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Lakewood Ranch High School's Kevin Everhart and Andrew Legutko practice parking during drivers education. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 27, 2021
Teen drivers in Lakewood Ranch focus on safety on the road

Drivers education instructor says advanced technology in cars can be a hindrance for new drivers.

  • East County
  • News
A swath of algae is pinned up against the eastern shore of Sarasota Bay by the west wind a week after Longboat Key reported a sewer line break in Bradenton.
  • By Mark Bergin and Eric Garwood |
  • July 7, 2020
Sewage line spill raises concerns over fragile Sarasota Bay

Longboat Key has already begun process of ultimately replacing critical link to mainland.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2009
Save Our Seabirds helps bird, plane

Save Our Seabirds helps bird, plane

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Coon Key Bridge just east of St. Armands Circle, which was third on the city’s list in 2021, fell to sixth this year.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 5, 2022
Roundabouts again top Sarasota's roads wish list

Brody pushes for reordered list featuring Legacy Trail additions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Richard I. Martin and his wife, Mary Jane Martin Smith, who sought to develop land she owns, and their counsel, waited out a six-plus hour hearing.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 6, 2013
Commissioners reject Waterline Road development

After pleas from neighbors urged commissioners to preserve their rural lifestyle, commissioners voted Sept. 5 to deny plans to build 175 residential units on 77 acres of wooded property on the north side of Waterline Road.'¨

  • East County
  • News
Cat Depot is extending its half-off kitten sale through July.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • July 9, 2013
Kitten sale extended through July

More than 200 kittens have been rescued since May and Cat Depot wants to keep the momentum going.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Killdeer, who are named for their shrill, two-syllable call, are shorebirds who are equally at home away from the beach. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • July 14, 2021
Bird of the week: Killdeer

A shore bird that has adapted to inland life, the killdeer employs various tricks to avoid predators.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 11, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Man, it's gone

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Publix will hold a community workshop to display its plans and renderings for the proposed project.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 7, 2011
P&Z to check out Publix plans

Planning & Zoning Board will discuss next week Publix's request for outline-development plan and site-plan approval.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
County staff hopes new stormwater projects can improve the quality of water in the county's watersheds and Sarasota Bay. File photo
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 30, 2020
Commissioners hope to improve water quality

County staff hopes to implement a new stormwater rate system by fiscal year 2022.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Honeycomb pulled from a soffit on Tarawitt Drive. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 17, 2022
Busy bees move hive found on the underside of a home eave

Tarawitt Drive on Longboat Key was abuzz when a beehive took over a soffit. So the neighborhood experts were called.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
When the Bobby Jones Golf Course reopens this fall, it will be under the management of Reston, Virginia-based Indigo Golf Partners. (File photo)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 19, 2022
Bobby Jones Golf Course under new management for the first time since 1926

When the city-owned Bobby Jones Golf Course reopens for play this fall, it will be banking on the expertise of Indigo Golf Partners to make it a success.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The town closed off an area of the beach near Gulf of Mexico Drive and Gulfside Road. It will remain roped off until the seawall is repaired.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 19, 2020
Longboat's Eta damage assessment continues

The town of Longboat Key closed off an area of the beach near Gulf of Mexico Drive and Gulfside Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 24, 2010
Town shows no love for reindeer display

The town warned The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort about a reindeer display that was decorated for Valentine's Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Employee “Pcards” that act as credit cards will be shut down during the freeze.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 28, 2014
School district enacts spending freeze

To balance its budget, the Manatee County School District has enacted a spending freeze effective Monday, April 28 through June 30.

  • East County
  • News
Photo courtesy GeekTyrant
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 4, 2019
'The Mustang' is an exquisitely shot film about empathy that touches the soul

Matthias Schoenaert's brilliant performance in this heartbreaking and heartwarming film tells the story of a man saved by an animal.

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  • Reviews
An 18-acre created wetlands is part of a larger plan to renovate the 293-acre Bobby Jones Golf Club property. File image.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 22, 2021
Board rejects grant request for Bobby Jones wetlands

A vocal critic of local government played a key role in denying the request, an outcome city officials described as highly unusual.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Colony interests to give status update; Budget module now available; Bullock recommends three engineering firms

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 30, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce gathers guests for Business After Hours

Despite the rain, a couple dozen local businesspeople came to network.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday he is directing Florida's Department of Environmental Protection to create a plan to permanently close Piney Point. File photo.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 13, 2021
DeSantis, Florida Senate president say they will seek $100 million to shut down Piney Point

Florida governor, senate president say state funds will be used to close Piney Point permanently

  • East County
  • News
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