A giant “cha-ching” sound echoed through Longboat Key Town Commission Chambers earlier this week when commissioners heard the town received a letter of application from the Calusa Indian Tribe to anchor a casino boat to the Islander Club groin
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 28, 2012
Casino boats eyeing Longboat's coast

APRIL FOOLS - Some say the plan for a pair of Longboat casino boats is a win, but others believe the town will lose its shirt at the poker table.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 6, 2012
Extra Innings to begin holding pitching clinics

Extra Innings will be offering two pitching clinics, headed by former local Major League Baseball player Troy Mattes, beginning Dec. 18.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Three gates control the release of water from Lake Manatee back into the Manatee River.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 21, 2015
Lake Manatee Dam turns 50

Manatee County will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its drinking water supply Oct. 23.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 10, 2016
Cops Corner 2.11.2016

Crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 12, 2014
Our view

The lost will to work

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Richard Corcoran
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2017
A different kind of speaker?

Excerpted from Florida Speaker Richard Corcoran’s speech before the House on the opening day of the Legislature.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Beyond  the Spectrum has offered summer camps for more than eight years. This year, it needs your help with donations.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 24, 2015
Group goes beyond the call for campers

Beyond the Spectrum aims to raise $25,000 to fund summer camp for more special needs students.

  • East County
  • News
****Barbara Zdziarski has become one of the most beloved staff members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, her colleagues agreed. She retires at the end of the month.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 24, 2015
Alliance says goodbye to a friendly face

Amy Gonzalez will replace Barbara Zdziarski as the membership and events coordinator.

  • East County
  • News
Half Shell Seafood House, formerly Half Shell Oyster House, moved from Main Street in Sarasota.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 4, 2013
Half Shell Seafood House opens on University Parkway

Formerly the Half Shell Oyster House, the restaurant moved from Main Street in Sarasota to Manatee County, at 5231 University Parkway in the former Red Elephant Pizza space.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 5, 2017
Theater review: 'The Crucible'

Arthur Miller’s 'The Crucible' shines a light on the banality of evil.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Riverview High senior point guard DJ Bryant spends countless hours in the gym as a benefit not only to himself but to the team as well.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 28, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Riverview point guard D.J. Bryant holds himself accountable

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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