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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
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2015
OUR VIEW | The May referendum

The May 12 vote is not a referendum giving the Resort at Longboat Key Club the approval to expand. But it is a vote that will determine the future prosperity of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch High softball senior Avery Goelz said she does not believe there is enough contact in softball to make it a COVID-19 risk.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 18, 2020
Area athletes hope coronavirus doesn't wipe out their seasons

Seniors may have played their last high school game.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 10, 2010
Tick, tock ... time to spring forward

Don't forget to set your clocks an hour faster before you go to bed Saturday night so that you "spring forward" Sunday morning. Daylight Saving Time officially begins Sunday, March 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Former Sarasota High running back Brian Battie was named a Consensus All-American on Dec. 16, becoming just the second South Florida player given the honor. Photo courtesy USF Athletics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 23, 2021
Prose and Kohn: Former Sailor Battie gets accolades for stellar season

Brian Battie, a sophomore at South Florida, was named a Consensus All-American kick returner on Dec. 16

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Santa rode in parade in style during the 2012 Siesta Key’s Light Up the Village parade.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 19, 2013
SKVA initiates Christmas parade planning

Association members held their first Light up the Village meeting this week

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
David Drake, who is 5 years old, has collected nearly a dozen rocks during his rock hunt at Kids R Kids Learning Academy.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 1, 2021
APRIL FOOLS — No eggs? Simply rock on in Lakewood Ranch

APRIL FOOLS — Lakewood Ranch moms hosts rock hunt to replace cancelled egg hunt events.

  • April Fools
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 18, 2012
School Board privatizes custodial services

The School Board on Jan. 9 approved privatizing services at four schools, including Braden River Elementary and Haile Middle School. The move is expected to save $160,000.

  • East County
  • News
Onlookers enjoy the 2016 parade. (File photo).
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2017
Several downtown Sarasota roads to close for Veterans Day Parade

Vehicles will be towed if not removed from the parade route by 8 a.m. Saturday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 22, 2016
That's the ticket ...

The top match-ups this week in Sarasota sports.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Demolition of the Siesta Key Water Reclamation Facility is set to begin in June.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 23, 2020
Siesta Key to soon see work on two major projects

Sarasota County will begin the demolition of the Siesta Key Water Reclamation facility and begin replacing a water pipeline near Midnight Pass Road.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 3, 2010
Candidates debate issues

A forum held Tuesday, March 2, in the cultural media room of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, allowed leaders of community groups and the approximately 60 people in attendance to ask questions of the commission candidates vying for three commission seats.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Faust DeLazzer, a science teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School, asks his students if they're prepared for their exam.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 2, 2021
The final bell for Lakewood Ranch High couple

Two Lakewood Ranch High teachers retire from education after 46 years.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 22, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Suspicion is in the eye of the beholder

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 23, 2012
Standoff for improvements survives

Commissioner Joe Barbetta reiterated his plea to condense the four-phase beach improvement project to one to lock in lower construction costs.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Sarasota City Commission meets today at 2:30 p.m. at City Hall, 1565, First St., Sarasota.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 17, 2012
Commission considers P.F. Chang's tonight

A regular meeting of the Sarasota City Commission tonight will also discuss an appeal of the Sarasota Bayfront Mooring Field design/build process filed by Tampa Bay Marine Inc.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Thomas Luzier |
  • October 23, 2019
My View: Time for a reality check on Selby

Not in my backyard opposition to master plan has played out to an extreme.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Nikki and Kim Williams experienced their own Christmas miracle, a kidney donation from Nikki to her mom.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 22, 2021
Lakewood Ranch woman's kidney the perfect Christmas gift for her mom

A year after a Lakewood Ranch mom receives a kidney from her daughter, both are doing fine.

  • East County
  • News
Jim Daniel
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2018
Manatee County School Board District 4: Jim Daniel

Three candidates challenge incumbent Scott Hopes

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 2, 2020
Temple Beth Israel collects items for JFCS

The little gifts will be repackaged and given as holiday presents to seniors served by JFCS.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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