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Kirt and Mary Ann Bopp in their home after a walk.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 29, 2019
Persons of Health: For the retired couple, daily exercise is a way of life

Kirt and Mary Ann Bopp walk half the length of Longboat every morning.

  • Health
Kierra Hutson paints a ceramic aquarium decoration at World Oceans Day on June 3, 2017, at Mote Aquarium. File Photo
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 6, 2019
Sarasota organizations to host World Oceans Day celebrations

Mote Marine Lab and various others will hold beach cleanups, show documentaries and offer informational activities through the day.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Eddie McKeithen hopes the public gets educated about native trees at The Native Plant Show Oct. 18-19 at the Bradenton Area Convention Center.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 19, 2018
Myakka City growers have their passion rooted in native plants

Myakka City tree growers have their passion rooted in native plants

  • East County
  • News
  • By One Park Sarasota |
  • March 3, 2023
SPONSORED CONTENT Setting the Record Straight: Here are the facts about One Park Sarasota

To learn more about One Park Sarasota call 941-232-7035 to schedule an appointment at the Sales Gallery.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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Lakewood Ranch resident and Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh is excited to apply her business and government experience at the state level.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 4, 2018
Local politician has 'more to do'

Commissioner Vanessa Baugh announces intention to run for the Florida House.

  • East County
  • News
Town Manager Tom Harmer and Interim Police Chief George Turner thanked Lt. Chris Skinner for his contributions to the Longboat Key Police Department. They presented Skinner with a commemorative plaque on Wednesday afternoon.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 1, 2021
Longboat Key holds retirement ceremony for police officer

Chris Skinner has worked for the Longboat Key Police Department since November 2010.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Luke Snyder, a third-grader from Braden River, gets help with his reading from Susan Hagerman on the first day of summer school.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • June 6, 2018
Summer school is now in session in East County

Summer schools are no longer a mandatory punishment for all failing students, but it might help your student in the long run.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 20, 2015
Do This: MASHterpieces

Do This: MASHterpieces

  • Arts + Culture
Eleanor Kveton and friend Duane Compton in 2018.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 19, 2021
Founding member of Christ Church dies age 92

Eleanor Kveton helped found the church and set up the board of deacons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A home at 1915 Clematis St. sold for $2.95 million. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,161 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 17, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for July 31 to Aug. 4 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A two-property sale on Casey Key tops the week's sales at $4.53 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Lou Newman with “Flying High,” one of his favorite photographs he’s taken. He took the photo in Tanzania. Photo by Kristen Herhold
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 3, 2015
Q+A with Lou Newman

For Lou Newman, retirement from his career as a veterinarian sparked a second career as a wildlife photographer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
George Spoll served as Longboat Key mayor in 2010, 2018 and 2019.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 8, 2021
Longboat Key commissioner George Spoll reflects on his tenure

George Spoll served on the Longboat Key Town Commission from 2005-2011, and then again from 2017-2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Syreeta Banks plays Sister Margaret Alexander in WBTT's "The Amen Corner." Photo by Vutti Photography
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 6, 2019
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's 'The Amen Corner' tells tragic, vital tale

Director Chuck Smith shares his fresh approach to James Baldwin’s “The Amen Corner" with WBTT.

  • Arts + Culture
  • In Memoriam |
  • March 25, 2022
David E. Flatow

David Efram Flatow, 88, of Longboat Key Florida, passed away on March 15, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Walter Hackett asked Scott Wierson to rank the top three options for improving north-end telecommunications, Wierson gave what was, for many, a long-awaited answer.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 2, 2012
Consultant receptive to DAS network

TE Connectivity Networks Inc. consultant Scott Wierson told the P&Z Board that he believes DAS 'would provide better service' to the town than a cell-phone tower.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The play "Paralyzed" will be performed on Wednesday, March 29, at Florida Studio Theatre’s Bowne’s Lab Theatre.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2023
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for March 23-29

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Mellie Fernandez, owner of Mellie's New York Deli & Eatery, brought a special guest to work, 1-year-old Gianna Fernandez, her youngest daughter.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • November 21, 2017
Mellie's deli brings a taste of New York to Bradenton.

New deli brings a taste of New York City to East County.

  • East County
  • Business
 Brennan Asplen
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 24, 2020
Superintendent contract, start date finalized

Brennan Asplen will begin Aug. 10 at a salary of $215,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
A two-story, 10,000-square-foot high-end restaurant is planned for this site inside The Quay. (Photo by Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 15, 2022
Planning board OKs restaurant and retail space in The Quay

An unnamed 10,000-square-foot restaurant in The Quay receives a recommendation for approval by the Sarasota Planning Board along with 5,000 square feet of retail space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mark Walsh, vice president of Ocean Properties, and Andy Berger, vice president of operations for Ocean Properties, have been making weekly trips to Longboat Key from Delray Beach to present a rough sketch of a future Key Club project.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 15, 2015
Checkout time

Voters will decide May 12 whether Ocean Properties can proceed with a plan that could yield a 259-unit hotel, 93 condominiums and seven villa units.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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