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A development group plans to build between 50 and 60 residential units in an 18-story condo next to the Hyatt.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 6, 2018
Developer advances bayfront condo plans

Plans for a residential building near the Hyatt Regency have been adjusted, but the developer still plans to build an 18-story tower.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Studies have been conducted in Longbeach Village and most recently Buttonwood Harbour and Sleepy Lagoon.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • February 22, 2023
Town works toward north-end flooding solutions

With several low-lying areas throughout Longboat Key, the town is considering its priorities to address flooding.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Panther Ridge's Denise Millett-Olverson loves being able to choose what glazes, colors and designs to use on her pieces. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 2, 2022
East Bradenton potter makes bowls for Empty Bowls

Panther Ridge's Denise Millett-Olverson uses her pottery talents to support Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The BBQ Sampler at Stottlemyer's features chicken, slow-cooked brisket and your choice of baby back or long bone ribs. (Photo by Spencer Fordin)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • September 18, 2022
Brisket, chicken and ribs are cooking overtime at Stottlemyer's Smokehouse

Every day, the cooks at Stottlemyer's Smokehouse are pushing about 40 pounds of brisket into the smoker to cook overnight.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 11, 2022
Commissioners have a to-do list when they return next month

Routine and out-of-the-ordinary tasks await the Longboat Key Town Commission in September.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The closed gas station on the north end is under contract of sale.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 30, 2017
Sale contract pending for Longboat gas station site

Resident group LBK North had hoped to relocate a historic cottage to the location.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 26, 2012
Town wants community input on island vision

A consultant will hold community meetings to gauge where the town is headed in the future and if its codes support that way of thinking.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A request for state funding for Main Street improvements was rejected during the most recent legislative session. (File photo)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 15, 2022
Downtown improvement funds remain intact after concern of transfer

Show money of $400,000 for Main Street improvements remains with the city but is available for budgeted Downtown Improvement District expenses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 15, 2015
News Briefs: Longboat Key 7.16.15

Town receives BP settlement cash; Mid-Key plaza sells; Undergrounding petition announced

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2011
News Briefs

County Commission approves Amber Alert sign

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 22, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: 'You should see the one that got away!'

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Christopher Oglesby (B.F. Pinkerton) embraces Cho Cho San, played by Raquel González.
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • March 15, 2023
Sarasota Opera's master class in Japanese movement

The cast of "Madama Butterfly" learns the fine art of being a geisha.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 11, 2014
Debate reveals candidate similarities

Four Longboat Key commission candidates, for the most part, expressed a need for updated codes, a town center and a new Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The community center and library's set-aside location is roughly that occupied by the former Amore restaurant. The conceptual building is placed to show scale, not design.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 30, 2022
Sarasota County adds $1 million for town library development

Addition to Sarasota County's capital budget paves the way for the first step in building a facility in town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Renderings of the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South, a proposed development under Sarasota 2050.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 13, 2013
Sarasota County seeks input on Sarasota 2050

County officials will collect public comments on potential changes to the long-range planning component of the Comprehensive Plan at two open houses this month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jen Ahearn-Koch
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2022
Sarasota City Commission, At Large: Jen Ahearn-Koch

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Darrel Nicholson advocated for the multi-use trail, specifically to get kids to school safely.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 9, 2018
Planned road in Osprey switching to multi-use trail

Bay Acres Avenue was due for a future extension, but now the land owner is asking the county for permission to put a trail there instead.

  • Sarasota
  • News
POWER member Linda Nash, treasurer Kimberly Seery and president Alicia Fretz urge motors to oppose the rezone.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 7, 2022
Rezone approval clears way for development by Lake Manatee State Park

Despite protests, the Manatee County Commission clears the way for development near Lake Manatee State Park.

  • East County
  • News
Greenhouse complex damage at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota campus includes 40 lost panes of glass. (Courtesy  Marie Selby Botanical Gardens)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 30, 2022
Selby Gardens sustains no significant damage from Hurricane Ian

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens will close both its Downtown Sarasota and Spanish Point campuses to make repairs and clear debris.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Artistic Director Jeffery Kin, Donna DeFant, Co-Chairs Tippy and John Holz and Morgan Gerhart
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 9, 2019
The Players Centre shares plans for Lakewood Ranch move

The Center Stage Capital Campaign was introduced at a London Bay Homes model in The Founders Club.

  • Arts + Culture
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