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Save Our Seabirds' soiree will include live and silent auctions, live entertainment and food from the Longboat Key Club & Resort. File photo
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • April 5, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Save Our Seabirds Soiree

Event will feature food from the Longboat Key Club & Resort and string musicians.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2014
Climb for cancer

Four students from Nolan Middle School will fight cancer while swinging from the trees this weekend.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Don Collison hopes his company can bring back the spirit of the original Jiggs Landing Fish Camp with cabin rentals, concessions and a bait shop at Jiggs Landing Preserve.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 8, 2016
Vendor opens rentals, concessions at Jiggs Landing

Jiggs Landing Fish Camp will offer cabin and kayak rentals to the public.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Police Department reports.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 5, 2016
Cops Corner: 10.4.16

Longboat Key Police Department police reports

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Renée James Gilmore and Helen James visit the Betty J. Johnson Public Library in honor of Juneteenth, June 19, with Dr. Edward James II's library cards.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 13, 2023
Family of local activist recalls how he desegregated Sarasota's library

Edward James II refused to back down, fighting for his and others' right to access all Sarasota County libraries.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Store manager Jessica Siriphokha celebrates the reopening of the Lilly Pulitzer on St. Armands Circle on April 17.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 17, 2025
Longtime Lilly Pulitzer fans share approval of remodeled shop

Six months post-storm, Lilly Pulitzer celebrates reopening on St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2011
Cops Corner

April 13, 2011, 4:41 p.m. -- 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman told police she saw someone enter a vacant restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Lakewood Ranch's Jacqueline Darby shares memories of going to Mixon Fruit Farms with Janet Mixon. Darby has been going to Mixon Fruit Farms for 40 years.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 29, 2023
Mixon Fruit Farms closes its doors in Bradenton

Patrons said goodbye to Mixon Fruit Farms after 84 years of memories.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 19, 2014
University corridor has own identity

Businesses along the Manatee County side of University Parkway struggle to explain their whereabouts.

  • East County
  • News
Enter the contest for a chance to win a Vera Bradley I.D. holder.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 16, 2010
Name that store

New Balance Sarasota and New Balance University Park owners Molly and David Jackson are seeking a name for their new retail store, located at 1874 Stickney Point Road, that showcases shoes, handbags and accessories.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kira Mashke, Maya Lane, Skyler and Teagan Metnick, Alex Lane, Kai Mashke and Santa Claus attended the event last year.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 2, 2010
Sarasota predicts snow at Friday stroll

Get into the holiday spirit at the Holiday Stroll at Southside Village Friday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 8, 2013
Manatee Golf Club set to re-open

The Manatee Golf Club golf course will officially re-open Aug. 19 with a VIP Grand Reopening Golf Tournament.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch Main Street is one of several shopping plazas located within the community.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 13, 2014
Lakewood Ranch named top community

Two companies have ranked Lakewood Ranch as the No. 9 master-planned community in the nation.

  • East County
  • News
Girls Inc. members made thank-you cards for first responders and local restaurants that assisted those without power in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 19, 2017
Girls Inc. children craft letters of gratitude to Irma responders

Girls Inc. members wrote, drew and bedazzled thank-you cards for some of Sarasota’s hurricane helpers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Man dropping off business card gets police called on him
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • March 3, 2026
Man dropping off business card gets police called on him

Longboat police responded to a suspected burglary that, upon further review, was just a solicitor. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • February 1, 2018
The Promise and Pitfalls of Form-Based Codes

There are reasons less than 1% of American cities use form-based codes. They are tricky to implement and definitely not a panacea.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
City staff has spent months reviewing the specifics of a site plan for the first phase of The Bay Sarasota’s park project.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 6, 2020
The Bay seeks changes to city code

The group planning a public park project on city-owned waterfront land is requesting regulatory changes to accommodate its vision.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A COVID-19 drive-thru testing site will be open April 28 to May 1 in Manatee County. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 28, 2020
Manatee County Health Department to host drive-thru COVID-19 test site

Officials say Manatee County residents no longer need a prescription, but appointments are required.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 15, 2016
Christ Church spreads Christmas cheer

The reading buddies got a special visit and surprise from Santa Claus.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The approved lease deal would allow a private operator to add a 200-seat restaurant at the Lido pavilion, among other changes.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 29, 2017
City to revisit Lido pavilion lease

During a special meeting about the proposed form-based code, the city will discuss rescinding a lease agreement for the Lido Beach pool and pavilion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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