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Bridget Ziegler, Geoffrey Griswold Fisher and Ken Marsh are running for the Sarasota County School Board District 1 seat.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 30, 2014
Another School Board candidate emerges

Ken Marsh has filed paperwork to run for the Sarasota County School Board seat vacated by Carol Todd.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Florida Department of Transportation is reconfiguring the intersection of State Road 70 and Interstate 75 to make it safer for motorists. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2019
FDOT shifts traffic at S.R. 70

Motorists should expect delays at S.R. 70-I-75 interchange.

  • East County
  • News
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • September 18, 2012
Sept. 18: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
An inmate was found dead in police custody after he was in the Sarasota County Jail for less than 24 hours.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 4, 2017
Inmate found dead in Sarasota County Jail

No official cause of death has been released, but a statement from the Sheriff's Office said it could have been "medical in nature."

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barbara "Bobbie" Krohn died June 23. Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 5, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: July 6, 2017

Bobbie Krohn, Ira Peterman, Joanna Brown and Dana Kampmann died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Executive Director of Sarasota Bay Watch Andy Mele stands near the bay he hopes to protect in the coming years.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 28, 2012
Sarasota Bay Watch welcomes its new executive director

In December, Andy Mele became the executive director of Sarasota Bay Watch.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2013
Our View: 'The Andy Adams Colony'?

What follows is not an April Fools' joke. To the contrary, it's a serious moment of truth for the future of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Joe Gruters is hard at work this year preparing for the state’s Republican Primary on Tuesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 30, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Joe Gruters

No one seems busier these days than Republican Party of Sarasota County Chairman Joe Gruters.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Martin Hyde
  • By Martin Hyde | Contributor |
  • June 5, 2018
Martin Hyde: Prophetic? City challenges came to fruition

We’ve been hearing empty promises from City Hall for years — from people who can’t, or won’t, fulfill them.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Longboat Key police will receive three new vehicles later this month.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 11, 2013
Briefs 9.12.13

Longboat Key police gear up for new vehicles; Mote researcher nominated for Indianapolis prize; P&Z prepares for long meeting next week

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 29, 2016
Music review: Renée Fleming

The renowned soprano soloist performed with Sarasota Orchestra.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 28, 2011
City ratifies Teamsters' Union three-year contract

A compromise on pensions allowed the city to come to terms on a new three-year contract agreement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 16, 2018
Culture Collective gets a dose of flower power at Selby Gardens

The young art patrons group got a private tour of The Orchid Show: ‘Endless Forms’ Nov. 15 at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

  • Arts + Culture
The Highwaymen artists probably created more than 200,000 idyllic Florida landscape scenes.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 14, 2013
Highwaymen exhibit opens Friday

An exhibit featuring 50 Florida Highwaymen paintings opens Friday at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Seven-year-old Calen Brown, of Bradenton, puts the finishing touches on the Christmas tree.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 3, 2015
Braden River Branch Library decks the halls

The East County library hosted a Holiday Decorating Party Dec. 3.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dreyfus
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 2, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Robert Dreyfus

Robert Dreyfus can be found at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center any day of the week and is known for always being up for a game of tennis.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 8, 2010
Hall Monitor

Eccentric theater veteran Jan Van Wart takes us into his lair at State College of Florida's Neel Performing Arts Center.

  • Arts + Culture
The Woman's Exchange seeks to expand its footprint to better manage internal circulation and sales, but residents across the street from the addition are worried about the consignment shop’s plans. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 8, 2014
Residents react to overlay project

Residents hope their concerns about the expansion of the Woman's Exchange - the first project to go through the Laurel Park Overlay District review process - are taken into consideration.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • November 6, 2017
Temple Emanu-El preschool celebrates Thanksgiving

Students serve up some holiday spirit during Temple Emanu-El preschool's Thanksgiving pageant.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 12, 2014
Ocean Properties seeks Key Club referendum

The Delray Beach-based company wants to redevelop, but don't expect a replay of the last Key Club application process.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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