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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 4, 2009
Mote scientists attend red tide symposium

The findings they presented were gathered over a 10-year period.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Join Alex Mahadevan and Mallory Gnaegy as they report today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • September 27, 2012
Sept. 27: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The county will continue to explore its options for addressing parking and traffic issues on Siesta Key.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 3, 2018
Issues to Watch 2018: Parking

The city and county are trying to answer two questions: Where will people park, and how do we pay for it?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • June 7, 2013
Joe on the Go: Local Matters signs off

Joe on the Go: Local Matters signs off

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Chibuzo Aguocha goes for the ball as Larissa Witherspoon stays close during a match, Saturday, July 14, during the Dig the Beach tournament on Siesta Key Beach.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • July 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Dig the Beach

Dig the Beach Volleyball Series made its way back to Siesta Key this past weekend, Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Fire Rescue received an excellent score on a surprise inspection visit from a state inspector Wednesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 28, 2015
Fire Rescue aces surprise inspection

A surprise inspection from a Florida Department of Health inspector rated the Longboat Key Fire Rescue department an excellent rating for all aspects of its operations and equipment Wednesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • March 29, 2017
Teen Court tells Herstory

Teen Court of Sarasota County hosts a panel to discuss women in the field of law to celebrate Women's History Month.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A map shows the tentative route of Siesta Key sewer force main pipeline, through the Ashton Lakes neighborhood on the mainland. Sarasota County Public Works.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • March 15, 2012
Siesta sewer project discussion delayed

The Sarasota County Commission has postponed discussion of the next step in its Siesta Key sewage project until the morning of March 28, at the County Administration Center.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2011
Manatee schools declares impasse

The district and the MEA have continued in the collective bargaining process for the 2010-2011 school year from June 28, 2010, to Jan. 5, 2011. By declaring an impasse, the district is stating it does not desire to mediate and has requested the appointment of a special magistrate.

  • East County
  • News
Richie James. Photo courtesy Brent Beerends, MT Athletic Communications.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 20, 2017
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 07.20.17

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 07.20.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Brooks Larson.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 18, 2017
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 05.18.17

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 05.18.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Barrier Islands Traffic Study is an examination of how to improve the flow of traffic to, from and on Longboat Key, Anna Maria Island and Lido Key.
  • By John McGuire |
  • July 26, 2017
Island leaders want better communication in area traffic study

The Sarasota/Manatee Barrier Islands Traffic Study will be completed in three phases. Phase two is underway.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cat Pennenga Photography
  • A time to celebrate |
  • December 26, 2018
Just Married: Kym and Gerett

A fairy tale love story took this couple from the Country Club to the aisle.

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
The life guard towers at Siesta Key Beach are already an iconic beacon for visitors; Tricia Wisner said that the wayfinding mechanism would probably be centered around the towers.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 12, 2015
County explores wayfinding options for Siesta Key Public Beach

Current construction with the beach improvement project could provide the perfect opportunity to update signage and navigation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2009
Our View: Economically, a 'unipole' is it

To hear a wireless communications expert explain Longboat Key's cellphone options, you can see why unipoles on the north end make sense.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Pomona Bistro and Wine Bar owner and pastry chef Arthur Lopes. Pomona, the goddess of fruit and nuts, hangs in the kitchen of the Orange Avenue bistro. Photo by Heather Merriman.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • June 24, 2015
Recipe for Success: Arthur Lopes

Do you frequent the same local eateries and see the same faces each time you go? This feature helps you get to know those faces a little better.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
City staff and St. Armands stakeholders have both expressed a desire to establish new regulations for special events before the height of tourist season.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 20, 2014
Circle events, Mote expansion top commission agenda

The Sarasota City Commission will again revisit regulations for events at St. Armands Circle Park Monday, with several opponents to the proposed ordinance prepared to step forward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Craig Merrill is the pyrotechnician behind the explosions that will fill the Fourth of July night sky over Siesta Beach. He poses with Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce member Aimee Holmes. Courtesy of Craig Merrill.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 31, 2012
Craig Merrill: Demolition Dude

Craig Merrill works for Westlake Produce Co., in Winter Haven, during most of the year. But when the Fourth of July rolls around, he trades apples for ammunition as the pyrotechnician behind the Siesta Key Beach fireworks show.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Courtesy Photo.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 20, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Summer Clarkson

Cardinal Mooney High School junior Summer Clarkson was among 80 riders nationally who competed in the equestrian hunter-jumper Marshall and Sterling League National Finals, in upstate New York.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Colony Association presented a $3.1 million offer for a Colony rec lease today that was accepted in U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May’s courtroom.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 4, 2015
Colony Association acquires triple debtor estate for $3.1 million

A $3.1 million offer for a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort triple debtor estate was awarded to the Colony Association Friday in court. But a rec lease and a rec lease judgment are still in dispute.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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