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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 5, 2013
Summer activities on Longboat Key

Savor summer days and nights on Longboat Key by checking these activities off your to-do list.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2015
OUR VIEW | $682 million for what?

Over 10 years, Longboat Key taxpayers have sent all that money to Manatee and Sarasota. Surely more of it can come back.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 23, 2016
Got A Minute?

With the revival of its charitable 60-second play festival, the Players Centre for Performing Arts proves bigger isn’t always better.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County Fire Chief Michael Regnier volunteers for the Fill the Boot fundraiser Sunday. Courtesy photo
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 10, 2014
MDA holds first Fill the Boot drive in two years

The county approved an amendment that allows the organization to reinstate its well-known fundraiser.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2012
Nate's Place re-opens

Nate's Honor Animal Rescue celebrated the soft opening of its renovated Nate's Place adoption center Dec. 1, in The Shoppes at University Town Center.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Fire Rescue union contract negotiations began Jan. 30. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 3, 2015
Firefighters seek to address 'burning issue in room'

Talk of discipline and morale dominated the start of a firefighter contract negotiation session.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Patterson Foundation President and CEO Debra Jacobs with Community Foundation of Sarasota County President and CEO Roxie Jerde celebrate the more than $13 million in donations and matches collected during the 2016 Giving Challenge.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 21, 2016
Giving Challenge collects $13.4 million for local nonprofits

Community Foundation of Sarasota County and The Patterson Foundation partner to help non-profit organizations reach donors.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Richard Dorfman is a Sarasota resident. He has filed to run for the City Commission.
  • By Richard Dorfman |
  • June 21, 2012
My View: Leaders in police talks must lead

I have no idea how these negotiations have been carried out, what is or isn't sacrosanct or what moving parts may be negotiable. One thing is sure, though: There is an increasing recognition that Sarasota cannot continue to offer the generous benefits that police officers enjoy without them eventually bankrupting the city.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Doriel Rock Boyce works near the window for lighting on her piece.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 11, 2015
Watercolor group paints with all the colors of their whim

Members of the Watercolor group at St. Boniface meet for a free painting session every Thursday morning.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
These signs sure are pretty, but is it hard to pick out spot you want to go?
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 30, 2015
Jay Heater's blog -- Sign of the times

Am I the only one who can't read those things?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 25, 2013
Local Film by Planned Parenthood featured in Sarasota Film Festival

Source Productions short film "BOOST" will premiere at Sarasota Film Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Brendan Coudal through his coast and retro art has found not only a passion but a living.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 8, 2015
Brendan Coudal paints Florida's nostalgic paradise

Brendan Coudal embodies the Florida lifestyle. The avid fisherman captures scenes from his everyday life on canvas.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Zara Barrie |
  • April 22, 2014
Factory Girl: In the Closet with Emily Owen

Factory Girl: In the Closet with Emily Owen

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 2, 2009
Prep teams tee off for 2009 season

The Braden River boys and girls golf teams began their seasons Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Lakewood Ranch will begin its season Sept. 8, and ODA will begin its season Sept. 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
The spotlight is on Alicia Acevedo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 30, 2011
Observer Team Spotlight Q&A

Meet this week's Observer Team player, Alicia Acevedo.

  • East County
  • Sports
Friends and family were there to witness Marie Thompson's first haircut in 23 years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 15, 2010
LOVELY LOCKS

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall employee Marie Thompson cut her floor-length hair for Locks of Love.

  • East County
  • News
Red tide is back on Longboat Key bringing with it bad smells and dead fish. Doesn't seem to bother this gull though.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • September 20, 2016
Red tide, fish kills confirmed near Longboat Key

Dead fish are accumulating along the shoreline from Beer Can Island as far south as central Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A search is still underway for a six-year-old boy who went missing after playing in the water near the Longboat Pass Bridge Saturday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 22, 2013
UPDATE: Search for boy becomes recovery mission

Longboat Key and Bradenton Beach Police Departments are still searching for a boy who got swept into a current in Longboat Pass Saturday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Despite signs indicating otherwise, the city no longer uses the parking lot at Orange Avenue and Laurel Street to supply public parking near Burns Court — a move that has upset some business owners in the area.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 15, 2013
Burns Square tenants bemoan loss of lot

After the city allowed its lease of a Burns Square parking lot to expire, business and property owners in the area are demanding a solution to parking problems.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Popcorn Bob |
  • December 9, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
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