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Any employee who receives the monthly pension benefits they earned prior to the freeze date would be required to terminate his or her employment with the town.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 25, 2012
Pension freeze would retire DROP

Elimination of the Deferred Retirement Option Plan and other changes are part of a town proposal to freeze pension plans, according to a new Q&A.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 19, 2014
Chief Cumming provides license-camera snapshot

A new camera system generated more than half of the traffic stops made by the Longboat Key Police Department during a three-and-a-half month period.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This map shows the overall Premier site, which includes the new 75 acres (red), 127-acre Premier Sports Campus (light pink) and addition 36 acres purchased in December (rose).
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 12, 2018
County buys more Lakewood Ranch land

The $4.66 purchase of 75 acres in Lakewood Ranch may lead to government services hub.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 7, 2021
Longboat Library hosts first book sale of 2021

The library welcomed borrowers back after nearly a year with its doors closed due to the pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Lakewood Ranch softball team is headed to the final four for the second year in a row.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 22, 2019
Lakewood Ranch softball heads to second-straight final four

Lakewood Ranch softball heads to its second-straight final four in Vero Beach.

  • East County
  • Sports
Circus performers captivate the audience at the 2015 Circus Arts Gala.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • October 24, 2015
January 2016

Black Tie Social Calendar: January 2016

  • Black Tie
Whiskey aficionados discuss at the Whiskey Obsession Festival 2016 Panel of Whiskey Experts event. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 8, 2019
Whiskey Obsession Festival 2019 set to put visitors in high spirits

The seventh annual event offers sips of world-class whiskey with a chaser of education.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 29, 2019
Our View: What's the strategy?

Add up all the projects the city talks about, and the total would top $600 million. Is there really a plan or strategy for all this?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sand that leaves the shores of Longboat Key and gets deposited in Longboat Pass is a cause of concern for the north end.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 24, 2013
Town prepares beach project review

The town will have a beach consultant perform a $121,800 analysis of its Beach Management Plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2011
News Briefs

Bartolotta will hold weekly office hours; Ringling Fountain to be rebuilt

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2020
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE ESSENTIALS

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE ESSENTIALS

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dave Frantz.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 7, 2017
In brother's honor, coach champions cancer awareness

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
It's hard enough to avoid sandhill cranes in the roadway when not speeding.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 9, 2019
Slower pace would protect our wildlife in Lakewood Ranch

Slower pace would protect our wildlife in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Opinion
B.J. Creighton, Sascha Scheider, Alex Guerra, Jeff Jamison and  Museum of Consciousness founder Carol Vengroff
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • December 12, 2019
Museum of Consciousness hosts fundraising kickoff

The innovation center's first fundraiser was held Dec. 12.

  • Black Tie
Marissa Dobbert is Sarasota County Middle School Teacher of the Year.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • November 14, 2019
Sarasota Schools celebrate Teacher of the Year finalists

School district staff joined Education Foundation representatives in surprising the three finalists at their schools.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • March 19, 2020
Sarasota organizations to feed families amid school closures

What coronavirus school closures means for Sarasota students.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Workers from HP Communications Incorporated perform work on a small cell tower located on Ringling Boulevard
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • June 27, 2019
Sarasota cell towers prompt 5G concerns, curiosity

Poles sprouting around downtown will boost cell service with new technology and host 5G in the future, but worries emerge about long-term risks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • November 6, 2018
Operation Warrior Resolution offers holistic healing for veterans

Kendra Simpkins and Ryan Praefke of Operation Warrior Resolution are on a mission to provide alternative forms of mental health care for veterans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Architect Mark Sultana of DSDG Inc. designed the planned mixed-use film festival building.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 12, 2018
Film festival president plans mixed-use project

A residential and office development is coming to the Rosemary District home of the Sarasota Film Festival.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy rendering A public park and baywalk is one of several features included in the Sarasota Bayfront Now plan, which looks to develop a large swath of city land along the water.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 24, 2014
Bayfront aquarium plan makes public debut

The group behind a leaked proposal for city-owned waterfront land hopes to reshape public perception of its plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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