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By Petra Rivera |
August 5, 2024

Hurricane Debby brings flooding, travel disruptions to Longboat Key

After expecting a normal rainy weekend in Florida, residents were taken aback by the aftermath of the tropical storm-turned-hurricane.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

By Petra Rivera |
June 7, 2024

Meet the new team at The Paradise Center

Amy Steinhauser and Debby Debile plan to make The Paradise Center a fresh space for new and returning members.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

In Memoriam |
December 3, 2024

Marianne Beckett

It is with great sorrow and much love that the family of Marianne Ondocin Beckett announce her peaceful passing at home on November 25, 2024.

Longboat Key
Tributes & Obituaries

By David Conway |
March 14, 2018

City releases draft form-based code

More than four years after the city began work on a new zoning code, a full draft of a proposed document governing development in Sarasota is now available.

Sarasota
News

By Carter Weinhofer |
January 7, 2025

Longboat Fire Department adds two accessible beach wheelchairs

In honor of Jean Flanigan, her family donated the accessible beach wheelchairs to the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department for the public to use.

Longboat Key
News

By Ian Swaby |
March 14, 2025

Longboat Kiwanis presents check to Children's Guardian Fund

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key has long supported the Children's Guardian Fund, a Sarasota nonprofit supporting children in the juvenile dependency care system.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

By Andrew Warfield |
November 13, 2024

Van Wezel damage may reach $10 million

With multiple shows hanging in the balance, Executive Director Mary Bensel tells the city's Purple Ribbon Committee the race is on to reopen on Jan. 1.

Sarasota
News

By Carter Weinhofer |
March 6, 2024

Allowed freeboard height would increase under Longboat ordinance

Freeboard, a safety factor for floodplain management, is the distance between the base flood elevation and the lowest inhabitable floor of a structure.

Longboat Key
News

By Observer Staff |
October 18, 2024

Sights of newly opened Midnight Pass

Midnight Pass opened after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota on Oct. 9.

Siesta Key
Neighbors

By Monica Roman Gagnier |
October 30, 2024

Sarasota Youth Opera provides a home for the next generation of singers

All 74 members of the company will be on stage for "The Hobbit" from Nov. 9-10.

Arts + Culture

By Andrew Warfield |
May 17, 2025

Developer plans another attempt at Siesta Key hotel approval

A privately initiated Sarasota Comprehensive Plan Amendment proposal targets the "South Bridge area" off Stickney Point Road.

Siesta Key
News

By Marty Fugate |
December 4, 2024

Asolo Rep's 'All is Calm' brings hope for the holidays

A cappella production "All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914" sounds a musical call to lay down arms.

Arts + Culture

By Observer Staff |
April 8, 2025

The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for April 10-16

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

Arts + Entertainment
Things To Do

By Carter Weinhofer |
January 17, 2024

Vacant Longboat commission seat draws 6 applicants

Longboat Key commissioners have several choices to choose from when appointing a new commissioner on Jan. 22.

Longboat Key
News

By Ryan Kohn |
August 13, 2024

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Riley Greene

The Cardinal Mooney High volleyball senior is committed to Long Island University.

Sarasota
Sports

By Ryan Kohn |
July 2, 2024

East County Athlete of the Week: Marvin Palominos

The ODA offensive guard is hitting the college recruiting trail this summer.

East County
Sports

By Observer Staff |
February 19, 2025

Restaurant worker dispatch for possible battery

Investigation comes up empty in the case of a woman with a black eye, her confiscated phone and a first date that involved a luxury hotel room. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.