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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 7, 2010
Fidelity tournament gets into the swing next week

The Fidelity Investments Senior Doubles tournament, which takes place Thursday, April 15 through Sunday, April 18, at Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 7, 2010
Town awaits building-fee study results

A permit-fee study being performed for the Planning, Zoning and Building Department has stretched into its 25th month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Workers prepared to tow remnants of the vehicle just before noon.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 10, 2015
FHP investigates fatal crash on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard

The accident caused the closure of a section of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard just north of Clubhouse Drive.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key was the site of bombing practice in the 1940s, leaving ordinance that has yet to be cleaned up.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 3, 2018
Former Longboat bombing range not scheduled for clean up until 2047

Bombs, rockets and bullets peppered the Key in the 1940s — it could take the Department of Defense more than 100 years from then to clean it up.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 13, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Courtney Mirabella

Braden River High senior Courtney Mirabella allowed two hits and struck out 12 in six innings to lead the Lady Pirates to a 10-0 victory over Manatee March 5. She also went 3-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs.

  • East County
  • Sports
James Palmer has earned the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 7, 2019
Who's the man in Lakewood Ranch?

Lakewood Ranch's James Palmer earns a special award from Marquis Who's Who for his lifetime of work in labor relations.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • February 8, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: Longboat Key Education Center dance presentation

Longboat Key Education Center will host sacred dance presentation

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Thomas Gross
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 5, 2019
Suspect in 2012 Lakewood Ranch murder extradited from Israel

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office extradited Thomas Gross from Israel and booked him April 5 into the Manatee County Jail on a charge of first-degree murder.

  • East County
  • News
Nicole Rissler began her position in September.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 25, 2013
Nicole Rissler rides sports tourism wave of success

As Visit Sarasota Sports Commission director of sports, Rissler combines her love of sports and marketing know-how.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Developer Manfred Welfonder
  • By Columnist . |
  • February 27, 2018
Developer offers his own take on Colony plan

Welfonder expresses reservations on Unicorp’s proposal.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Taylor Morrison will use a California Tuscan design on five floor plans for homes in the Esplanade by Siesta Key.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 24, 2013
Developer plans Esplanade groundbreaking

Taylor Morrison will hold a ceremony Jan. 28, for the beginning of construction at Esplanade by Siesta Key, a 247-home community.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 1, 2011
Majority of condos opposed to FDOT plan

Eight days before a meeting on a pedestrian island proposal for Midnight Pass Road, 27 of 34 condominium complexes had affirmed opposition to the plan.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Australian group Gravity and Other Myths will perform at the eighth annual Ringling International Arts Festival.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 7, 2016
Scene and Heard

Get the latest in the world of A+E

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Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming hands the Officer of the Year plaque to Sgt. Lee Smith.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 1, 2019
Sergeant named Longboat's Officer of the Year

Smith has been in law enforcement since 1999.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Karen Coltun took this photo from Longboat Key, capturing a shot of a rainbow over the gulf after a storm.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Sept. 1

Karen Coltun took this photo from Longboat Key, capturing a shot of a rainbow over the gulf after a storm.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The families of Josh Rogers and Brett Wagner were presented with the boys' East Manatee Bulldogs jerseys.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 30, 2012
Bulldogs dedicate field house to deceased teammates

The East Manatee Bulldogs dedicated their field house to Josh Rogers and Brett Wagner during a special dedication ceremony Aug. 25.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tropical Storm Emily wasn't as bad as it could have been, but emergency officials used it as a chance to practice what they'd do in the event of a bad storm.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 8, 2017
Surprise storm works as test-run for emergency managers

Emergency staff use smaller storms as test runs to prepare for bigger storms, and suggest you do the same.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Susan DeVictor captured this shot of a black skimmer bringing a fish to its nesting site at Lido Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: Sept. 1

Susan DeVictor captured this shot of a black skimmer bringing a fish to its nesting site at Lido Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 29, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: "Kin Killing Kin" reception

PHOTO GALLERY: "Kin Killing Kin" reception

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Ann Mulligan
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • November 30, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Casa Del Mar Christmas tree decorating

On Dec. 1, Casa Del Mar Beach Resort decorated its Christmas tree. An annual event, residents and guests took part in kicking off Christmas for the resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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