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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 12, 2011
Sarasota County starts work on $1.2 million baseball complex

Sarasota County and The Miracle League of Manasota today celebrated the groundbreaking for a new baseball field for handicapped individuals at Longwood Park.

  • East County
  • News
"Wednesday's Child" runs through May 24. Photo by Matthew Holler
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 17, 2019
Mark St. Germain’s 'Wednesday’s Child' confronts mysteries big and small

This world-premiere production at Florida Studio Theatre mixes murder mystery with life's greatest mysteries.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Dana Westmark and Donald Geikie |
  • July 24, 2012
Real Estate Deal of the Week: Palm Aire

Real Estate Deal of the Week: Palm Aire

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Longboat Key Police Chief Albert F. "Al" Hogle, of Sarasota, died Monday, May 14, in a motorcycle accident in North Carolina. He was 63.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 16, 2012
FULL STORY: Loss of a leader

Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle died this week in a motorcycle accident in North Carolina. In his wake, he leaves a department transformed by his commitment to service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Educators pose with William H. Bashaw, in front. He served as Manatee County Schools Superintendent for from 1970 to 1983. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 11, 2019
Bradenton school namesake dies

Former Manatee Schools Superintendent William H. Bashaw leaves legacy.

  • East County
  • News
David Conway Vue Sarasota Bay, a two-tower condo/hotel development project, must wait for a supplemented parking study before construction can begin.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 16, 2014
Residents speak out on Gulfstream development

Residents voiced their concerns about a proposed bayfront project's impact on traffic - and about the current status of a key intersection.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2016
Truck cited for Ringling Bridge stoppage

For the third time in the last two weeks, a truck forced the closure of westbound lanes of the major thoroughfare this morning.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The citizen-led campaign to create single-member districts got a charter amendment on the ballot that drew support from 59.8% of voters. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • December 8, 2021
County advances effort to repeal single-member districts

In March, voters will decide whether to maintain the current electoral system or return to a process in which all five commission races are countywide.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 30, 2009
Pirates welcome new head coaches

Former all-star cheerleader and BRHS teacher Dana Licata took over as the varsity cheerleading coach. Nolan Middle's Ashley Choate will coach the junior varsity squad.

  • East County
  • Sports
Beachgoers could see fewer staked nests like this one, photographed in August, as the result of Mote's new policy of marking nests weekly instead of daily. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 8, 2013
Properties have stake in new Mote turtle policy

Mote will only mark nests once a week on most of the beach, which will require many properties to help foot the bill.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
In Manatee County, 59.15% of voters voted in favor of renewing the School District's half-cent sales tax.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 8, 2016
Vote secures future of new high school

Manatee voters endorse sales tax renewal.

  • East County
  • News
Paula Siegel points toward crevices that run between the river and her property line and indicate erosion from the Braden River. The there ground is giving way.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 2, 2017
Erosion may send homeowner to bank in Lakewood Ranch

Summerfield Bluffs resident seeks help as Braden River's erosion creeps toward his property.

  • East County
  • News
The Budweiser Clydesdales begin their march down Lakewood Main Street on Thursday in celebration of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing earning the Ambassadors of Excellence Award from Anheuser-Busch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 12, 2017
Hundreds pack Lakewood Main Street to see Budweiser Clydesdales in Lakewood Ranch

Gold Coast Eagle honored with Ambassadors of Excellence Award.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 21, 2013
Mobility study could lead to development changes

At a City Commission workshop held Friday, city staff and a consulting group outlined some proposed changes stemming from an ongoing mobility study.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ken D'Agostino, Lee Goodman, Jeff Birnbach, Willa Saalwaechter and John Woelfel.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • October 16, 2010
SYC's Change in Watch

The Sarasota Yacht Club celebrated their change in fleet Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Yacht Club along John Ringling Blvd. Jeff Birnbach, previously the vice commodore, is now the commodore of the new fleet at SYC.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 31, 2016
Selby Gardens gets spooky

Princess and superheroes ruled the day at Selby's second Spooktacular event.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Although City Manager Tom Barwin has taken issue with some applications of the Sunshine Law, he pledged to fully comply with an ongoing search of his personal email account for public records.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 23, 2018
City manager pledges compliance with records search

Tom Barwin's use of a personal email account is the latest chapter in the city manager's rocky relationship with open government laws.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Su Byron |
  • August 20, 2020
Art and About: Over the Bridge

Just a short drive away, St. Petersburg offers a plethora of cultural institutions, from various art museums featuring mixed media to the newly opened St. Pete Pier.

  • LWR Life
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 25, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: May

With an auction sale of 2.3 acres of Colony property scheduled for Friday, two different development teams have made offers for Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber's bankrupt estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon doesn't believe redevelopment issues will pose a problem.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 3, 2010
Town issues Colony deadline

The town says The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort must be operational within a year or it could lose about 129 grandfathered tourism units on its 18-acre site.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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