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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 5, 2020
Longboat plans test of new alert system

Code Red system being replaced by Alert Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
James Blake won last year's Sarasota Open. File photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 21, 2012
The Sarasota Open is courting both players and spectators

In April, James Blake, one of the top 10 players in the world at the time, won the second annual Sarasota Open - a title Kei Nishikori, one of the top 25 players in the world, won the previous year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mote Marine Laboratory assistant vice president Evan Barniskis , Sarasota League of Women Voters president Carol Hartz and city of Sarasota vice-mayor Jennifer Ahearn-Koch at the May 23 kickoff. Photo courtesy of Jan Pearce.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 6, 2018
Positive energy

Mote Marine Laboratory helped kick off the second solar cooperative in Sarasota May 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 9, 2020
Longboat Harbourettes present 2020 fashion show

The women of Longboat Harbour teamed up with Chico's to bring fashion to the condo association.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Fuego Comida & Tequila Lounge is open in The Green shopping center.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 21, 2023
Upscale Mexican cuisine comes to Lakewood Ranch

Fuego Comida & Tequila Lounge in The Green will celebrate its opening on Day of the Dead on Nov. 1.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • A time to celebrate |
  • October 19, 2022
Piper Anne Dawson

Longboat Key has a NEW (youngest) resident!

  • Longboat Key
  • Celebrations
The town has set aside about 11,000 square feet of the town Center Green adjacent to the roundabout, generally on the site of the demolished Amore restaurant.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 1, 2022
County leaders suggest paths forward for Longboat Key library

Cooperation between the town, Sarasota County and possibly Manatee County could be considered.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 30, 2013
PZ&B signs interlocal agreement with UF

Town Manager Dave Bullock isn't happy with the level of service the Longboat Key Planning, Zoning and Building Department is providing, so he's seeking outside help to alleviate the problem.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Blue daze on a bush at the park's front.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 20, 2020
Check out Durante Park to meet your natural neighbors

An informed walk-through of some of the trails of Joan M. Durante Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River high senior JT Wright, junior Ty Moore, junior Jackie Sanchez and senior Liam Tvenstrup plan a bootcamp to bring Technology Student Association members together. (File photo)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 29, 2022
High school survival tips from those who know

Current students offer tips on avoiding high school pitfalls.

  • East County
  • Schools
An aerial shot of The Bay shows its position alongside Sarasota’s iconic bayfront.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 5, 2023
The Bay Park begins to take shape — and it’s just getting started

A core group of business, civic and philanthropic leaders in Sarasota came together over the past decade for one common cause: to turn a parking lot into a world-class park.

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  • Neighbors
Mitchell Teitelbaum was appointed as a county administrator on No. 29.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 6, 2022
New Manatee County deputy administrator grows with the county

GreyHawk Landing's Mitchell Teitelbaum said he is excited to continue serving Manatee County in a different capacity.

  • East County
  • News
Bob Harrigan broadcasted live from the Longboat Key Club.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 7, 2022
Annual disaster prep seminar readies residents for an active hurricane season

Increasing climate temperatures are leading to more hurricanes, data shows. And having a plan in place before a storm hits is key.

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  • News
Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse has said the development of a master trail system has been one of his top priorities since taking office.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • January 4, 2022
Manatee County approves funding toward design of trail system

Commissioners earmark $1.5 million for the design of trail system that would link Sarasota and Hillsborough counties. The money is part of the $78.3 million the county is receiving from the American Rescue Plan Act.

  • East County
  • News
Arthur Ancowitz and partner Ina Schnell
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 5, 2023
Longboat Key philanthropist Ina Schnell dies at 93

Ina Schnell supported numerous local nonprofits and served on the board of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sierra McCormick in "The Vast of Night." Photo source: Prime Video.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 12, 2020
Binge Blog: There's something in the sky

"Search Party" and "The Vast of Night" are this week's selections.

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Harmony's Peggy Kronus hides a pickle ornament on Christmas Eve, and the first one to find it one Christmas Day gets a prize.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 23, 2022
Family traditions brighten holiday season in East County

From special ornaments to starting Christmas with musical cheer or the bang of poppers, families in the Lakewood Ranch each have a special tradition to make the holidays their own.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney junior Ashley "Skye" Ekes (14) finished off the Rams with a kill.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 29, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Cardiac cats

Cougars prove their mettle in an epic comeback against Riverview.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
David Wolff Jr. works to tie off a series of mini reefs in Longboat Key. Similar installations have been made in Siesta Key's Grand Canal. (Photo by Eric Garwood)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2022
Siesta residents begin gathering data from canal project

Mini reefs and oyster gardens are intended to attract the kind of marine life that will naturally cleanse the water.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Bridgewater'           s Laura Whinfield points stands at the community'           s entrance off White Eagle Boulevard and points across the road, where SMR plans an entrance into its biotech park project called CORE.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 19, 2017
Bridgewater residents express CORE concerns

Truck traffic is the main concern related to a request for light industrial zoning in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
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