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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 9, 2011
News Briefs

Calling all Key voters; Town's beach engineer sold to Louisiana company; Port Dolphin extends its pipeline project; New Longboat Key trolley schedule announced

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2009
Morgan Mays competes in USTA championships

Morgan Mays, of Longboat Key, competed in the USTA Boys' 18 and 16 Clay Court National Championships held July 19 to July 26, in Delray Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2011
East women complete 3-Day

Freedom Elementary Cafeteria Manager Theresa Rickrode, her sister, Cheryl Burrell, and Nolan Middle School's Kim Coffey endured a 60-mile journey as part of the Tampa Bay Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure Oct. 26-28.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2013
Medical, pharmacy students shift learning

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine medical and pharmacy students traded their classroom study for a clinical education when they received their white coats Jan. 26, at Harvest United Methodist Church.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 21, 2013
Lakewood cheerleading tryouts upcoming

Lakewood Ranch High School will host cheerleading tryouts for the 2013-14 school year from 4-5 p.m. March 20-21 and 25-26.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2014
T-errific trip

Incoming sophomore at Pine View School for the Gifted, Halle Belden, is collecting T-shirts and girls clothing for her trip to an orphanage and women's rehab June 26, in La Vega, Dominican Republic.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 31, 2009
City Commission to vote on paid parking details

Their vague vote to approve meters Aug. 17 caused so much confusion in City Hall that city commissioners will be asked next week to vote again on the paid-parking program. One option they'll have is to delay the program until next year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Royal Rummage Sale organizers Ingrid Wisniewski and Penny Koerner, File photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 1, 2017
St. Mary preps for Royal Rummage Sale

The annual event will take place on March 3-4 at the church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Phase 1 Chiropractic |
  • January 2, 2023
The Chiropractic and Holistic Care You've Been Looking For

Chiropractic Care with a Difference.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
Paddlers can enter the 12-mile Hyper Hawaii Endurance Challenge or the 3-mile fun paddle.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 18, 2013
Paddle boarders gear up for Siesta Key Classic

The inaugural Siesta Key Classic Paddle competitions will take place starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Brent Parker stands at the Sarasota bayfront, which his Sarasota Vision project hopes to one day connect to Main Street via a pedestrian walkway. Parker is a resident of Golden Gate Point.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 9, 2012
Neighbors: Brent Parker

A Sarasota architect has a unique vision for the future of downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Since the middle of November, Sarasota High School junior Joshua Wilson has allegedly posted five tweets referencing plans for a school shooting.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 7, 2014
School shooting tweets lead to Sarasota High arrest

Sarasota police arrested 16-year-old Joshua Wilson Friday, after discovering several tweets and a picture in which he appeared to be planning a shooting at Sarasota High School.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 15, 2011
COMMUNITY SPORTS TIPS: Fundamentals for consistency

This week, PGA Master Teaching Professional Jacques Panet-Raymond shares the fundamentals necessary for consistency.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Amanda Paine serves Bill Schweitzer at Blue Dolphin Cafe. Schweitzer spends half his year in Germany and returned to Longboat Key last week.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 7, 2014
PHOTO OF THE DAY: returning resident visits local hangout

PHOTO OF THE DAY: returning resident visits local hangout

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 7, 2016
Longboat Key Cops Corner: 12.7.16

Longboat Key Police Department reports for Nov. 26-26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 22, 2024
FAA document specifies airport land sale objections

The agency said valuation comparables and planned land use run contrary to the grant assurances required of civil aviation operations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nicole Unger |
  • September 22, 2014
Day Trippin' — Tree paradise, north Longboat Key

Day Trippin' — Tree paradise, north Longboat Key

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Instructors Juan Uribe and Miranda Vidro from Fred Astaire Dance Studios demonstrate some salsa dance moves at The Bay's third anniversary celebration.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • October 7, 2025
The Bay nears a million visits on its third anniversary

Sarasota celebrants practiced their salsa moves and raised their glasses to mark three years of community activities at the park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Firefighters from East Manatee Fire and Rescue and Southern Manatee Fire and Rescue work together to take the roof off a car to extricate a patient.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 5, 2023
EMS Field Day unites emergency organizations to learn new skills

EMS providers offer hands-on opportunities to learn new skills to use in the field.

  • East County
  • News
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