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  • By Jack Short |
  • October 5, 2015
School Board may settle case with families of suicide victims

Three suits against the School Board may be settled this week if it decides to approve the settlement agreement and pay out $600,000 in damages to three families of dead teenagers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 6, 2015
Girls Inc. executive director to step down

Girls Inc. of Sarasota County Executive Director Robin Rose plans to relocate to St. Augustine after the organization hires her replacement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2020
Manatee School Board District 3: Mary Foreman

Meet the candidate.

  • East County
  • News
Photo courtesy Matthew Serrano
  • By Columnist . |
  • June 19, 2019
Drink This: Wicked Rita

Combine two of the season's hottest ingredients in this kicker of a summer cocktail.

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  • Eat + Drink
  • By Dora Walters |
  • February 10, 2010
St. Armands Key Lutheran tries to stomp out hunger

The Crop Walk to raise funds for the World Hunger program will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at St. Armands Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County Schools to cut 150 staff positions
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • March 26, 2013
March 26: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Manatee County Schools to cut 150 staff positions; Colony units can't be fulltime residences; New College names Shannon Duvall as vice president for advancement

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2010
Summer sizzler

This week, The Longboat Observer welcomes back the Keys' seasonal residents with a recap of the summer's most significant news. On the following pages are excerpts of news stories, presented in chronological order, from May through October.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michelle Lingle. Photo by Liz Ramos.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 5, 2020
Back-to-school supplies needed in East County

Donate supplies at Woodland Community Church's food pantry until Aug. 13.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Chuck Whittall presented commissioners with two options for the shuttered Colony Beach and Tennis Resort property.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 16, 2017
Colony developer seeks direction from Longboat commissioners, gets none

Chuck Whittall presented two options for the property at Monday's Town Commission meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Prohibiting alley parking is one of the new rules.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • July 29, 2019
Longbeach Village adjusts to new parking rules

The current regulations were approved by the Town Commission on June 3.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo by Pam Eubanks. Stephen Powell, owner of Jewelry by Cole, crafts jewelry at his store on St. Armands Circle.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 27, 2013
Day celebrates small businesses

Locals look forward to a boost from Small Business Saturday Nov. 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County Fire Chief Michael Regnier spoke at a press conference Feb. 15 announcing a partnership with PulsePoint that he said will help save lives.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • February 15, 2018
Sarasota County first responders look to save lives with app partnership

PulsePoint provides resources to help civilians assist people suffering emergencies.

  • Sarasota
  • News
File photoODA senior Austin Hoppe was named MVP for football and baseball as well as the Thunder’s male athlete of the year.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 20, 2015
Sidelines: East County 5.21.2015

Local sports news.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ty and Stephanie Gremaux and neighbors Deborah and Jack Skelly love seeing their yards lit up for Christmas and having friends and neighbors to stop by to view them.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 18, 2019
Lakewood Ranch couples are shining stars of Christmas lights

At Christmas, these neighbors can't wait for the sun to go down.

  • East County
  • News
Emma Slotabec and Ella Biggins and  deliver their silly and serious speech side-by-side.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 30, 2015
Braden River High seniors sail toward graduation

Braden River High School seniors, the Class of 2015, graduated May 30 at the Bradenton Area Convention Center

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mike Bergin nicknamed himself Marina Joe after taking on the duty of clearing Twin Shores of red tide fish kill.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 9, 2019
Twin Shores resident keeps red tide fish kill at bay

Mike Bergin, nicknamed ‘Marina Joe,’ took it upon himself to keep Twin Shores clear of fish kill during red tide.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The heroes of "Avatar: The Last Airbender." Photo source: Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 29, 2020
Binge Blog: It is your courage they should truly fear

"Avatar: The Last Airbender" is this week's selection.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 25, 2018
Cops Corner: Hey, I'm walkin' here

Police reports from around Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Grand Tasting is held annually at the courtyard at The Ringling Museum. (courtesy photo)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 12, 2013
Forks & Corks sells out in eight minutes

Here are the stats of what to expect for this year's food and wine festival presented by the Sarasota-Manatee Originals.

  • Arts + Culture
The Sarasota Teens With A Dream team continued to run their laps even during the downpour, Saturday, April 28, during the 2012 Relay for Life of Downtown Sarasota.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 28, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Relay for Life

The 2012 Relay For Life of Downtown Sarasota was a little wetter than usual this past weekend than expected. The 17th largest relay in the state took place at Sarasota High School and had 40 teams that raised a total of $103,142 for the American Cancer Society.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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