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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 11, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of July 30 through Aug. 5, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Unicorp filed a new plan for the Colony property with the town in late July 2017.
  • By John McGuire |
  • August 2, 2017
New plan for Colony property on Longboat Key meets resistance

Preserve Longboat members, Tencon residents take issue with the scaled-down plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 29

Patricia Muller captured these morning glories blooming on the beach of north Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: October 29

MaryAnn Parks captured this egret along the banks of the river at Myakka State Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Months of discussions, recommendations, demonstrations and more came down to a 3-2 vote by the City Commission to deny a key portion of Selby Gardens’ proposed master plan, rejecting the attraction’s plan to redevelop its campus.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 30, 2019
Sarasota year in review 2019

From the serious to the whimsical, a lot happened in the past year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 9, 2021
Siesta Key's Fire Station 13 ready for action

New two-story facility can house up to six firefighters and is built to withstand hurricanes.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 7, 2021
Bird Key home is the area's top seller at $3.9 million

Price for property at 367 W. Royal Flamingo Drive is highest for barrier islands for the week of Oct. 25-29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Kathy Cromley of Sertoma Club of Greater Sarasota pours a beer for a customer during My Hometown Fest in 2019. This year, the nonprofit is hosting My Hometown Jam, a smaller fundraiser than My Hometown Fest. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 24, 2021
Small jam still sweet at Nathan Benderson Park

Six bands will perform for 300 people at the Sertoma Club's My Hometown Jam at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2011
Cops Corner

Classic Cops - April 7, 1986, 5:10 a.m. 3700 block of GMD. Suspicious auto. People were looking for (and saw) Halley's comet.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
SunCoast Blood Center's Diana Vitale prepares John Butzko, with Grapevine Communications, so he can donate blood.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • September 20, 2021
Lakewood Ranch blood drive helps close the gap on critical shortage

Grapevine Communications and SunCoast Blood Centers work to increase local blood donations.

  • East County
  • News
In addition to the libraries, county playgrounds will open Saturday, June 13.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 3, 2020
Sarasota libraries, parks to open in mid-June

Sarasota County Public Libraries will be open in a limited capacity starting June 15.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Christopher Abbott (maybe???) in "Possessor." Photo source: Vudu.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 13, 2020
Binge Blog: Pull me out

"Possessor" and "Cracking the Cryptic" are this week's selections.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The music is coming specifically from boats that anchor around the popular Jewfish Key sidebar in Sarasota Bay near Longboat Pass on the weekends and even on weekdays.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 26, 2015
Top Story — June: Town seeks to silence boaters

The commission will pursue noise meters after residents sound off about weekend noise from boaters.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kristopher Paul has made a few versions of his Sam Wilson Captain America suit.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 11, 2022
Cosplayer finds a niche portraying superheroes

Longtime cosplayer Kristopher Paul walks in the Sarasota Holiday Parade as a costumed adventurer each year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Cardno Senior Consultant Chris White and UF/IFAS Extension Agent Michelle Atkinson say additional plants greatly reduce nutrients that pour into stormwater ponds.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 20, 2021
New filtering ideas planted in Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton ponds

University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences studies the effect of additional plant life around Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton ponds.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2020
East County weather page photo: November 19

Scott Veix captured this dragonfly resting on a barbed wire fence along Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
lash
  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • August 25, 2014
The Eyes Have It: Part 2

The Eyes Have It: Part 2

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Longboat Key Tennis Center manager Kay Thayer is preparing for the return of league play in fall.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 14, 2021
Tennis Center league play set to resume in the fall

The Tennis Center reopened in May 2020 and has provided a haven for many people throughout the pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2011
SPORTS BRIEFS

Braden River club announces tryouts; i9 Sports to host summer camp; Tabernacle golfers finish perfect season; and Pirates set summer basketball camp.

  • East County
  • Sports
The land for Villages of Lakewood Ranch South is located between two major employment centers. Photo by Josh Siegel
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 14, 2014
Commission holds Villages' fate

A May 21 vote by Sarasota commissioners may spark the construction of the 5,500-acre Villages of Lakewood Ranch South project.

  • East County
  • News
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