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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Letter writer wants to see road improvements.
  • By Guest Author |
  • November 11, 2019
Letters to the editor

Letter writer hopes for improvement on dangerous Lakewood Ranch roads.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Adrian Moore and Guy Bentley |
  • May 5, 2021
Florida setting the example on vaping regulations

Misinformation around vaping continues to plague much of the media, state legislatures and the general public.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarasota football roundup: 08.30.19
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 30, 2019
Sarasota football roundup: 08.30.19

Two area teams win, two area teams fall in week two.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Rowan rides in on a bicycle during a performance for grandparents and friends at Out-of-Door Academy.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • February 19, 2016
ODA welcomes 'grandfriends' for day on campus

Grandparents and family friends share a day with students learning the recipe for success.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2014
News Briefs

Commission to discuss Key Club referendum ; Police arrest former caregiver for theft; Mote sells sturgeon and caviar production operation

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jim Purcell, John Kurgan, Bill Upton and John Short in 2018.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 21, 2020
Tennis staple John Short dies at age 76

Short is best known for organizing group play with the Short Academy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Stan Rutstein, Executive Director Robyn Faucy, Jo Rutstein
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • October 10, 2018
Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson's gears up for its gala

The Cause4Hope Kick Off Party was held Oct. 10 at Michael's Wine Cellar.

  • Black Tie
The most noteworthy new project east of U.S. 301 just barely qualifies: A developer plans to build a 10-story hotel at the northeast corner of U.S. 301 and Main Street.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 23, 2015
East of downtown poised for growth

With a few projects already in the works, some people foresee a building boom east of U.S. 301 in the coming years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 5, 2014
ULI: Impact Statement

One year later, we ask: Was the Urban Land Institute planning study worth it?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Chris Voelker, a Downtown Improvement District board member, speaks at the Dec. 5 Fresh Friday. Voelker said she hoped downtown stakeholders would take a positive outlook toward the event series during the pilot phase.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 9, 2021
Downtown group mulls Fresh Friday changes

The first Fresh Friday event of 2022 could get an earlier start in hopes of steering more visitors into downtown shops.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 1, 2015
Local Sons of the American Revolution chapter induct new member

Members must have ancestry tied to the Revolutionary War.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Bioterrorism drill tests hospitals' preparedness

Local hospitals and public-health officials tested their ability to respond to a bioterrorist attack involving deliberate and widespread salmonella poisoning in Sarasota County Friday, Feb. 20.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Engines and fire trucks had to contend with
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 13, 2020
High water vehicles, beach rescue vehicles used with Eta responses

More than 30 Village homes experienced flooding.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 9, 2016
Ringling Underground

The Ringling hosts its first underground event of the school year.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Guest Author |
  • May 6, 2019
Letters to the Editor: Learn from The Bay's public engagement

Longboat readers sound off on issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A new $19.3 million Manatee Operations Center that combines the Florida Department of Transportation District One maintenance and construction facilities is underway at 13900 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 8, 2014
FDOT operations center moving to East County

FDOT is consolidating buildings and ditching old facilities for a new center east of Interstate 75.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • November 1, 2018
Pedestrian safety

Who are the roads really built for — cars, pedestrians and bikes, or all?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Shawna Hicks-Cranston, Elizabeth Cranston and Brad Cranston. Brad died unexpectedly Jan. 12. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 17, 2022
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance grieves after death of local businessman

Lakewood Ranch businessman Brad Cranston, who owned PostNet, dies at age 70.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 1, 2020
751 Emerald Harbor Drive: Langteau home

The Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 7.

  • Longboat Key
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