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Riverview senior center Grayson Martin will lead the Rams' offensive line this fall.
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  • Vinnie Portell
  • July 29, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Grayson Martin

Martin has bulked up on strength and experience headed into his senior year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The official ribbon cutting: Victor Jacobs, Jamil Jacobs, Candi Jacobs, Shirley Jacobs, James Jacobs, Addison Jacobs, Colleen Thayer and Shayla Jacobs.
    By
  • Carlin Gillen
  • July 28, 2025
Resident's legacy is remembered at the NAMI YANA Sarasota

The NAMI YANA center host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Janice Marie Chestnut Memorial Garden and inspires son to launch a foundation in her honor.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Members of the Longboat Key business community enjoyed an evening of connecting on July 23 at the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort. From left, Lisa Matile, Jen Braden, Julie Wilson, Charlie Murphy and Chris Fehr.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • July 28, 2025
St. Regis hosts chamber cocktail hour connection

The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort recently celebrated its first anniversary of operating on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Turtle Watch group all walks together to learn more about turtles and their nesting habits.
    By
  • Carlin Gillen
  • July 28, 2025
Longboat Turtle Walk hosts final walk of the summer

Mote's trained volunteer monitors led Longboat Key Turtle Walk's final education turtle walk for the summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Louis Tucci, Luke McMaster and Miles Aubrey star in Florida Studio Theatre's cabaret show, "How Sweet It Is," which runs at the Goldstein Cabaret through Aug. 3.
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • July 28, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre gives blue-eyed soul a spot in the limelight

Luke McMaster pays tribute to Lamont Dozier and other Motown songwriters in "How Sweet It Is."

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch is regularly ranked the top-selling, multigenerational, master-planned community in the United States.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 28, 2025
Lakewood Ranch maintains No. 1 standing among master-planned communities

Multigenerational buyers scooped up 1,185 news homes in the first half of 2025 in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announces July 25 that Manatee County will be audited by the DOGE Task Force.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 28, 2025
Manatee County welcomes audit by Florida DOGE Task Force

Auditors will visit Manatee County in August to review its spending.

  • East County
  • News
Keep the name of Longboat's Gulf of Mexico Drive
  • By Letter to the Editor
  • July 28, 2025
Keep the name of Longboat's Gulf of Mexico Drive

America should "stand up" again as it it did under President Eisenhower, a reader says.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 28, 2025
Sarasota Superintendent: New school year promises exciting new beginnings

Terry Connor says the county will 'continue to strive to be the premier education provider that empowers every student to thrive in an ever-changing world.'

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The crosswalk paintings at the intersection of Cocoanut Avenue, Pineapple Avenue and Second Street is noncompliant with state policy.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 28, 2025
FDOT orders Sarasota to remove crosswalk and sidewalk paintings

A memo issued by the Florida Department of Transportation requires local governments to comply with roadway and sidewalk marking standards or risk losing funding.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor
  • July 28, 2025
Financial Focus® You Have an Estate Plan — Whether You Know It or Not

If you own anything — a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet — you already have an estate plan.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff
  • July 28, 2025
Time to See It: Divergent Gallery

Explore Sarasota through a new creative lens at Divergent Image Gallery.

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Surfer Santa and Debi Kleer
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 27, 2025
The Bazaar celebrates Christmas in July and Jimmy Buffett's birthday

Christmas in the Caribbean celebrated the birthday of the musician, who was born on Christmas, as well as Christmas in July.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Braden River High School students Cameron Brand, Jacob Zinkhan, Kylie Mohamed, Sophi Jo Branscomb and Jacqueline Lopez traveled around Ireland learning about agriculture and Irish culture along the way.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • July 27, 2025
Braden River FFA students study agriculture in Ireland

Their visits include a dairy farm and an "Irish racehorse experience."

  • East County
  • Schools
Campers and staff members get soaked by the giant bucket of water.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 26, 2025
Summer Skills Camp in Lakewood Ranch gives kids with special needs a lift

Lift ABA hosts the camp, that includes field trips to places like the Waterside Park splash pad.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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