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Bayfront Park plans are moving forward as cost estimates are reduced.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 11, 2015
Project Longboat: A town timeline

The following projects are on the town’s agenda for the next two years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 11, 2014
Laughs on demand: FST Improv Festival

Laughs on demand: FST Improv Festival

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Mary Rainey
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 12, 2017
Sarasota proves there is no age limit on service

Mother Nature never quits, and, luckily, neither will Mary Rainey.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Flynn Finner, with his wife, Barbara Finner, carries his shofar, which he blows to celebrate how God has healed him.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 8, 2020
Manatee County couple shares their story of faith

Husband's 37 years of alcoholism ends after having a dream.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 7, 2011
Sarasota City Commission reviews construction zoning

The Sarasota City Commission will review a proposed zoning code amendment that would allow favorability to applicants.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 23, 2014
Haunted happenings prepare for those who dare

This month's weekends are especially spooky with haunted happenings around the community. If you are looking for frightful fun then step inside one of these creaky-floored haunted houses or take a spine-chilling ghost walk ... if you dare.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
1. Lakewood Ranch freshman Grace Shaw-Rockey hugs junior Grace Hogie after the Mustangs state championship win.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 9, 2021
Top 10 moments from the 2020-2021 East County high school sports season

It was a historic year for Lakewood Ranch, Braden River and ODA athletes.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Keep dogs off the beaches

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2014
Fifty-year reunion offers payback

When Lakewood Ranch resident Thomas Newman returned to his alma mater for a 50th reunion, he took home more than memories.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch’s Angelique Still rescued Tilla, her pet macaw, three years ago.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • June 28, 2017
Family forms bird bond

Lakewood Ranch family loves life with their rescue macaw.

  • East County
  • News
Members of Longboat Key Turtle Watch presented checks to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium and Save Our Seabirds.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 23, 2021
Longboaters on the Nice List think of others

Longboat Key residents earned their spots this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tara CDD Field Manager Jim Kaluk and Tara CDD Supervisor Beth Bond look at landscaping at the entrance to Tara Preserve, off Tara Preserve Lane and Tara Boulevard. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 13, 2015
Tara CDD crossing in sunshine

As the Tara CDD considers improvements to community landscaping, it's forced to open and close meetings during a 12-point walking/vehicle tour of the community.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 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.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Freya Robbins |
  • February 6, 2019
HELP! It’s Valentine’s Day!

HELP! It’s Valentine’s Day!

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Sherry Dominick (left) and B.J. Bishop (right) are sworn in as Longboat Key town commissioners on Monday, March 23, 2020, at a statutory meeting.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 20, 2020
Bishop, Dominick sworn in to Longboat Key Town Commission

The town of Longboat Key did its best to practice social distancing when B.J. Bishop and Sherry Dominick were sworn in on Monday morning.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 23, 2016
Got A Minute?

With the revival of its charitable 60-second play festival, the Players Centre for Performing Arts proves bigger isn’t always better.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Two-way parking is wrong for Village

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
This drawing depicts the most recent Lift Station 87 design, which now meets the standards outlined in the zoning code. The proposed building is 58 feet at its highest point.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 22, 2014
Engineers revise lift station design, height

After the design for the Lift Station 87 building received some negative feedback for its height, the proposed structure has been lowered - to the displeasure of some residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 23, 2017
Cops Corner 11.23

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Accessory dwelling units such as the Laurel Park residence pictured here are already allowed in certain neighborhoods, but the Florida Housing Coalition recommended permitting the structures by-right citywide.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 17, 2020
Planning Board endorses limited expansion of accessory dwellings

The city hopes allowing a small second unit on some single-family lots will help add affordable housing, though proposed changes fall short of consultant recommendations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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