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Volunteers mark nests with stakes for documentation and protection. (File photo)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 29, 2014
Turtle nesting season begins this week

Beginning May 1, turn off or shield lights visible from the beach to avoid disorienting turtles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • April 23, 2009
KEY REAL ESTATE: Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

KEY REAL ESTATE: Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • April 23, 2009
Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

Cedars West condo sells for $515,000

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 17, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 2.18.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Conner Dutting-Morrell.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 21, 2016
Braden River racer zooms past adult competition

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Hailey Childress, middle, stands with her rescuers, Logan Brisson and Robert Peltier, a few days after being rescued. Photo by Robin Hartil
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 11, 2012
Key Club employees rescue two teens caught in riptide

Hailey Childress, 12, of Seattle, and her 15-year-old cousin, Reid Elkins, were having fun on their boogie-boards only an hour before they were swept off in the riptide Friday, April 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 22, 2015
Homelessness expert to speak at public forums

Sarasota County consultant Robert Marbut will discuss the region’s progress on tackling homelessness at meetings in Venice and Sarasota Thursday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 11, 2010
Jensen: sports complex 'a go'

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch is moving forward with its plan to construct a world-class amateur sports complex near the Lakewood Ranch Post Office.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 16, 2012
LLSA Chamber gets down to business

The snowbirds are gone, and the humidity is taking over.

  • East County
  • News
  • By April Doner |
  • May 31, 2012
Circling back: A year of Dial Tones

Circling back: A year of Dial Tones

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jenifer C. Back DMD |
  • November 1, 2019
The Truth about Gum Disease

The Truth about Gum Disease

  • Health
Sponsored Content
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 15, 2009
England's Henley inspires East County rowing facility

Benderson's Paul Blackketter recently traveled to England to see how big a regatta could get.

  • East County
  • News
Thirty thousand event-goers attended Thunder by the Bay last year. File photo.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 20, 2012
Petition opposes event location

Some residents say they want the upcoming Thunder by the Bay event moved to another location.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 28, 2017
Longboat Key Garden Club plants Arbor Day celebration

The garden club donated a tree to be planted in Joan Durante Park on April 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 11, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 12

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Fans are greeted by a baseball bat chandelier when they walk through the doors of Ed Smith Stadium. The flags are representative of the Orioles championships.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 25, 2016
Orioles ready to play ball

Groundskeeping crews at Ed Smith Stadium have been actively preparing for Spring Training for the past three months.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • February 20, 2014
Roast Restaurant: The one to break the streak?

Roast Restaurant: The one to break the streak?

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2014
Our View

Privatize Gillespie Park

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 9, 2014
County seeks best practices

Manatee County Animal Services prepares for investigation following the Napier's raid.

  • East County
  • News
Tom Aposporos and Longboat Key Vice Mayor David Brenner, pictured, and Mayor Jim Brown provided early leadership for the foundation. (File photo)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 18, 2013
Longboat Key Foundation established at CFSC

The foundation was formed last month to benefit the Key and its residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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