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  • By John Ewing |
  • November 1, 2012
Living downtown on the cheap

Living downtown on the cheap

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The town of Longboat Key has had conversations with the Florida Department of Transportation about making improvements to six crosswalks along Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 9, 2023
Visibility upgrades on the way for GMD crosswalks

A new FDOT project along Gulf of Mexico Drive will bring improvements to four crosswalks on Longboat Key and add a new one.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
CONTRIBUTED Sam Woolf will appear on the "American Idol" finale May 19 and May 20.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 5, 2014
Sam Woolf makes talk show appearance, prepares for 'American Idol' finale

After his elimination from "American Idol" May 1, Braden River High student Sam Woolf appeared on "Live! With Kelly and Michael" May 5, and talks life after "Idol."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Gisele Pintchuck and Edie Chaifetez attend Embracing Our Differences 20th Anniversary Grand Opening.
  • By Dariela Delgado |
  • January 23, 2023
Bayfront art exhibit emphasizes our differences

The 20th anniversary of the Embracing our Differences exhibition attracted more than 13,000 entries.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Downtown-Sarasota-Night
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 27, 2013
TWIS Tour Guide: New Year's Eve

TWIS Tour Guide: New Year's Eve

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Former SMA rifle shooter Mary Tucker, now at West Virginia University, won the individual smallbore national title and was named the Most Outstanding Performer at the 2024 NCAA Division I Rifle National Championship.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 29, 2023
Collegiate winter sports athletes represent Sarasota area well

TKTKKTPlus, a former area coach turns a struggling college program around in year one.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Longboat Key is contained in both Sarasota and Manatee counties, both of which reported record-breaking tourism data for 2022.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 21, 2023
Surge of tourism in 2022 breaks Sarasota, Manatee records

Sarasota and Manatee county officials and local businesses both report 2022 as being one of if not the best years for the tourism industry. It might be a tough act to follow.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 2, 2021
OPINION: Ivermectin II: Cons and pros

Readers chastised us, saying we were promoting a COVID-19 drug that’s dangerous and unproven. Dr. Pierre Kory addresses those concerns.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 3, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota City Commission District 3: Rob Grant

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School's Noble Pinto, Julian LaBranche, Jaxon Grew and Chloe Kenya pinky promise to go out and play in honor of Justin Darr, who was a physical education teacher.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 4, 2023
McNeal Elementary celebrates life of beloved physical education teacher

In honor of Justin Darr's philosophy to "go out and play," students, staff and Darr's family played sports during the dedication.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2020
Florida House District 72: Drake Buckman

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Caleb Jameson said it took him 20 hours to design and build the box, which is  4 x 2.5 feet and anchored into the sand with posts. Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 26, 2018
Teen helps turtles with toy boxes

Turtle Watch volunteer Caleb Jameson noticed toys left on the beach and decided to do something about it.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 26, 2022
My Hometown Fest returns to Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota

Live music, food and craft beverages lead to funds for the Sertoma Kids Speech and Language Center.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The town's 81 canals were split into seven groups.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 15, 2023
Canal maintenance update leaves town commissioners confused

Longboat Key is in need of a canal management program, but the system to pay for it is complicated.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jose Pavet of Cha Cha Coconuts on Aug. 31.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 31, 2023
Businesses on St. Armands Circle clean up after Hurricane Idalia flooding

Shops on the Circle received little water damage from the storm and plan to reopen Aug. 31 to Sept. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Steven Cover brings extensive transportation and housing experience to Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 27, 2017
Conversation with Steven Cover

The city's new planning director talks traffic, affordable housing and development review.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Paid parking is one of the options the County Commission is looking at to help fix parking problems on the Key.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • October 31, 2017
Pay to park works for other beaches

County commissioners, weighing the future of parking on Siesta Key, hear how paid systems work and can succeed.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 6, 2022
Longboat Key area's top residential real estate sellers for the first half of 2022

The highest price in the area is $10.4 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 13, 2013
Coastline Volleyball holding placement

Coastline Volleyball will hold a placement for its mini club Aug. 18, at its facility 2204 58th Ave. E., Bradenton.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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