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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 20, 2010
Mote seeks supplies to benefit cold-stunned turtles

The Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital continues to treat turtles affected by cold weather.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This lot on Higel Avenue boasts deep-water access to Sarasota Bay, a unique feature driving demand for land.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 2, 2012
Vacant lots hot on Siesta Key

The scars from the housing crash are beginning to fade from the Key as empty land plots begin changing hands.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
When will the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort be razed and rebuilt? Five years since its closing, there's no easy answer.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2015
Colony: The slow collapse

‘What’s the deal with the Colony?’ is a question local tourism officials hear frequently. Five years after the resort’s closing, there are no easy answers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Witnesses found a painter pinned between a building and a machine before 10 a.m. this morning.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2013
July 31: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Man dies while painting Sarasota Military Academy; Sarasota Chalk Festival to cover more ground in fewer days; Setting the barre high; School board adopts tentative budget and millage rate

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 17, 2013
Prom-A-Palooza: Cardinal Mooney prom-goers go Vegas

Students take a gamble that expensive outfits will do justice to the 'Old School Vegas'-themed prom at Polo Grill.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Big Pass, seen here, would be the site of three total borrow areas from which to dredge sand, according to a proposed Army Corps project.
  • By Jack Short |
  • September 22, 2015
Consultant bashes plans to dredge Big Pass

The draft calls for more information, alternative models and, in other circumstances, alternative borrowing sites for sand.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 6, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Le Week-End'

'Le Week-End' is simply a film about love and the commitments people make on its behalf.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 1, 2011
Student enrollment higher than expected

Sarasota County School District administrators last week were pleased to see their first official enrollment count higher than projected, unlike the 2009-2010 school year, when the district lost state funding because of lower enrollment.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Police ended a late night standoff — learn more in today's headlines!
  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • April 18, 2013
April 18: Daily Headlines Video

April 18: Daily Headlines Video

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2009
In Brief

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 11, 2009
County hybrid electric cars to reach 100 miles per gallon

Four Sarasota County-owned hybrid cars will become electric-powered plug-in vehicles after a $45,000 donation from Florida Power and Light.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • October 24, 2012
Film Review: 'Detropia'

In 1930, Detriot was the fastest growing city in the world. Today it's on the verge of collapse.

  • Arts + Culture
Mary Angioletti with Simba and Sammy, Joan Smith with Honey, Pauline Young with Katie and Rosemarie Hodges with Elliott
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2012
Neighbors paws to welcome new neighbor with party

Elliott, a 2-year-old black-and-white Sheltie, was the guest of honor at a "Welcome to the Neighborhood" party held March 2, at his new home with Mike and Rosemarie Hodges.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2010
News Briefs 09.16.10

A team of volunteers from Honor Sanctuary Animal Rescue this weekend launched the Fall Festival of Felines, a kitten adoption event.

  • East County
  • News
Portions of the middle portion of Longboat Key’s shoreline will see sand come to the shore via dump trucks first. (File photo)
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 22, 2015
Town seeks to bid adieu to erosion

With state permits in place, pending federal permits are the only hurdle standing between the town of Longboat Key and millions of dollars worth of sand.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 2, 2014
Letts plans to retire at the end of season

Letts has not decided on a retirement date but is working with community members to maintain medical services on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kelsey Grau Gene Sweeney, Bonnie Chisling and Russ Carthy with Chisling's sculpture, "Tribute to the Everyday Soldier."
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • April 2, 2014
Local artists pay tribute to the everyday soldier

Bonnie Chisling's sculpture 'Tribute to the Everyday Soldier" was featured in the recent Community Juried Exhibition at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art & Design.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 24, 2010
Ranch residents teed off about mini golf proposal

Residents from at least four neighboring communities are opposing the project. Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty President Brian Kennelly said concerns are being addressed.

  • East County
  • News
A dedication ceremony for a World Trade Center steel beam memorial will be held 8:30 a.m. Sept 11 at the Sarasota Police Station, 2099 Adams Lane.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 9, 2011
Memorial dedications this weekend

The city of Sarasota will dedicate two memorials on Sept. 11 in front of the Sarasota Police Station.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission elected Pat Zunz to the District 5 Commission seat Monday night.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 6, 2011
Commission chooses Zunz for District 5 seat

The Longboat Key Town Commission welcomed former Planning and Zoning Board member Pat Zunz to the dais Monday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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