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Among the issues to be raised at Monday's Goals and Objectives workshop at Town Hall: a strategic plan for the town's shorelines.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 11, 2019
Town's Goals and Objectives workshop is Monday

Road projects, beach and canal projects among the requests.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2021
East County weather page photo: September 2

Gordon Silver captured this black-bellied whistling duck along a lake bed in Del Webb.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 19, 2020
Sarasota and Manatee beaches will close by Saturday morning

Due to impact from other Florida beaches closing, county officials decided to close all Sarasota and Manatee county beaches by Saturday morning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 18, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.18.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota Tsunami and their supporters celebrate after the club's FLAGS championship. Photo courtesy Ira Klein.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 9, 2022
Sarasota Tsunami take FLAGS short course championship

Sarasota Tsunami wins second team championship in a season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2022
Summer Fun Guide 2022: Arts

Your guide to summer camps in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Samantha Sokolis, an Advanced Manufacturing student, adjusts a robot. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 24, 2022
MTC receives state funding to fast-track students into the workforce

Manatee Technical College will continue its rapid credentialing project that places graduates into high-demand jobs.

  • East County
  • Schools
This Lake Club home at 7928 Matera Court sold for $1,785,000. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,727 square feet of living area. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 30, 2022
Lake Club home tops sales at $2.7 million

A Lake Club home on Baycross Drive tops the week's sales at $2.7 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Tito Vitorino
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 4, 2021
Amore Restaurant to reopen in downtown Sarasota

Tito Vitorino and wife Liana, showrunners since Amore's beginnings on Longboat Key, now own the restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
All Faiths Food Bank is planning a large-scale distribution on Saturday.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2020
All Faiths Food Bank plans large-scale distribution on Saturday

Event planned for Ed Smith Stadium.

  • Sarasota
  • News
After three weeks to convert the Lazy Lobster, the new seafood restaurant reopened on May 11 on Lockwood Ridge Road in Manatee County.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 25, 2022
Lazy Lobster in Sarasota converted to Kacey's Seafood

The price of protein was rising, so the owners decided to make a change.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2014
News Briefs

RaceTrac gas station slated for East County; Lakewood Ranch Edwin Watts to close; University Park woman killed in plaza parking lot

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2021
East County weather page photo: September 16

Gordon Silver took a photo of this sandhill crane teaching her young colt to search for grubs along University Parkway in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 18, 2021
Free Bird

East County birder Margi Haas found her search for meaning in the sky — and when the pandemic hit two years ago, so did everyone else.

  • LWR Life
Longboaters left on the island could see heavy winds and storm surge up to 10 feet.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 10, 2017
Longboat Key expects damage, flooding

Town officials preparing for recovery, debris clearing after Hurricane Irma.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Curtesy of Sarasota County Libraries & Historical Resources.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 1, 2021
Sarasota County may not have come to fruition without these famous figures

As Sarasota was becoming a county, there were a few key residents who helped it become a thriving community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jon Thaxton said there’s no quick fix for Sarasota’s affordability issues, but he’s hopeful officials will pursue a broad program of policies designed to encourage the production of workforce housing units.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 29, 2018
Officials grapple with affordable housing shortage

Sarasota has struggled to create an adequate supply of affordable housing. Can policy changes effectively address this issue?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Traffic isn't just up on the streets. Boating traffic is up in the waterways, especially near Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant in the Longbeach Village.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 16, 2013
Overnight mooring causes sinking feeling

Longbeach Village residents sent an 'SOS' to Police Chief Pete Cumming last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Joshua Mamazza and Ashtin Vavra
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 30, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Suncoast Grand Prix Boat Parade

Thousands attended the 2011 Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix Festival Boat Parade Thursday, June 30, on Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Although residents have complained about the lack of activity on the project, the city said there's little recourse to prod a development along.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 2, 2019
Stalled Rosemary project draws concerns

The Vanguard Lofts project is partially constructed — and residents want to see the developer finish the job.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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