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School District of Manatee County families protest to have the mask mandate removed.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 25, 2021
School Board of Manatee County expected to remove mask mandate

The School Board of Manatee County, which voiced unanimous support to remove the mask policty, will vote Friday to make its decision official.xt school year.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat's resident health and fitness expert moved to the Key in 2009.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • December 2, 2015
Mirabai Holland teaches Manatee to get fit

Longboat resident Mirabai Holland, a nationally known fitness expert, is helping Manatee County workers — and the rest of the country — learn to live healthily.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ranger Zack Westmark helps Bill Jones of South Sarasota, a frequent biker at the park, use the new bike work station funded by Friends of Myakka River. (Miri Hardy photo)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • May 18, 2021
Myakka State Park's cycling day puts focus on nature from a new perspective

May 22 event will include a variety of special activities for cyclists at the park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Scott Gray. File photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 1, 2021
Republicans Club of Longboat Key has new leadership

After six years, the presidency of the club is changing hands.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 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.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Staff will seek direction from the City Commission about how to proceed with potential zoning changes at Monday's meeting.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 13, 2019
City proposes development review changes

City staff has crafted new regulations that could rely on more public hearings to approve downtown developments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
DID board members have signaled an interest in pursuing additional capital improvement projects after the tree lighting is installed.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 9, 2020
City approves downtown tree lights

Despite some questions about the choice to prioritize the project, the Downtown Improvement District is moving forward with plans to install additional permanent lighting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy of Tim Field
  • By Katie Johns and Bret Hauff |
  • August 1, 2018
Colony's founding families: Fields and Klaubers look back

Herb Field and Murf Klauber built The Colony up while their children worked behind the scenes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2021
East County weather page photo: February 18

Michael McGowan captured this Sandhill Crane with her newborn colt in Heritage Harbour.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Panelists Neal Communities President Pat Neal, John Tuccillo, chief economist for Florida Realtors, Michael Saunders & Co. CEO Michael Saunders and Rex Jensen, Schroeder-Manatee Ranch president and CEO
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 5, 2013
REAL ESTATE: BOOM OR BUST?

Prominent Manatee/Sarasota real-estate executives say high prices and sales put the area in a boom period, not a bubble.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 6, 2022
Fort Myers woman charged with false imprisonment of 16-year-old

Sarasota police arrested a Fort Myers woman for forcing a teenage girl to drive her around at gunpoint.

  • Sarasota
  • News
If Rams junior quarterback Jeremiah Dawson, here looking to pass to Charles Lester III (1), plays well, the Rams can have success in the second half of the year. (File photo.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 11, 2022
Sarasota football teams retake the field Friday after prolonged break in action

A look at everything that happened before Hurricane Ian mandated a pause — and a look at what could happen next as the postseason looms.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Unit P4 at the Pointe on Midnight Pass has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,380 square feet of living area. It sold for $412,500.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 18, 2010
The Oaks II home sells for $950,000

A home in The Oaks II tops all real-estate transactions from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sarasota County will experience a partial solar eclipse right as students across the district are being dismissed for the day.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 15, 2017
Schools to cancel outdoor activities, excuse early dismissals for solar eclipse

Sarasota County Schools will be open as usual on Aug. 21, with some minor changes put in place for students' safety.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • March 25, 2018
Neuro Challenge Foundation celebrates 10-year anniversary

Cause 4 Hope - Cheers to 10 Years was held March 24 at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • July 10, 2019
Water rescues offer their own set of challenges

Longboat's marine presence allows help to respond quickly. Part of two stories on the police department's water rescue apparatus.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Deborah Kushlan stands in front of her 8-foot-tall gingerbread masterpiece. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 15, 2011
Candy-coated cottage beckons all to view delicious-looking display

Deborah Kushlan, executive chef at the DeSoto Palms Assisted Living Community, is known by residents as the 'sugar engineer.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • January 14, 2020
The Bay toasts to Fountain Garden

The Bay Park Conservancy unveiled the new Bay Park fountain on Jan. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 18

Doug Blunt captured this full moon rising over the harbor at the Shore Restaurant on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2010
Business Observer

Neal purchases more than 60 acres; University Park sees renewed energy.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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