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Longboat Key Town Manager Tom Harmer is pictured.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 3, 2020
Longboat Key town manager on pandemic: ‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint’

Town Manager Tom Harmer said the coronavirus pandemic is different than other emergency-response events he's experienced in the past.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Shaina and Kevin Swan are appearing in social media videos to answer questions about living with ALS.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 19, 2020
A Life Story Foundation of Lakewood Ranch tries videos to raise ALS awareness

A Life Story Foundation of Lakewood Ranch tries YouTube videos to raise ALS awareness.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 17, 2019
Clothes make (and unmake) the woman in 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore'

The Players Centre for Performing Arts production of Nora and Delia Ephron’s "Love, Loss and What I Wore" is an equally touching and relatable exploration of the female experience.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The BID has already agreed to fund a $50,000 St. Armands parking feasibility study that the Sarasota City Commission supports.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 21, 2013
Circle improvements on hold pending vote landowners' extension decision

St. Armands Key property owners must return ballots regarding an extension of the St. Armands Business Improvement District by Sept. 16 to Sarasota City Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In a remarkable adaptation, a fawn's spotted coat blends in with the dappled pattern of sunlight on the forest floor, helping conceal them from predators. (Photo courtesy of Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • May 10, 2022
White-tail deer were nearly hunted to extinction

One of Myakka State Park's earliest managers helped relocate and breed the species that now thrives.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney senior quarterback Tayven Clark reaches over the goal line for a touchdown on a designed run against Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 8, 2021
Cardinal Mooney football's offense takes the next step

After averaging 16.5 points per game in 2020, Cardinal Mooney is off to a much faster start in 2021

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Residents and guests at Tara Golf & Country Club will likely have a new amenity within the next one to two years. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 13, 2022
Tara Golf & Country Club embraces pickleball demand

A proposed rezone within the Lakewood Ranch subdivision would allow five pickleball courts and three tennis courts to be built.

  • East County
  • News
Kristen Cunningham, an assistant principal at Braden River Middle School, checks  Normalinda Faudoa's temperature. Temperature checks will be taken daily for employees and randomly for students. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 12, 2021
COVID-19 protocols increasing in Manatee schools

Manatee County schools will implement several protocols that were in place last year while masks remain optional.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 22, 2012
Culverhouse Nature Park features take shape

Park structures have been installed on the site of The Culverhouse Nature Park in Palmer Ranch.

  • Sarasota
  • News
En Pointe is a proposed four-unit building on the interior of Golden Gate Point with four stories above ground-level parking.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 1, 2021
Golden Gate condo plan sparks parking debate

Residents in the downtown-adjacent neighborhood are worried a four-unit residential building will exacerbate existing parking issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Mayor Ken Schneier greeted Sarasota Mayor Erik Arroyo on Monday afternoon.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 8, 2021
Sarasota city leaders address downtown transportation projects

Sarasota and Longboat Key leaders discussed roundabout construction, a new trolley and other possibilities to improve transportation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 25, 2013
Heritage Harbour South CDD confronts speeding

In a non-agenda decision, supervisors voted to install radar-speed signs and create continuity with speed limits throughout its community.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Chargers U12 forward Gael Marez scores a goal against Cyclones Soccer Hollywood at the IVP by FIGO7 tournament.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 31, 2018
Soccer tournament produces net gain

The IVP by Figo7 tournament is bringing money to the U.S., though talent development is a work in progress.

  • East County
  • Sports
This Harbour Walk home at 579 Fore Drive sold for $1.65 million. It has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,218 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 10, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 26-30 in Lakewood Ranch

A Harbour Walk home on Fore Drive topped the week's sales at $1.65 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Louise Converse has been coming into her Artisan Cheese Company store for a few hours at a time.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 20, 2020
A Fight for Survival: Louise Converse keeps business alive during kidney donation

Artisan Cheese Co. owner Louise Converse has faced dual challenges in 2020: keeping her business alive in a pandemic and keeping her friend alive by donating a kidney.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rabbi Howard Simon, April Glasco and Rona Simon enjoy a bashert reunion at Shabbat service Friday night.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 8, 2023
Special guest surprises at TBI's Shabbat service

The founder and CEO of Second Chance Last Opportunity spoke and sang at Shabbat service Friday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2013
Our View

Good plan, if you stick to it

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
File Photo. Kim and Cecil Calloway renew their vows during the Say 'I do' Again ceremony Feb. 14 on Siesta Key Beach.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • February 11, 2016
Sarasota calendar 2.11.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Feb. 11.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Owen Booth tells his father Willy about his first day of kindergarten at Southside Elementary last year.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • June 28, 2017
Schools starting earlier than past years

The Aug. 14 start date ensures testing will end before winter break.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Maggie Mooney-Portale has served as town attorney since 2013.
  • By John McGuire |
  • July 5, 2017
Longboat town attorney seeks new, hourly deal

Maggie Mooney-Portale has served as town attorney since 2013.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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