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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2011
Cops Corner

'Extreme Couponing': The Longboat Key edition 3:40 p.m. - 6700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Suspicious Circumstance. A man told police that two daily newspapers delivered to a box near his condominium no longer come with extra clip-out coupons and told police he believes that someone has been stealing the coupons and leaving the newspapers inside. The man credited the possible theft to a recent TV series glamorizing the use of coupons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
FAA: New College lease, land deal violate agency guidelines
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 15, 2024
FAA: New College lease, land deal violate agency guidelines

The FAA letter denying Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport's sale of 31 acres to New College suggests the Federal Aviation Administration was unaware of the college's lease.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Scott Kessler and his wife, Cherri Kessler, continue to raise money for the American Cancer Society three years after Cherri's cancer diagnosis.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 20, 2023
Lakewood Ranch resident prepares for Men Wear Pink

Scott Kessler continues to raise funds for American Cancer Society three years after his wife's cancer diagnosis.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Aaron Virgin
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 12, 2021
Q&A: In conversation with new Save Our Seabirds CEO Aaron Virgin

Virgin comes to the organization from just across its parking lot as he previously worked at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • February 25, 2022
Bay Street Dog Park opens after county unleashing event

Sarasota County has a new dog park inside Bay Street Park. The off-leash park now has dog exercise equipment, shaded seating and water fountains made for both dogs and people.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder is performing studies to see if a hotel is viable on the plaza site. (Kurt Schultheis)
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 15, 2015
Can the north end handle a hotel?

The owner of Longboat Key's Whitney Beach Plaza knows the plaza can’t sustain itself with leases in place, so he’s investigating if the site can accommodate a 100-room boutique hotel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Calibrated traffic signals, roundabouts, $6.2 million in improvements along U.S. 41 near the Ringling Bridge pinch point south of Fruitville, alternative transit and parking garages are just a few solutions to gridlock.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 13, 2016
WELCOME BACK: Seasonal traffic continues on Longboat

Calibrated signals, roundabouts, $6.2 million in improvements along U.S. 41, alternative transit and parking garages are just a few gridlock solutions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By The Insider |
  • April 12, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/12 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/12 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
Puppies wait to be vaccinated in Nate's Honor Animal Rescue's new intake building.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 26, 2021
Expansion at Nate's Honor in Lakewood Ranch nears completion

Nate's Honor Animal Rescue of Lakewood Ranch completes construction on intake building and training center.

  • East County
  • News
The moms and babies have fun during Fit4Mom classes.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 17, 2024
Lakewood Ranch area offers support for new moms

Various local groups help mothers stay fit enough to handle the challenges of motherhood.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Freya Robbins, CDFA™ |
  • January 7, 2021
New Year, New You? Intentional Planning for Your Desired Future.

New Year, New You? Intentional Planning for Your Desired Future.

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The 8,800-square-foot New Pass home at 1333 Westway Drive, in the Lido Shores subdivision, sold for $8.4 million in February 2010.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 12, 2011
Sales Snapshot 2010: The New Normal

Uncertainty dominated the real-estate market in 2009, both locally and nationally. The recession and financial collapse left many buyers hesitant, while sellers often didn't accept the new reality. But local Realtors say 2010 was different: It was the year of the new normal.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2015
Obituary: Andrew Perrine ‘Perry’ Monroe Jr.

Andrew Perrine “Perry” Monroe Jr., 91, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key and New Canaan, Conn., died April 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Randy Volkart, the chairman of the New  Facility Committee, said the new lodge will be open any day.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 7, 2018
New Lakewood Ranch/Sarasota Elks Lodge set to open

Final permits expected within the next week.

  • East County
  • News
A drawing shows the scale of the McGillicuddy Arts Plaza next to the existing Florida Studio Theater facilities.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2025
FST receives $150,000 gift for new Arts Plaza wing

The Muriel O’Neil Fund for the Performing Arts gift will support the sound and lights booth in the new mainstage theater at Florida Studio Theatre's new McGillicuddy Arts Plaza.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sheltair has opened its newest fixed-base operator facility at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 27, 2025
Private aviation operator opens new facility at SRQ

Fixed-base operator Sheltair Aviation has marked the grand opening of its 16th facility at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 17, 2010
Michael Saunders & Co. launches new website

The site includes new search functions and market data.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The new Gompertz has 237 seats, plenty of accessibility seating and hearing loops. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 28, 2012
FST celebrates the grand opening of the newly renovated Gompertz Theatre

The old bathrooms at Florida Studio Theatre's Gompertz Theatre instigated the multimillion dollar renovation and expansion

  • Arts + Culture
A new fire department contract was ratified by commissioners Tuesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 5, 2013
Longboat Key fire contract ratified

The Town Commission ratified a new three-year contract with its firefighters Monday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 14, 2018
Pine View named No. 1 high school in Florida

U.S. News and World Report's ranking of high schools came out for 2018, and Pine View School in Osprey topped the list.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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