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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Manatee County will change forever

  • East County
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch High junior Pippa Campbell has started a benefit polo match to raise money to dig water wells in Africa.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 14, 2019
Special polo event in Sarasota will raise money to dig wells in Africa

Lakewood Ranch High junior organizes polo fundraiser in Sarasota with Epic Polo Club owner Jaymie Klauber.

  • East County
  • News
Linda Nichols of Backyard Bike Shop said season started late this year.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 27, 2019
Longboat's winter season back in black after seeing red

No more red tide for Longboat businesses

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 29, 2011
Misty Creek to host open house

Misty Creek Golf Club will host a Spring Fling Membership Preview Weekend for the local community April 2-3.

  • East County
  • Sports
Turtle Beach Resort is marking the opening of a new fine art gallery featuring works by the father of innkeeper Gail Rubinfeld and her identical twin sister, Miri Rosenfeld, including "Reflection." The resort is located at 9049 Midnight Pass Road.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 8, 2011
Island Beat: Siesta Beach has had some creative 'campers'

Not only has Siesta Public Beach been attracting its share of regular tourists, but it also has had a number of homeless people camping out, Sgt. Scott Osborne, who heads the Key's Community Policing Station, has told Siesta Key Association members.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
A Hilton application states: “The Longboat Key hotel must be completely redeveloped and modernized to attract the affluent, upscale visitors that historically supported the local economy of Longboat Key.”
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 17, 2013
P&Z recommends Hilton project approval

The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort submitted plans for a $30 million project that could break ground in May.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marley dressed as Tinker Bell for the Humane Society of Sarasota County's Pug Parade in March.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 1, 2011
Humane Society competes in ASPCA $100,000 challenge

Fans and supporters can vote for the Humane Society of Sarasota County daily at www.votetosavelives.org.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ciccio Restaurant Group is also building a Daily Eats and a Fresh Kitchen in St. Petersburg.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2015
New restaurants bound for East County

The Ciccio Restaurant Group is opening a Daily Eats and Fresh Kitchen across from the Mall at UTC by the end of 2015.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 15, 2021
Binge Blog: Love breaks your heart

"Soul" and "Moonstruck" are this week's picks

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
A month after the paid parking program was eliminated and two-hour parking was restored, some merchants and area officials aren’t sure if the decision made much difference on Main Street.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 12, 2012
Parking problem still lingers

Some merchants and officials believe the paid parking program didn't last long enough to gauge whether its removal is best for the city.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Town leaders are hesitant to alter the basic layout of Bayfront Park for new tennis courts.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • September 20, 2019
Longboat Key Commissioners reconsider the pickleball question

Town leaders debate potential locations and timing for new courts for both tennis and pickleball.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 26, 2009
T.G.I.FOOTBALL!

Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and The Out-of-Door Academy will kick off the 2009 season with their annual Preseason Kickoff Classics Aug. 28.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been closed since August 2010.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 30, 2012
Colony unit owners to discuss Club Holdings plan

Colony unit owners will see a detailed presentation about plans for the resort but will not vote on a plan next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Workers began this week tearing down portions of the former gas station at Broadway Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • June 11, 2019
Former Longboat Key gas station closer to becoming Whitney's restaurant

Demolition of a structure at the Broadway Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive intersection began on Monday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The sidewalk ends at the property line of The Shore on Broadway Street.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • June 18, 2019
Longboat planning board denies Shore's sidewalk request

Shore restaurant owner Tom Leonard rescinded the petition almost immediately following the meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 12, 2017
Siesta Key residents relieved, surprised at lack of damage from storm

After the much-anticipated hurricane passed over the island, the only "devastation" was some downed trees, minor flooding and loss of power, much to residents's surprise.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 2: Lourdes Ramirez

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 30, 2021
Paul Louis Glosser

Paul Louis Glosser, aged 91, passed away on Sunday August 22, 2021 in Sarasota, Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 7, 2013
Firm halts Siesta transit plan

There's more than meets the eye to a Sarasota County plan to use visual effects to makeover buses into trolleys for barrier-island routes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Michelle Sampson and 2018 nominee Rob Wagner at last year's event.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 11, 2019
Chamber announces Small Business Week nominees

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to celebrate small businesses with awards luncheon in October.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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