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  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 22, 2018
Mote and SciGirls team up to peak STEM interest

An all-girls camp will run at Mote from July 2 to July 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jared Collins, DO |
  • November 14, 2019
Electrophysiology Services Treat Abnormal Heart Rhythms

Electrophysiology Services Treat Abnormal Heart Rhythms

  • Health
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Crews have worked for months on the construction of a home at the end of Halyard Lane in the Country Club Shores neighborhood.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 9, 2020
Commissioners approve changes to building permit fees

Longboat Key commissioners last updated the town’s building permit fees in 2011.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By TWIS Street |
  • January 3, 2013
2013 is the Year of the Tease

2013 is the Year of the Tease

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 18

Another glorious sunset on Longboat Key, captured by Elizabeth Yerkes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Fruitville Elementary School art teacher Jody Schneider with Dexter and Oso in her Lakewood Ranch home studio. (Courtesy of Jody Schneider)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 24, 2021
Lakewood Ranch art teacher finds new "pet" project

Lakewood Ranch art teacher paints pet portraits

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 28, 2016
Booker football can't hold lead, falls to Southeast

The Tornadoes were up as many as 15 points.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A quarter-mile stretch of Pope Road from White Eagle Boulevard to State Road 64 is under construction. The addition of turn lanes at the intersection of Pope Road and White Eagle Boulevard could prevent traffic backup.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 14, 2021
Pope Road construction underway

Turn lanes at the intersection of Pope Road and White Eagle Boulevard could prevent traffic backup

  • East County
  • News
Rosedale Golf and Country Club resident Fred Booth said Rosedale maintains 87th Street East and residents would be upset if cement trucks use the entrance to get to State Road 70.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 11, 2020
Concrete plant approved on Lena Road

Some Rosedale residents concerned about future impacts.

  • East County
  • News
Reverend Barry and the Funk will perform to a Sarasota crowd seated in reserved, socially distances squares.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • September 17, 2020
Band squares off for outdoor concert at Sarasota Fairgrounds

Reverend Barry and the Funk will perform a socially distanced show Sept. 26 at Sarasota Fairgrounds.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 1, 2015
ULI Update: Making progress

ULI Update: Making progress

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High students are competing against Saint Stephen's Episcopal School students in an academic challenge.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 15, 2016
Lakewood Ranch High, Saint Stephen's face off

Two Manatee County high schools are competing at the Manatee Academic Challenge March 15.

  • East County
  • News
The Granary general manager Hector Liemann adds powdered sugar to an order of French toast.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 22, 2020
Pandemic creates recipe for change in Lakewood Ranch

Restaurants adapting to new business climate in Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
Shannon Fortner sings during band rehearsal Oct. 30. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 12, 2018
MeteorEYES is back in the groove of writing, performing and advocating

Sarasota electro-synth rock band MeteorEYES is making new music and inspiring others in the process.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 13, 2011
Publix Plans

Publix Super Markets Inc. submitted July 6 a preliminary application to the town outlining a teardown and rebuild of Avenue of the Flowers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The newly built home sits on more than an acre of Gulf-front land. Photo courtesy of Lynne Koy
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

FedEx vice president buys $6.8 million Key home

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota residents parade through the streets after they vote to approve Sarasota County. Photo courtesy Sarasota County Libraries & Historical Resources.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 1, 2021
Sarasota County Centennial: Start of county was contentious

A dispute over (you guessed it) roads set up the official establishment of Sarasota County on July 1, 1921.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tray Hall stepped up for Cardinal Mooney when the quarterback position took a hit.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 29, 2018
Sarasota high school fall season's under-appreciated athletes

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The last ladder truck the town purchased was in 2013. A typical lifespan is about 15 years.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • September 25, 2019
Longboat Key Fire Department preparing to take a step up

Town budgets $850,000 for new ladder truck.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kompothecras said current owner Julie Brown would help with the transition to a new professional management team at the bar. Photo courtesy Google Street View.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 20, 2018
Gary Kompothecras to buy Crescent Club

The 1-800-ASK-GARY founder plans to maintain the Siesta Key bar, but he's also got grander plans for revitalizing the surrounding area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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