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A sample of the thank you cards Linda Mitchell has received. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 15, 2020
Key Club members raise thousands for furloughed employees

The "Members Who Care" GoFundMe ran for a short time, but made a huge impact.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Howard Tipton will start as Town Manager Jan. 30. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2022
It's a deal: Longboat Key appoints Howard Tipton as new town manager

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved the contract with Tipton on Monday. Tom Harmer's contract is extended.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Artist Luca Molnar explores patterns in her work, which is on display at Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 20, 2023
Luca Molnar: The art of pattern recognition

Luca Molnar illuminates the networks of people, politics and power in her latest painting series at Art Center Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Orchestra Music Director Bramwell Tovey died in July 2022, not long after signing a five-year contract with the orchestra.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • March 16, 2022
Sarasota Orchestra primed for conductor's arrival

He's conducted all over the world and earned some of the highest distinctions in his field. Now Bramwell Tovey is looking forward to his next conducting adventure in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Blind Willy makes his way into the sea grapes. Photo courtesy of Terri Driver.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 2, 2022
Longboat gopher tortoises recognized with proclamation

At least one tortoise has been living mid-Key for about 30 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations supported increased fines for noise violations after Arlington Park residents voiced concerns about the Cabana Inn property. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 30, 2020
City mulls further revisions to noise ordinance

After the commission agreed to increase the financial penalties for violators, the city’s sound regulations will be revisited at a future hearing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Father Robert Dziedziak
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 22, 2020
Longboat Key pastor getting to know his parish

Father Robert Dziedziak came to Longboat Key's St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church as the pandemic started.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2020
East County weather page photo: October 22

Scott Veix captured this red-shouldered hawk taking off on Gatewood Drive in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Holly Rolls and Shane Catts own Happy Paddler Kayak Tours & EcoVentures
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 3, 2018
Happy Paddler kicks off race series

The first in a four-race series to bring the kayak community together will take place at 8:30 a.m. on July 7 at The Happy Paddler at Bayfront Park on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Kolter Group, the developer of Vue Sarasota Bay, hopes to begin vertical construction in June. (Courtesy rendering)
  • By David Conway |
  • April 10, 2014
City expects to OK traffic study

Residents are still worried about traffic surrounding a forthcoming bayfront development, but city staff is prepared to allow the condominium and hotel project to move forward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mayor Hagen Brody helped organize a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in March. A video about the event sparked the mayor’s outburst that led to prolonged conversations about his conduct. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 20, 2021
Commission declines to conduct investigation into mayor

Although officials and residents harbor concerns about Brody’s behavior, a majority of the City Commission saw no benefit in a formal investigation following a March outburst at City Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering shows new tennis courts adjacent to a courtyard area between two residential buildings proposed for the Bath and Racquet site. Image courtesy Halflants + Pichette.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 25, 2021
Bath and Racquet plans headed back to Commission

Despite endorsements from city staff and the Planning Board, some residents remain concerned about plans to add more than 200 residences to the fitness center property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ryan Kohn puts his might to the test with the NBP Dragons. Photo courtesy Douglas Jessmer.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 2, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Dragon boat is harder than you think

The sport is challenging while remaining fun.

  • East County
  • Sports
Howard Millman ad Carolyn Michel's home on St. Armands Key evolved and flourished along with their marriage.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 11, 2022
At Home With: Carolyn Michel and Howard Millman

Their home on St. Armands has long served as centerstage for important fundraisers and social gatherings for artists, performers and the town’s social set.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Avoiding a ballot question saves the town between $10,000 and $20,000.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • December 8, 2022
Town identifies options for avoiding July meeting near holiday weekend

Commissioners unanimously passed a motion to schedule a June 30, 2023, special meeting to cover business scheduled for July 3.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • November 13, 2019
How to make budgets useful for taxpayers

State and local government budget reporting should shift away from inputs and focus on performance.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Built in 1995, Unit 22B of 675 Longboat Club Road has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,139 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 28, 2022
Regent Place condo tops sales at $4.25 million

A Regent Place condo tops the week's sales at $4.25 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home on 8569 Midnight Pass Road was built in 2012. It has
four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,033 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 9, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Feb. 20-24 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home on Midnight Pass Road tops the week's sale at $6.65 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 20, 2009
P&Z does not recommend Moore's zoning change

Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant & Marina owner Alan Moore said his 43-year-old business will shut down unless the town approves a request to change the zoning of the property on which the eatery sits.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 17, 2018
Make Longboat special

They’re back, and doing it again. Longboat Key’s ardent anti-development, anti-traffic forces are stoking their constituents to kill Unicorp National Development’s latest redevelopment proposal for the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort property.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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