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Over the next two months, a FEMA project will restore sand to the eroded Lido Key shoreline. Lido residents have repeatedly voiced concerns about the vulnerability of their shores.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 13, 2015
Short-term Lido renourishment begins Thursday

As Lido Key residents await approval for a long-term shoreline restoration project, a smaller renourishment effort is aimed at restoring sand lost after Tropical Storm Debby.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rodger Dowdell |
  • December 17, 2014
My View | Grand juries have lost their independence

Recent grand jury decisions in Missouri and New York have sparked national protests.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Good Earth Natural Foods, which opened its 12,000-square-foot space in September 2009, closed April 30.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 4, 2011
Good Earth closes on Main Street

The space will be reconfigured to fit up to five businesses. Two spots now are reserved.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 4, 2009
Mote scientists attend red tide symposium

The findings they presented were gathered over a 10-year period.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo. Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County Executive Director Valerie Goddard steps down Oct. 12.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 8, 2015
Women’s Resource Center executive director steps down

Valerie Goddard leaves position at Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County after two years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Maye Lavinson and her daughter, Dr. Judith Eaton
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2011
Lavinson gets warm well-wishes

It was a celebration of Maye Lavinson's 90th birthday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Christian Downing and Katelyn Booth
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 8, 2016
In the Groove

The vinyl record isn’t just a thing of the past. Analog music-lovers reflect on the resurgence of the format that never went away.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2011
Cops Corner

No refunds 7:36 p.m. - 1500 block of Main Street. Suspicious Incident. A driver called police to help him remove his ATM card, which was stuck in one of the new downtown parking meters.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eduardo Anaya |
  • May 14, 2013
PREEN & CHIC: Party town!

PREEN & CHIC: Party town!

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
File photos. Town Manager Dave Bullock told commissioners last month he is "trying to find a logical way to deal with a multitude of issues this collapsing development gives us."
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 8, 2014
Issues to Watch 2014: Colony conundrum

A bankruptcy judge is expected to rule on a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort settlement Jan. 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • March 12, 2014
Your Neighbor | Milton Harr

Milton Harr, a former Marine, fought in the battle of Iwo Jima.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 21, 2010
Manatee East dominates district All-Star tourney

Manatee East Little League captured District 26 titles in the 9-10, 10-11 and 11-12 age divisions.

  • East County
  • Sports
Cristi Valentine reads over a clue to determine the next stop on the hunt.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 30, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: IDA scavenger hunt

Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority employees worked together for a scavenger hunt, April 30, at Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Commissioner Phill Younger said that the town doesn’t know how its START funds are used and worried that including organizations year after year on the budget creates a sense of entitlement.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 13, 2012
Organizational funding discussed

The Longboat Key Town Commission discussed which organizations should receive contributions in the 2012-13 fiscal year budget.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 23, 2011
Panhandling outlawed near parking meters

Following reports of people being asked for money while using the downtown meters, the city quickly outlaws the practice.

  • Sarasota
  • News
David Freeman of Freeman Orthodontists checks 11-year-old Milan Smith’s teeth for cavities.  This is the third year Freeman has participated in Day of Hope.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • July 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Fifth Annual Day of Hope

Children and parents attended the Fifth Annual Day of Hope Saturday, July 27, at Booker High School to get supplies, medical examinations, hair cuts and photographs before returning to school.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • November 4, 2009
Braden River still reeling from coach's death

Former football coach Josh Hunter surrendered to authorities Oct. 29 on DUI manslaughter charges for the March accident that killed Doug Garrity.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 18, 2010
Banker returns to her musical roots

Marcy Gilroy went from a high-powered bank executive to a piano teacher for toddlers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 28, 2016
Longboaters get a taste of the Keys

More than 250 people attended the Longboat Key Garden Club’s fifth annual Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show Jan. 27, at Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 9, 2010
East Manatee Kids Wrestling Club hits mats

The East Manatee Kids Wrestling Club practices are now under way.

  • East County
  • Sports
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