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Commissioner Lynn Larson urged Town Manager Bruce St. Denis to keep cutting the budget Thursday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 16, 2011
Commission urges more budget cutting

The Longboat Key Town Commission urged Town Manager Bruce St. Denis to continue to find ways to cut a $224,000 budget shortfall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County will release a date when it will pick up storm debris later this week. Only garage that fits in a can will be picked up in regular garbage service.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 11, 2017
Date to pick up storm debris in Manatee County not set yet

County schools will be closed on Tuesday.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 21, 2016
County Commission — District 3: Matt Bower

Bower will face Steven Jonsson and David Zaccagnino in the general election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
One million participants wait to start a one-day "picnic" in Essen, Germany, on a major autobahn, as part of the European Capital of Culture.
  • By Stuart and Lois Scheyer |
  • February 9, 2011
Bon Voyage

The Longboat Observer's travel editors look back on trips taken in 2010 and outline what stops should be on your travel itinerary this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
As Benderson Development advances plans for the Siesta Promenade project, a nearby resident wants the builder to consider the needs of a nearby neighborhood.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2016
Letter to the Editor: Sarasota 06.23.16

A resident takes issue with a proposed Stickney Point project — and asks a developer to give back to the neighboring community.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Mark Shoemaker; David Meyersburg. Photo by Amanda Heisey
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 28, 2017
Playwright insight: Connie Schindewolf

The woman behind 'Mammoth Bones' shares the origins of her first full-length play.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Willow and Whitney Willis sit in the children's area at the back of Willow's Café, a Rosemary District restaurant that opened in April.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 2, 2020
Community support carries Willow's Cafe through challenging circumstances

Despite opening during a statewide lockdown, the owner of the Rosemary District restaurant is determined to make things work.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Green Herons perch above water to hunt for food and will use live and artificial bait to lure their prey. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • November 20, 2020
Bird of the week: Green heron

The smallish bird is tricky and can use bait to lure prey.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch's John and Diane Justice enjoy eating soup during Empty Bowls, which will return as an in-person event on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch this year. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 27, 2021
Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee to host Empty Bowls in Lakewood Ranch

Meals on Wheels' Empty Bowls returns to an in-person event on Lakewood Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
The Longboat Key Estates home at 593 Kingfisher Lane recently sold for $1.4 million. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,583 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 13, 2019
Longboat Key Estates home sells for $1.4 million

Residential real estate transactions for Jan. 28-Feb. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Elia Rofail acquired the 1940s-era Monterey Village Motel at 24th Street and Tamiami Trail and plans to develop a 33-unit, $3 million apartment project.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2015
OUR VIEW | How to change N. Trail’s insanity

Capital flows where it is welcome. For more than 25 years, anti-market regulations have chased away innovation.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 11, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber hosts Networking at Noon at Lazy Lobster

Members came together for a midday island mingling.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The town of Longboat Key has had conversations with the Florida Department of Transportation about making improvements to six crosswalks along Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 22, 2021
Longboat Key, FDOT discuss crosswalk improvements along Gulf of Mexico Drive

The town of Longboat Key has received several complaints about pedestrians nearly getting hit by cars along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
“Surviving Lunch” was shot locally. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 3, 2019
Sarasota Film Festival 2019 takes a local lens

Four local filmmakers share the work that went into their Sarasota Film Festival pieces.

  • Arts + Culture
Jackie Peters Cully is a textile designer and silk painter.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 27, 2011
Towles Court gets new gallery on the block

When Kathleen Power Johnson noticed the for-sale sign on what was formerly the Katherine Butler Gallery, in Towles Court, she felt a sudden urge to purchase the quaint building and offer Sarasota artists a supportive venue for their work by turning it into a non-traditional co-op. At the time, she was retired.

  • Arts + Culture
A home in Point of Rocks at 7140 Point of Rocks Circle recently sold for $3.3 million. Built in 1947, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,854 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 8, 2018
Point of Rocks home sells for $3.3 million

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 22-26.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Welcome to the dais in March District 1 Commissioner elect Armando Linde and District 5 Commissioner elect Ed Zunz.Linde will serve in the seat Commissioner Lynn Larson will
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 6, 2016
People to Watch: Armando Linde and Ed Zunz

Armando Linde and Ed Zunz become the newest town commissioners in March, after the deadline for candidates to qualify passed without challengers last year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Town Manager Tom Harmer is pictured.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 3, 2020
Longboat Key town manager on pandemic: ‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint’

Town Manager Tom Harmer said the coronavirus pandemic is different than other emergency-response events he's experienced in the past.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"There are actually more people living outside of the country who know about this train than people living in Sarasota," Bob Horne says. "It's designed for small weddings, business meetings and fashion shows. It's still a work in progress."
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 1, 2011
Off the beaten track

Once upon a time, Bob Horne owned a diner chock-full of circus paraphernalia. Now, he's running a circus train that serves lunch and Sunday brunch, hoping it will one day haul passengers from its home base to various cities and offer everything from circus acts to jazz music.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By John Ewing |
  • May 11, 2012
How to Leverage a Free New Wardrobe by Starting Locally

How to Leverage a Free New Wardrobe by Starting Locally

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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