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  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 23, 2020
Sarasota school Board discusses safety funds, rental policies

The district has about $2 million left to address safety at district campuses.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • August 7, 2012
Aug. 7: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

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  • News
Manatee County Construction Services Manager Tom Yarger talks about different features, including an aquatics center, at the future Premier Sports Campus park expansion during a Sept. 25 public meeting.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 2, 2019
Conceptual Lakewood Ranch park plans revealed by Manatee County

Conceptual Lakewood Ranch park plans revealed by Manatee County

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  • In Memoriam |
  • August 30, 2019
Bruce Allen Grassfield

Bruce Allen “Blue” Grassfield, of Longboat Key passed away on August 21, 2019 at a hospice facility in Bradenton Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 5, 2016
Bird Key members show off their talent

Members of Bird Key Yacht Club displayed their own artwork at an opening Feb. 4.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • September 12, 2018
Levels of dead sea life fall off on Longboat

Red tide concentrations have trended down this month, as have cleanup needs.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2010
Letters to the editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228. The Longboat Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

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  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 2, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

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Many Laurel Park residents came out to see the new playground.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • November 26, 2018
Your Town

Your Town

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2009
Community Calendar

Find out what's happening on the Key and this week's "Don't Miss" event.

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  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • December 17, 2016
Selby Garden blooms with holiday light display

Tis the season to shine.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jim Crawford helps stock whiskey and other liquors.File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 12, 2014
WELCOME BACK: New businesses

The good news this summer: New businesses and developers are investing in Longboat Key.

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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 2, 2019
Light up Longboat kicks off a merry and bright season

The event was the first of its kind for the community and appeared to be a success.

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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 13, 2013
Johnson's book shows 'Lure of Longboat Key'

Mary Lou Johnson's new coffee table book features 150 photos she took on the Key during the past 10 years.

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Linda Nichols of Backyard Bike Shop said season started late this year.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 27, 2019
Longboat's winter season back in black after seeing red

No more red tide for Longboat businesses

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2014
New swan pair enters nesting mode

Swans Sully and Susie paired off last spring, and now the love birds have built a nest.

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“I’m sure there are people who think I should be writing about Taylor Swift or Bon Jovi,” Baker says. “Everyone already knows those stories. I want to write the stories that slip through the cracks, the stories behind the stories.”
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 15, 2019
Class Act: Book Smart

From untold boxing bios to Revolutionary War spy stories, author Mark Allen Baker found his niche digging up obscure material.

  • LWR Life
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 26, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, July 27

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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The event will be held at Premier Sports Campus, 5895 Post Blvd., Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 25, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Our Lady of the Angels Parish Festival

Our Lady of the Angels Parish Festival includes concerts, carnival games and more.

  • East County
  • News
Kyle Scott Battie, Donald Patterson and Joe Barbetta have entered City Commission races, creating a pool of 10 candidates for three seats.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 8, 2020
Candidates join City Commission race

Former County Commissioner Joe Barbetta and business executive Donald Patterson have entered the District 2 race. Television host Kyle Scott Battie is running in District 1.

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