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Lanto Griffin is fourth in the FedEx Cup standings. Photo courtesy of PGA Tour Media.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 5, 2020
From the Suncoast Classic to stardom

These five current PGA Tour contenders played in the inaugural LECOM Suncoast Classic.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tenor Cody Austin plays Don José and mezzo soprano Lisa Chavez plays the title role of Bizet’s Carmen at Sarasota Opera. Photo by Herb Booth
  • By Edward Alley |
  • February 19, 2018
Sarasota Opera’s 'Carmen' is a sold-out success

Lisa Chavez captivates as Carmen in the opera’s latest production with impressive stage direction.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Stewart Cink watches his drive off the 10th-hole tee. He sits two strokes behind the leaders entering the third round of the Senior PGA Championship, in pursuit of his first senior major title.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • April 17, 2026
Sun sets on first half of Senior PGA Championship

Scott Hend and Brian Gay are tied at the top, but Stewart Cink isn't far behind.

  • East County
  • Sports
For Longboaters, commuting to the north is about to be an either-oar situation.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • April 1, 2026
APRIL FOOL: Instead of 'no build' option, state pursues 'no bridge' option

The Longboat Pass Bridge will be demolished, but there won't be a new one erected in its place.

  • April Fools
On Greer Island east of the Longboat Pass Bridge, new signage delineates where boaters are legally allowed to anchor. On Friday, Feb. 4 boaters were anchored in an area designated for kayakers and paddleboarders.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 12, 2022
Signs added to Greer Island to separate boaters and kayakers

On Longboat Key Greer Island, human-powered craft now have their own area. But it's taking boaters a little while to get the message.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2010
Our View

Sign-code silliness; U.S. Marines under assault again

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • 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
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 24, 2011
Longboat lull: the final days of August

The last days of August are often the slowest days on Longboat Key. But, on occasion, more than just the temperature heats up for the dog days of summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key has proposed 26 administrative charter amendments be sent to voters in one bunded question come March.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • November 1, 2017
Longboat charter administrative changes: 26 amendments in one referendum question

Longboat residents may be presented with a referendum question in March that could have sweeping effects on town government: here's what they're proposing.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
New Lynches Pub & Grub owners Jason and Lisa Burns with longtime owners Ethna and Chris Lynch, who opened Lynches Landing on Longboat Key in 1986, and then closed the restaurant to open Lynches Pub & Grub on St. Armands Circle.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 1, 2015
Lynches cash pot of gold for retirement

It’s not the end of the rainbow: The famous sisters behind Lynches Pub & Grub have their Irish eyes set on the easy life after 28 years as restaurant owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A lightning rod is pictured on top of a home on Halyard Lane in the Country Club Shores IV North neighborhood.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 5, 2020
Longboat Key to allow for lightning rods on rooftops with restrictions

Longboat Key town commissioners voted 4-2 in favor of the regulations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Luxe on Tenth apartment project includes some affordable units to comply with city regulations, but a representative for the developer said the review process serves as a barrier to the production of low-cost residences.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 14, 2021
City’s development approval process under review

Officials are once again searching for opportunities to improve the development review process, though previous proposals have proven divisive.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Staff told commissioners that the comprehensive plan is a broad vision for the city. (File photo)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2022
City development plan amendments OK'd to address housing shortage

The Sarasota City Commission approves the first reading of comprehensive plan amendments it hopes will eventually result in more attainable housing incentivized by density bonuses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 28, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Suspiciously suspicious

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2009
Cops Corner

Nov. 13 Deep sleep 11:41 a.m. -- 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Camping Violation. A town employee told police that someone was sleeping in Bicentennial Park. Police found a man sleeping in the bushes, and he was issued written warnings for camping and possession of alcohol on town property.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 16, 2009
Town tax rate falls .65%

The town's fiscal year 2009-10 budget will include a tax rate of 1.4903 mills, lower than its current 1.5 millage rate. The new budget begins Oct. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2009
Cops Corner

Police caught a Bradenton man with a stone crab and four blue crabs in a bucket.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 6, 2010
Workers ask county to save their jobs

The McLeod family has been involved in a decade-long dispute with the county about its business operations on Clark Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A group of homeless people sit directly across the street from Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill. The restaurant's owner, who was attacked by a man in July, says their presence has dropped his profits by as much as 60%.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 16, 2012
Sarasota: Homeless Havoc

City police say a mandated lapse in a city trespassing program is part of the reason for a rise in a rowdy downtown homeless population.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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