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City Commissioner Susan Chapman sees Friday'       s order as vindication of her decision to fight the Sunshine case.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 9, 2017
Chapman prevails in Sunshine suit

After exhausting its line of appeals, Citizens for Sunshine still claims there are unanswered questions about what constitutes a Sunshine Law violation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Town Hall will host three separate Longboat Key Town Commission meetings today.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 24, 2012
Commission reviews Colony this morning

Longboat Key commissioners have three meetings today to discuss the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, a future sand project and the budget.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The exterior of the home at 5762 Carriage Drive is pristine—even the lawn has been kept up. Inside, however, fell into ruin.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 22, 2015
Nightmare on Carriage Drive

A Mote Ranch house is undergoing an extreme home makeover.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 21, 2010
Can County Commission underdogs prevail?

They're outgunned both in terms of finances and name recognition, but two candidates seeking to unseat incumbent Sarasota County commissioners are using different campaign tactics this election season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 10, 2010
Disputed crime reports lead to Siesta Key e-mail battle

Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce President Jim Haberman accused two neighborhood leaders of spreading false rumors about crime, which he says could hurt Key businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Public utilities director Juan Florensa of Longboat Key at the meeting where Taylor Engineering Inc. of Sarasota reported a “moderate need” for the first town dredging project since 2003.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 19, 2016
Longboat Key dredges up canal issues

Taylor Engineering Inc. of Sarasota reported a 'moderate need' for the first town dredging project since 2003.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Robert Semler paints historic Coast Guard and maritime scenes in his home studio.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 14, 2016
Nautical by Nature: The maritime paintings of Robert Semler

Robert Semler’s maritime oil paintings bring history to life.

  • Arts + Culture
Seventeen-year-old Sirena Huang played with pianist Lee Dougherty Ross during a recent Artist Series concert. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 12, 2011
Music Review: Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota: Sirena Huang, violinist

What makes a career - I mean a major career - in music? We've all heard performers who seem to have less talent than others but, somehow, have made it into the stratospheric realm of superstardom.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2014
News Briefs

Neal Communities plans for new development; More retailers commit to Mall at UTC project; County earns accreditation for emergency management

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 25, 2009
TOP STORY, February: Campaign issue escalates

Commissioner Randall Clair contends his opponent is 'tainted' by voicing an opinion about the Longboat Key Club's $400 million Islandside renovation project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A new fire department contract was ratified by commissioners Tuesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 5, 2013
Longboat Key fire contract ratified

The Town Commission ratified a new three-year contract with its firefighters Monday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lynne Dowd founded Cleaning Butlers International in 2009. A franchise-based cleaning service firm, it had $1.1 million in 2011 revenues, up 47% from $750,000 in 2010. Photo by Rod Millington.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 4, 2012
Clean Up: Sweep Success

The term recession-resistant has a penchant to lean toward hyperbole. But one Ranch firm really found resiliency in an industry - office space - that certainly hasn't resisted the recession.

  • East County
  • News
A man driving over a flooded roadway drove his car into a drainage ditch, according to officials with the Sarasota Police Department. Officers were able to pull him from the water, but he later died on his way to the hospital.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 28, 2017
Top Story - August: Sarasota man dies in flood-related crash

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Town Hall is located at 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 14, 2011
P&Z Board to review Comp Plan amendments

A public hearing will take place at Tuesday's P&Z Board meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stacy Alexander, Mote assistant vice president for community relations and communications, and Assistant Vice President of Education Aly Busse
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 10, 2015
Exhibit with young sea life is Mote's new baby

'Oh Baby! Life Cycles of the Seas' showcases marine animal romance just in time for Valentine's Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jim and Joan Stewart. Jim Stewart is on the exhibition committee that selected these four exhibits.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 8, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Art Center Sarasota 13/14 season open

Art Center Sarasota kicked off its 2013-2014 Season Nov. 7 with an opening reception for the four exhibitions in the first show.

  • Arts + Culture
North end Longboat Key resident Gianna Sparks, 13, gets on the bus every school day at the intersection of Broadway and Gulf of Mexico Drvie for a 30-minute ride to King Middle School in northwest Bradenton.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 20, 2016
The $33.07 million lesson

With just 86 students enrolled in Sarasota and Manatee county schools, Longboat Key taxpayers pay a hefty bill for education.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 30, 2010
New priest finds home at St. Barbara

The Rev. Fr. Peter Andronache will lead St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church after the Very Rev. Archimandrite Frank Kirlangitis retired.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Frank and Diana Colson
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 14, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: FASS galleria show

Eleven artists and Madeby Gallery were well represented Thursday, March 13 at Ringling College of Art and Design. It was a galleria-style group show to kick off The Fine Arts Society of Sarasota's annual Creators and Collectors tour.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo courtesy of State College of Florida, Venice
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 7, 2016
Future pilots spread their wings at State College of Florida

The Lakewood Ranch campus will offer ground school for private pilot training.

  • East County
  • News
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