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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Upon further review . . .

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 14, 2011
Publix receives P&Z recommendations

The supermarket chain's site plan and three outline development plans will move forward to the Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo Craig Little worked as a teacher at Lakewood Ranch High from 2001 to 2005, before returning as an administrator in 2010.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 9, 2014
Superintendent recommends next Lakewood High principal

Craig Little currently serves as assistant principal at Lakewood.

  • East County
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  • By Child Protection Center |
  • November 18, 2021
Your Gift of Healing Will be Doubled

Join the fight against child abuse.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 28, 2019
2019 World Rowing U23 Championships close at Nathan Benderson Park

The 2019 World Rowing U23 Championships close at Nathan Benderson Park with USRowing taking one gold medal.

  • East County
  • Sports
"When I get an idea in my head, I just keep researching it until I find what I need," Nancy Markle says.  For this still life, she wrangled some fruit at the grocery store. Heidi Kurpiela
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 14, 2012
Creative Reboot: Nancy Markle

Think a computer whiz can't be artistic? Think again. Former IBM programmer Nancy Markle is creating art the old master way: by studying, researching and making the subject personal.

  • Arts + Culture
The Twig’s Lindsey May, left, and Katelyn Egolf,right, join Julie Swan of
the Lake Club Women’s Giving Circle at an event. The Lake Club group says community outreach with nonprofits such as The Twig is one of its top missions.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 6, 2023
The art of giving grows in Lakewood Ranch

The Lake Club Women's Giving Circle has outpaced even its own goals for altruism.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
An early-morning kitchen fire will necessitate the closing of The Hub Baja Grill for up to four weeks. Photo courtesy of Robert S. Hackney.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 2, 2012
Kitchen fire causes The Hub to close temporarily

Fire officials were working Wednesday to discover the cause of a fire that resulted in at least $200,000 in damage to The Hub, closing it for up to four weeks.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 10, 2013
SCAT and MCAT to merge?

Should public-transit privitization occur, SCAT personnel anticipate widespread defections driven by lost pensions and decrease pay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Thieles at Tyler's Gourmet Ice Cream in Longboat Key
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • July 26, 2023
Tyler's Gourmet Ice Cream brings sweetness of childhood to Longboat

The ice cream shop's partnership with Lazy Lobster has made it a family-friendly destination.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
In the last three years, the district has cut $46 million from its operating budget and needs to cut at least an additional $11.16 million this year.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 6, 2011
Number Crunch

Superintendent Tim McGonegal is working on a budget that would include about $14 million in cuts.

  • East County
  • News
Chief of Longboat Key Police Department George Turner and Town Commissioner Gary Coffin
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • July 21, 2023
Longboat Key police chief outlines department goals at Kiwanis Club meeting

Chief George Turner described recruitment and retention challenges the department has faced.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Managing Director Linda DiGabriele and Linda Lacaprucia
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • March 29, 2023
Asolo Repertory Theatre announces new season

Guests met for a series of events announcing the Asolo Repertory Theatre's latest season on March 27.

  • Black Tie
  • By Freya Robbins, Founder, Financial Wellness Center |
  • October 31, 2019
Prepare for the Unexpected

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Colony snapper ($58) takes my mom right back to her day at the Monkey Bar.
  • By Emma Burke |
  • May 8, 2023
Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch restaurants sure to be a hit on Mother's Day

Just in time to celebrate your mom, here's an ode to the favorite restaurants of my family's matriarchs.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 17, 2010
Brown faces off with Jaleski

Commissioner Jim Brown told Commissioner Gene Jaleski 'to get his head out of the clouds' in an e-mail.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 8, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: It was lost, then it was found

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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 Spencer Fordin |
  • January 4, 2022
This week in A+E: Jan. 6 to Jan. 12

The New Year brings a widely varied slate of acts including concerts, concertos and debuts of new plays.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Manatee County officials urged motorists not to drive into standing water. Here a pickup truck is covered by floodwaters on Upper Manatee River Road. (Photo by Jay Heater)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2022
See the impact of Hurricane Ian in Sarasota, Manatee

Heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds hit Sarasota and Manatee counties Wednesday, causing damage across the region.

  • Sarasota
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