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Compare your tax burden to that of other cities
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 7, 2023
Compare your tax burden to that of other cities

See for yourself how your local government stacks up with it comes to managing its money wisely.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2022
East County weather page photo: July 21

Gordon Silver captured these two sandhill colts getting to know each other just hours after emerging from their shells off S.R. 70 near Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
When a driver on the road is driving recklessly, law enforcement often turns to a helicopter so it's mobile units can back off.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 12, 2022
Fatal crash illustrates pursuit's difficulty

This particular accident was quite different in nature.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Ruth's Chris Steak House is the first of several restaurants to open before the end of the year.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 10, 2023
New restaurants opening in Lakewood Ranch, East County

Ruth's Chris Steak House was the first of several new restaurants set to open before the end of the year.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Among the proposed changes to the city's parking program is metered spaces on Ben Franklin Drive along Lido Beach. Those spaces are currently free of charge.
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • August 31, 2023
What separates Sarasota from other Florida cities

A reader writes that free parking contributes to Sarasota's inclusiveness and quality-of-life appeal.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Estella Villegas front and center with Mariachi Contemporaneo. The band plays every other Wednesday for now, weekly during peak season.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 29, 2022
Mexican restaurant opens on Longboat Key

It took owners 16 months to open La Villa Mexican Grill. Now it's open and serving up authentic Mexican dishes, margaritas and mariachi.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Judge K. Rodney May set aside Tuesday, Dec. 3, for closing arguments and another attempt to make rulings on matters that are years in the making.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 26, 2013
Colony vote under fire

Monday's hearing centered around the validity of a unit owner vote and whether Colony unit owner and developer Andy Adam's block of 58 votes - which are crucial to the 75% majority vote needed to approve the settlement - can be counted.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioner Penny Gold, who was elected in 2021, will join the program. (File photo)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2022
New Florida program trains local commissioners on state, federal issues

Elected municipal officials with a limited background in local government can earn certificates for continuing their education through the Florida League of Cities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 14, 2020
Town gears up for second resident poll

Mailings begin around Jan. 11 with a final report expected in April.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The LBK Paradise Striders at last year's satellite event. (Photo courtesy of Suzy Brenner)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 28, 2022
The Paradise Center is off to Cuba in 2023

Among the events coming soon to The Paradise Center is a trip to an exotic land.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2009
Business Observer

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  • Longboat Key
  • News
The lanai overlooks a pool and a small grove of mangroves and sea grape lining the bayou.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • February 3, 2023
1950s ranch transforms into the epitome of Sarasota style

Dan Denton transformed an ordinary Lido Shores ranch home with midcentury bones into a spectacular, modern glass pavilion set in a garden.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch junior quarterback Clayton Dees scored 16 total touchdowns in his first year at the high school level.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 26, 2022
Our columnist's favorite East County sports moments of 2022

From back-to-back state championships to quirky golf collections, there was a diverse set of sports stories to be told in 2022.

  • East County
  • Sports
Traffic moves through Longboat Key on Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • April 4, 2023
Traffic, development remain top concerns of Longboat residents

The 2022 Annual Citizen Satisfaction Survey yielded a 15% response rate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Joe Ferrigine has been with Longboat Key Police Department for about a year and a half. He frequently takes beach patrol shifts on Saturday afternoons.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 12, 2023
Riding along with Longboat Key Police beach, marine patrol units

A reporter spends a day on the job with the officers who patrol and keep the waterways and beaches safe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Adam Carter of Parrish
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • September 14, 2016
Parrish man charged with DUI after testing at more than three times legal limit in Longboat Key

Blood-alcohol level was at least 0.287, according to police report.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
ODA senior Jack Bancroft has a 4.0 GPA.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 19, 2023
ODA athlete's classroom determination lands him on All-Academic state team

Jack Bancroft holds a 4.0 GPA while playing three sports throughout the school year.

  • East County
  • Sports
For years, Blasé Café has been the go-to spot for locals escaping the tourist hustle.
  • By Su Byron |
  • February 1, 2023
Where to find the hidden nightlife in Sarasota, Longboat

Night owls rejoice. If the day’s winding down but you’re still going strong, you don’t have to go to bed. Nighttime is still the right time for some of us.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Joaquin Garcia Argibay, a senior at The Out-of-Door Academy, raises money through the Sister School Project to support a school in Argentina.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 28, 2023
Student brings sister school in Argentina into ODA's family

Joaquin Garcia Argibay, a senior at The Out-of-Door Academy, raises money to purchase supplies for students in Chaco, Argentina.

  • East County
  • Schools
Steve Penn with his Arcimoto Fun Utility Vehicle.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 13, 2022
Longboater's electric runabout turns heads

On an island full of supercars, Steve Penn gets a lot of requests for rides in his tangerine machine.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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