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  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • November 23, 2018
Puttin’ on the polo

We visited three boutiques to find the perfect polo fashions.

  • LWR Life
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • October 14, 2009
Lido Shores home sells for $3.25 million

On July 25, 2003, Robert Trosten, the 33-year-old chief financial officer of Refco, an active commodities brokerage firm, paid $650,000 to buy Unit 15-D at the 15-story Sea Gate Club, 2425 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Riverview's DJ Johnson has set a goal of 1,500 yards for the 2023 season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 22, 2023
Riverview football rising junior is a rising football star

DJ Johnson will play on both sides of the ball for the Rams this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Averleigh Cross can't wait to start kindergarten at Freedom Elementary School. She's looking forward to learning how to read better.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 9, 2023
First day of kindergarten can be emotional time for parents

Parents often have a hard time deciding whether to cry or celebrate as they drop off their kindergartner on the first day of school.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota County Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates has tried — and failed — to get Airbnb to agree to terms for paying tourist development taxes.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 1, 2016
County has reservations on Airbnb tax deal

Following failed negotiations, Sarasota County officials are considering taking legal action to collect tourist taxes from properties listed on Airbnb.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bruce Patneaude, who served the previous 12 years as vice president of operations at IMG Academy in Bradenton, said he looks forward to being the Nathan Benderson Park Conservancy's COO.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 16, 2023
Building events center piqued interest of Benderson Park's new COO

Former IMG executive Bruce Patneaude wants to put his stamp on Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2012
Our View: Eight years and counting ...

So here we are, September 2012 - more than eight years and millions of dollars later - and not one shovel has turned.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The city is interested in the Players Centre site for its location, seeking a place to provide parking for the bayfront post-redevelopment.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 8, 2017
City explores purchase of Players Centre property

Staff has discussed the potential purchase of a $9.5 million property on U.S. 41 to provide parking for a redeveloped bayfront.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tamara Solum and the DramaKids celebrate PajamaDay in 2019. (Courtesy)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 17, 2022
Drama Kids of Manasota celebrates 20 years of theater education

Tamara Solum looks back at 20 years of making a dramatic difference in the life of kids.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2010
Letters to the editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228. The Longboat Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 11, 2022
Riverdale home tops sales at $3.8 million

A Riverdale home on Hawk Island Drive tops the week's sales at $3.8 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Christina Unkel was named the club president of Super League Tampa Bay on July 15.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 27, 2023
Sarasota's Unkel selected as team president of Super League Tampa Bay organization

Christina Unkel, a former FIFA referee, has spent 15 years working at the highest levels of the sport.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Carol and Ed Bernard
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 10, 2022
Love stories reign in Lakewood Ranch

Valentines tell their own love stories during Music on Main in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Lord's Warehouse is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 4, 2023
The Lord's Warehouse reopens with new wares for season

The thrift store at the Longboat Island Chapel welcomed back its regulars with open arms.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Built in 1999, the property at 303 Calle Miramar has eight bedrooms, eight-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,792 square feet of living area.  (Photo courtesy of The Zarghami Group)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 14, 2022
Eight-bedroom Siesta home sells for $4.1 million

An eight-bedroom Siesta home tops sales this week at $4.1 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Fourth grader London Jones and Susan Smucker, the WOZ Ed coordinator for the School District of Manatee County, watch as Jones slowly moves the drone he's controlling around the room.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 17, 2021
Bradenton's Bashaw Elementary enhances its STEAM program

Students at Bradenton's Bashaw Elementary will learn about drones, 3D printers, robotics and more through WOZ Ed kits.

  • East County
  • Schools
ODA rising senior kicker Mika Levy has impressed colleges with his leg strength.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 13, 2023
Out-of-Door Academy kicker sends his future through the uprights

Mika Levy is getting invitations to college camps, but his sights are set on more than just football.

  • East County
  • Sports
Madison Binkley.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 26, 2019
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Madison Binkley

The Riverview junior talks beach volleyball vs. indoor volleyball and her favorite subject in school.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • September 7, 2022
Do not hand your power to politicians

An initiative on the November ballot could abolish the Constitution Revision Commission, which meets every 20 years to consider changes to the state constitution.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 7, 2022
Bay Island Shores home sells for $4 million

A home on Bay Island Shores tops sales this week at $4 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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