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The nest deterrent will be removed after nesting season.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 19, 2018
FDOT gets serious in heading off osprey nests

New Pass Bridge was a popular nesting place for ospreys. No more.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
East County sports roundup: 05.18.17
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 18, 2017
East County sports roundup: 05.18.17

East County sports roundup: 05.18.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Mark Lewis, of Austin Commercial, led the presentation, introducing key players for the project and fielding questions.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 27, 2015
Water park splashes forward

Although many approvals still must occur, an evaluation committee will recommend negotiating with Manatee Lost Lagoon Development.

  • East County
  • News
Photo courtesy of Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The plane crashed around the 7900 block of Sanderling Road on Siesta Key.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 12, 2014
VIDEO: Small plane crash on Siesta Key

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport received a mayday call this morning.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sarasota County firefighters begin clearing the scene of an electrical malfunction at Panera Bread on South Tamiami Trail at 8:05 a.m. Wednesday.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 18, 2014
Smoke causes evacuation at Panera Bread

The Sarasota County Fire Department responded to the 1200 block of South Tamiami Trail before 7:20 a.m. in response to a structure fire.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • June 27, 2014
Orange Avenue parking lot to close in July

Beginning July 8, the parking lot at the southeast corner of Orange Avenue and Second Street will be closed for three weeks for a city improvement project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This rendering shows the water park at Tom Bennett Park.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 9, 2014
Manatee considers water park

Manatee County commissioners will pursue the possibility of adding a water park at Tom Bennett Park.

  • East County
  • News
City of Sarasota utilities crews are pumping wastewater directly out of the system to alleviate flow from the heavy rainfall.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 24, 2013
Storm stretches wastewater capacity

The city of Sarasota has tapped extra personnel and equipment to handle the heavy rainfall's effect on its wastewater systems.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2014
Longo set free

Manatee County's resident manatee, Snooty, bid farewell to the last of his two roommates Jan.16.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 25, 2014
Town creates fiscal transparency system

A new application on the town's website updates the town's budget daily.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Demolition of the smaller home on the property took place this week. (Albert Balk)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 7, 2014
Benedict guest house demolished for Aria project

A small structure on the Villa Am Meer property was demolished in preparation for the luxury 16-unit condo project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mote’s planned four-story, 110,000-square-foot aquarium would feature lighting on the exterior of the building that could display marine animal images.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 15, 2018
Mote's move out of the city draws questions

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium wants to relocate its aquarium. Why is the organization choosing I-75 over the bayfront?

  • Sarasota
  • News
City officials say they hope they can move past the discord at a July 1 meeting, but some displeasure lingers on both sides.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 25, 2019
City Commission, Planning Board clash over code compliance

Questions about procedures for enforcing city codes has caused tension among Sarasota officials.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Golf legend Nick Price tells the crowd about what went into planning the golf course and what it will be like to play the course.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 12, 2023
Soleta Golf Club plans to put Myakka City on the map as golf destination

Golf legends Nick Price and David Leadbetter are part of the team behind the Soleta Golf Club.

  • East County
  • News
A rendering of One Park, which is planned to span across Quay Commons on blocks 1 and 9 in The Quay.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 14, 2023
One Park debate may depend on one word: 'Adjacent'

A Planning Board member says the meaning of "adjacent" might determine whether One Park will be built as proposed over Quay Commons.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 28, 2021
Neighborhood group celebrates 30th anniversary

The Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations has grown from an informal alliance to an institution the city leans on for insights into residential areas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2010
Let the Panhandle be a lesson

If local government officials haven't tuned in to what occurred Monday in Destin and Okaloosa County, they better get on Google and on the phones and start researching. Be ready.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 12, 2017
We need a traffic czar

One impediment to solving the region’s traffic congestion is a lack of ownership of the problem. No one loses a job for failed roads. It’s another tragedy of the commons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
County officials say the money used to draw the Orioles to Sarasota was well spent.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 9, 2017
County doubles down on spring training

As the county considers investing more than $20 million to lure the Braves spring training operation, has the investment in the Orioles and Ed Smith Stadium paid off?

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Key Police Department accepted their accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 28, 2024
Longboat Key Police Department receives state accreditation

The department received official accreditation status on Feb. 22 after a three-year process.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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