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License-plate camera recognition systems were installed on both ends of the Key two weeks ago.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 17, 2013
License-plate cameras to snap data by late July

The long-awaited recognition system is in place and will begin capturing information after dispatchers complete training.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Publix construction site, as visible from the Bank of America parking lot, has been cleared of most of the debris from the old store.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 9, 2012
Old Publix is a knockout

The old Publix is history.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jones learned to play mahjong in 1979.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • June 12, 2014
Your Neighbor: Ursula Jones

Ursula Jones is mad for mahjong. The petite redhead has been playing for more than three decades and is just as passionate as the day she learned to play.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 26, 2011
Hawaiian islands erupt onto Conde Nast rankings

The Conde Nast Traveler 2011 Readers' Choice Survey is on newsstands now.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2009
Our View

CEO mayor, anyone?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
A Longboat Key commissioner has ways he believes Longboaters can avoid St. Armands Circle and its pedestrians so they can get back to the Key faster. .
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 24, 2015
Commissioner pitches Circle traffic concepts

Longboat Key Commissioner Phill Younger has some ideas on what he believes will make it much easier for Longboaters to traverse through St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • December 19, 2012
Full service at the Half Shell Oyster House

Full service at the Half Shell Oyster House

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Not all residents' fears about traffic and privacy were assuaged by the Siesta Promenade project rendering provided by Benderson.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 30, 2014
Benderson hosts forum for Siesta Promenade project

Todd Mathes, Benderson's director of development, answered questions from a concerned crowd Wednesday evening.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2013
Obituary: Jack Landman Goldsmith

Jack Landman Goldsmith, 102, of Longboat Key, died March 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County Administrator Randy Reid discusses bus rapid transit with County commissioners Jan. 30.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 4, 2013
Homelessness topic on joint commission agenda

Sarasota County and city of Sarasota Commissioners will meet Feb. 5, to discuss homeless issues and bus rapid transit, among other topics.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Keely Carney |
  • January 18, 2012
Sarasota Neighborhoods on Walk Score

Sarasota Neighborhoods on Walk Score

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 14, 2012
Village district makes date with history

April 2009 was history-in-the-making for the Longbeach Village. So, how did everyone miss it?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rabbi Katz
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 13, 2016
After eight years, Katz to leave temple

Rabbi Jonathan Katz hopes his successor will share his love for the community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A Manatee County Sheriff's report states a home in the 10500 block of Cheval Place, in River Club South, was burglarized sometime between 6 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 27, 2013
$39,000 in jewelry stolen from Manatee County home

A home in the East County's River Club community was burglarized Tuesday night. Authorities are searching for leads.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 13, 2013
Three Colony owners push for building renovations

An attorney seeks an association meeting to discuss maintenance and repairs, but the association wants an agreement with a developer before renovations occur.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Arnold Berns has a deep appreciation for Sarasota history. The former president of the Historical Society of Sarasota County, he was instrumental in helping create the county's ordinance for historical preservation.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 27, 2016
Studio 41: The world in pictures

With his North Trail gallery, Arnold Berns combines his love for history, architecture and photography.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 28, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Feb. 28

Weekend's best bets: Friday, Feb. 28

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2012
Blase is not passe

What do Lou Gehrig, Al Capone and Franklin Delano Roosevelt have in common?

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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