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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2009
Sweetbay launches schools program

Sweetbay Supermarkets recently launched its sixth annual 'Sweetbay Supports Schools' program, a fundraising opportunity for area schools to raise money.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A Longboat Key police report identified the pedestrian as Jo F. Schatterman, 73, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and the driver as Petar Sibinkic, 36, of Sarasota. Sibinkic is the owner of Your Fitness Instructor, on Longboat Key.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 22, 2012
Year in review: January 2012, 'Pedestrian, 73, dies in GMD crash'

A woman visiting from Illinois died Friday night after being struck by a car while attempting to cross Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County deputies increased their presence on Siesta Key during spring break this year, resulting in more charges than previous years.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 12, 2014
Spring break patrols declared a success

A Sarasota County Sheriff's Office patrol initiative during March and April resulted in roughly 250 charges related to alcohol on Siesta Key - nearly 75% of all charges during the period.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Binnacle Point Drive is located in Emerald Harbor.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 29, 2011
Northbound stretch of GMD closes for pole updates

The northbound lane between Binnacle Point Drive and De Narvaez Drive will close from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily through Friday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 14, 2012
Gourmet lawn party, raffle are good bet for Saturday

Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key members hope to sell 400 raffle tickets for this weekend's Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Beverly Bartner, Steve Seidensticker and Judi Gallagher
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2011
Make him an offer he can't refuse

Innocently enough, Libby's Cafe + Bar owner Steve Seidensticker came to greet a table of ladies who were lunching in his restaurant on a recent summer day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Popcorn Bob |
  • December 9, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2013
Wild assumes Kiwanis Club post

For the first time in the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's history, a Longboater will become lieutenant governor for the state's Kiwanis Club 18 North Division.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Dana Saltz and Kate Vega |
  • April 7, 2010
Film festival moves into classrooms

This week, two students from The Out of Door Academy and Booker Middle School review "Alma."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2014
OBITUARY: Ellis Glee 'E.G.' Bennington

Ellis Glee 'E.G.' Bennington, 54, of Siesta Key, died Monday, June 2.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The project will replace a subaqueous water line crossing under two bridges.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 8, 2013
Aging Bird Key water main to be replaced next year

The water line has been slated for replacement, and the city's utilities department has coated the pipe with epoxy as a preventive measure

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2012
JUST THE STATS

3,870 - Top bridge score of Alex and Marlene Lancaster Feb. 28, for Sarasota Yacht Club's couples bridge group.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2015
OUR VIEW | Entitlement in the firehouse

It’s rarely a good sign when a department head and his or her boss are not in alignment in their public comments.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The candidates seek to join the seven-member Longboat Key Town Commission.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 16, 2012
Clair, Daly submit names for commission seat

Randy Clair and Jack Daly are the latest residents to ask for consideration for the open at-large Town Commission seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A six-hour Colony Beach & Tennis Resort hearing Friday in Tampa-based U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May’s courtroom ended with another postponement.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 28, 2015
Colony rec lease settlement delayed

Both a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort rec lease and its judgment won’t be awarded until Sept. 4 at the earliest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 1, 2014
Our View: 'Our republic is gone'

Most of the time, we try to devote this space to pertinent local and state issues. But now and again, national and international events are just too compelling to stay silent. This is one of those times.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
McKitrick
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2010
McKitrick wins her 161st victory

Earlier this month, Arlene McKitrick won the American Seniors Golf Championship at Innisbrook - her 161st championship win on the golf course.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 5, 2013
Village Association praises plans for Siesta Key trolley

The SCAT-operated trolley service for Siesta Key will run seven days a week in 30- and 60-minute intervals.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Vijay Iyer
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 11, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: La Musica

La Musica, one of Sarasota's international chamber music festivals, returned for performances at the Opera House this week.

  • Arts + Culture
Charlene Wolff
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • January 6, 2015
Social Studies: Charlene Wolff

Charlene Wolff has been a part of Sarasota's philanthropic community for more than 25 years.

  • Arts + Culture
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