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The search is over for a six-year-old boy who went missing after playing in the water near the Longboat Pass Bridge Saturday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 22, 2013
UPDATE: Body of missing boy is found

Florida Fish & Wildlife officials found a boy who got swept into a current in Longboat Pass Saturday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 21, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota SUP Series

Head to the Sarasota SUP Series Saturday, June 22, on Siesta Key Beach, to watch paddleboard racing right from the beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Jerral Bell, 25, has been arrested at least 20 times on burglary, battery and multiple gun and drug charges, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 3, 2014
Sheriff's Office helps capture career criminal

Sarasota County deputies this morning arrested 25-year-old Jerral Bell, a fugitive recently featured firing a gun in the air in a surveillance video Sarasota Police presented to city commissioners.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pedro Pupa (Photo by Barbara Banks)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 5, 2014
Sarasota Ballet dancer killed in bike accident

Sarasota Ballet Corps de Ballet member Pedro Pupa was killed in a bike accident the afternoon of Wednesday, June 4, near FSU Center for the Performing Arts.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputy Chris Butler received burns from a deployed airbag Sunday, after a driver struck his SUV during a traffic stop.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 30, 2014
Driver hits deputy's vehicle on I-75

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office was conducting an operation aimed at 'Move Over' violations Sunday, during which a 77-year-old Ellenton man struck a law enforcement SUV and left the scene.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Police received a call at 2:18 p.m. July 8, about a burglary in progress on Buttonwood Drive.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 10, 2014
Longboat police stop burglary in progress

Police arrested Charles Joseph Griffith Jr., who they say could be responsible for additional burglaries on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo by Jessica Salmond.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 29, 2014
School board to vote on budget, millage tonight

Members of the public will have the opportunity to voice opinions and answer questions about the year budget tonight before a vote by the Sarasota County School Board.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Mary McAndrews |
  • April 30, 2014
Fashion on the go: The happy-hour shower

Fashion on the go: The happy-hour shower

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The Islandstyle Networking Luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m on Sept. 18 at the Tommy Bahma Restauraunt on St. Armands Circle.
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 10, 2014
Longboat Chamber of Commerce to host September networking events

Islandstyle Networking Event and Business After Hours helps to bring together professionals from various fields.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The shopping center next to Hollywood 20 was built to be an upscale mall in 1986. Photo by Colin Reid
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 18, 2014
Residents respond to lease marketing for Main Plaza

Ian Black Real Estate has plans to lease roughly 80,000 square feet of the former shopping center on Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy The Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 19, 2014
Glasser/Schoenbaum Center announces new president

The Glasser Schoenbaum Human Services Center announced that Kameron Partridge Hodgens will take over as president and CEO beginning Oct. 13.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sandra Stone will step into the position of regional chancellor at USF Sarasota-Manatee on Nov. 1.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 26, 2014
USF Sarasota-Manatee selects regional chancellor

Sandra Stone, the vice president for academic affairs at Dalton State College, will take the position of USF Sarasota-Manatee regional chancellor in November.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The 4,800-square-foot unit offers views of the beach from nearly every room. (Courtesy Roger Pettingell)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 1, 2014
La Firenza unit sells for $4.25 million

Roger Pettingell represented the seller, and Steve Harris represented the buyer in the second highest condo sale of 2014.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
As of last week, the bridge's 98 LED lights have been replaced.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 27, 2014
New lights installed along Ringling Bridge

After equipment failures caused several lights to go out along the John Ringling Causeway Bridge, a city-hired contractor has replaced all of the bridge's light fixtures.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Zara Barrie |
  • March 12, 2014
Factory Girl: Polo chic

Factory Girl: Polo chic

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Tourist development tax dollars will be used to maintain beaches on the Sarasota County portion of Longboat Key.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 30, 2013
Town receives additional beach funds

The town of Longboat Key will receive approximately $30,000 more each from Sarasota County tourist development tax dollars to use for beach maintenance purposes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
John Colon of the Florida State Board of Education promised a vocal crowd that proposed changes to the standards would make the state unique.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 15, 2014
State officials discuss Common Core changes

State officials traveled to Mixon's Fruit Farms Tuesday night to discuss the status of Florida's implementation of the Common Core State Standards.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2014
Obituary: Julius Sydney Rubel

Julius Sydney Rubel, 97, of Longboat Key, died Dec. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Vietnamese mossy frog, a master of camouflage, will be among the first frogs ever to be on display at Mote. (Mote Marine Laboratory)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 23, 2014
Mote exhibit will highlight extremes of survival

"Survivors: Beautiful and Extreme Adaptations" will run from Feb. 1 through Sept. 14, at Mote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mayor Jim Brown and others are worried that if insurance costs keep going up for Key properties, it will scare off potential buyers.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2013
Aug. 14: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Property insurance rates continue to rise; In the Kitchen with: The Bijou Cafe; Bayside packs gifts for Zimbabwe; Premier Sotheby's records milestone sale

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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