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Commissioner George Kruse offers comments against a rezoning project adjacent to Lake Manatee State Park on Thursday at a land use meeting.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 3, 2022
Manatee Commission approves rezone for development adjacent to Lake Manatee State Park

Neal Communities gets approval for 706-unit development in east Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 25, 2022
Longboat Key Town Hall hosts art reception

About a dozen local artists have displayed their work in town hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pastor
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 5, 2015
Dispatcher switch support: Then there was one

Longboat Key Commissioner Irwin Pastor used his commission comments at the end of the Monday’s regular meeting to announce he’s now fully supportive of Town Manager Dave Bullock’s recommendation to transition the town’s current 911 dispatch service

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2015
Letters to the Editor

Send us your letters to the editor. Email [email protected]

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 25, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosts Meet, Greet, Eat

The chamber is looking to restarting its regular monthly events as the pandemic winds down.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Headless Horseman (Carmen Hansen) was the highlight of the 2022 performance of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 29, 2022
'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' delivers thrills at Sarasota Polo Club

The Headless Horseman's ride through Lakewood Ranch caps another run of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 3, 2021
High school sports roundup: 03.02.21

High school sports roundup: 03.02.21

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 27, 2009
Locals start downtown initiative

Sarasota residents Matt Orr and Rich Swier have shown their support for downtown Sarasota via www.ilovedowntownsrq.com, Facebook and Twitter pages and by urging merchants to hang an 'I LOVE DOWNTOWN Sarasota' sign in their store window.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2009
Corrections

Corrections

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 12, 2009
St. Armands fire station to open in September

The 9,100-square-foot building, which will house four firefighters, will be the first green fire station in Sarasota. County.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 17, 2009
City accommodates Ritz-Carlton expansion

Zoning code would have required the hotel to eliminate some of its entryway landscaping to construct a building liner. City commissioners voted to allow it to skip that requirement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 18, 2009
SMR official showcases photography

SMR Farms President Mac Carraway will have his photographic works on display at the Manatee County Agricultural Museum through Jan. 8.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 21, 2009
Neighbors get own roundabout

The Alta Vista neighborhood requested the city build a roundabout to cure a longtime speeding problem.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • April 30, 2009
Deal us in

Too much time

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2009
Court dismisses Cropsey case

A U.S. District Court rules in favor of Manatee County Public Schools in a case in which former Mills Elementary teacher Mary Cropsey alleged wrongful termination.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2009
Obituaries

Ethel "Terry" Teal Crutchfield, 87, of Longboat Key, died Sunday, June 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 23, 2009
Merchants desire streetcars

Two downtown storeowners want the city and county to pursue a new federal transportation grant to build a streetcar that runs the length of Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 7, 2010
Key Club submits gatehouse proposal

Last week the Longboat Key Club and Resort presented a proposal to relocate the Longboat Club Road gatehouse 165 feet west of its current location.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 9, 2010
Longboat fire chief resigns

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Rich Dickerson resigned his post a year after being hired, citing family reasons.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Dora Walters |
  • April 14, 2010
Longboat Library hears bookish couple speak

Authors and founders of Oceanview Publishing, Bob and Pat Gussin, were the guest speakers at the annual Longboat Library luncheon, held April 8, at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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