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  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • May 28, 2014
Kids camps heat up the Key this summer

The Observer presents Longboat Key's summer camp options.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 11, 2019
'The Souvenir' is an emotional roller-coaster ride of a commentary on addiction

This logic-defying film, "The Souvenir," is interesting yet doesn't take the time to dive into the characters' backstories.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 24, 2009
Town engineer finds roundabout flaws

The town manager received permission to spend $25,000 for a consultant to combat the city of Sarasota's roundabout proposal earlier this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Parent volunteers Amy Goodman and Denise Radenmacher help student Micah Radenmacher, center, get all the sea creatures from his net.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 3, 2012
Aquatic 'ed-venture'

Fifth-grade students from McNeal Elementary learned about marine life during field trips Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, at Coquina Beach.

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 5, 2018
Mote elects new board of trustees vice chairman

Howard "Sam" Seider was elected to the role in late May.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 25, 2012
Arbor Day celebration planned Friday

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Bradenton community this week are joining to celebrate osteopathic physicians nationwide. April 15-21 is National Osteopathic Medicine Week. The event corresponds with the founding date of the American Osteopathic Association, April 19, 1897. As part of the local recognition, Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston recently presented an official proclamation to LECOM Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Robert George and members of the school's Student Government Association. The proclamation recognizes the contributions of local osteopathic physicians and their commitment to improving the health of the community.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 26, 2012
Sarasota High receives $50,000 tech boost

The donation will be used to buy Texas Instruments' TI-Nspire wireless graphing calculators for five Sarasota classrooms.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Plymouth Harbor resident Marlow Cook, a former U.S. senator from Kentucky, talk at the lecture Friday. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • October 22, 2014
Educator shares viewpoint from living near Gaza Strip

American Israeli scholar Jonathan Dekel-Chen spoke about the opening of a new arts school in an area rife with conflict.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Josh Siegel Sharon and RJ Dominic and Louie and Anita Podolinsky, neighbors and friends, have united to try to recoup costs related to a mold outbreak in their River Strand condos.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 5, 2014
Condo owners complain of mold

Two neighboring couples and residents in River Strand's Verandas say their air-conditioning units caused $80,000 worth of damage.

  • East County
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  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 4, 2013
National Weather Service issues tornado watch

Possible thunderstorms and high winds are expected until 8 p.m.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hundreds of spectators milled around the festival in Burns Square.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 11, 2019
Chalk Festival comes back to the drawing board in Sarasota

Pavement art festival returns to Burns Court to rave reviews from some, but not all are happy.

  • Sarasota
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The Longboat Key Garden Club's Home & Garden Tour offers an inside look of a handful of the key's finest abodes
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • March 1, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Longboat Key events

Longboat Key weekend best bets include a rummage sale, Longboat Key Garden Club's Home & Garden Tour and the Sarasota Wildlife Art Festival.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Niesen family gathers in front of the home named in honor of the family matriarch, the late Jacquelyn Niesen. Pictured are Michael, Jim, Cher, Charles, Fallon and Sandra.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 26, 2013
Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities celebrates home grand opening

Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities celebrated the June 19 opening of its fourth group home for disabled adults.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 26, 2014
Judge rejects Colony settlement

A Colony Beach & Tennis Resort settlement and Chapter 11 reorganization plan was rejected in favor of converting the entire case to Chapter 7 liquidation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Neighbors don't want a house built on this small North Shore Road lot.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 14, 2014
Neighbors lament variance

Some North Shore Road residents say a new home on a small lot will tower over them and block sunlight from their properties. Legal recourse remains an option.

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  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 31, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: The New Gate-Field School

The Sarasota Observer dropped in on students at The New Gate-Field School who were testing out the aerodynamics of paper airplanes they had designed for a team-building activity.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Sept. 19

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment events taking place this week in Sarasota and Venice.

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The site plan proposed by Ringling College of Art and Design must be approved by the Town Commission.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • February 7, 2018
Ringling College releases plan for Longboat Arts Center

The donation-funded, proposed Longboat Key Arts, Cultural and Education center could cost more than $18 million, by 2022 dollars.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2010
Letters to the editor

Amendments 5 and 6 are sensible and logical; Town tax hike to almost 26% is an abomination

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
"I'm designing stuff that I like; stuff that I'd buy," Christopher McConnell says. It's why he loves what he does, well, all except for the numbers side of it.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 29, 2012
Designing Character: Christopher McConnell

High-end furniture designer Christopher McConnell hit the design scene with guns blazing. From lamp bases made of chrome rifles and handguns to intricate lighting fixtures and tables, this Ringling College alumnus creates functional works of art.

  • Arts + Culture
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