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All lanes open on southbound I-75, after temporary closures at mildm raker 215, due to dump truck spillage on the roadway.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 17, 2014
UPDATE: All lanes open on southbound I-75

All lanes open on southbound I-75, after temporary closures at mildm raker 215, due to dump truck spillage on the roadway.

  • East County
  • News
CZECH MARK. East County resident Fred Lopez reads his East County Observer in front of the Prague Castle, the official residence of the president of the Czech Republic.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

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  • East County
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Patricia Okker, meanwhile, joined the University of Missouri as an assistant professor of English in 1990.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2021
New College names president-elect

Patricia Okker, a dean at the University of Missouri since 2017, selected to replace Donal O'Shea.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2012
News Briefs

Imagine School principal resigns; Home burglarized in Lakewood Ranch; Study shows physician shortage in East County

  • East County
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 2, 2012
CRA Advisory Board recommends project

An advisory board will recommend the city approve seven downtown projects and a roundabout.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2011
Letters to the editor

To send in your letters, please email them to [email protected], or mail them to the Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228.

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To access videos, go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/town-of-longboat-key-commission-meetings-live
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 12, 2011
Live from Town Hall, it's the commission

Commission meetings and workshops are now live-streamed, but the meetings aren't the only thing viewers will see.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Under the settlement, the county is paying about $1.7 million for the land, attorneys’ fees and other expenses.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 28, 2011
MPO panel recommits to bridge

The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to put the two-lane Tara Boulevard extension back on its 25-year transportation plan.

  • East County
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Arden and Norbert Kreisch
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 8, 2020
Norbert Kreisch, longtime circus performer, dies at 89

Kreisch was best known for his convincing gorilla act.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 16, 2018
Sarasota County Schools now hiring for internal police force

The School Board hopes to hire 30 people by August to secure elementary schools.

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The city plans to begin work on the golf course next year, but the scope of an improvement project is not yet finalized.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 26, 2019
Sarasota city manager recommends downsizing Bobby Jones

In a memo, Tom Barwin said keeping all 45 holes at the city-owned golf course would pose too much financial risk.

  • Sarasota
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Longboat Pass drawbridge will be repaired in May.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 13, 2019
FDOT to hold public meeting on Longboat Key Pass bridge

The bridge is safe, but dates back to Eisenhower

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 28, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Coming arts and culture center books Hamilton

The American musical based on the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton will have a three-week run on Longboat Key.

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Cast members and recurring characters Madisson Hausburg, Pauly Apostolides, Kelsey Owens, Garrett Miller, Brandon Gomes, Chloe Trautman, Juliette Porter and Alex Kompothecras — Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 26, 2017
MTV releases teaser video prior to premiere of ‘Siesta Key’ reality show

The sneak peak gives a nearly three-minute long introduction of the characters and how they’re all connected from the perspective of cast member Juliette Porter.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2014
News Briefs

Grossman resigns from ULI committee; Freedom Fest parade seeks volunteers

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 2, 2014
Inspector General clears McGonegal of wrongdoing

The Inspector General's Office said allegations against the school district's former leaders do not merit more investigation.

  • East County
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  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 27, 2014
County voters approve school referendum tax by landslide

Sarasota County voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum Tuesday to extend the lifespan of a supplementary school tax by another four years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 19, 2014
Grand Bay resident seeks new Longboat Rotary Club chapter

Sydelle Pittas, a 20-year Rotarian, hopes residents will join a new sunset club that meets Wednesday evenings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Classes resume for Sarasota County students on Tuesday.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 9, 2022
Sarasota school district reminds parents of COVID-19 protocols, resources

With classes resuming Tuesday, testing available for symptomatic staff, students.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ross Toussaint is pictured near the bioswale between his property and Christ Church of Longboat Key.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 6, 2020
Longboat Key drainage dispute lasts decade

Ross Toussaint claims Christ Church of Longboat Key has caused damage to his property through stormwater runoff from a bioswale that provides insufficient drainage.

  • Longboat Key
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