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Robert Cobb, Brad McCoy and Josh Maddox caught their first tarpon ever on June 3 off the beach in Longboat Key near the Positano condominiums.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 9, 2021
Massive tarpon caught in Longboat Key

Four men caught the 150-pound tarpon on June 3 near the Positano condominiums.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bruno the Bear is doing well in the America's Favorite Pet Contest for owner Monica Welde of Myakka City. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 14, 2022
Myakka City bear named Bruno chases America's Favorite Pet crown

Monica Welde's 750-pound Syrian brown bear at Bearadise Ranch currently stands third in the contest rankings.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 1, 2018
Cops Corner: Loud is in the ears of the beholder

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Competitors prepare to launch their vessel into the bay.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 26, 2019
Sails raised in Sarasota Bay during Flying Scot Midwinters

More than 50 sailing teams turned out for the event.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Earth moving equipment is shaping the traffic circle of the roundabout project at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue. The project is scheduled to be completed this fall. (Photo by Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 22, 2022
Gulfstream Avenue roundabout finally taking shape

With grading well underway, the roundabout at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue is finally looking like a traffic circle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Siesta Key lifeguard Robert Martini started the Maverick Movement to raise funds for three ADA swings to be installed at county parks.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 2, 2021
Siesta lifeguard runs 50K for ADA swings

Robert Martini started the Maverick Movement to raise funds for ADA swings in Sarasota County parks.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The city code has long prohibited signs advertising businesses from the public right of way, but enforcement has been lax in the past. The new regulations attempt to create a system that permits the promotion of stores and restaurants.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 10, 2015
City tests new downtown sign regulations

To allow merchants to post signs advertising their businesses on the sidewalk, the city is adopting a policy that will permit all citizens to post messages in the right of way.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 7, 2013
News Briefs

CRA advisory board welcomes two new members; Commissioners approve plat for Laurel Park Homes; Hundreds register for domestic partnership

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tracy Michelle Arnold plays an editor caught in a battle of wills and journalistic standards between a meticulous fact-checker (Derek Speedy, left) and a celebrated narrative journalist (Gene Weygandt). Photo by Cliff Roles.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 29, 2020
“The Lifespan of a Fact” wages war of the words at Asolo Rep.

Play questions the relationship between style and substance in news

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Pat Shea serves drinks at the bar.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • November 18, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sanctuary Welcome Back Party

Sanctuary Community Association held its annual Welcome Back Party for returning residents. Irene Bier and Phyliss Barber helped organize the party. Residents enjoyed refreshments and appetizers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh says she might run for the Florida House of Representatives in November. (File photo)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 7, 2022
Manatee Commissioner Vanessa Baugh considers run for Florida House

Vanessa Baugh considers resigning her commission post to run for the state House of Representatives.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 9, 2021
9.11 Remembered: 24 hours in Sarasota

President and his team stayed on Longboat Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dorothy Robinson works on "Bone-Jangles," which glows in the dark.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 19, 2011
Neighbors: common threads

The Sarasota chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America welcomes any crafter who uses a needle with an eye to make her creations, but for club members, it would be 'unseamly' to use anything else.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kristine Nickel |
  • July 13, 2017
A word to future generations

DNA analysis can provide a path to peering into tomorrow.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 21, 2011
Business Observer

Octex expansion plans for 80 new jobs American Advertising Federation elects governor Sir Speedy receives sales volume award Mercedes Medical adds home testing market Florida Bar Foundation names first vice president

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Previews begin for The Players' "Let It Be" on Aug. 17.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • August 9, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Aug. 11-17

There's jazz, theater, comedy and live music taking place all across Sarasota this week if you know where to find it.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A site map shows the proposed layout of a winter festival in St. Armands  Circle. (Courtesy image)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 7, 2022
Sarasota City Commission OKs St. Armands winter festival

Amid accusations of secrecy from the St. Armands Circle Association, the Sarasota City Commission approves a proposal for a winter festival to highlight the new holiday tree.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 3, 2010
Code review request granted

The Planning and Zoning board will now review portions of the town's zoning code that relate to the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lyle Anderson drove his blue Ford Mustang in the Daytona Beach 14-hour race in April. Photo courtesy Lyle Anderson.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 27, 2021
SMA senior's passion gives him the racer's edge

From video games, to go-karts, to a race-prepared Ford Mustang, Lyle Anderson hopes the road leads to a pro career on the track.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The courts at the Longboat Key Tennis Center have been closed since March 22 aside from some maintenance work.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 4, 2020
Longboat Key Tennis Center to reopen with restrictions

The Tennis Center has been closed since March 22 because of concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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