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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 20, 2012
Proposed overlay: End of discussion?

The commission will discuss a proposed Whitney Beach overlay one more time before the state's review process for Comprehensive Plan changes expires June 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vince Fraser
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 30, 2011
Scene & Heard

Film fest artist gives good face; Local writer chronicles triumph over cancer; 'Beautiful Noise' earns more Hollywood cred; Men's Journal gives Sarasota some brotherly love; and Hot Tickets.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo courtesy the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 26, 2018
Parents anxious to see security changes in effect

The district aims to have its own police force in place by August, but parents are eager to see real security changes as soon as possible.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former Florida Senate President Bill Galvano, Concession owner Bruce Cassidy, PGA Tour Champions President Miller Brady, Intersport founder Charles Besser and former PGA Tour star Peter Jacobsen announced the new World Champions Cup in April.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 4, 2023
Half the lineups now set for World Champions Cup at The Concession

Team captains say the golfing legends will bring high intensity to the December event in the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat bar patron is no master of disguise
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 29, 2022
Longboat bar patron is no master of disguise

Even a change of clothes didn't fool the bar staff when a once-denied man tried to return for a drink. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 12, 2010
Toll road stickers wreak havoc

Bay Isles and Islandside residents are being urged not to place SunPass toll-road stickers on their windshields, until it's determined why they are interfering with the operation of the Bay Isles south gate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
By the end of 2012, the Longboat Key Center for the Arts plans to demolish its ceramics wing and remove its outdoor kiln.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 8, 2012
Arts Center seeks to amend site plan

A community meeting will take place next week in preparation for Ringling's plan to apply for an amendment to its existing site plan approved in 2003.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Booker High School rebuild groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday morning, at Booker High School.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2011
News Briefs

Booker High breaks ground on new school project; Agreement signed for Palmer Ranch park; Sarasota County index crime rate falls 8%

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Berman named vice president of Sarasota High foundation; Mote Marine partners with USF Sarasota-Manatee; Arts and Cultural Alliance partners with Film Festival; American Heart Association gives CPR grant to schools

  • Sarasota
  • News
World of Wow renderings show the treehouse-themed play structure in front of the new stage. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 5, 2017
Woodland builds new children's center

Church expands offerings for children with designated space.

  • East County
  • News
People watch as Suzy Brenner explains how partnership came to be.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 21, 2019
Medical partnership fills void in Longboat Key

Vaiety of services in one stop

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2016
Longboat Key: Letters

Contract approval was fiscally prudent; Hotel plans put property values at risk; Muhammad Ali, remembered

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
University Park Women’s Club members Kristy Schubert and Fifi Queen co-chaired the “An Evening at SEA” fundraiser that raised $22,300. The funds will benefit two nonprofits — Women's Resource Center and Feeding Empty Little Tummies.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • February 21, 2026
University Park Women's Club raises $22,300 for local nonprofits

The two nonprofits, Women’s Resource Center and Feeding Empty Little Tummies, will each receive $11,150.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Desmond Lindsay became the first ODA baseball player to be drafted when he was selected by the New York Mets with the 53rd overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft June 8.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 29, 2015
East County: Top 5 Moments of 2015

East County: Top 5 Moments of 2015

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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 17, 2010
Obituary: Stanley Edward Zeeman

Stanley Edward Zeeman, 86, was a retired cardiologist.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 18, 2010
Sarasota Police Chief Peter Abbott resigns

City Manager Bob Bartolotta said the police chief was not instituting enough changes to the department.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The incident occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, outside the 7-11 store at 5232 Ocean Blvd. File photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 14, 2011
Attempted stabbing reported on Siesta Key

A 24-year-old Sarasota man has been charged with aggravated assault after reportedly trying to stab another man shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, outside the 7-11 store at 5232 Ocean Blvd.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
City Commissioners on Feb. 19 listened to residents lobby for less strict regulations on outdoor amplified sound.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • March 4, 2013
Commissioners to consider rezone on North Trail parcel

They will also discuss downtown sound regulations at the meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Siesta Isles Association President Tony Romanus sits, in November, in one of the medians in which the beautification project is taking place. The stop-work order was subsequently lifted and the project is now underway again.
  • By Jack Short |
  • January 13, 2016
Siesta Isles’ project troubles spur ordinance changes

Recipients of Neighborhood Initiatives Grants may get stamp approval to alter or trim trees in public rights of way.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Enjoy this week' s edition of Cops Corner!
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 29, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 3.30.2017

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
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