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Mary Dee and Don Klingenberg vote Tuesday at Longboat Key Town Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 3, 2015
Longboat Key electorate approves undergrounding project

Longboat Key voters approved a referendum to issue bonds not to exceed $25.25 million to bury Gulf of Mexico Drive utilities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Harvest United Methodist Church Rev. Steve Price tries to get out on the court at least twice a week.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 4, 2015
King of His Court

Harvest United Methodist Church co-pastor Steve Price won the National Men’s 50s Clay Court Doubles Championship Oct. 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • May 14, 2015
Election results bring change to City Commission

The city of Sarasota is seeing a changing of the guard this week, setting the stage for a shake-up on what had become a harmonious board.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2014
Our View

Changing of the guard

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 26, 2014
CDDs vote to share gate costs

After seven months of collaborating on a solution, Lakewood Ranch CDDs 2, 5 and 6 will share costs of operating the main gates at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2014
Our view: The truth hurts

The truth especially hurts - or in this instance, 'annoys' - when you disagree with it. So the expected human response is to discredit. Vigorously discredit the messenger; make the messenger the focal point; and deflect, deny and ignore the truth.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Although one commissioner wanted to require more space for pedestrians to walk by sidewalk cafes,  a majority of the board voted to maintain the current standards.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 23, 2021
City approves expanded outdoor dining as long-term fixture

More than a year after the city enacted emergency rules allowing restaurant seating in parking spaces, officials are debating the best approach for more formal regulations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 1, 2021
Longboat all in Sarasota?

It makes sense. But two things are missing: a champion to pull it off and citizens who want it.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Mark, which opened in 2019, has nearly 50,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space — but residents are worried prospective tenants in their downtown building will prove problematic. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • December 9, 2021
Lemon Avenue plans spark public pushback

As the city reviews proposals for new businesses at The Mark and in Paul Thorpe Park, residents are concerned about how commercial activity might affect a central segment of downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 15, 2021
Spend it on infrastructure

Local governments have so much money politicians say they don’t know what to do with it. The most effective use of these windfalls is to invest in long-term infrastructure touching the most people.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Gus Mollasis loves to display different items relating to cinema in Sarasota Estate Auction.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • June 19, 2024
Gus Mollasis teaches the magic of movies on Longboat Key

"At The Movies with Gus Mollasis" at the Education Center takes film students back to the golden age of cinema.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Darwin is a 12-year-old sulcata tortoise.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 23, 2025
Beloved tortoise returns home after five days on the loose

Since being adopted from a rescue in 2019, Darwin has endeared himself to his owners, extended family and neighbors.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
W. Kenneth Tyler Jr. is a Lakewood Ranch Certified Public Accountant, and now he's an author too.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 27, 2025
Lakewood Ranch accountant's creativity adds up to fiction

W. Kenneth Tyler Jr. is an accountant by day and author by night.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Architecture Sarasota President Marty Hylton, and Project Manager Marni Burns and Chief Purpose Officer Richard Roark of OLIN pose as Roark holds the award.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 2, 2025
OLIN accepts Philip Hanson Hiss award at Selby Gardens

The award honored the firm's innovative design work, including its work on Selby Gardens' Master Plan.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By The Ronto Group |
  • May 9, 2024
Life at The Owen Golden Gate Point: Between the City and the Sand

Situated in one of downtown Sarasota’s most cherished historic locations, and framed by Sarasota Bay, the gated Owen Golden Gate Point is being developed by The Ronto Group in partnership with Wheelock Street Capital.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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Nicole Hackel (Lakewood Ranch Communities), Morgan Bettes Angell (Independent Jones), Paul Benjamin (Benjamin Productions) and Antonio Hernandez (Independent Jones) gather at Waterside Park to announce the Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 20, 2024
Lakewood Ranch lands its own blues festival

The former Bradenton Blues Festival is headed for Waterside Park in December.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Braden River High then-junior quarterback Lucas Despot threw a touchdown pass to Yahshua Edwards against Lakewood Ranch High in 2023. New Pirates Head Coach Eric Sanders wants Despot to lead more in 2024.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 7, 2024
East Bradenton football programs spring forward

As the spring practice season begins, here is what fans of Braden River High, Lakewood Ranch High and ODA should watch.

  • East County
  • Sports
This motel property at North Tamiami Trail and 18th Street will be razed to make way for a 300-unit multifamily complex.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 23, 2025
New multifamily development planned for Tamiami Trail

A developer has had a pre-application conference with city staff for a planned 300-unit complex between 17th and 18th streets along North Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Some parts of Longboat Key's beaches were lined with dead fish on Feb. 17.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 18, 2025
Red tide effects pop up on Longboat Key beaches

Piles of dead fish added to the foul odor on some parts of Longboat Key beaches around Feb. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bob Gault enjoys a variety of retirement pleasures, including golf, sailing, fishing and volunteering.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 2, 2023
Longboater Bob Gault rose from emptying trash to CEO of SeaWorld

The retired theme park executive never forgot what led to his success: an unmatched work ethic and a deep passion for connecting with people.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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