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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 3, 2010
Making the peacock cut

This peacock in Longbeach Village made the cut and was not taken from the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Polo Grill and Bar owner Tommy Klauber and relative Spyder Broussard, who grew up in Houma, La., outside New Orleans.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 8, 2015
Polo Grill heats up with Cajun fun

The Polo Grill and Bar will host its annual fish fry and shrimp boil this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 6, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 1.7.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Numerous patrol deputies, MCSO aviation, search and rescue units and a deputy and bloodhound were dispatched.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 15, 2013
Lost Myakka hiker and dog found in woods

A 50-year-old man and his dog were rescued from thick brush and swampland in Myakka City 5:50 p.m. Sunday night.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Youth Opera production of Dean Burry's "The Hobbit." Photo by Rod Millington.
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 19, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Youth Opera's 'The Hobbit'

June LeBell reviews Sarasota Youth Opera's performance of "The Hobbit."

  • Arts + Culture
Troy Syprett outlines his proposal for the Lido pool and pavilion at an Aug. 18 workshop.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 25, 2016
Lido pavilion plans raise questions about access

Revised plans for a restaurant and tiki bar on Lido Beach got a warmer reception, but some residents are still concerned about private control of public property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 28, 2013
County stops billing town for trolley

The town of Longboat Key refuses to pay Manatee County for its trolley service. The county stopped sending bills, but it now must find a way to fund the route.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2010
Cops Corner

May 29 A little off the top 8:49 a.m. -- 500 block of Ranger Lane. Property Damage. A man told police he wished to make a formal complaint after realizing that his neighbor's gardener trimmed a bush 6 inches past the property line. Police reprimanded the gardener, who told police he was not licensed to perform trimming skills. The neighbor was exasperated by the situation, telling police it wasn't "a big deal."

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
MoZaic's Dylan Elhajoui. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 22, 2014
Tidbites

Savor your time at MoZaic; Romancing the scone; and Libby's does brunch.

  • Arts + Culture
Longboat Key taxpayers approved a $16 million beach project in March 2012.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 2, 2014
Beach price tag: $23.8 million

The Town Commission plans to spend up to $23.8 million during the next two fiscal years to buffer the island's shoreline with sand.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paid parking isn't the only potential change under consideration on Siesta Key.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 19, 2018
County continues to study Siesta parking solutions

County officials are slowly but surely advancing a litany of options for addressing Siesta Key's parking shortage.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A real estate brokerage firm has classified two neighborhoods in the city of Sarasota as highly walkable.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 21, 2016
Sarasota neighborhoods rank high in walkability

Real estate brokerage firm Refin has ranked Main Street and the Rosemary District among the top 10 walkable neighborhoods in Florida

  • Sarasota
  • News
A Gulfside Road home is no longer habitable after a fire sent black smoke billowing throughout the structure.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 5, 2013
Fire damages Longboat Key home

A fire started in the kitchen of a Gulfside Road home on Longboat Key this afternoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 9, 2010
Hall of Fame hooks Lakewood Longhorns

The Longhorns 13U baseball team finished second at the Nations Baseball Elite State Championship May 28-30.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • September 2, 2009
Lakewood Ranch CDDs finalize 2010 budget, rethink process

Lakewood Ranch Community Manager Bob Fernandez said he has been charged with the task of reviewing the methods by which assessments are determined.

  • East County
  • News
Waterlefe residents Bill Gratsch and Ken Bumgarner stand near Waterlefe'            s back entrance, where Upper Manatee River Road eventually will connect with the Fort Hamer Bridge.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 8, 2017
Detour around Waterlefe entrance takes positive turn

With roadway improvements 95% done, Waterlefe residents have something to celebrate.

  • East County
  • News
A Canadian developer has planned a Dairy Queen for Stickney Point Road.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 20, 2016
Dairy Queen planned for Stickney Point

A Dairy Queen and two retail spaces are slated east of the intersection of South Tamiami Trail and Stickney Point Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2010
Fairy godmothers wanted

Every girl should attend her prom dressed like a princess.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Key residents long have spotted individual manatees in the Grand Canal. Photo by Rebecca Wild Baxter.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 11, 2011
Manatees in Grand Canal threatened by fast boats

Residents along the Key's Grand Canal long have contended with property damage from fast boat wakes, but new concerns have arisen about the boats' threats to a pod of manatees.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By The Insider |
  • April 18, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival: What to see Wednesday! More Matinee Madness and FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE!

Sarasota Film Festival: What to see Wednesday! More Matinee Madness and FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE!

  • Arts + Culture
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