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  • By Cliff Roles |
  • October 30, 2015
Asolo Repertory Theatre's "Welcome Back" Party

Asolo Repertory Theatre, "Welcome Back" Party

  • Black Tie
Two men robbed a local 7-Eleven gas station at gunpoint early this morning.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2013
July 29: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: East County gas station robbed at gunpoint; Key Club receives 30th AAA Four-Diamond Award; Sarasota Sheriff's aviators win award; Elderly woman robbed outside store

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jim Larson and Kiwanis Club President Steve Branham
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 17, 2018
Kiwanis Club stacks up pancake breakfast

The Longboat Key Club held its annual Pancake Breakfast March 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Russell Crowe and Mark Whalberg in "Broken City." Courtesy.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • January 23, 2013
Film Review: 'Broken City'

"Broken City" should have been a great flick but, it fails miserably to deliver on so many levels. Talented actors disappoint; lame scripting annoys; and mediocre directing bores in this short-on-thrills thriller.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 12, 2010
Longboat's 7-Eleven could vanish

The 7-Eleven, 4032 Gulf of Mexico Drive, could be closing in June if a new lease is not signed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jean-René Goetze sits near his portable easel with a painting of an oyster shack in France.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 21, 2012
Neighbors: Jean-Ren Goetze

This Longboater likes his eggs served on a canvas with a side of sea.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2014
Our view

Realities of a town center

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 1, 2020
2019: Longboat Key's top 10 real estate sales

$11.4 million property tops list.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Suncoast Academy is one of 12 charter schools in Sarasota County.
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • March 4, 2020
If charter schools are 'not as good as advertised,' why are families flocking to them?

Charter schools provide greater benefits than a report appears to show.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2014
Our View

Populist pandering

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sheriff Brad Steube
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 27, 2013
Sheriff asks county for $3 million

After getting $3.2 million from commissioners in September to address salary-compression issues, Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube says he needs more to boost entry-level pay.

  • East County
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 15, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: 'South Pacific'

If ever there were a musical that represented what Michael Donald Edwards has been striving for in the past few years, it has got to be Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific."

  • Arts + Culture
Publix advertised its new store before opening in June 1980. At the time, the store sold two pints of strawberries for $1.29 and loaves of bread for 49 cents. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 5, 2013
Lore: Publix shopped first grocery store to Longboat in 1980

Longboaters celebrated the opening of Publix in 1980 because they no longer had to drive to the mainland for groceries.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 14, 2010
District 1 candidates face-off again

The three District 1 candidates for the District 1 preliminary election met for the second time this week Wednesday night, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Longboat voters are too intelligent to allow commission to continue as is; James Madison is out there! Two gentlemen fit the mold; Let's treat our Comprehensive Plan as we would a constitution

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Arbomar is located at 4485 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 25, 2014
Arbomar board, unit owner reach settlement

Pete DiNicola and the condo board reached a global settlement in an ongoing dispute.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 7, 2013
Homeless debate shifts focus

Homelessness expert Dr. Robert Marbut said his upcoming report makes addressing the 'crisis' of homeless families and children a top priority.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch’s Ian Harding says improvement in the housing market is one of the indicators on which he based his decision to relocate his family to the area and start a new business here.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 2, 2013
Looking ahead: Economic Outlook

A veteran of the utilities industry, Ian Harding had a burning desire to own a business. However, what to do as a new career and when to begin was another story.

  • East County
  • News
birthdaycake
  • By Mike Cavaliere |
  • November 6, 2013
Common Nonsense: Maybe it's time to stop singing

Common Nonsense: Maybe it's time to stop singing

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Paul Thorpe Jr. Park, formerly known as Pineapple Park, is one of three city parks where vending is allowed.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 3, 2019
City cools on ice cream proposal

A city advisory board rejected a pitch to place an ice cream sandwich vendor in a downtown park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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