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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2015
Letters to the editor

Key Club referendum: Leaning toward ‘no’; Vote ‘NO’ on Key Club referendum; Give us more truth

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch High School graduate Morgan Mulholland, winner of the Congressional Art Competition, will have her art on display in Washington, D.C.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • June 7, 2017
Lakewood Ranch artist earns Congressional Art award

Lakewood Ranch High School graduate heads to the U.S. Capitol to see her art displayed.

  • East County
  • News
The five city manager candidates the Sarasota city commissioners selected Monday include all three Florida city manager candidates.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 7, 2012
And then there were five ...

The five city manager candidates the Sarasota city commissioners selected Monday include all three Florida city manager candidates and two of the state candidates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2012
Volunteer drivers needed

APRIL FOOLS - To combat rising printing costs, the Longboat Observer is asking for help from its readers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 21, 2010
Going the Distance

The Lakewood Ranch girls track team has won five meets in 2010 and now has its sights set on a district championship.

  • East County
  • Sports
Siesta residents have been keeping track of a boat (top right of photo) they first observed anchored about 200 yards off Beach Access 7. It since has moved farther from shore and up the Key’s coastline. Photo by Lourdes Ramirez.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 13, 2011
Island Beat: Boat offshore raises lots of questions

About the same time that property owners on North Beach Road began engaging in a dispute over their rights early this month, other Key residents started spreading the word about a sailboat anchored approximately 200 yards off the beach near Access 7.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Danielle Brown and Ricardo Graziano
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 31, 2013
Sarasota Ballet to perform at Ballet Across America III

Sarasota Ballet previews their performance before taking it to The Kennedy Center.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • March 20, 2014
Parks board seeks funds for maintenance costs

The Parks, Recreation and Environmental Protection board is reaching out to citizens as it looks for a way to assist with the costs of maintaining the city's parks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Shelly welcomes back runners from the one mile fun run during the Run for the Turtles on Saturday morning.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 31, 2016
Sarasota calendar 3.31.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of March 31.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photo. Sailboats scatter across Sarasota Bay for the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 25, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 8.25.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Aug. 25.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sgt. Gary Kraayenbrink, left, coaches a SWAT competitor across an obstacle at a September inter-agency competition. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 3, 2013
Retention tops sheriff's priorities

Sheriff Tom Knight is taking steps to maintain his most valuable resource - people.

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  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 1, 2012
My View: Admit it: Meters are a failure

Hurricanes, traffic, beach repairs, the economy, balancing budgets, crime, bridges. All of these things have at one time or another confounded Sarasota city leaders. But nothing, nothing, causes unending vexation like parking.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A condominium at The Jewel in downtown Sarasota recently sold  for $4.2 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 22, 2018
Condo at The Jewel sells for $4.2 million

Residential real estate transactions for Feb. 5-9.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Torch bearer Rosemarie Hermann passes the Olumpic flame to Hal Hedley.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • July 9, 2015
This week in history 7.9.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
George Hand was photographed at two different East County banks following the July 26 incident.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 28, 2011
Detectives arrest Ranch home invasion suspect

Manatee County Sheriff's Office detectives say George Hand, 26, is responsible for the July 26 home invasion in Lakewood Ranch. Police also say he also is a suspect in the July 17 home invasion.

  • East County
  • News
A proposed roundabout at the intersection of Beach Road and Midnight Pass Road was one of the hot topics at Thursday's SKA meeting.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 7, 2014
Beach construction takes center stage at SKA meeting

County staff briefed the Siesta Key Association Thursday on the status of the multiple ongoing construction projects at Siesta Key Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Eagle Trace is a 131-unit private gated community at 1808 John Taylor Road in the East County.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 9, 2011
County approves Eagle Trace

The bank-owned 131-acre community will be located just south of State Road 64 and west of Pope Road.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2016
County Commission — District 1: Fredd ‘Glossie’ Atkins

Atkins will face Mike Moran in the General Election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hi, I’m Nico and this is my sister, Bella, and we have the best daddy in the whole world!
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 8, 2012
Readers share their love stories

From buses to dog parks, residents have met their soul mates in many places. But their stories have one common element: lots of love.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Teachers Linda Scherpf, Wendy Schneider and Cinda Byrd dig out a fossilized turtle during an archeological dig in Nebraska, this summer.  Courtesy photos.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 15, 2012
Willis teachers 'dig in' to learning

Three teachers from Willis Elementary School went on an archeological dig this summer with the South Florida Museum. Now, they will use what they learned in their classrooms.

  • East County
  • News
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