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This rendering of Emerson Lakes by Erickson Senior Living shows what the 46 acre campus in Lakewood Ranch will look like. Phase one is set to open in the fall of 2026.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • July 2, 2025
Huge senior living community 15 months from its debut in Lakewood Ranch

Emerson Lakes will be the third Erickson Senior Living community in Florida and the 24th nationwide.

  • East County
  • News
Man trespassed from convenience store twice in one night
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 2, 2025
Man trespassed from convenience store twice in one night

Having previously received a trespassing warning from a convenience store, a man tested law enforcement by showing up there twice in one night. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota Paradise players Owen Barnett, Felipe Rojas, Jeffrey White and Andres Freire celebrate a goal by White against Weston FC on June 28 at Premier Sports Campus.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • July 2, 2025
The future is bright for Sarasota Paradise

Moving to Lakewood Ranch has been the right move for area soccer club.

  • East County
  • Sports
Medians located along Bay Isles Rd. next to Town Hall.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 2, 2025
Bay Isles Road could get a sprucing up

A project to replace storm-doomed trees in the median on Longboat Key's Bay Isles Road gains favorable reception.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Greg Koss and David Roy, owners of David Gregory Salon, share an afternoon with friends at the shop before closing its doors.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • July 2, 2025
The Centre Shops loses David Gregory Salon

More than half a dozen salons once called Longboat Key home, but that number has decreased to one with the closing of the shop.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
The Bird Key home has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,723 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 2, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for June 16-20 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home on Bird Key on West Royal Flamingo Drive tops the week's sales at $7.82 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A group of pirates makes a split in "The Treasure Map," with performers including Sawyer Tillman, 9; Harper Olney, 10; Miriam Mohib, 12; Dylan Alan, 12; education intern Isaiah Ramsey, 21; education intern Nadya Smirnova, 19; Abigail Gastaldo, 11; Bliss Rippy, 13; Stefaniia Biedakurova 10; Reyna Kim, 9; and Nina Lockhart, 12.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 2, 2025
Sarasota Youth Opera campers perform scenes they produced

Kids created their own lyrics and choreography for four opera scenes, which they performed for their families on the last day of camp.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Turtle Watch reported the first hatch of the 2025 season in a post on June 28.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • July 2, 2025
Turtle hatch begins on Longboat Key

Longboat Key Turtle Watch reported the first hatch in a post on June 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
25 years devoted to liberty
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 2, 2025
25 years devoted to liberty

For a quarter-century on the Fourth of July, we have used this page as a reminder of the magnitude of 1776.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarasota, Manatee sandbag centers open in anticipation of heavy rains
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 1, 2025
Sarasota, Manatee sandbag centers open in anticipation of heavy rains

With a potential round of heavy rain possible this week, Sarasota County will open its sandbag-distribution sites from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 2.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Outgoing Rotary Club of Longboat Key President Jan Wallace and incoming President Terri Driver crack a smile after Wallace officially passes the gavel on June 24 at Hugo's II.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • July 1, 2025
Jan Wallace passes gavel to new Rotary Club of Longboat Key head

Community environmental projects are set to take a front seat under the leadership of new Rotary Club of Longboat Key President Terri Driver.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Clyde Butcher took "Everglades Restoration" in 1995. He is passionate about protecting the wetland.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • July 1, 2025
Florida photographer Clyde Butcher takes a stand against 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The National Medal of Arts winner wants the Big Cypress National Preserve to remain pristine.

  • Arts + Culture
Carole J. Bufford stars in "Too Darn Hot: Songs for a Summer Night," which runs at Florida Studio Theatre through Sept. 14.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 1, 2025
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for July 3-9

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
It was a case of ammo lost, ammo found
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 1, 2025
It was a case of ammo lost, ammo found

A missing parcel of a certain level of importance turns up eventually. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Joan M. Durante Park offers scenic views of Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 1, 2025
Longboat hopes to buy underwater land for $10,000 (or less)

The submerged acreage could help with a high-profile town sewer project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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