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Construction of the new Longboat Key CVS store began in April.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 14, 2012
ZBA denies request for second CVS sign

The board voted against a variance that would have allowed the drug store a second wall sign.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Justin Boros and dancers from The Irish Dance Academy of Sarasota.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 29, 2010
Irish dancer Justin Boros in rehearsal (VIDEO)

Justin Boros rehearses with dancers from the Irish Dance Academy of Sarasota for the debut performance of his new Irish dance act, "Rhythm in the Night."

  • Arts + Culture
City Manager Tom Barwin expects to name the city's new police chief sometime next week.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • October 11, 2012
Decision on new police chief expected next week

The city is conducting background checks and further vetting the five finalists for the position

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 28, 2012
Cougars to be induced into Hall of Fame

Six new members will be induced into the Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School athletic Hall of Fame during the school's first formal athletic Hall of Fame induction dinner Dec. 1, at the Sara Bay Country Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 6, 2014
Home and Garden: Resize and remodel

More than 1,000 square feet was added to the existing floor plan during the renovation process at Trevor and Nikki Taylor's new home in Southside Village.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 23, 2013
MONDAY NEWS MASHUP: School bus driver cited for crash

School bus driver cited for texting before crash; man arrested for capital sexual battery; political leaders lament brain drain

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Preliminary plans for MainView of Sarasota call for ground-floor retail, two stories of parking and seven floors of condominiums. Image via city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 3, 2021
Developer plans mixed-use tower on Main Street

The city has received a preliminary application for a 10-story, 36-unit condo building east of U.S. 301.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • July 27, 2011
Restaurant, intersection vandalized on north end of Siesta

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is investigating vandalism that occurred either late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning on the north end of Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Judi Moore, who runs the Siesta Key lost pet hotline, with Sophie, Reckless and Yogi. Courtesy
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 20, 2012
Moore starts lost-pet network

Judi Moore advertises a link to her personal cell phone as the Siesta Key lost pet hotline.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 15, 2012
Staff prepares mobility plan for Sarasota County commission

After a few more months of community input, county staff will finalize the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Jenny Aldrich Walker stars in "Kimberly Akimbo." Courtesy.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • February 6, 2013
Theater Review: 'Kimberly Akimbo'

"Kimberly Akimbo" is a darkly ironic comedy/drama centering on the short life of a 16 year-old suffering from progeria, a rare rapid-aging disease.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 30, 2013
Red-tide concentrations remain low

The town hasn't received reports of fish kills since a cleanup effort a week-and-a-half ago on Key beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 31, 2012
Town urges FAA to quiet plane noise

The town is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to follow properly its noise abatement procedures.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courts at Bayfront Park have been marked as closed and their gates locked.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 15, 2020
Longboat sets June 22 date to reopen more facilities

Restrictions will apply to courts' use in Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 17, 2018
Bayfront home on Longboat sells for $7 million

A bayfront home on Longboat Key sold this week for $7 million, the highest price for a home on the island's eastern shoreline.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Part of the delay involved redesigning the lift station from an underground structure to an above-ground building as depicted in this image.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 5, 2019
Lift station costs expected to exceed $60 million

The city could end up spending eight times its original budget to construct Lift Station 87.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A.G. Lafley, Cathy Layton, Ric Gregoria and Debra Jacobs pose around the board announcing The Patterson Foundation's contribution toward the first phase of the bayfront project.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 21, 2019
Patterson Foundation announces donation to The Bay

The foundation’s initial $2 million contribution could grow to $5 million as The Bay Park Conservancy embarks on the first phase of its park project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 8, 2018
Storm watch posted from Anna Maria north

Longboat Key offers sandbags to residents in advance of Hurricane Michael's passage.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Florida Department of Transportation’s contractor is suing the town of Longboat Key and three other firms for costs associated with fixing the Longboat Pass Bridge.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 30, 2017
Longboat Pass Bridge lawsuit moves forward

Mediation between the town of Longboat Key and a firm suing for more than $750,000 proved fruitless Friday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nik Wallenda made history Sunday, June 23, when he walked a 2-inch-wide cable suspended 1,400 feet above the Grand Canyon’s Little Colorado River Gorge. 
(photo courtesy of Cliff Roles)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 27, 2013
Web Year in Review: June 2013, City to welcome Wallenda home with parade

The parade will begin at U.S. 301 and Main Street and precede the Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix's Festival Parade of Boats. The parade will end at Gulfstream Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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