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Dave Hughes serves to MaryAnn Miller and Deborah Richards
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 16, 2023
Pickleball tournaments start at Cedars

Tennis Resort & Club plans Thursday Games and Drinks nights.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Survivors in Sync breast cancer survivor dragon boat team won a gold medal in the 200 meter standard division at the 2022 Club Crew Championships on Thursday.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 22, 2022
NBP paddlers earn more medals at Club Crew World Championships

Nathan Benderson Park's dragon boat crews won three gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal on Thursday

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 22, 2021
Great American Cleanup gets going on Longboat Key

Cleaning groups were deployed all along the Manatee County section of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Marilyn and Jim May have committed this year to adding more Easter decorations to their mailbox.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 5, 2021
Neighborhood celebrates Easter with decorative mailboxes

The Cottages of Rivendell has started sprucing up their mailboxes for each Easter.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dawn Zielinski, president of the Village Idiots Cycling Club, and Tom Williams, outreach director for the club, donates bike helmets to Megan Podolan, a fifth grade teacher at Willis Elementary School, to give to students.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 5, 2021
Safer rides in Lakewood Ranch

Village Idiots Cycling Club donates helmets to east Bradenton schools.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 11, 2022
Sarasota High football wins first playoff game in 18 years

The Sailors defeated Manatee High 30-20 on the road Friday night.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview High offensive coordinator Brody Wiseman, the former head coach at Sarasota High, expects big things out of DJ Johnson in 2023.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 1, 2022
Sarasota High, football Coach Brody Wiseman part ways

This past season, Wiseman led the Sailors to their first playoff win in 18 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 7, 2022
Daniel Louis Hessel

Daniel Louis Hessel (Dan) age 84 of Longboat Key, FL, and former resident of Roseville and Ham Lake, MN, passed away November 28, 2022 after a nine year battle with Parkinson's Disease.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 16, 2022
Phyllis Zatkow Ploener

Phyllis Zatkow Ploener, born June 6th, 1934, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 surrounded by her family in Pennsylvania.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
On Saturday, Nels Matson is running 14-straight hours on a treadmill at Sarasota's F45 gym as part of his training for a potential world-record run in August.Â
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 22, 2022
Runner trains for world-record run at Sarasota's F45 Training gym

Nels Matson is running 14-straight hours on a treadmill Saturday to prepare for his August trek across the country for charity. Locals can be part of it.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 24, 2009
Real Estate Reports

Real Estate Reports

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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 2, 2009
Tennis tournaments court top players

The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center will host two tournaments in the next two weeks - the Longboat Key Senior Clay Court Tournament and The Observer Challenge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2009
IN BRIEF

Community News and Notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 20, 2010
Athlete of the Week: Sarah Miller

Lakewood Ranch High midfielder Sarah Miller scored nine goals in the team's three final games this season. Here is an inside look at this week's Athlete of the Week.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2010
Briefs 2.25.10

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 10, 2010
Officer of the Year's assistance helped to break burglary case

Longboat Key Police Officer Randy Thompson has been named 2009 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Police Officer of the Year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2009
Tank transport company relocates to Manatee

Hawaii Intermodal Tank Transport is relocating its headquarters from Newport Beach, California to Port Manatee Commerce Center.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 1, 2009
Longboat's property values decline

The anticipated 10.1% decline this year marks only the second time since 1988 that taxable values have dropped year-to-year on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2009
In Brief

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2009
Manatee makes changes to garbage schedule

Beginning Memorial Day, May 25, 2009, the make-up schedule for garbage pickups in unincorporated Manatee County will be changed from a Saturday make-up schedule to a sliding schedule.

  • East County
  • News
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