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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 14, 2009
Sign code irks business owners

Longboat Key business owners urged the town's planning board for a review of the sign code they say could be bad for business.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The bar at Ventura's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar at its November 2022 opening.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 14, 2022
New Italian restaurant opens in Whitney Plaza

Ventura's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar has replaced the Bayou Tavern, but you can still order the veal cannelloni.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
A Siesta Key parking lot completely full.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • April 14, 2022
Siesta Key to see two new roundabouts, parking changes

Siesta Key residents aren't keen on the idea of county's plan for roundabouts in the island community.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
"A Comedy of Tenors" is the sequel to Ken Ludwig's "Lend Me a Tenor," but the play stands on its own.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 30, 2023
'Comedy of Tenors' creates a clockwork comedy

The beloved characters of “Lend Me a Tenor" are reunited in "A Comedy of Tenors," playing at Florida Studio Theatre from Aug. 2-27.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch resident Philip Cabibi said in 2018 he bought a signal booster so his cell phone would work in his home. Some residents are still struggling with dropped calls and poor coverage in their homes. File photo.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 10, 2021
Are small gains in Lakewood Ranch cell coverage making a difference?

Lakewood Ranch residents struggle with cell phone service in their homes

  • East County
  • News
County Administrator Scott Hopes served as Manatee County administrator for 22 months.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 7, 2023
Scott Hopes out as Manatee County administrator

The embattled administrator, who was hired in May 2021, had reorganized the face of Manatee County's government.

  • East County
  • News
More than 50 people filled every seat was filled in the Town Hall chamber.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • February 19, 2018
Longboat P&Z Board OK's Colony redevelopment plan

Unicorp National Developments is scheduled to testify before the Planning and Zoning Board at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, in Town Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 30, 2009
Area officials question town fertilizer ordinance questioned

Some officials believe the town's ordinance, which contains a blackout period for fertilizer during the rainy season and favors 3-foot, fertilizer-free waterfront zones, is too strict.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Piles are driven as part of the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Phillippi Creek in the Pinecraft neighborhood.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 16, 2023
8-inch-wide pedestrian bridge in Sarasota? 'I'm no engineer, but…'

Twitter followers have some fun after a county government gaffe on social media.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Overcrowding at Lakewood Ranch High might have paved way for a new charter school in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 20, 2021
Viability of Lakewood Ranch charter school pondered

Manatee school board approves a charter school that hopes to open in Lakewood Ranch in 2022

  • East County
  • Opinion
Dan Lobeck
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2022
Sarasota City Commission, At Large: Dan Lobeck

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dan LeClair dances with his preschooler daughter, 5-year-old Lydia, at McNeal Elementary's "Sweetheart Dance."
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • February 6, 2019
Sweet moves

Girls from Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School get the princess treatment.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
By around 9:30 a.m. Friday, FPL reported the restoration of power for 158,000 customers in the two counties. (Photo by Andrew Warfield)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2022
Two Sarasota County deaths appear linked to oxygen-machine power failures

A 94-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman were the first reported deaths due to Hurricane Ian, the Sheriff's Office says.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2022
East County weather page photo: July 14

Gordon Silver captured this adult male cardinal watching over a newly built nest in Del Webb.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Just getting started for the day
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 6, 2023
Just getting started for the day

A worker well-versed in the town's rules on noise and more in this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
In front row are centenarians Madeline Rosenberg, Eleanor Rosenblum, Dr. Helen Fagin, Ruth Bell, Sylvan Tanner, Fran Guberman and Edna Steinglass. In the back row are Jack Rosenblum, Herb Lenk and Joe Newman.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 15, 2019
Ten centuries of wisdom at Aviva in Sarasota

Sarasota'a Aviva honors its 10 residents who have lived more than a century with special event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Debbie Dean, Laura Shapard, Penny Thomas, Patti Curtin, Cheri Starn, Betsy Winder, Karen Nejdawi and Julie McGue are headed to Orlando to participate in the USTA’s 55 and Older Sectional Championships.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 15, 2020
Longboat Key women to play in USTA tournament in Orlando

The USTA’s 55 and Older Sectional Championships is scheduled from Oct. 24-26 in Orlando.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stephanie Crockatt became the first full-time president and CEO of the Bay Park Conservancy in May 2023.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 14, 2023
New Bay Park Conservancy CEO gets her feet wet in The Bay

BPC President and CEO Stephanie Crockatt finds a house, the Sarasota foodie culture and herself at the helm of an ambitious 10-year plan to fund, build out and manage the city's 53-acre park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brian McCarthy, founder and CEO of The Pickleball Club, and Christine Tollette, secretary of the Play for Life Foundation, attended the party at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 26, 2022
Sarasota's Pickleball Club builds excitement for indoor facility's opening

Opening set for November, but the Pickleball Club already is making an impact in the Lakewood Ranch community.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Andrew Warren was a state attorney representing Hillsborough County until his suspension in August 2022. He recently spoke at the Longboat Key Democratic Club's June event.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 8, 2023
Former state attorney Andrew Warren dissects DeSantis' policies

The Longboat Key Democratic Club welcomed Warren as their June 6 guest speaker. He discussed his suspension and the governor's recent actions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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