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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 20, 2013
Key boat, trailer parking could become unhitched

Town code currently allows Key residents to park as many boats and boat trailers as they can fit on their lots. The P&Z Board could make changes to ban such actions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
For now, the larger L-shaped cottage will temporarily sit on cribs near 6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Photo: Nat Kaemmerer
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 18, 2021
P&Z Board approves Chiles Group's cottage, parking lot plans

Plans call for the Chiles Group's historic cottage to permanently sit at 6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sen. Nancy Detert walks with Gov. Rick Scott at Nathan Benderson Park, as he tours the facility and watches the 2013 USRowing Masters National Championships being held there.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2013
Governor tours rowing facility

Gov. Rick Scott today visited Nathan Benderson Park as the venue welcomed rowers for the 2013 USRowing Masters National Championships, which run through Aug. 18.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2011
Sports Briefs

Ranch 10/11 All-Stars end as sectional runner-ups PGA Tour's Marino to host AJGA tournament Lady Pirates to host summer volleyball camp

  • East County
  • Sports
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  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • August 11, 2015
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 11, 2015
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 30, 2014
Palmer Ranch seeks expansion

After getting approval to add 1,050 homes last year, Palmer Ranch now wants to add more land, too.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 14, 2021
Betterment book club

These three books will help you get back on track as New Year's Resolutions flag.

  • Health
Kathryn Metze and her daughter Brinley are celebrating their first Mother's Day together. Courtesy photo.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • May 9, 2018
Birth of new perspective for East County moms

Lakewood Ranch, GreyHawk Landing moms talk about their role as they celebrate Mother's Day.

  • East County
  • News
Murray Margolis and Ardene Chodosh have struggled since their jewelry store was robbed in 2016.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 22, 2020
Effects of Lakewood Ranch jewelry store robbery linger

Four years later after burglary, The Family Jeweler owners are out of business in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Regional President Anne Virag, Honoree Barbara Brizdle and Regional Director Brian Lipton
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 10, 2018
American Jewish Committee honors Barbara Brizdle

AJC's National Human Relations Award Dinner was hosted April 10 at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 11, 2018
Longboat Key Rotary Club salutes veterans

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key hosted a luncheon in honor of more than 200 local veterans Nov. 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 3, 2009
Arvida claims Islandside density rights

Arvida/JMB Partners, the original owner of The Longboat Key Club and Resort's property, claims the club must get its permission before claiming density rights for Islandside.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 11, 2010
My view: More money doesn't boost scores

A lot of Sarasota County voters who go to the polls Tuesday may vote in favor of the extending the school tax for the wrong reason.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Cricket legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul is a fan of the Sarasota International Cricket Club.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 26, 2019
Top cricketer chirps about local program

Top cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul chirps about the local Sarasota International Cricket Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
Michael Moore shows the group the mock-ups of what the four-story aquarium will look like.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 11, 2021
Mote delivers aquarium update to Kiwanis Club on Longboat

Members heard a progress report on the new project planned for Benderson Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Todd Beckwith is AltMed's marketing executive and spokesman.
  • By Mark Gordon | Contributor |
  • May 14, 2018
Out of the weeds

A local company aims to deliver a big dose of top-notch service to the nascent medical marijuana industry.

  • LWR Life
Mote Marine Laboratory has begun bringing in the deceased dolphins and investigating the cause of the deaths. Photo courtesy Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory
  • By David Conway |
  • August 9, 2018
Mote recovers nine dead dolphins on county shores

Mote Marine Laboratory is working with partners to investigate the deceased dolphins, two of which were reported on Siesta Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Nov. 21
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 5, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Sept. 5

Weekend's best bets: Friday, Sept. 5

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