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  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 20, 2016
Arts center showcases teacher talent

Eleven art teachers from Sarasota County Public Schools showed off their talent at the ‘After Hours’ exhibition opening May 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key lifeguard Robert Martini started the Maverick Movement to raise funds for three ADA swings to be installed at county parks.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 2, 2021
Siesta lifeguard runs 50K for ADA swings

Robert Martini started the Maverick Movement to raise funds for ADA swings in Sarasota County parks.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The city hopes to make a hire this week or next.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 23, 2017
City prepares to hire planning director

After community members and staff vetted four finalists for the new position, the city hopes to have a planning director in place by April.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The town has closed lots of parking along Broadway in the Longbeach Village neighborhood. The town is also considering a resident-permit parking program for the neighborhood.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 14, 2020
Longboat moves forward with proposed parking fine increase

Longboat Key town commissioners are set to vote on Oct. 5 on whether to increase the town's illegal parking fines from $30 to $75.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Don Daly Photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 26, 2016
Theater Review: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’

Theater Review: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
A boat being towed by a pickup truck came to rest in the southbound travel lanes of Interstate 75. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 14, 2019
Interstate 75 crash snarls traffic for hours

Crash involving tractor-trailer, pickup pulling a boat ties up highway south of Clark Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kate Lam hammers in a nail to the side of the Habitat for Humanity house.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 24, 2016
Students trade sleeping in for CYD

Community Youth Development spends week volunteering for local organizations.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
“Hitchcock / Truffaut”
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 1, 2015
Cine-World flow chart

Can't decide what to see at this year's Cine-World Film Festival? Let our flow-chart do the work for you.

  • Arts + Culture
Ben Affleck wrote, directed and starred in "Live By Night." Photo courtesy of "Live By Night."
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 25, 2017
Longboat Key gets nod in Ben Affleck's movie

‘Live By Night’ mentions Longboat Key but wasn't filmed in the area.

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  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2020
East County weather page photo: January 16

Gordon Silver photographed this small gator resting on the shoreline of a pond in Del Webb.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key Town Commission hasn't had a contested election since March 2018. File photo
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 24, 2021
Since 2018, elections on Longboat have been no contest

Challengers to seated Longboat Town Commissioners are often hard to come by.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2020
2020 Digital Year in Review

The Observer stayed busy online in 2020. Here are the top stories of the year from YourObserver.com.

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  • Neighbors
Although spring break used to bring a great influx in population, local business owners say the key has gotten more popular so population remains steady throughout the spring and into the summer.
  • By Brynn Mechem and David Conway, Observer staff |
  • February 27, 2020
As Siesta notoriety grows, so does 'spring break season'

Business owners say there isn't as noticeable of a difference between spring break and summer population as there was 10 years ago.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Could aging rocker Robert Plant end up with another kind of Stairway to Heaven?
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 1, 2021
APRIL FOOLS — Rocker rendezvous about to take place in the Lake Club of Lakewood Ranch

APRIL FOOLS — Stairway to Heaven Assisted Living Facility could bring together amazing musicians in Lakewood Ranch.

  • April Fools
Allessia Ukmar.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 11, 2021
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Allessia Ukmar

The Cardinal Mooney goalkeeper talks her start in the sport and her best advice.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2016
Longboat Key: Cops Corner 06.16.16

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Siesta residents have been keeping track of a boat (top right of photo) they first observed anchored about 200 yards off Beach Access 7. It since has moved farther from shore and up the Key’s coastline. Photo by Lourdes Ramirez.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 13, 2011
Island Beat: Boat offshore raises lots of questions

About the same time that property owners on North Beach Road began engaging in a dispute over their rights early this month, other Key residents started spreading the word about a sailboat anchored approximately 200 yards off the beach near Access 7.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
County commissioners have expressed a desire to move quickly toward an agreement with Mote to accommodate the aquarium project.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 24, 2018
County approves terms of Mote land deal

Sarasota County staff and Mote Marine officials have agreed on the details of future lease agreement for a Nathan Benderson Park aquarium.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 24, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The house at 585 Halyard Lane in Country Club Estates touched off resident opposition to homes built higher than 30 feet. An elevator shaft and stairwell are enclosed in the structure above the second-floor roof.
  • By John McGuire |
  • June 20, 2017
Longboat P&Z Board aims to reset rules on 30-foot home heights

Planning and Zoning Board moves to prohibit construction above height limit in certain zoning districts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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