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  • By Guest Author |
  • May 6, 2019
Letters to the editor: Master plan project fits with Selby's goals

Sarasota area readers sound off on key issues.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Instead of assessing Key taxpayers for a $16 million sand and structure beach project starting this year, the town intends to assess taxpayers next summer.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 25, 2012
Commission approves budget

The town of Longboat Key's new budget, which begins Oct. 1, will not assess residents for a $16 million beach project this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Work began Monday to tear down the former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's mid-rise building. Workers had demolished it by the end of the week.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 23, 2018
Colony mid-rise building demolished

Work began in July to demolish buildings of former resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2010
Our view: The public interest

The commissioners' vote on the Longboat Key Club's renovation-and-expansion project will be a statement written into Longboat Key's history, the legacy of who we were - as a people bonded together on this island, as Floridians and as Americans.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota Music Director Robert Vodnoy has long had a fascination in the number of composers who've drawn inspiration from Shakespeare.
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • February 5, 2020
Soliloquy and song from the 'Sceptered Isle'

Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota, Urbanite Theatre double-team Shakespeare in 'British Night'

  • Arts + Culture
Former Cardinal Mooney High quarterback Jared Clark is the Cougars' new head coach.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 13, 2020
Former Cardinal Mooney quarterback comes home

Jared Clark is now leading the school's football program.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Gulf Beach near the 360 North condominiums, left, continues to erode.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 2, 2012
Sand loss prompts warning for north-end

Just 30 to 50 feet of dry beach remain between the nine-unit 360 North condominium and the Gulf.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Colony Lender doesn’t plan to play a role in the long-term future of the resort, according to principal David Siegal.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 16, 2014
Colony Lender wins bid

A dollar made all the difference at Monday's auction in Sarasota County Court.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2015
OBITUARY | Kathleen ‘Kay’ Mulhare

Kathleen “Kay” Mulhare, 87, of Longboat Key and River Edge, N.J., died April 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 29, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, June 30

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Dana Habedank, 17, prepares to launch herself while fellow daring young women on the flying trapeze, Emme Clarke, 14, and Teresa Powell, 17, offer encouragement. (Klint Lowry)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • December 18, 2019
Sailor Circus' holiday show presents '12 Days' of derring do

Brand new winter program turns Christmas classic on its head

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Opera will perform Verdi's 'Nabucco' March 2-24. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 3, 2018
Sarasota Opera announces its 2019 diamond anniversary season

The 60th anniversary of the company will feature a return to many company favorites — including one by Verdi — along with two local premieres and a new concert series.

  • Arts + Culture
Snowbirds won't be coming back to Longboat Key beaches until winter 2021.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 22, 2021
Longing for Longboat

Some snowbirds didn't fly south for the winter and are living out their first northern chill in years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Todd Matthes, Benderson’s director of development, led a public workshop Monday regarding the Siesta Promenade project.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 20, 2016
Residents remain opposed to Siesta Promenade plans

The county is preparing to study the impact of a 24-acre development proposed for Stickney Point Road that has already triggered significant public concern.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 26, 2012
Siesta Key Chamber to tee off with annual golf tourney

The tournament is played annually honor of Paul Ralson, who served as the chamber's executive director from 1998 to 2000.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Guests can grab coffee and talk with a cop Oct. 7. Image courtesy of Flickr.com.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 4, 2016
Manatee deputies brew up conversation

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has invited the public to Coffee with a Cop Oct. 7.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • October 15, 2018
World Lemur Festival brings awareness to world's most endangered primate

All things lemur took over Ringling College of Art and Design's Alfred R. Goldstein Library for Sarasota's first World Lemur Festival.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 23, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Aug. 24

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A 2016 affidavit alleges commissioners George Spoll and Jim Brown violated Florida's open government law, a potential second degree misdemeanor.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • February 14, 2018
Affidavit claims Longboat commissioners spoke against Unicorp plan years ago

Commission candidate Langley says in 2014 then-mayor Jim Brown told him: Whittall's plan “would never be approved by the town.’’

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The community will surround a lake and have plenty of pedestrian-friendly areas.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 8, 2016
Pulte prepares for expansion

The builder plans to construct 246 homes in Sarasota County, in Lakewood Ranch's Waterside.

  • East County
  • News
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