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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has fallen into disrepair, with parts of roofs falling down in structures throughout the property. File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 13, 2014
Unicorp offer sparks war of words

Colony Association President Jay Yablon calls Unicorp's offer 'an attempted hostile takeover' of the resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 1, 2015
Call Waiting

The delay wasn’t quite as long as it felt — but it still highlights inefficiencies in the town’s current emergency dispatch system.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2010
Briefs

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2014
News Briefs

LWR seeks volunteers for taskforce; Everglades opens solar energy lab; Animal Services welcomes new leader; Superintendent Mills announces surplus plans

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 11, 2010
Lady Mustangs open season perfect

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team opened the season with a pair of victories Nov. 2 and Nov. 8.

  • East County
  • Sports
Riverview grad Brion Whitley played in the NCAA Tournament with Murray State University. Photo courtesy Dave Winder/Murray State Athletics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 5, 2018
Racing to the top: Sarasota native talks his NCAA Tournament experience

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Courtesy photo. Girls Inc. of Sarasota County will honor Aimee DeMariano Cogan with the “She Knows Where She’s Going” Award.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • February 26, 2016
Girls Inc. announces 2016 Celebration Luncheon Honorees

Girls Inc. of Sarasota County will honor Aimee DeMariano Cogan with the “She Knows Where She’s Going” Award.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 8, 2009
Pirates serve up district shut out

The Braden River High volleyball team clinched the No. 1 seed in the district tournament with a 3-0 victory over Osceola Oct. 8.

  • East County
  • Sports
The home at 536 Outrigger Lane was built in 2008 with four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,229 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 11, 2020
Outrigger Lane home sells for $2 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 27-May 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Anderson Miller uses a planting pot and paper plate to view the solar eclipse on Aug. 21 at  Hershorin Schiff Community Day School.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 21, 2017
Community Day ditches glasses in favor of DIY viewing

After learning that its glasses may not be authentic, Hershorin Schiff Community Day School decided to get crafty.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 27, 2019
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens displays Paul Gauguin's tropical treasures

The artist's perspective of French Polynesia comes to life through his art and Selby's plant displays in 'Gauguin: Voyage to Paradise.'

  • Arts + Culture
The closed gas station on the north end is under contract of sale.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 30, 2017
Sale contract pending for Longboat gas station site

Resident group LBK North had hoped to relocate a historic cottage to the location.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Everyone needs a little support now and then. In the Sarasota region, groups abound to help people deal with life-changing events that alter their reality.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2018
Help is available

Support groups in our region

  • Health
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • June 3, 2010
My View: Painless cutbacks - to the public

If government cuts employees and spending in a recession, does anyone notice?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The municipal facility has become an issue for the city as revenues decline and the costs of managing aging infrastructure grow. The study committee will research potential solutions to that problem.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 23, 2015
Bobby Jones committee pitches vision for future

In ambitiously examining the course’s problems, the Bobby Jones Golf Club Study Committee hopes to discover a realistic solution.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Hoover Home

The home is at 344 Firehouse Lane.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Several homes on Treasure Boat Way are listed on Airbnb for about $100 a night.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 27, 2020
As county collects Airbnb tax, some question need for vacation rentals

The county collected $1.8 million from the vacation rental site, but some Siesta Key residents would like to see the end of the rentals in residential areas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Meet the Designers" is a Tour of Homes event which will allow visitors to discuss the advantages of quartz countertops as shown in Stock Development's Clairborne II model in The Lake Club.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 18, 2017
Tour of Homes in Lakewood Ranch ready to produce 'wow' effect

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
Last year, the Manatee County School District's total revenue increased $15.50 million from 2013.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 9, 2015
Manatee County School Board to review 2014 financial statements

At its meeting at 5:45 p.m. Feb. 10, the Manatee County School District will discuss its financial standings, through Dec. 31, 2014.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Anderson/Chillura Home

The home is at 6526 Bayou Hammock Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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