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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2017
FEMA visits upcoming in Manatee County for damage assistance registration

Representatives will be on hand in eight Manatee County locations in the coming days.

  • East County
  • News
Commissioner Pat Zunz believe there’s value in having town dispatchers on the island that know the ins and outs of the island’s roads.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 9, 2015
Zunz can speak up on dispatch discussion

The Florida Commission on Ethics ruled Longboat Key Commissioner Pat Zunz can participate in future discussions about Longboat Key police dispatch.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
On Aug. 31, FDOT will host a public hearing on the future of the Cortez Bridge.
  • By John McGuire |
  • August 16, 2017
FDOT aims to determine how to improve the Cortez Bridge

Department officials are considering whether to repair or replace the 1950s-era bridge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 2, 2009
Hope in the Unseen

Several Gulf Coast window and shutter companies see hope in a new insurance rule. One entrepreneur is even opening a new showroom to meet the expected demand.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Glenn Peterson and Bob Gault and Asima Palmer planned the 2017 lawn party.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 13, 2019
Kiwanis Lawn Party moved to November

Due to location conflicts, the lawn party will now take place on Nov. 23, 2019.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Billy Dean
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 26, 2013
Ranch developer announces multi-genre music festival

The two-day concert series will be held in late March, at the Premier Sports Campus.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2014
Tech takeover

Manatee County schools dominated a state technology competition with five of six top-three finishes earned by Manatee County schools during the 35th annual Technology Student Association State Competition late February.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.22.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Friends of the East Manatee Library at Lakewood Ranch secretary Alice Baumann,  Vice-president Joan Muschamp and treasurer Karen Mann say they are excited about the changes in funding for the library. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 1, 2019
Future Lakewood Ranch library gets infuse of funding

More sales tax revenue may mean bigger library in East County.

  • East County
  • News
The Mark Morris Dance Group: The Mark Morris Dance Group will anchor this year’s Ringling International Arts Festival. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 9, 2012
Ringling Museum director sounds off on this year's RIAF

When the Ringling Museum and the Baryshnikov Arts Center joined forces in 2009 to launch the Ringling International Arts Festival (RIAF), the event was supposed to be a biannual to-do.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 10, 2018
Sarasota commissioners want to revisit paid parking on Siesta Key

The county will further discuss implementing paid parking on Siesta Beach after three surveys of residents and business owners on the Key show support for the move.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Longboat Key fire department is switching to this Phenix model in December. It is less traditional than the department's current helmets but is also lighter and allows for more mobility.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 20, 2019
Longboat Key fire department switching to lighter helmets

After many Longboat Key firefighters spoke of neck pain caused by their helmets, the department decided to switch to a new model. It settled on a Phenix model that is a pound and a half lighter.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Madison Binkley, an FSU beach volleyball commit, records a kill against Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 22, 2019
Riverview volleyball has signs of long-term prosperity

Nickie Halbert's third season as Riverview High volleyball head coach is seeing dividends for the Rams.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Andrew Dailey won the People’s Choice Award last year with his sculpture "Pirecan." File photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 2, 2013
Amateur sculptors carve their niches

The Siesta Key Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest returns for its 41st year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 19, 2017
Music review: Masterworks 6

A 'Titan' of a program at Sarasota Orchestra's masterworks concert.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
School Avenue runs through Sarasota High's campus, but now public access is shut off even when classes are not in session.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 22, 2019
District, city plot changes after closing School Avenue

The school district will begin work on designing a new pedestrian-bicycle route west of the Sarasota High campus along U.S. 41.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A mailer sent out to nearby residents earlier this month with a juxtaposed rendering of a massive shopping center looming over a parking lot didn’t sit well with the Sarasota City Commission Monday night.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 29, 2012
Year in review: August 2012, 'Commission chooses Benderson project'

The Sarasota City Commission picked a $1.4 million offer for prime commercial space on Fruitville Road. The offer is half what a competing developer offered to pay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Isaac Brownman, former Sarasota County official, was appointed as Longboat Key's Public Works Director August 7, 2017.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • October 20, 2017
Longboat officially appoints Brownman as public works director

Isaac Brownman shared the position with long-time director Juan Florensa for several months.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Laila Ward, an eighth grader at Mona Jain Middle School, and Nick Stanley, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, are given the School Board of Manatee County's Black History Month proclamation.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 19, 2020
Lakewood Ranch-area students win essay contest

Martin Luther King essay contest awards go to Lakewood Ranch High, Mona Jain Middle students.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2010
Anniversary Present

Jim and Jane Novacek submitted this sunset photo, taken at The Beachcomber, 2721 Gulf of Mexico Drive, while celebrating their 25th anniversary. The Novaceks had stayed at the Beachcomber 25 years ago while on their honeymoon. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

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