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Lynn Larson represents District 1 on the Longboat Key Town Commission.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 16, 2011
Larson to run for re-election

Longboat Key Commissioner Lynn Larson will seek a second term in March 2012.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"The Lost Thing"
  • By Brenna Maginness and Jennifer Castillo |
  • April 7, 2011
'The Lost Thing' will play on Short Stacks Family Film Day

"The Lost Thing" is playing as part of Sarasota Film Festiva's Short Stacks Family Film Day Saturday, April 9.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 30, 2011
Acts of kindness help neighbors

Each week through December, the Observer Group will feature a local donor who is involved with Season of Sharing, a community-wide fundraising partnership created by The Community Foundation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 18, 2012
Homeless Coalition to get $10,000

Bright House Networks today will make a donation to the Community Coalition on Homelessness.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 30, 2010
Budget workshop set for Wednesday

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review a year-to-date expenditure analysis and discuss police and fire department staffing levels at a budget workshop 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Signs have been posted at the entrances of both fire stations defining the flag colors that notify the Key's surf conditions.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 28, 2013
Town announces water conditions flag program

The town's two fire stations now fly flags that show the water conditions for Key swimmers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 11, 2010
Big Pass manatee-protection zone considered

A request to extend a boat safety zone along Big Pass and North Siesta Key channel will be discussed at County Commission Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 25, 2012
Chamber seeks triathlon volunteers

Volunteers are needed for This year's Longboat Key Triathlon, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • December 11, 2012
TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2009
Cousins chill out for a cool cause

Cousins Matt and Cameron Pettinato and MandyBelle and Sam Sky know that cancer isn't cool. So they set up a lemonade stand called 'Chill Out Cancer' while visiting the home of their grandparents, Longboat Key residents Jim and Donna Pettinato.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.27.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The update shed little light on what the investigator's have learned so far.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 13, 2012
Audit firm begins investigation into Manatee Schools spending woes

Investigators from Navigant interviewed former superintendent Tim McGonegal and have begun to contact other key district figures to find the cause of a $3.4 million deficit, according to Internal Auditor Ed Daugherty.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 19, 2017
Garden Club gives Longboat Taste of the Keys

The 6th annual Taste of the Keys and Fashion was held on Jan. 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Alexis Acree, Ashlynn Rutherford, Caitlin Gish, Yamil Maldonado, Nikki Jennings and Rachel Silverman, students at the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance, in Atlanta.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 25, 2015
Sarasota Ballet's school wins numerous honors in Atlanta

The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance earned numerous awards in competition at the Youth America Grand Prix in Atlanta this past weekend, including best overall school.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 12, 2013
Sarasota County to upgrade softball lighting

The county seeks a contractor to install LED lighting at the 17th Street Softball Complex.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 6, 2013
Manatee County Schools cancels most after-school activities

Tropical Storm Andrea has forced Manatee County Schools to cancel all after-school activities except after-school daycare programs.

  • East County
  • News
Panther Ridge residents have put up signs opposing the helistop proposal. Archive photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 25, 2016
Helistop issue takes off again

County commission to consider whether to allow helicopter landings at The Concession.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 1, 2010
Mote tags whale sharks off of Sarasota

The rare visit could help researchers to study movement of whale sharks in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 20, 2013
Fleet Feet Sarasota offers new training program

Fleet Feet Sarasota will begin holding a No Boundaries training program for those interested in joining a fitness program with the goal of completing a 5K or five-mile race.

  • East County
  • Sports
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