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Allan Goldfarb and Earl Gordon
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 7, 2020
Earl "The Pearl" Gordon dies at age 87

Gordon served as president of Temple Beth Israel and was active in his community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Police are urging residents to be wary of thieves posing as workers.
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 10, 2017
Longboat police warn of distraction burglary scheme

Police are urging residents to be wary of thieves posing as workers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioner Robert Siekmann suggested the entire commission review the town’s three pension plans at least twice a month. Photo by Dora Walters.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 23, 2011
TOP STORY FEB.: Commission focuses on pension problem

The commission spent more than three hours Monday discussing the town's increasing unfunded liability in its three pension plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paul Thorpe and Tre Michel are spearheading an advertising effort to highlight some of the distinctive characteristics of the downtown area. Banners adorn downtown light poles as part of the campaign.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 13, 2014
WELCOME BACK: Retail survey

Exacerbating fears about paid parking and inspiring advertising campaigns, the new mall made an impact in the city of Sarasota, too.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Swell Things cuts the ribbon.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • January 10, 2019
Siesta Key Chamber unveils new businesses

Four new businesses cut the ribbon in Davidson's Plaza on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
New Pass Grill looks like the cleanest bait shop you’ll ever see. Fishing lures, Old Florida prints, oars, nets and flippers adorn the walls.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • January 16, 2013
Circle update: Sayonara sushi, hello hamburgers

The pink quadrant loses one restaurant, gains another.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 24, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Yes, that cell phone can still call 911

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Jim Warnecke made sure to get a hug from his daughter, Brie Middlebrook, who sat in on the presentation with her first-grade class.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2012
Jim Warnecke makes landfall at Willis Elementary

Lakewood Ranch resident and hurricane hunter Jim Warnecke spoke with Willis Elementary first-graders Jan. 12 about chasing storms with the NOAA.

  • East County
  • News
Although some major organizers said they won’t be postponing their events, Sarasota County is canceling anything anticipated to draw an audience larger than 250 people.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 12, 2020
Sarasota County cancels large events, citing COVID-19 concerns

The announcement followed a recommendation from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today discouraging mass gatherings statewide.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
All six lanes from 12th Street to Myrtle Street are now open to traffic.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 10, 2011
U.S. 301 stretch completely open to traffic

After nearly two years of construction, roadwork from Wood Street to Myrtle Street is complete.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former Sarasota Memorial Hospital Gwen MacKenzie resigned from her position in May. David Verinder served as CEO in the interim, and will now take on the post permanently.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 25, 2014
Sarasota Memorial names new CEO

The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board named former Sarasota Memorial Chief Operating Officer David Verinder as CEO in a unanimous vote Friday. Verinder has served as interim CEO since the departure of Gwen MacKenzie in May.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dr. Larry Kassouf with Andrew Vac, pictured in August 2010. File Photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 12, 2013
Kassouf sells dental practice

Dr. Michael O'Neil is the new owner of Longboat Key Dental.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kerry Kirschner, former Sarasota mayor and executive director of The Argus Foundation, died March 4.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 12, 2020
The back of his boxing robe would have said ‘Sarasota’s Champion’

Kerry Kirschner died March 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 30, 2009
10 to Contend: Helen Sosso

Earlier this month, Prudential Palms Realty President and CEO Helen Sosso acquired Lakewood Ranch Realty, fulfilling a desire to establish a presence in the master-planned community.

  • East County
  • News
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office arrested the suspect without incident.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • October 3, 2020
Bradenton man arrested on charge of voter fraud

The man admitted he sent a ballot request for his dead wife, the first instance of Manatee Co. voter fraud since at least 2013.

  • East County
  • News
Ken Yunker landed his first opera lighting gig in graduate school when he was asked to design the lights for "Hansel and Gretel" within a hectic two-day window.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 26, 2011
Guiding light

Sarasota Opera's resident lighting designer explains why he prefers to create limelight - not bask in it.

  • Arts + Culture
Built in 1965, the home at 513 Yawl Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,346 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 5, 2021
Country Club Shores home sells for $2.2 million

Home at 513 Yawl Lane was the top seller on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key for the week of Aug. 23-27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The state plans to issue a permit for a project to take sand from Big Pass and install protective groins on Lido Key.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 22, 2016
State intends to issue Big Pass dredge permit

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection plans to issue a permit for the proposed Army Corps of Engineers project to dredge Big Pass to renourish Lido Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Angela Abrams shows relief as she high-fives finish line coordinator Roger Raddatz after completing the Suncoast Half Marathon. Would the community embrace a bigger event?
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 25, 2016
SIDE OF RANCH: Jay Heater

Would big Lakewood Ranch half marathon get non-runners moving?

  • East County
  • News
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