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The Longboat Key Town Commission spent more than five hours discussing a wide variety of issues at its Thursday, Nov. 18 regular workshop.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 23, 2010
Workshop Wrap-Up

A wrap-up of the Longboat Key Town Commission's Thursday, Nov. 18 meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in "Before Sunrise." Photo source: HBO Max.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 6, 2020
Binge Blog: Don't you know me by now?

"Before Sunrise" and "Uncut Gems" are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee student Justin Pelletier helps Freedom Elementary School fifth-graders prepare for a science experiment during his final internship to complete the elementary education program.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 21, 2019
District strikes deal to land teachers

USFSM students guaranteed jobs with School District of Manatee County

  • East County
  • News
City Manager Tom Barwin has called the possible Boulevard of the Arts development a "catalyst project" for the area.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 15, 2013
Rosemary catalyst project scheduled for May discussion

City officials plan to extend an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) and seek proposals from developers interested in building a mixed-use project on the city-owned land.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Suncoast Aquatic and Nature Center Associates President and CEO Tomás Herrera-Mishler and Southface Institute Science Advisor Charles Reith stand with a pile of mulch that will soon be used as the foundation for a microforest.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • June 2, 2021
Microforest planned for Nathan Benderson Park

Microforest planned for Nathan Benderson Park

  • East County
  • News
New Pass drawbridge testing caused major traffic on Tuesday.
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 17, 2017
Tuesday's traffic backups caused by New Pass drawbridge testings

FDOT is working to better inform residents before testings take place.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • July 22, 2014
Let's talk locks: Summer hair to beat the heat

Let's talk locks: Summer hair to beat the heat

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Estrelita Thompson, Shelley Rence and Mary McNeal
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • January 31, 2019
Sarasota has healthy starts, heathy hearts

An Evening for a Healthy Start celebrates 10 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 15, 2013
Town pension plans top regular workshop agenda

Town pension plans top the agenda for the Longboat Key Town Commission's regular workshop Monday, May 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 1, 2020
5981 Emerald Harbor Drive: Yahn home

The Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.1.20

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force Vice Chair Tom Freiwald said the key to welcoming new visitors and residents to Longboat Key is continually updating the island’s infrastructure.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 5, 2015
Conversation with Tom Freiwald

Tom Freiwald, 69, stumbled into Longboat Key Town Hall politics by accident when he proposed his community, Spanish Main Yacht Club, could be a site for a cellular tower in 2010. Five years later, Freiwald is still busy doing town work behind the scenes a

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Co-chairs Chuck and Margie Barancik, co-chairs David and Edie Chaifetz, honoree Teri Hansen, AJC West Coast Florida Chapter Executive Director Brian Lipton and co-chairs Stacy and Ben Hanan
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • November 4, 2013
AJC Sponsor Kick-Off

AJC Sponsor Kick-Off

  • Black Tie
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 15, 2009
Hlywa hopes to submit plans for tourism units

Andrew Hlywa, owner of the Whitney Beach Plaza, is marketing available north-end properties to developers to create a resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The artist will take six months to create “Embracing our Differences,” which is slated for installation in April.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 22, 2015
City approves first piece in roundabout art series

Next spring, the city will install a new piece of public art in the center of the roundabout at Main Street and Orange Avenue: a 20-foot-tall, 2,500-pound, infinity-symbol-shaped sculpture.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sophia Lopez, a sophomore at Lakewood Ranch High School, has been collecting school supplies for in-need students for three years.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 5, 2015
Lakewood Ranch student gives back(packs)

For the third year, Lakewood Ranch High School student Sophia Lopez is supplying local students with backpacks, notebooks and other school necessities.

  • East County
  • News
Monaca Onstad joined Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch as lifestyle director in 2016. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 15, 2018
Lakewood Ranch lifestyle director earns top honors

Home builders' council names Monaca Onstad lifestyle director of the year.

  • East County
  • News
Businesses have marketed on signs that line the park’s fences. Photo by Josh Siegel.
  • By Josh Siegel and Pam Eubanks |
  • February 20, 2013
Ranch Little League fights for signs

The sponsorship signs go against county code, but they also bring in revenue.

  • East County
  • News
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