2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (96+ words) 4: 07 p. m. , 1571 Harbor Cay Lane Animal problem: A realtor hosting an open house on Longboat Key made a report to police after a group of ducklings found themselves stuck in the house's backyard pool. An officer wrapping up a traffic stop nearby…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (164+ words) Your Observer When the flood arrives in the Book of Genesis, God doesn't just save humanity through the Ark; he also saves all of the animals as well, Temple Emanu-El's leaders reminded a gathering of people. A series of pups…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (735+ words) But Alan Gillespie, the head of entertainment at Sarasota Jungle Gardens, thinks their relative, the American crocodile, might be overlooked." He hopes a pair of two American crocodiles, Dominic and Kananga, will help to change that." He also hopes their…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (827+ words) In 2025, Manatee County commissioners drew a hard line when it came to much needed road improvements. The given reason they called off some of those projects was a lack of funds. Backing off the road improvements, such the widening of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1424+ words) Commissioner George Kruse said the donation of the Bishop Animal Shelter to Manatee County in 2021 was both a blessing and a curse." The donation, valued at $18 million, increased the county's capacity to take animals off the streets and led to…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (878+ words) Spring has brought many seasonal changes to Longboat Key, but one that has delighted residents perhaps more than any other is this week's hatching of six new mute swans. Longtime caretaker David Novak and a handful of volunteer helpers gave…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (886+ words) It was like any other day when Tom Rumph walked to the mailbox in front of his Braden Oaks home. As the norm, Rumph was with his pet bird, Shiloh, who would sit on his shoulder everywhere he went around…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (600+ words) River Club's Heidi Leto and her 7-year-old German shepherd and boxer mix, Lucy, have a special bond. Lucy is used to being at home with Leto, and when sees a suitcase out in the open, she knows what that means....

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (42+ words) 3: 58 p. m. , 4011 Gulf of Mexico Drive 7: 47 p. m. , Harbourside Drive 10: 45 a. m. , 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive 9: 52 p. m. , 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive 4: 00 a. m. , 4825 Gulf of Mexico Drive...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (476+ words) Cathy Ann Maddox, better known as Cam to many of her friends, formed connections in the Longboat Key community through many passions, including pickleball, her volunteer work with Mote Marine and her appreciation of the island's natural beauty. But one…...