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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2011
Cops Corner

9:21 a.m. - 3800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Traffic Complaint. A resident flagged down police to report that a large group of bicyclists was riding in the south-bound traffic lane and impeding traffic. He said that a verbal altercation ensued after he blew his horn at them. The 12 riders told police that the resident had started the altercation by blowing his horn at them, pulling in front of them and braking, causing the riders to brake to avoid crashing. Both parties were given information about laws pertaining to bike lanes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 22, 2020
Temple Emanu-El families get thankful

The monthly event had a Thanksgiving theme on Nov. 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 8, 2011
SPORTS BRIEFS

SPORTS BRIEFS

  • East County
  • Sports
Dave Crawford. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 15, 2021
Longtime Longboat Key mail carrier Dave Crawford dies at 58

Crawford delivered mail along Longboat Key for 33 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A bar serves as the backdrop for Tim Finnegan's tale in "The Smuggler." (Courtesy photo: Dylan Jon Wade Cox)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 28, 2022
The road to hell is paved with eloquent rationalizations in 'The Smuggler' at Urbanite

Ronán Noone’s one-man play takes audiences on an entertaining ride on one immigrant's hell-bound train of snatch-and-grab.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Several boaters dock on the weekends on the north end of Longboat Key. Photo courtesy of James Haft.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 12, 2021
Longboat residents, leaders try to navigate boat-noise complaints

Enforcement is a challenge for law enforcement for the boats docked off of Jewfish Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 28, 2017
Cops Corner 9.28

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 28, 2012
Town promotes healthy behavior

A new wellness program at Town Hall promotes walks over area bridges and provides employees with incentives for getting fit.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Town Manager Tom Harmer is required to submit a recommended budget by Saturday, Aug. 1. Town commissioners are set to vote on the budget in September.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 31, 2020
'Still a lot of unknowns': Longboat Key town manager says of COVID's impact on budget

Longboat Key town commissioners are set to vote on the budget in September.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 24, 2020
St. Armands Circle Art Festival showcases artists from far and wide

Dozens of artists showcased their work for hundreds of attendees.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Town Manager David Bullock
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 17, 2012
Town to determine scope of Zoning Code, Comp Plan review

Town Manager David Bullock will draft a proposal outlining scope of the review as a starting point.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • May 11, 2022
Not learning from history on affordable housing

The labor market in Sarasota is adjusting all the time — and fairly quickly.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Kim and David Hunsader and their daughter, Rachael Hunsader-Sliker, love how much joy the corn maze brings visitors each year.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 10, 2018
A-maze-ing time at annual Pumpkin Festival

Seven-acre maze grown with love at Hunsader Farms.

  • East County
  • News
School District of Manatee County Superintendent Cynthia Saunders
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 9, 2019
State's settlement with School District of Manatee County superintendent rejected

Education Practices Commission rejects settlement with School District of Manatee County Superintendent Cynthia Saunders

  • East County
  • News
Duncan
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 8, 2014
Duncan reverses decision, seeks third term

The vice mayor says his most compelling reason to run is the town's Comp Plan and code revisions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 5, 2022
Longboat Key Democratic Club turns eyes toward 2022

The club heard from Nikki Fried and Margaret Good about the importance of organizing for elections.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bayfront 20:20 stakeholders Bob Easterle, Virginia Haley and Michael Klauber have helped steer the creation of a new entity that will take the lead on planning.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 30, 2016
Planning group to take the lead on bayfront redevelopment

For more than two years, Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 has rallied residents around revitalizing the city’s waterfront. By the fall, a new group will assume the responsibility of coming up with an actual master plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mercedes Matthews makes coffee and ice cream and may one day deliver it with the company's delivery bike.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • December 24, 2020
Coffee and ice cream shop offers work worth doing

The Rise Coffee Co. and Nye’s Cream Sandwiches business employs people with special needs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
"Images" will be 8 p.m. Saturday. Artwork by Kim Anderson.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 14

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Rebecca McCullough takes Achilles for a ride in the arena in preparation for their July 4 performance.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 2, 2020
Back in the saddle in Myakka City for Herrmanns' Royal Lipizzan Stallions

Herrmanns' Royal Lipizzan Stallions get back to business with July 4 performance

  • East County
  • News
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