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Harber Hall, with friend Ronald Emmerman, holds a picture from his time in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 20, 2013
A Hero's Welcome

World War II veteran Harber Hall and his friend, Ronald Emmerman, took the trip of a lifetime last week when they visited Washington, D.C., memorials on an Honor Flight.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Lido Pool is open daily except for Mondays. Passes to use the pool can be purchased daily, seasonally or annually. Photo by Rachel S. O’Hara.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 17, 2011
Lido Pool marked as revenue generator

As an alternative to closing the Lido Pool and pavilion, Lido Key residents are formulating a plan for the city to derive income from the underutilized community asset.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 23, 2020
Another tee shot goes 'OB'

Taxpayers are expected to subsidize the Bobby Jones Golf Club in the current fiscal year.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Music on Main will feature The Hydramatic on Oct. 5. File photo.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • September 27, 2018
Calendar

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  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 11, 2012
Board abolishes Village parking district

Sarasota County commissioners voted to end assessments on Siesta Key Village for a municipal parking lot.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Florida Department of Transportation is finishing a $5.3 million bridge rehabilitation project on south Siesta Key.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 21, 2016
Stickney Point Bridge lane closures coming next week

The Florida Department of Transportation aims to finish the $5.3 million rehab project by the end of May.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2011
Cops Corner

Classic Cops Jan. 1, 1995 9:58 a.m. - 1500 block of GMD. Tree cut down by unknown persons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 20, 2010
Home Depot lends hands to Boy Scout camp

About 65 employees of Home Depot volunteered their time and talents at Camp Flying Eagle during a special renovation project Aug. 19.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 10, 2020
Aqua Plumbing & Air serves up breakfast for Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

The company has provided an annual breakfast for three years now.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Half Shell Oyster Bar, which has made its home on Main Street and Links Avenue for a little more than a year, is moving.
  • By June LeBell |
  • September 20, 2013
Tidbites

Rumors abound; Location, location, location; Carmel Cafe offers three-course prix-fixe; Perfectly picturesque; and Itsy-bitsy tidbites.

  • Arts + Culture
Nine-year-old Lane Tomlinson enjoyed participating in a series of tackling drills.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 11, 2015
Young Mustangs tackle the gridiron

Eighty-six players hit the gridiron for Lakewood Ranch’s High’s annual Summer Football Camp, which began June 8 and runs through June 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has a unit that normally makes sheets for the Manatee County Jail. Now it is helping make personal protection masks for deputies and those in the grocery industry. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 9, 2020
Manatee County jail aids in mask production for COVID-19 protection

Masks benefit first responders and grocery workers in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 5, 2010
The star pleaser

The technical director at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall explains how he copes with lengthy production riders, technical snafus and diva demands.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 3, 2010
Island-wide trolley service might survive

The Manatee County Commission agreed to pay $200,000 to continue the trolley if Longboat Key pays $100,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Siesta Key Beach was ranked No. 3 by Dr. Beach.
  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • April 30, 2013
April 30: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Gas odor causes Peltz shoes, others to evacuate; Bullock outlines Colony initiatives; Dr. Beach names Siesta Key Beach in top six beaches in Florida; John McKenna plays kazoo at concert

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 17, 2019
Lighthouse of Manasota brings painting to life

Art in the Dark had a surprise guest, Ashley Gruters is expecting a little one, Bruce Rodgers is retiring and more this week.

  • Black Tie
A rendering shows Lift Station 87 sitting among Southern live oaks and native plants.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 17, 2016
Lift station team outlines landscape plan

Before constructing an above-ground wastewater facility in Luke Wood Park, the Lift Station 87 project team is searching for a way to make the building blend in.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 28, 2009
Public Tennis Center nears completion

The town hopes to complete the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center's $732,000 renovation project by Dec. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2014
Our View: Long may it wave

Surely, we're not alone in thinking that we, as Americans, are having our American ideals and patriotism tested to new limits lately.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Mayor George Spoll and other commissioners expressed concern with the Firefighters Pension Board's decision to pay $50,000 for a pension analysis.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 6, 2010
Commission questions analysis

Town pension attorney James Linn said he believes the Firefighters Pension Board may have acted incorrectly when it approved a pension analysis last month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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