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Glen Cappetta owns Sun Ride Pedicab on Siesta Key. File photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2015
OUR VIEW | Leave Siesta’s pedicabs alone

Mostly unregulated, pedicabs are flourishing and providing a great service on Siesta Key. No surprise: Talk of regulation is rising, too.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2012
Mother's Day Photo Contest Winner

Melissa Herron and her husband, Mike, of Bradenton, are active members of the Longboat Key Turtle Watch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ramona Glanz and Andrew Vac
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 26, 2011
Business Observer

Vac and Glanz open FL division of National Awards; Re Federico closes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The recreational property at the former Colony, which sold for $29.51 million, includes the old restaurant, delicatessen, swimming pool and tennis courts.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • August 9, 2018
Colony recreational property sale sets Longboat record, experts say

The sale of 2.3 acres of recreational property for $29.51 million at the site of the former Colony Beach and Tennis Resort may be a record for Longboat Key, real estate veterans say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 23, 2012
Expert panel to discuss presidential leadership

'Leadership Lessons Learned: United States Presidents' will be held tonight, at Braden River High School

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota crime drops more than sixteen percent in 2012
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • May 24, 2013
May 24: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota crime drops more than sixteen percent in 2012; Sarasota waterfront home sells for $4 million; Patron Saints: Dennis and Grace McGillicuddy; Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2009
Cops Corner

A sandwich-shop employee allowed a man to use the store's phone. The employee recognized the man, because he often hangs out in front of the shop. The phone is located near the counter, where a tip jar sits. After the man hung up the phone and left, the employee noticed the tip jar was empty.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Street light modifications on Gulf of Mexico Drive are being made for sea turtle nesting season.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 3, 2013
GMD lights modified for turtle season

Gulf of Mexico Drive lights are being modified by Florida Power & Light Co. to ensure safety of sea turtles during nesting season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 18, 2010
Police monitor Beer Can Island

Police Chief Al Hogle is placing officers on Beer Can Island every weekend through Labor Day to enforce town ordinances.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 5, 2016
Archaeologists unearth Manasota period midden at Phillippi Estate Park

On the first day of a two-day excavation, experts find shells that reveal the diets of early Sarasotans.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2012
Occasions: Anna Fondren Griffin & Daniel Taliaferro Watts

Danny and Fondren first met at Florida State University, where they both attended college. They began their relationship as friends and remained that way for several years.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • February 25, 2015
Scene and Heard

Step by Step; Celebrating Diversity; and Mixed-Media Master.

  • Arts + Culture
Pamela Sumner grew up spending her summers in Provincetown, Mass., surrounded by the studios of the most revered abstract expressionists, including Robert Motherwell and Franz Kline.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 15, 2010
Peace signs

Pamela Sumner grinds her own ink, lives in a funky Rosemary District studio and paints with rat whiskers. The Asian-inspired artist meditates on her Zen habits.

  • Arts + Culture
Dr. Suzy Steelman makes Italian mozaics by using tiny pieces of glass. She said her surgery skills serve her well in her hobby.
  • By Dora Walters |
  • May 25, 2011
Surgeon undertakes heartfelt work

Dr. Suzy Steelman, retired general surgeon and Bird Key resident, volunteered to spend a week in March, in the Dominican Republic, working with Hearts Afire, a Christian medical volunteer organization.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 22, 2010
State agrees to revise pension reports

The state will allow the town to submit revised actuarial reports, which will reduce the amount of funding the town needs to contribute for its pension plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
At today’s 3 p.m. workshop, 215 Manatee Avenue W., Manatee County School District staff will present the report’s findings to the board.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 10, 2013
School board hosts workshop on state audit report

The Manatee County School Board hosts a workshop today to talk about a report from the state's Auditor General's Office that found misuse of funds and lack of controls during the 2012-13 school year.

  • East County
  • News
Stacy Boll, Francesca Tebano, Peggy Messick, Vera Melnichuk and Judith Hart. Photos by Loren Mayo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2011
PEO honors recipients

Chapter CE of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, PEO, honored three scholarship recipients during its recent luncheon at Marina Jack.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nobuntu will perform in its first American tour Oct. 19-21 at Historic Asolo Theater. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 6, 2017
RIAF 2017 defies expectations

Local and international performers take audiences out of their comfort zone at The Ringling’s ninth annual arts festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Lennie Twenty and the rest of the Mustangs played hard in front of their home crowd. Photos by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Gene Venditti |
  • September 17, 2010
BACK ON TRACK

Moves by coach Shawn Trent pay off as Lakewood downs East Lee 34-20.

  • East County
  • Sports
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Tom Aposporos. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 17, 2012
Aposporos will step down as chamber president

Longboat Key Chamber President Tom Aposporos said following his resignation later this year, he will devote more time to his real-estate business.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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