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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 15, 2009
Town Commission meets for regular workshop

The Longboat Key Town Commission met Thursday, Oct. 15, for a regular workshop.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2015
Customers submit to ‘50 Shades’

Customers submit to ‘50 Shades’

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 18, 2010
It's electric

Local businesses are starting to jump on the green bandwagon in order to trade their car engines for electric motors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • March 12, 2017
Fruitville Grove celebrates 30th anniversary with Berry Festival

Fruitville Grove put a sweet twist on its traditional pumpkin festival to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 15, 2014
County plans new signal for Edgewater entrance

The county says the traffic signal, given a budget of $400,000, will increase safety at the University Parkway intersection.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 23, 2018
Bayfront raises dilemmas

The grand vision for the Bayfront presents multiple dilemmas for the community — where to put a new performing arts hall and deciding this crucial question: What comes first?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Polo professional Nick Johnson has been training horses at the Sarasota Polo Club for the past three years.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 9, 2015
Learning polo ... can horses stick to it?

Trainer specializes in converting thoroughbreds so they excel at a new sport.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2014
Halfacre Construction founder remembered in East County

Construction executive Bill Halfacre was more than ready back in the 1970s when he heard a few Sarasota officials wanted to impose a building moratorium.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 12, 2011
Attorney disputes association's claim

A dispute has arisen over what a 5% undivided interest in 12 tennis courts obtained by one unit owner means for The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Merino, a fifth-grader, and Natalie Merino, a second-grader at Willis Elementary, practice on their homework.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • October 3, 2018
Do math changes add up in Manatee County?

Some parents in The School District of Manatee County irked by new direction teaching math.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo Girls from the Kandaria Village participate in the collaborative painting-to-music exercise.
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • January 30, 2014
Sarasota resident heals with art-therapy process

While on a trip to Africa, Kimberly Benson conducted research on the effect of art on teenage girls in the village.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch'  s Rachel Hibbert and Lori Ziegler share corned beef and cabbage during the Irish Celtic Festival.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 11, 2017
Lakewood Ranch hosts pint-sized good time

Beer, corned beef, entertainment flow at Irish Celtic Festival.

  • East County
  • News
The city of Sarasota is currently undertaking a $2.2 million roadway project in front of the soon-to-be occupied Sarasota Times building.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 23, 2015
Owner revives Sarasota Times building

Sharon Carole bought the historic downtown building for $2.1 million in 2014, and now plans to open a new restaurant early next year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
“I view this role for me not as being the captain of the air craft, but being the air traffic controller,” saidEast Manatee Fire Rescue'              s new  Chief Lee Whitehurst.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2017
New fire chief Not alarmed by growth

Lakewood National's development could spark new fire station.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 3, 2013
The Good News: Megan Wenger

As community engagement coordinator for Community Youth Development, Megan Wenger says she enjoys the opportunity to interact with some of the city's most involved and promising students.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Emmanuel Lambright.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 8, 2016
Sarasota basketball star is finally where he needs to be

The senior previously played at Sarasota Christian and Cardinal Mooney.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A development concept plan shows how Neal Communities plans to transform more than 500 acres of agricultural land east of I-75.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 3, 2017
Neal buys south Sarasota land for $20 million

Neal Communities will seek County Commission approval for up to 1,100 homes — including more affordable housing — east of I-75.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mill Creek's Wilma Kroese will be a featured artist at the 17th annual Fall Art Show & Sale Nov. 17 at the Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 7, 2018
Artists prepare for Fall Art Show & Sale in Lakewood Ranch

Artists prepare for Fall Art Show & Sale in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 26, 2010
Gray cat lost near Observer office

A 5-year-old tabby cat named Max has been missing since Tuesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Turtle season ended Oct. 31.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 2, 2017
Turtle tally takes slight downward turn, but stays strong

This season’s turtle nest count was just 85 fewer than 2016’s record-setting number, and Mote scientists think 2018 will be another good year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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