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Manatee County Interim Public Works Director Chad Butzow said the proximity of the pseudo roundabout to University Parkway creates traffic backups in turn lanes currently.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 16, 2019
Market Street upgrades under consideration in Lakewood Ranch

Traffic analysis performed as part of diverging diamond agreement..

  • East County
  • News
The third update to the Siesta Promenade plans include a new design for the residential, retail and hotel units proposed for the property.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • January 11, 2018
Plans aim to control traffic around Siesta Promenade

Siesta Promenade gets a third update after Benderson files new retail, residential plans.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Floridays project would adversely impact Anna Maria Island; Floridays hotel would bring life to north end

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
San Marco Plaza President Barb Smith said the plaza may host a "Rock Around the Clock Tower" event, as it did Christmas 2011, once the plaza's anchor space secures a new tenant.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 22, 2015
San Marco gains momentum

The summer has proved an eventful time for tenants in San Marco Plaza.

  • East County
  • News
Don Westra and Robyn Schmitt at last year's Bacchus on the Beach
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 2, 2016
Your Calendar: Doggone Good Time: An Evening to Benefit Donte’s Den

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dakin Dairy Farm is an agriculture-based attraction.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 6, 2016
First-time visitors to Manatee are bound to come back

Manatee County attractions keep tourists coming back for more.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 21, 2015
Sweet dreams: La Dona Donuts' new store

Chelsea Elliott is cooking up success — one doughnut at a time

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
John Davidson opened his first drug store in 1958 in Siesta Key Village. The store now has two locations on Siesta Key and one in Sarasota. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 11, 2015
Q+A with John Davidson

John Davidson, owner of Davidson Drugs, opened his first store on Siesta Key in 1958.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Chad Ruis worked on a piece of artwork during the Siesta Fiesta festival last year.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 11, 2013
Merchants put Siesta Key on the map with Siesta Fiesta

Siesta Key merchants came together in 1972 to organize an art show that, for the past 41 years, has brought hundreds of thousands of people to Siesta Key each year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy rendering Architect Gary Hoyt was hired last year to design preliminary town center renderings for the public and area businesses to see.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 7, 2014
Zoning for town center up next

The town is the new owner of 2.8 acres of land that sits in an area slated for a town center concept. The town is crafting an overlay district to entice such development.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
'Founding Mothers' Margaret Wise, Jean Weidner Goldstein and Diane Roskamp.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • April 15, 2015
Black Tie & Tales 4.16.15

Catch up on this week's social news with Black Tie & Tales.

  • Black Tie
Publix anchors The Shoppes at Bay Isles. To the left, Longboat Key Fitness is expanding and Reed Medical Group is moving into the corner unit.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • December 1, 2025
Reed Medical Group finds a new Longboat Key home

Dr. James Reed and his team of physicians move from temporary home at the Tidewell Building to the Shops of Bay Isles complex.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Those who come to Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch will now have more places to dine, shop and dance.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 18, 2023
Eatalia, The Wellness Space sign to join Waterside Place lineup

Agave Bandido, a Mexican-American restaurant, and the Deep Lagoon seafood and oyster house are expected soon.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 30, 2022
Gulfshore brings back community sale

The neighborhood has hosted a garage sale of sorts for more than two decades.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 11, 2022
Market on Longboat Key hosts last rendition

The market is likely to return next season, but for now, it's over.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • December 16, 2009
Cake shop whips up sugar magic

Cakes by Ron's new location sparkles like sugar on Fruitville Road -beckoning the sweet tooth in all of us. Although its cakes are still the heart of the business, owner Ron Zammit's son, Nathan, has whipped up cupcakes that are just as tasty. Nathan Zammit guides us through the process of making his popular chocolate cupcakes.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 30, 2009
Park to become arts spot

A group of merchants and arts leaders hope 'Sundays in the Park,' which would consist of a variety of performing arts, changes the image of Five Points Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2009
Business Observer

Business Observer

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2009
In Brief

Community News and Notes

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