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The town’s Investment Advisory Committee will also meet at 1 p.m. in the Commission Chambers meeting room to discuss budget issues.
  • By John Morton |
  • May 22, 2014
Budget season kicks off today at Town Hall

Commissioners are expected to discuss how to address a more than $600,000 budget deficit at a budget workshop today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 10, 2014
Lakewood Ranch named top-selling community

Two companies have ranked Lakewood Ranch as the No. 9 master-planned community in the nation.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Turtle Watch reported the first hatch of the 2025 season in a post on June 28.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • July 2, 2025
Turtle hatch begins on Longboat Key

Longboat Key Turtle Watch reported the first hatch in a post on June 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Director Nicole Rissler speaks at Tuesday's groundbreaking of a new administration center.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2024
County breaks ground on new Parks admin center

The two-building Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources headquarters is located at Twin Lakes Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Two self-service sandbag stations have opened in Sarasota County.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2024
Sarasota County opens third sandbag station as more rain is expected

There is a 10-bag limit per vehicle, officials said.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Instructor Suzy Brenner leads her "Stretch and Strengthen" class for the first official activity following The Paradise Center reopening on Sept. 29 at Longboat Island Chapel.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 14, 2026
The Paradise Center expands digital classes

New livestreams of movement classes will be available online to members of the community center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 23, 2010
Lakewood districts welcome supervisors

Five new supervisors participated in their first Community Development District meetings Nov. 18.

  • East County
  • News
Cynthia Saunders has served as interim superintendent of the School District of Manatee County since summer. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 30, 2019
Manatee school board moves toward superintendent contract

News briefs: Discussion looms over Saunder's hiring, Manatee County combines preserve parcels and Manatee County starts the search for new administrator.

  • East County
  • News
About a third of Longboat Key'                    s population lives in Manatee County.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 31, 2017
Longboat begins looking at one-county possibilities

Town examines what's involved in erasing county border across the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 2, 2014
Colony Association, MW Group work on developer agreement

Manfred Welfonder's company is expected to become the new Colony developer, more than seven years after the Longboat Key resident first pitched a plan for the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Traffic moves through Longboat Key on Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 5, 2022
Town survey drives point home about traffic

Longboat's annual opinion-finding project makes clear town residents' frustrations over off-island roadwork.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 10, 2021
A shot to give back for Manatee County healthcare workers

Meet the workers behind Manatee County COVID-19 vaccine site

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 7, 2010
Key Club, IPOC prepare strategies

The Longboat Key Club and Resort and town are waiting to see if the Islandside Property Owners Coalition will file a lawsuit challenging the club's $400 million Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 17, 2012
East County walkers take steps to fight breast cancer

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer will be held Oct. 20. Individuals will have the opportunity to enroll in a long-term cancer study during the event.

  • East County
  • News
Crews began water-sample testing on July 1 near the site of the sewage spill. Photo courtesy of www.rustychinnis.com.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 24, 2020
Bay testing finds low impact of Longboat sewage spill

Longboat Key is still investigating the cause of the break.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The vacant property at 1715 N. Tamiami Trail stands between the U.S. 41 and The Strand condominiums to the rear.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 24, 2025
North Tamiami Trail apartment plan denied

Sarasota city commissioners side with residents of The Strand to nix the long-delayed plans to build 58 apartments on the 1700 block of North Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Lake Manatee EMS station is due for a replacement. EMS moved into the space in 1982.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 8, 2025
Site for a new Lake Manatee EMS station is under fire

Manatee County commissioners are not in favor of a site that borders Lake Manatee and Lake Manatee State Park.

  • East County
  • News
Commissioners hope to address the three main complaints of short-term rentals: noise, garbage and parking.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 1, 2021
Commissioners hope to tweak short term rental rules

Commissioners aim to update its 2011 ordinance to better fit the current short term rental climate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 22, 2009
CDDs OK lake, country club upgrades

The Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 2 and 5 supervisors approved landscaping and engineering improvements at their July 16 meeting.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 3, 2010
Manatee County adopts new cell tower ordinance

Residents of Palm-Aire, in particular, are hopeful the changes will keep a cell tower out of their neighborhood.

  • East County
  • News
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