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The Longboat Key Historical Society accepted bids until Nov. 11 on the larger L-shaped cottage.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 16, 2020
Talks continue on second cottage

The bidding process ended earlier this month, but the winning bidder didn't have a place to put the larger historic cottage.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jacob Diercks, Tyler Weigand, Kylee Eubanks and Ian Przybylowicz collaborate during an impromptu session on Tuesday.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 15, 2015
SMA cadets receive high-tech training

Sarasota Military Academy equips cadets for cyber breaches and careers in STEM fields with Cyber Patriots.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tyler Abott, of Sarasota, submitted this sunset photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: Nov. 5

Tyler Abott, of Sarasota, submitted this sunset photo.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2009
Welcome to the world, Liam!

Congratulations are in order for The Longboat Observer City Editor Kurt Schultheis and his wife, Observer Group Advertising-Production Coordinator Brooke. The couple welcomed their first child, Liam David, at 1:54 p.m. Aug. 3, at Manatee Memorial Hospital, in Bradenton.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Riverview junior Jason Jackson hits a contested shot against Cardinal Mooney.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 12, 2022
Cougars' clutch shot beats Riverview

Cardinal Mooney is 11-4 under first-year coach, Vince Cherry.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 26, 2014
Common Nonsense: All jacked up on fine dining

Common Nonsense: All jacked up on fine dining

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Photo courtesy of Jack Cooper
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 11, 2020
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, March 12

A look at our favorite events taking place this week

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Taylor Armstrong was given the 2018 Ford Fiesta on a two-year lease.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • February 14, 2019
Sarasota Ford's car give-away

Taylor Armstrong received the car on a two-year lease.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Birds feast after a fish kill-off in the backyard of Lakewood Ranch's Mark Engel. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 21, 2022
Dead fish are increasing in ponds around Lakewood Ranch

Heat and frequent storms are contributing causes of stinky fish kills in the Lakewood Ranch area, a University of Florida researcher says.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Cops Corner 02.25.10

The complainant sold a man a riding lawnmower. The man stopped making payments on the lawnmower. The complainant asked the sheriff's office for help, and deputies discovered that the man hadn't lived at his listed address since October.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 25, 2019
Lakewood Ranch man arrested for pretending to be a therapist

Phillip Stutzman provided therapy sessions to individuals who had been sexually abused.

  • East County
  • News
Chief George Turner shakes officer Brett Miklos' hand after Miklos was sworn in. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2022
Longboat Key Police Department seeks state accreditation

The accreditation process requires the department to meet strict guidelines set by Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lisa Bullard and her daughter Sophia participate in Rosemary Court Yoga’s mommy and me class.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 23, 2018
The cutest workout partners: Mommy and Me classes bond parents with tots

Local mommy and me workout classes provide a two-fold purpose– stay active and make new friends.

  • Health
Connor and Owen Fitzpatrick show off the fish they caught. It's a Fitzpatrick family tradition to try to catch a fish to make for dinner on the Fourth of July. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 30, 2021
Food a big part of holiday traditions

Families share their delicious Fourth of July favorites.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 18

Patricia Muller captured this photo of a freshly bloomed hibiscus in northern Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Will Kazokas set the school record in the 50-yard freestyle (21.75) Sept. 15.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 20, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Will Kazokas

Sophomore Will Kazokas has been rewriting the Lakewood Ranch High School records books this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lift Station 87 is largely completed underground in Luke Wood Park, but some internal changes are necessary to make the facility functional.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 15, 2014
Obstacles continue to emerge at lift station site

The new engineering team in charge of work at Lift Station 87 has discovered more challenges in the process of completing the protracted project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 15, 2016
Shifting non-ad valorem money won’t make you richer

'What you give to one, you must take away from another.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 28, 2013
Property landscaping draws neighborhood ire

The Siesta Isles Association is stuck in the weeds on how to handle an overgrown, abandoned property.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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