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  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 6, 2020
Longboat Publix adding curbside pickup amid COVID-19 pandemic

Town Manager Tom Harmer said it will take at least two days for the Longboat Key Publix store to implement curbside service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
David Wilkins, president of the Manasota Association for the Study of African American Life and History, spoke to the Longboat Key Democratic Club on Jan. 2, 2024.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • January 5, 2024
Democratic Club speaker advocates for access to Black history education

David Wilkins, the president of the Manasota Association for the Study of African American Life and History, spoke to the Longboat Key Democratic Club about the importance of education on racial history.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Boo's Ice House & Dog Bar was named after owners Mindy Kaufman and Bobby Boivin rescue dog, Boo.
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 16, 2023
Dog bar announces open date in Rosemary District

After three delays, Boo's Ice House & Dog Bar on 10th Street will officially let the dogs in on May 22.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The Braden River sideline erupts after big plays.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 3, 2023
Braden River flag football showcases super team talent

The Pirates flag football team hasn't lost a regular-season game since April 2021.

  • East County
  • Sports
STOP has pointed to projects like Vue Sarasota Bay as ones it believes could be improved through a public hearing process, though city staff determined the development complied with all zoning regulations.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 10, 2019
STOP readies push for public hearings

As the city considers changes to its zoning code, administrative development review is likely to be one of the first topics officials address.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ellenton's Barbara Bostrom, the niece of Gilbert McNeal, Lakewood Ranch's Jessica Chmielarski, the granddaughter of McNeal, and Dylan and Michael Chmielarski, the great-grandsons of McNeal, celebrate his legacy at Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School's 20th anniversary.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 17, 2023
McNeal Elementary School celebrates 20th anniversary

Teachers, students and administrators, past and present, celebrate 20 years of learning and making memories.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2023
Sarasota Police take local kids holiday shopping Dec. 9

Shop with a Cop returns on Saturday, Dec. 9, to provide an opportunity for 150 underserved youth to shop for holiday gifts with the Sarasota Police officers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioners forwarded the proposed Town Center site development plan with 81 parking spaces to second reading.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • March 12, 2023
Events at Longboat's town center to require parking considerations

Event organizers will be required to apply for a special event permit, which will include a transportation management component.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Town Center Green will continue on to Phase 3, which includes a new public library in town through Sarasota County.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2024
First public meeting set for new Longboat library

Sarasota County’s first meeting about the Town Center Green public library project will be held Feb. 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
James Keller moves a mini-fridge out of the pool area. All loose items are being moved into the garage. (Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer, Lauren Tronstad and Eric Garwood |
  • September 26, 2022
Longboaters ordered to evacuate

Hurricane Ian's threat to the island prompts the order to head to the mainland.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ray Grace reads a children's book to the three who attended the Nov. 21 Pop-up Library children's activities.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 29, 2023
Network of mothers strives to make Longboat Key more kid-friendly

Elise Kidd Slansky says there are plenty of ways to create more children-oriented community events. It just takes a little work.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The twice-daily flights aboard EMB-175 aircraft  to Washington are scheduled to begin Oct. 27. (courtesy photo)
  • By David Conway |
  • April 10, 2019
Sarasota airport lands flight to Washington, D.C.

United Airlines announced today it will offer twice-daily service to Dulles International Airport beginning in October.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2011
Cops Corner

'Extreme Couponing': The Longboat Key edition 3:40 p.m. - 6700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Suspicious Circumstance. A man told police that two daily newspapers delivered to a box near his condominium no longer come with extra clip-out coupons and told police he believes that someone has been stealing the coupons and leaving the newspapers inside. The man credited the possible theft to a recent TV series glamorizing the use of coupons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Cafe BarBosso owner Joe DiMaggio
  • By Andréa Martone |
  • October 14, 2021
Art, music and grandma’s meatballs

When the pandemic struck, Cafe BarBosso added a new side dish to keep up sales and spirits: Live music performances.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Peter Pasco, Edgar Miguel Sanchez, Rodney Nelson and Juan Ramirez Jr. star in "That Must be the Entrance to Heaven," at Urbanite Theatre through July 9.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 14, 2023
Urbanite Theatre's pugilistic premiere doesn't pull any punches

Boxing meets black holes in Franky D. Gonzalez's play "That Must be the Entrance to Heaven."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The beach landscape of the Gulfside Road public beach access changed after Hurricane Idalia, now exposing an old sea wall.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 13, 2023
Longboat's beaches withstood Idalia's surge, but flooding still prevailed. How?

The beaches helped protect Longboat Key's gulf side, but bayfront properties don't share those same protections.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Seeburg’s 1951 Model B (right) was among the first jukeboxes that could play 45 RPM records.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • August 17, 2023
This home collection of jukeboxes is a museum-worthy experience

When a jukebox in a store window caught Vickie Compton’s eye, she had to have it. That led to four decades of collecting and restoring them with her husband, Rodger.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 31, 2022
Voters spoke: They’re PO’d

Politicians take note: The results in Sarasota’s school and hospital board elections and Manatee’s commission elections sent a clear message.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Florida Studio Theatre's "Deck the Halls" celebrates holidays, Sarasota style.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2023
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Dec. 14-20

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Julie Martin pours SALT Tequila.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 20, 2023
Rotary Club of Sarasota hosts first Toast Local charity event

The event, which featured tastings of craft cocktails and local beers, benefited charities in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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