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Vice Mayor David Brenner gives his final remarks to a crowd of more than 50 people Tuesday.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 22, 2012
Brenner lays cards on the table at forum

Vice Mayor David Brenner wouldn't bet on a millage increase. And a recent reference to casinos? He says it's not in the cards.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Caleb Jameson said it took him 20 hours to design and build the box, which is  4 x 2.5 feet and anchored into the sand with posts. Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 26, 2018
Teen helps turtles with toy boxes

Turtle Watch volunteer Caleb Jameson noticed toys left on the beach and decided to do something about it.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
File photoSome residents in Summerfield Bluffs saw high water levels for the Braden River behind their homes in June 2012 after Tropical Storm Debby.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 10, 2015
Local officials eye hurricane season

As hurricane season begins, officials urge residents to plan ahead during the calm before the storms.

  • East County
  • News
File photo. JDub's Brewing Company hosts a Food Truck Rally on Saturday, July 16.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • July 14, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 7.14.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of July 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2012
Our View: The anti-American president

He just leaves you breathless, dumbfounded ... enraged.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Emilio Vega, an 11-year-old Gullett Elementary School student from Colombia, was one of two students to be chosen randomly to work side-by-side with first lady Michelle Obama, as she planted a garden at the White House. Courtesy photos.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 10, 2013
Healthy Reward: Gullett students help first lady Michelle Obama

Five Gullett Elementary School fifth-graders were selected to represent their wellness-oriented school and help first lady Michelle Obama plant the White House Kitchen Garden.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 28, 2010
News Briefs 04.29.10

Following a burst of algae blooms in Lakewood Ranch's lakes earlier this month, Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Operations staff now is working to implement a long-term lake maintenance program it has been working on for several months.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key’s registered voters will vote in November on a $25.25 million Gulf of Mexico Drive power pole and utilities undergrounding project.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 1, 2015
GMD undergrounding referendum surges forward

The future of Gulf of Mexico Drive utilities is on the line for November's ballot, but some residents have concerns about how to proceed with burying utilities islandwide.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lynda Nixon
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 4, 2014
Doing Business: White Rose Interiors

Learn more about White Rose Interiors and owner Lynda Nixon in this week's Business Spotlight.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Police arrested a 30-year-old man for a violent home invasion over the weekend.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 14, 2013
Police charge man for home invasion

Sarasota Police arrested 30-year-old Tomas Arnold for a violent home invasion and crime spree early Saturday, Oct. 22.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi worries the are likely suffering from what he calls “hurricane amnesia.”
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 19, 2015
Dezzi’s Hurricane Plan

What happens when a hurricane is poised to come right over Longboat Key? Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi has a revised plan in place that works if two things are achieved: Residents evacuate and all town employees play their part.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 13, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A pyrotechnic preview

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Bryan Veith.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 30, 2019
East County Athlete of the Week: Logan Veith

The Braden River junior talks his favorite memory and improving his game.

  • East County
  • Sports
The community will get its first glimpse of the Riverview High football team during the 1st annual Pre-Season Sarasota County High School Football Team Showcase Aug. 12, at the Robert Taylor Complex.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 11, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out this week's top Sarasota area sporting events.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Natalie Way currently dead ends into an access road for the City of Bradenton's potable water aquifer storage and recovery system.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 4, 2017
Manatee commission considers Natalie Way expansion

A development application may spur conversation about a potential new north-south connector in East County.

  • East County
  • News
Library volunteer Linda Weiss works with the card catalogue, one of the features many love about the library.
  • By Jack Short |
  • March 30, 2016
Library seeks to plot future

Where will the Longboat Library’s next chapter take place? For now, the library will stay put, but even town officials aren’t sure if it will someday move to a town center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This aerial shot shows Rye Road intersecting with State Road 64. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 12, 2016
Manatee commission considers Rye Road speed limit change

The item will go for a vote May 10.

  • East County
  • News
The Players Centre for Performing Arts is selling its Tamiami Trail home as it prepares to move to Lakewood Ranch.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 20, 2017
City moves ahead with Players Centre negotiations

On Monday, the City Commission unanimously empowered City Manager Tom Barwin to negotiate the potential purchase of the bayfront site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 20, 2015
The dirty Clean Power Plan

Every choice the president and Congress make is a trade-off, not a solution. Once again, the states are usurped.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Armando Linde'     s departure from the Town Commission has created a vacancy for the District 1 seat.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 27, 2017
Longboat looking for replacement commissioner

Applications are being accepted now; decision planned on April 3

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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