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Library is not the priority that residents want most
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • March 27, 2024
Library is not the priority that residents want most

Longboat residents write that a "modern" county library is not Longboat Key's highest need.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The center turn lane would benefit drivers entering Country Club Shores.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • December 6, 2023
Longboat Key reaffirms infrastructure project priorities

Two roundabouts, turn lanes and the complete streets project are still priorities for the town moving forward.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michele De Luce and Leighton Allenby
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • June 24, 2024
Longboat Key Facebook group hosts summer happy hours

With snowbirds gone for the summer, full-time residents meet for drinks and conversation to build community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County acknowledges not being in compliance with Florida's Public Records Act.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 25, 2024
Manatee County settles public records lawsuit for $75,000

The county acknowledged that it was not in compliance with the law.

  • East County
  • News
Cardinal Mooney High sophomore running back Connail Jackson.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 3, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Connail Jackson

The Cardinal Mooney High running back had 131 yards and two touchdowns against the Community School of Naples.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
This Country Club East home at 7429 Seacroft Cove sold for $2,595,000. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,955 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 1, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 16-20 in Lakewood Ranch

A Country Club East home on Seacroft Cove tops the week's sales at $2.6 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • April 1, 2024
APRIL FOOL: GMD shut down for filming of 'The Fast and the Furious 11'

Director Speedy Murray shares his love for Longboat Key and excitement for the last movie in the series.

  • April Fools
Sarasota's Alyssa Luciano, her children, Kennedy, Ava (center) and Alivia, and her husband, Dustin, will be the benefactors of the Esplanade fundraiser to support the nonprofit, Love McKinley. Ava Luciano, who is 10, is in remission from acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 1, 2024
Esplanade women to host fundraiser to support 10-year-old girl with cancer

Proceeds from a benefit cocktail party will support the Sarasota girl through the nonprofit Love McKinley.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Charter Review Board District 1: William Van Allen Jr.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2024
Charter Review Board District 1: William Van Allen Jr.

Meet the candidate.

  • Elections
Asolo Rep's "Twelve Angry Men: A New Musical" runs through June 9 at FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 17, 2024
The jury meets jazz in Asolo Rep's 'Twelve Angry Men: A New Musical'

Shouting matches give way to song in contentious deliberations.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Stacy Copeland, a rising third grader at Braden River Elementary School, shows off the page she wrote in Spanish about manatees.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 18, 2024
Dual language programs on the rise in Manatee County

Five elementary schools have dual language programs, and the district hopes to expand to middle school.

  • East County
  • Schools
Tweaks made to Longboat’s final recommended budget for FY25
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 9, 2024
Tweaks made to Longboat’s final recommended budget for FY25

The final recommended budget for fiscal year 2025 included changes in revenue and some expenditures ahead of the next budget meetings on Sept. 9.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Norma and Tom McCarthy stand outside of their Gulfshore home. The couple has lived in Longboat Key since 2001. They made Gulfshore their full-time residence in 2009.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 15, 2021
Gulfshore residents oppose proposed height requirements

Owners of mobile homes worry that potential new rules on flood-elevation could make fixing up or replacing their residences difficult to live with.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
David Fink served as president of the board for the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation and board chair for the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 7, 2024
Lakewood Ranch loses an altruistic force

David Fink says he feels he has left the area in a better place.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Hotel guest upset with unexpected turndown service
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 24, 2024
Hotel guest upset with unexpected turndown service

Police were called to mediate a situation when a guest was angry after hotel staff entered his room for turndown service. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota Opera's production of "Deceit Outwitted,” Hadyn's lesser-known comedic opera, runs through March 23.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2024
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for March 21-27

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
After heart surgery, David Paliotta completely changed his diet and exercise patterns.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 13, 2024
Lakewood Ranch senior gives peak performance

After a quadruple bypass surgery, Summerfield's David Paliotta works toward an unlikely goal: climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Camp Lookout takes kids wading in the waters and exploring the forests  of Selby’s two campuses.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2023
2023 Summer Camps in Sarasota, Manatee - Science

Your guide to summer camps this year in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Summer Fun Guide
Lawns and homes are tidy in Country Club Shores.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • January 25, 2023
Maintaining town aesthetic drives new property standards

Longboat leaders are considering updated rules on a variety of property maintenance fronts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town elections are in March.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 15, 2020
Longboat election season off and running

The qualifying period for the three Longboat Key Town Commission seats started in October and runs until 11 a.m. on Nov. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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