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  • In Memoriam |
  • July 23, 2021
Thomas (Tom) H. W. Jones, Jr.

Tom was born in Bryn Mawr, PA to the late Thomas and Louise Jones, and raised in Norristown, PA.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Gregg Weiner, Glenn Obrero and Greg Watanabe star in The Great Leap. (Courtesy photo: Cliff Roles)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 24, 2022
Sports and politics intersect in Asolo Rep's 'The Great Leap'

The tragedy of history collides with the game of basketball during China’s Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989. There are no winners, just survivors.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 26, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Close call in New Pass

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 22, 2020
Showcase of talent at Braden River High School

Showcase of talent at Braden River High School

  • East County
  • News
It's unusual to have two full-size golf courses in a beachside community the size of Longboat Key, real estate experts said.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 15, 2017
Longboat's ZIP code is Florida's 11th priciest real estate market

Nearby beach communities also land in state's top 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ivan Spitale, Daniel Pratt, Ricki Bertoni, & Lenin Valladares in Sir Matthew Bourne's "The Infernal Galop" (Photo by Matthew Holler)
  • By Sara Rachon |
  • January 4, 2021
Sarasota Ballet delights with varied virtual program

The ballet's Digital Program 3 rang in the new year with serious works and a splash of comedy.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Signs posted at Longboat Key beach accesses warn beachgoers about the dangers of red tide.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 6, 2021
Longboat Key residents can learn secrets of the deep amidst red tide

Red tide lays bare the patterns of the ocean.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Byron Dorgan and Steve Gunderson
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 3, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church launches speaker series

The first speaker was former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, who spoke about bridging the gap between parties.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photos taken when a marine patrol boat was sent to investigate the issue in Nov. 2021. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2022
Town considers water navigability responsibility

The commission opted to ask town staff to investigate the effect of townwide change to boat size rules due to complaints of a boat impeding a canal.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 31, 2022
Voters spoke: They’re PO’d

Politicians take note: The results in Sarasota’s school and hospital board elections and Manatee’s commission elections sent a clear message.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Regardless of how far Sam Woolf makes it on "American Idol" now, he will tour the country this summer.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 18, 2014
Q&A: Sam Woolf

Braden River High senior Sam Woolf talks "American Idol."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2009
Beltran-Moreno guilty of kidnapping

Vicente Beltran-Moreno was convicted of armed kidnapping June 4 for the February 2007 abduction of Parrish teenager Clay Moore, now 15.

  • East County
  • News
File photos
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • November 28, 2018
Murf's best friends weren't hard to find

But not all of them could get a coveted table in the Colony Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 1, 2020
New grad gets a new hat

Fire department visits soon-to-be first grader.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 24, 2012
Fire chief asks for clear paths to properties

The Fire Rescue chief wants communities to contact the department before beginning entrance work to ensure access for emergency vehicles.

  • Longboat Key
  • 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
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 12, 2017
Cops Corner 10.12

Police reports from around Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • March 11, 2022
Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center celebrates at spring luncheon

The luncheon was held March. 7.

  • Black Tie
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 17, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosts Business After Hours

The chamber met in downtown Sarasota at the rooftop bar at Sage.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The body of water south of Longboat Pass and west of the bridge to Anna Maria Island (pictured) is unnamed.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 9, 2021
Name proposed for north-end bay on Longboat

Bill Saba would like to name body of water between Greer Island and the north end of Longboat Key after his late grandparents.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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