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Longboat Key Marine Police Officer Shawn Nagell, a 15-year veteran of the police department, has been trained as a 911 dispatcher and is receiving overtime for taking on the extra responsibilities.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 21, 2015
Commission hangs up on dispatch discussion

A majority of Longboat Key commissioners have an answer to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s call for consolidation: Yes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
With more than 200 films on this year's bill, picking what to see at the 2012 Sarasota Film Festival can be overwhelming.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 14, 2012
Film Fest Blog: Survival 101

Here are tips on how to tackle the 2012 Sarasota Film Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 23, 2010
Inside Central Park

Developer Pat Neal shares his vision for Lakewood Ranch's newest community - its first north of State Road 70.

  • East County
  • News
Turtle Watch President Tim Thurman helps mark one of the first nests of the season.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 4, 2011
Two turtle nests found on first day of season

The loggerhead turtle nests were found May 1 by Longboat Key Turtle Watch and Mote patrolers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 2, 2012
TOP STORY, DEC.: Colony developers not waiting for settlement

Club Holdings and the association board are intent on building mostly new units - even without Klauber's three acres.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Out-of-Door Academy middle school boys soccer team
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 22, 2014
Sidelines

Registration underway for seniors; River Dawgs receive recognition; St. Stephen's to hold Game Changers Gala

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis and Robin Hartill |
  • February 4, 2010
Length of Jewfish dock causes concern

The Jewfish Key dock will grow from 50 feet to 180 feet out into Sarasota Bay if the Zoning Board of Adjustment approves the request next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"I have a lot of Sturm und Drang (German for storm and stress) inside my head, so I really like those roles where I get to take what's in my head and put it out there a little bit," Jeffrey Plunkett says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 30, 2013
All in the family: Jeffrey Plunkett

When actor Jeffrey Plunkett started acting at Florida Studio Theatre, he was barely older than the interns - now he's 47 and well-seasoned.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 29, 2012
Downtown attracts new clothing store

A J.McLaughlin clothing store is opening next to Eileen Fischer this summer on Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In October, Colony Lender LLC filed lawsuits against unit owners seeking more than $5 million in damages for unpaid rent plus interest on a disputed recreational services lease that includes former Colony tennis courts. (file photo)
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 24, 2015
Trustee proposes $625,000 Colony rec lease settlement

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association is attempting to bury a Colony rec lease and also has its eye on acquiring a $23 million judgment from another trustee too.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 24, 2015
Rissler joins new team with Nathan Benderson Park nonprofit

A lifelong athlete and sports enthusiast, Nicole Rissler joins the Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Inc. (SANCA) team as its chief operating officer.

  • East County
  • News
Commissioner Gene Jaleski told The Longboat Observer town government is not the right place for him.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 27, 2010
TOP STORY, MAY: Jaleski Resigns

Commissioner Gene Jaleski resigned from the Town Commission Tuesday, May 25. In his resignation letter, he apologized to the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee, which he offended in an e-mail he sent Saturday, May 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 10, 2009
Commissioners vary on city manager review

The mayor and the vice mayor appear to have opposite views of how City Manager Bob Bartolotta has performed last year, while the other three commissioners fall somewhere in between.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Sometimes you have to be a little proactive, you can't just go with the flow," says neurosurgeon and political leader Dr. Benjamin Carson.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 27, 2013
Common-Sense Politics advocate Ben Carson speaks in Sarasota

Neurosurgeon and political speaker Dr. Ben Carson hopes to initiate change in the same style as the late General C. Everett Koop.

  • Arts + Culture
Miracle League of Manasota baseball player Seth Morano enjoyed spending time with the Baltimore Orioles players, including Jim Johnson, far right. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 31, 2013
Orioles tee off for charity

The Baltimore Orioles will host their third annual Birdland Golf Classic Feb. 20, at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2013
Cops Corner: July 2

Cops Corner: July 2

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • June 24, 2009
Former Monty's Pizza owner tumbles into top sales position

River Club resident Randy Montgomery became the national sales manager for Venice-based Tervis Tumbler in February 2008.

  • East County
  • News
Cardinal Mooney High volleyball coach Kristen Batt founded SOURCE Volleyball Academy as a way to grow the sport of volleyball and allow athletes the opportunity to train full-time.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 19, 2014
Source for Success

Cardinal Mooney High volleyball coach Kristen Batt recently founded SOURCE Volleyball Academy, which will officially launch this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 18, 2009
Sarasota Scullers hosts summer rowing camp

Summer rowing camps will provide teens with the opportunity to learn a new sport, meet new friends and spend time outdoors while having fun, staying fit and becoming part of one of the Florida's growing team sports.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • June 23, 2010
LLSA Chamber Small Business of the Year Awards: ServPro of North Sarasota

10 or Fewer Employees - Finalists

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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