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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2021
Bobby Jones nature trails reopen

Work completed on demolition of buildings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joe Granato and Austin McKinley pulled the plug on their creative studio after COVID hit. (Photo by Matthew Holler)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 2, 2021
Creative space pulls plug after COVID

Joe Granato and Austin McKinley had started something big. It was all coming together in 2020. What could possibly go wrong?

  • Arts + Culture
Winslow Place resident Jason Wilson took this photo of  Buttonwood Drive flooding after the July 29 rainstorm.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 13, 2021
Buttonwood residents express concerns about drainage issues, possible developments

Drainage problems in Buttonwood Harbour prompt residents to ask for action, but new development nearby brings new concerns.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kelli Smith is due to start on May 3 as the police chief of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 5, 2021
Longboat Key to begin search for new police chief

Current Longboat Key Police Chief Kelli Smith's resignation is effective as of April 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 4, 2021
The Legislature’s agenda

In their opening speeches to members of the Florida House and Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Senate President Wilton Simpson and Speaker Chris Sprowls spelled out what we can expect the Legislature to do.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Cars leaving Creekwood Crossing on 52nd Place East turn left to head to State Road 70. Traffic on Creekwood Bouelvard has made that left turn dangerous and has backed up traffic.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 23, 2022
Manatee County goes forward with roundabout project on Creekwood Boulevard

Motorists will be forced to turn right out of Creekwood Crossings on 52nd Place East to use a traffic circle.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 25, 2009
Tax bill to save residents $80,000

Non-ad valorem and trim notices will be sent together, saving envelope and postage costs. Said Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates: 'Now you don't have to wonder why government is so stupid.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
Neal Signature Homes' Palmavera  model is in Country Club East. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 17, 2019
Lakewood Ranch launches 2019 Tour of Homes

Lakewood Ranch Tour of Homes kicks off with more than 90 models, move-in ready homes to view.

  • East County
  • News
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners will hear about the Del Tierra project at its meeting at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 9.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 8, 2014
Commissioners to review proposed 610-home community

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners will review a plan for Del Tierra Thursday.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Town Manager Tom Harmer has filled his position since December 2017.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 13, 2021
Raises on the way for Longboat manager, attorney

Longboat Key town commissioners voted 7-0 to approve a 3% raise for Town Manager Tom Harmer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 4, 2020
A wake-up call for LBK

A real estate expert thinks the decline in property values in the Sarasota County portion of Longboat Key is a one-off aberration. Town leaders should see it as a threat to be addressed.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Students from Audrey Quale's fifth grade class at Braden River Elementary School reunites with their classmates and teacher outside Quale's old classroom.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 28, 2022
East Bradenton high school seniors reunite with their fifth grade classmates

Despite loss of their time capsule, former Braden River Elementary classmates enjoy a reunion.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By David Conway |
  • December 17, 2020
Planning Board questions city meeting protocols

A majority of the volunteer advisory board is opposed to in-person meetings that exceed two hours, disrupting the city’s development review schedule.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton needs renovations performed starting this summer to keep its Hilton flag intact, according to Hilton officials.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 22, 2013
Longboat Key Town Commission reviews tourism ordinance today

The Longboat Key Town Commission will review an ordinance today at its 1 p.m. regular workshop that could get the Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton renovation and expansion project back on track.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courts at Bayfront Park have been marked as closed and their gates locked.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 15, 2020
Longboat sets June 22 date to reopen more facilities

Restrictions will apply to courts' use in Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 28, 2020
The city has big plans

The city’s new transportation plan joins the list of long-range plans for water-sewer upgrades, parks and the Bay. From where will this $660 million come?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 14, 2015
Flatwoods conservation changes irk residents

Commissioners laud environmental connectivity; residents worry for species survival.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ronald Andari, MD, Florida Digestive Health Specialists |
  • March 19, 2020
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death. It doesn’t have to be.

Screening is the #1 way to reduce your risk.

  • Health
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  • In Memoriam |
  • August 12, 2022
Audrey Strode Wolcott

Audrey Strode Wolcott died peacefully in Sarasota, Florida on July 17th, at the age of 93. She was predeceased by her husband of 72 years, Arthur S. Wolcott.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Michael Bodnyk and Justin Kaiser, who runs audio and video for the church. Kaiser's role has magnified in the past year and a half, and the bigger scope is here to stay. File photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 14, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church implements plans for post-COVID world

The church has implemented task forces whose planning is coming to fruition.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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