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The new store is slated to open before the end of this year, but for the eight months between now and then, the island will be without a supermarket for the first time in nearly 32 years.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 4, 2012
Publix to close Saturday

The nearly 32-year-old Longboat Key supermarket will close starting this weekend for eight months of construction of a new store.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County Property Appraiser Charles Hackney and Director of Appraisal Services Mark Johns look at a map that shows the county's market areas.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 12, 2015
East County leads in new construction

In 2015, Manatee County saw 2,600 new homes added to its tax roll.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • June 24, 2009
District fast-tracks search for principal

Officials expect to have a new principal at Lakewood Ranch High School as early as July 14. A community forum with the finalists will be held June 30 at the school.

  • East County
  • News
Longboaters, your new crosswalks await you, courtesy of FDOT.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 30, 2016
Longboat Key Crosswalks 2.0

Longboaters, your new crosswalks await you, courtesy of FDOT.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rendering of the new Research and Education Institute at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2023
SMH earns publication's annual Top 50 Hospitals status

U.S. News & World Report ranks Sarasota Memorial Hospital among the nation's best in two specialty areas and high-performing recognition in 13 procedures.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 23, 2021
Longboat Island Chapel welcomes new members

The chapel welcomed nine new members at a brunch meeting after service.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Construction crews have begun work on a new Starbucks at the former site of a Shell gas station at the northwest corner of State Road 64 and 66th Street Court East.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 2, 2013
Starbucks to open new East County location

The coffee giant will open a store with drive-thru service in August, at State Road 64 and 66th Street Court East.

  • East County
  • News
Richard Corcoran was named interim president of New College of Florida earlier this year.
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 4, 2023
New College of Florida names president after six-month search

The current interim president beat out two other finalists for the official title.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 11, 2015
Police believe New College deaths are drug related

A New College of Florida student was found dead Sunday, and a University of Central Florida student visiting the school died Friday in unrelated deaths Sarasota Police believe to be drug related.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The new location includes amenities such as two reading gardens, a teen center and a technology lab. File photo.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 7, 2014
Gulf Gate Library mall location to close

After more than a year of construction, the new library building on Curtiss Avenue will open Saturday, Jan. 24.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Silvanna Escobar, 17, Jersey Baldini, 15 and Harper Weyant, 15 of The Heartbreakers, perform on stage.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 24, 2024
Music Compound showcases new location at Back to School Bash

The studio's new location on Bell Road nearly doubles the facility size, at 10,000 square feet.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Whitney Beach Plaza will receive a complete renovation overhaul, according to its owners. A new roof could be start to be placed on the shopping center as early as next week.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 27, 2012
Whitney Beach ownership modified

A new corporation has been formed for partners involved with Whitney Beach Plaza and a $2 million renovation is expected to begin next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 29, 2019
Marvin S. Peretz

Marvin S. Peretz, 88, of New York, NY, passed away on January 19, 2019 in Sarasota, FL.Marvin was born in New York to Nadine and Irving Peretz on March 10, 1930. His obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Observer in Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
From left, Mona Jain, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee mascot Rocky the Bull, and School District of Manatee County Superintendent Cynthia Saunders pose for a photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 8, 2019
Opening of Mona Jain Middle School in Lakewood Ranch stirs emotions

Community honors Mona Jain during ribbon cutting for the new middle school in Lakewood Ranch named after her.

  • East County
  • News
Parishioners pack the dedication of the Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church on Sunday.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 22, 2018
Bishop dedicates new Catholic church in Lakewood Ranch

Our Lady of the Angels celebrates its new building with special mass.

  • East County
  • News
Whitney Beach Plaza is also home to Longbeach Café, Design 200 and other long-term tenants.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 30, 2015
Whitney Beach Plaza attracts kayak shop

A new store that offers offer new and used kayaks and paddleboards for sale is coming to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(Courtesy of Cliff Roles) Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson uses an excavator to kick off  construction of the new library.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 17, 2015
Work starts on new Ringling College library

Ringling College of Art and Design President Larry Thompson this morning donned a hardhat, strapped into an excavator and kicked off demolition of the site where the school’s new $16 million will sit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 29, 2011
TOP STORY, AUG.: Overturned

After a reversal of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort bankruptcy rulings, Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber could recoup damages from the Colony Association.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lemon Tree Kitchen's vegan pizzas come with a cashew cream in lieu of cheese.
  • By Su Byron |
  • January 22, 2020
Carnivores and vegetarians, meet (or no meat) and eat in peace

Plenty of quality dining options exist for the herbivores among us

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Veteran advocate Patti Katter and veterans Vladik Zalevskiy and Aaron Barnes hope Zalevskiy can take veterans deep sea fishing. They say it helps with healing from returning from combat and other issues veterans face.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 25, 2019
Lakewood Ranch woman seeks calm waters for military veterans

Lakewood Ranch woman seeks calm waters for military veterans in Sarasota, Manatee counties

  • East County
  • News
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