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  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 3, 2013
Update: Manatee Schools will cut 188 jobs

Members of the Manatee County School Board hope the cuts, designed to meet state class-size requirements, are absorbed through attrition.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2012
SIDELINES

Lady Thunder outlast the Lady Cougars; Tornadoes record first win; Sarasota tops Palmetto; Sarasota boys sail to cross-country championship

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Hilton flag that flies in front of the Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton is gone and the blue Hilton sign has been covered.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 10, 2014
Hilton logo disappears

The Hilton flag is no longer flying at the former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, which has been rebranded as the Gulfside Beach Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2013
Our View

Puppy mills: Caveat emptor

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 17, 2014
Commission will discuss legal counsel today

The Longboat Key Town Commission is solely responsible for two Longboat Key positions: the town manager and the town attorney.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota City Commission approved a new fiscal year budget Monday night that includes a 5.3% millage increase
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 20, 2011
Commission approves 5.3% millage increase

Sarasota city commissioners approved on second reading tonight a new fiscal year budget that raises the millage rate to 2.9249 mills.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2014
News Briefs

Former Cannons bookkeeper pleads no contest to fraud; Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30; Town Hall to close for Thanksgiving

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Officer Patrick Schurr told Siesta Key Association members March 1 that he had written two citations over the past week, during three patrol periods at Beach Accesses 3 and 10.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • March 8, 2012
Officers watch for loose dogs

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office personnel have stepped up enforcement of the county's ordinance forbidding dogs on most public beaches.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Vickie Oldham at Jetson's Gallery, an exhibition space run by Newtown activist Jetson Grimes that features historical images of Newtown.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • March 12, 2018
Vickie Oldham's vision for Newtown

Newtown Alive’s Vickie Oldham looks to the past to shape the community’s future

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 25, 2014
School district projects positive fund balance

At a school board meeting Tuesday night, Manatee County School District finance staff will announce that it expects to have an $8.1 million surplus in reserves this year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 12, 2014
Parishioners prepare for annual festival

Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church will host its second church festival this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2010
Cops Corner 03.04.10

The complainant reported someone drove in circles on the grass. He estimated the cost to replace the damaged sod to be between $600 and $800. There are no known suspects or witnesses.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort developer Chuck Whittall pledged to buy the town of Longboat Key a ferry to soften traffic concerns during the first pitch of his redevelopment plans.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2017
Top Story — December: Colony Resort promoter makes big promises

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 3, 2016
Review: 'The Cardshark'

Jason Michaels shows he's got nothing up his sleeve at this sleight-of-hand performance.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Nikki Yanez, 14, is looking to reclaim her No. 1 ranking after spending a year focusing on practice, not tournaments. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 5, 2018
A strong return for Sarasota tennis star

After a year spent training, former top-ranked tennis player and Sarasota resident Nikki Yanez, 14, is looking to reclaim her throne.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Greg Bortnichak |
  • March 19, 2013
An interview with American opera composer Carlisle Floyd

An interview with American opera composer Carlisle Floyd

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 5, 2011
Obituary: Anita Verna Ross

Anita Verna Ross of Longboat Key and formerly of Ocean City, Md., died Nov. 26. She was 69.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 8, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Feb. 9

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 12, 2014
Bus route to serve University

A new Sarasota County Area Transit bus route along University Parkway will relieve traffic near Interstate 75.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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