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Jamison Urch hits down the sides of the window as instructed. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2022
Longboat Key Fire Department participates in special hurricane window training

The tempered glass used in hurricane windows requires more effort to break than traditional windows.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vincent Billi spent days looking for survivors at Ground Zero.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • September 9, 2021
9.11 Remembered: Construction expert recalls rescue operation

Vincent Billi recounts his experience attempting to rescue survivors at Ground Zero on Sept. 11

  • Sarasota
  • News
The animated film "Lucy" promotes Southeastern Guide Dogs' Skilled Companion program.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 10, 2023
Southeastern Guide Dogs' animated film promotes companion program

The short film "Lucy" tells the story of a Skilled Companion dog finding her forever companion.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A private home being built along Gulf of Mexico Drive across from Bayfront Park. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2022
Town Commission passes new and reduced building fees

The new fees for required permits will take effect Oct. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The town of Longboat Key's public beach parking has been closed since June 30.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 14, 2020
COVID closings draw mixed reviews in Longboat

Longboat Key's public beach parking has been closed since June 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pickleball needs to make room for other park activities
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • May 2, 2023
Pickleball needs to make room for other park activities

A Longboat yoga group believes that Bayfront Park needs a new system to manage pickleball traffic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Maribeth Phillips, the president and CEO of Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee, welcomes everyone to Tropical Nights in 2022. This year's theme is Tropical Nights Goes Hollywood.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 17, 2023
Meals on Wheels brings Hollywood glitz and glamor to fundraiser

Tropical Nights Goes Hollywood, on March 25 at the Grove in Lakewood Ranch, is Meals on Wheels' biggest fundraiser.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Emily Walsh spoke to an in-person audience of one in Chamber President Gail Loefgren, but more attended via Zoom. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 11, 2020
Longboat Chamber postpones Small Business awards luncheon

The annual Small Business Week had wrapped up its seminars and had only the luncheon left.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key is revising its sign code in light of a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting sign regulations based on content.
  • By John McGuire |
  • June 21, 2017
Real estate agents seek changes to sign-rule proposals

Length of permits, weekend displays for open houses are the top objections.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Central Park's Dasha Schultz is raising money to support refugees in her home country of Ukraine. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 20, 2022
Lakewood Ranch woman raises money for her home country of Ukraine

The war in her homeland of Ukraine inspires Central Park's Dasha Schultz to support those affected.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Myakka City's Lily Wolfe, 9, and her rabbit, Smokey, are headed into competition at the Manatee County Fair.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 19, 2022
Important lessons by a not-so-silly rabbit in Myakka City

FFA and 4-H are important programs for sustaining our future farmers and ranchers in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Charlie Bishop is named the permanent Manatee County Administrator.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 20, 2023
Board dynamics play into Manatee County administrator choice

Charlie Bishop says the addition of Ray Turner to the County Commission made him change his mind about pursuing administrator's job.

  • East County
  • News
Several boaters dock on the weekends on the north end of Longboat Key. Photo courtesy of James Haft.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 27, 2021
Longboat to consider changes to sound ordinance in November

Commissioners are set to consider updating the town's noise ordinance.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 14, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Double points

Police reports from around the town.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Island Chapel got creative when decorating for their "Wipe It Clean" charity event.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • July 20, 2023
Longboat Island Chapel charity event collects truckload of toilet paper

The toilet paper collected during the July event was donated to Stillpoint Mission in Bradenton.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 27, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Not welcome

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 23, 2023
Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’

The more you read Gov. DeSantis book, the more convinced you become that it is his way of giving voters a quick-read of from where he came; his principles; and that he wants to be in the White House.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Most attendees at the Paradise Center's end-of-season party wore festive hats in honor of the Kentucky Derby.
  • By James Peter |
  • May 13, 2023
Paradise Center hosts members for season’s send-off party

The event was a special thank-you to members for their continued support.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Unit 1210 condominium in the Mark Sarasota, 111 S. Pineapple Ave, tops all transactions in this week’s real estate at $3.35 million. Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,803 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 31, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 14-18 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A condominium in the Mark Sarasota tops the week’s sales at $3.35 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The next major beach nourishment project is planned for fiscal year 2029.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 17, 2023
With a strong economy, Longboat's infrastructure projects come to the fore

The Town Commission held its preliminary budget workshop Monday, outlining investments in infrastructure and the community.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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