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SCAT maintains a fleet of 53 buses and 2,410,179 annual customers
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • July 12, 2019
County to move forward on implementation of SCAT service partnership

Staff will continue exploring the new SCAT model before reporting back to the board in four months.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 629 N. Owl Drive  was built in 2017 with three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,437 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 2, 2020
Bird Key home sells for $3.425 million

Residential real estate transactions for June 22-26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Janyel Smith, 26, is the youngest agriculture instructor in Manatee County.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 18, 2015
Lakewood Ranch High teacher plows through stereotypes

Janyel Smith embodies Farm City Week's 'Women in Agriculture' theme.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Keely Carney |
  • January 15, 2012
Places: Pastry Art

Places: Pastry Art

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 24, 2024
Longboat faces rate hike for residential trash collection

Due to increases in labor costs and truck maintenance, Waste Management proposes a 28% residential rate increase.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 29, 2021
Longboat Key's Year in Photos: 2021

A look back at the news of the year, with an accent on the visuals.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 19, 2022
Lobsters dazzle at the latest Claws for a Cause event

The women of the Longboat Island Chapel wore bedazzled lobster earrings and red felt hats to raise awareness for their charitable outreach program.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County School Board member Caroline Zucker celebrates keeping her seat with daughter Liza Leonard, left, and Margie Cohn.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 30, 2016
Zucker defeats Mast in District 2 School Board race

Zucker will keep her school board seat after a contentious campaigned characterized by political influences and record-breaking campaign contributions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 3, 2015
Keywide property values rise by 4.79%

The increase will result in revenue that’s $21,000 lower than estimates.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sura Kochman, leader of the Pine Shores Neighborhood Alliance, shows CONA attendants at last night's meeting where Benderson's Siesta Promenade will be located.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 11, 2014
Pine Shores presents concerns on Benderson project

Sura Kochman gave a presentation on the proposed Siesta Promenade on U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road to the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Both police officers and the town's Code Enforcement officer are empowered to enforce town codes.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2022
Code enforcement, citation changes initially approved by town

Among the changes proposed to Longboat's codes is the elimination of anonymous reports.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rachael Jaworski, 10, loved pet therapy the best while she was in Tampa General Hospital.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 26, 2010
TOP STORY, APRIL: Our Little Miracle

The day after Christmas 2009, Lakewood Ranch 10-year-old Rachael Jaworski collapsed in her bathroom with two brain aneurysms and a ruptured arterio-venous malformation.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2010
Our view: Thanks for the memories

Our view: Thanks for the memories

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Sarasota Ballet, pictured earlier this summer, will mark its season opening program Premieres  on October 20, (Photo by Frank Atura)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • October 14, 2022
Sarasota Ballet's newest dancers hit the ground pirouetting

Macarena Giménez and Maximiliano Iglesias uprooted their lives and are learning a new language with a new dance company in a new country.

  • Arts + Culture
Sailors senior Tyler Maszak slides safely into second base.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 3, 2023
Playoff updates for Sarasota-area high school programs

Local teams and athletes in track and field, baseball, softball and beach volleyball are still alive.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Catherine Luckner is president of the Siesta Key Association.
  • By Catherine Luckner |
  • March 15, 2012
My View: Good news needs a champion

Something of an encouraging nature happens every day. Many of you know that, because you're participating in such an undertaking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jennifer Perry has opened J&J Gallery on Lakewood Main Street.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • November 15, 2017
Lakewood Ranch business a work of art

Entrepreneur showcases artwork in new gallery on Lakewood Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
In addition to the Herald-Tribune building, the former World of Beer property has been targeted as a potential medical marijuana operation.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 30, 2017
APRIL FOOLS: Could marijuana businesses light up downtown Sarasota?

A group of investors sees marijuana as a cash crop that could spark activity in the lethargic east end of downtown — but will residents and officials harsh their buzz?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 1, 2021
New to you : All Angels Episcopal Church hosts secondhand art sale

When the Longboat Key church asked for unwanted art to sell, the supply surprised them. Now, is there demand?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 15, 2012
Palm Avenue restaurant takes form

The new Louies Modern restaurant and a catering/banquet facility will fill a total of 13,500 square feet. It will open in February.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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