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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2009
Letters to the editor

Weldon Frost, a 20-year volunteer with the Salvation Army, recalls some vignettes as a bell ringer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Commissioner Shannon Staub will retire Dec. 15, after 14 years served on the County Commission.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 24, 2010
Governor names Staub replacement

Attorney Christine Robinson was appointed to the Sarasota County Commission today, filling the seat of Commissioner Shannon Staub, who is retiring next month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ross Toussaint is pictured near the bioswale between his property and Christ Church of Longboat Key.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 6, 2020
Longboat Key drainage dispute lasts decade

Ross Toussaint claims Christ Church of Longboat Key has caused damage to his property through stormwater runoff from a bioswale that provides insufficient drainage.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 26, 2020
Beachplace hosts party to welcome residents back

Season is heating up on Longboat Key for Beachplace residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 8, 2010
Casa del Mar's assistant manager steps up to 25 years

Mark Meador began working at the resort in 1985, after Hurricane Elena struck.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The world's first telephone box was opened in 1881 in Berlin.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • November 14, 2019
The 20th century is calling

Selby Library is home to two pay phones.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mark Townsend.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 26, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Mark Townsend

The Riverview High senior talks switch hitting and dealing with failure.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • March 2, 2016
Fashion Insider — 1st Street Bridal Stroll

Local wedding planner Nicole Kaney, of NK Productions, hosted a bridal stroll on First Street Thursday, Feb. 18, collaborating with First Street shops, as well as other local brands for a showcase of all things bridal.

  • Black Tie
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 9, 2013
Commission approves new police vehicles

Longboat Key Police will receive three all-wheel drive SUVs and one patrol car this year, followed by two patrol cars, one SUV and one detective vehicle in 2014.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 3536 Bayou Louise Lane  was built in 2004. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,044 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 17, 2022
Siesta Key property sells for $6.3 million

A Siesta Key property tops sales this week at $6.3 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
1. The Cougars show off their volleyball state championship trophy.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 26, 2019
The top-10 Sarasota sports moments of 2019

It was the year Sarasota became a city of champions.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 30, 2012
Manatee fertilizer ban takes effect June 1

A University of Florida grant has two community groups educating their neighbors about new fertilizer restrictions and other water quality issues.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Lisa Nichols attaches a basket to a bicycle at the Backyard Bike Shop on Longboat Key. She has co-owned the shop with her husband, Charlie, since the late ’90s.
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 12, 2014
Backyard Bike Shop co-owner becomes co-mechanic

After 20 years in the medical field, Lisa Nichols is taking on new duties at the business she owns with her husband.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"Raisin" is playing Oct. 3 to Nov. 11 at Westcoast Black Theatre. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 26, 2018
Live Theater: Critic’s Picks for 2018-2019

Live theater, sarasota, manatee, critic makes picks for upcoming 2018-19 theater season, including from organizations such as Florida Studio Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Manatee Players, The Players Centre for Performing Arts, Westcoast Black Theatre

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Mark Wemple
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 13, 2015
Q+A with Reynolds Allen

W. Reynolds Allen, a founding partner of Tampa-based Allen Norton & Blue, has represented the town of Longboat Key in union contract negotiations since 1993, when Griff Roberts was the town manager. His firm has 33 lawyers in five offices.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jeffrey Oldenburg and Peggy Benzinger |
  • May 26, 2011
MY VIEW: Redeeming North Trail

As we have been working to help revitalize blighted areas in Sarasota (the Rosemary District, Gillespie Park and North Tamiami Trail) for the last 18 years, we share your editorial writer's frustration ("North Trail hypocrisy") in that no seated City Commission in the last 30 years has contributed anything really significant to the revitalization of the North Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Earlier today, the city of Sarasota shared images of flooding on Lido Key roads. The Sarasota Police Department later announced travel restrictions onto and off of the barrier islands. Photo courtesy city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 11, 2020
Update: Police say all roads and bridges are open

The Sarasota Police Department announced it is limiting travel via the John Ringling Causeway and New Pass Bridge to residents and emergency traffic.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Land planner Bob Schmitt, consultant for the hotel site, said the State Road 64/Interstate 75 interchange is a perfect spot for new hotels.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 24, 2019
Developer awaits approval for hotels on S.R. 64 corridor

Two hotels planned for State Road 64, west of I-75.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 12, 2017
Longboat congregations' guide dog finds a home

For two years, the congregations sponsored a Southeastern Guide Dog. Now, she's helping Dwayne Cole navigate his way without peripheral vision.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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