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The purple line running from the Key to the orange dot represents the town-owned wastewater pipeline.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 24, 2024
Cost increase for sewer main project presents challenge for Longboat

The project rose in cost by about $8 million and would replace the subaqueous line underneath Sarasota Bay.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cookbook by Longboat resident makes recipes easy to read
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • March 10, 2024
Cookbook by Longboat resident makes recipes easy to read

Kathleen Greig shares her love for diverse cuisines and recipes through her blog and debut cookbook, "Inspired Cuisine."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ron Scott has no typical day as Longboat Key's security analyst, but his main focus is to enhance the town's cybersecurity.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 17, 2023
Longboat’s first security analyst protects town government from online threats

Ron Scott brings more than two decades of IT experience to help bolster the town’s online security.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 6, 2020
Seven cases of COVID-19 reported from Longboat Key

State's ZIP code reporting system indicates "5 to 9" cases, but town-by-town listing shows seven.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Robert Heron puts the books together all from his computer.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • September 15, 2020
Author, illustrator tells tales of beloved Scottish cat

Robert Lewis Heron enjoys spinning new yarns about Hamish McHamish, a real-life St. Andrews kitty who died in 2014.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Save our Seabirds CEO David Pilston holds his phone up to the parrots, macaws and cockatoo sign.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 16, 2016
New Save Our Seabirds app takes flight

Want to learn more about the birds at the City Island facility? There's an app for that.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • February 8, 2023
Raccoons rise to top of town nuisances

Neighbors of the restaurant, Euphemia Haye, have brought forth issues with the restaurant being overly attractive to raccoons.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Aviana Ritchey, Kayden Joseph, Nahla White, instructor Alicia Richardson, Jaylon Phelps, Kyrie Smith, Taniyah Sloan, Camila Juan Lopez and Giovanna Mosca
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 19, 2023
Suncoast School for Innovative Studies students write letters to Santa

The second and third graders told Santa what they hoped to receive and what they were thankful for.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
David Sessions, CEO of Willis Smith Construction, talks with former county commissioner Vanessa Baugh on the second floor back in May 2023 when the focus was still on finishing the first floor.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 20, 2024
Staff proposes $2.4 billion budget for Manatee County in 2025

Roads, parks and the Lakewood Ranch Library remain priorities in East County.

  • East County
  • News
Deputies kill suspect after three die in murders in Manatee County
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • June 25, 2024
Deputies kill suspect after three die in murders in Manatee County

The suspect killed his mother, his cousin and a third woman, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says.

  • East County
  • News
The home at 8201 Midnight Pass Road was built in 2018 and has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 5,034 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for July 15-19 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home on Midnight Pass Road tops sales at $4.13 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Flooding near Banana Court and Gulfstream Avenue on Sunday
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2024
Tropical weather floods roads in Sarasota, Manatee counties

Sarasota County urges residents to stay off roads and remain inside due to Hurricane Debby.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cardinal Mooney High girls basketball freshman Madi Mignery.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 17, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Madi Mignery

The Cardinal Mooney High freshman had 12 points and 14 rebounds in a Jan. 15 win against Booker High.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Newtown was established in 1914.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2024
Newtown earns listing in National Register of Historic Places

The district is now the largest Black historic district in Florida, according to the city of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A pair of yard signs in support of Siesta Key incorporation.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • January 3, 2022
Local delegation to decide fate of Siesta Key incorporation

Sarasota County legislatures will vote on Siesta Key incorporation at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A man riding his bicycle on the Legacy Trail.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 30, 2023
County land-buying fund may run dry by 2029

Rising maintenance costs might deplete Sensitive Lands Protection Program in six years unless voters approve a referendum to extend it a second time.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Events at Hunsader farms sometimes generate more than 1,000 people, which would violate code regulations.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 8, 2022
Manatee Commission says review needed for proposed agritourism regulations

County commissioners are hesitant to impose regulations on events that could benefit farmers and ranchers.

  • East County
  • News
Artist Babs Reingold with “Hair Nest ’01,” “Hair Nest ’16” and “Hair Nest ’15.”
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • February 27, 2024
Babs Reingold uses art to explore what lies beneath the surface

Babs Reingold's solo show, "Under My Skin," is on view at Spaaces gallery on Princeton Street.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch's JoAnn Moore, standing atop the finish tower, is bringing the Unleash Your Dragon event to Nathan Benderson Park in January.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 2, 2024
Cancer survivor brings her passion for Dragon Boat racing to the world

Lakewood Ranch's JoAnn Moore takes Dragon Boat racing to another level in Sarasota and beyond.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Aerial view of Gulfside Road in September 2023.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 23, 2024
Fiscal year kicks off several infrastructure projects for Longboat

Preliminary capital expenses include items like interim beach nourishment, subaqueous force main and wrapping up utilities undergrounding.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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