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Meet the two candidates for Longboat's at-large commission seat
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • January 22, 2025
Meet the two candidates for Longboat's at-large commission seat

Deborah Murphy and Steve Branham are up for election for one of the Town Commission's at-large seats, which will be left vacant.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Eleanor Maxim plays a hand a bridge.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • January 22, 2025
Beloved card game helps bridge social gaps

The popularity of bridge clubs on Longboat Key has soared, nearly topping out capacity at The Paradise Center in recent weeks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Officers don't take social media bait
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 22, 2025
Officers don't take social media bait

Two males streaming videos to a popular social media site fail to draw officers into compromising scene. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The Gulf of America: Yes!
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 22, 2025
The Gulf of America: Yes!

Given what Mexico has done to the United States, Mexico doesn’t deserve to have that wonderful body of water named after it.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The new Bridge includes Dan Sullivan, Domini Wood, Renee Nadiv, Lois McKenzie David Siesel, commander Barbara Warshaw, Dennis Holly, Sam Doak and Perry Page
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • January 21, 2025
Sarasota Power and Sail Squadron holds annual change of watch

The organization, which is dedicated to boating safety, welcomed its new officers including Commander Barbara Warshaw.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Irene Langlois races to the ball during her match.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • January 21, 2025
Observer Challenge tennis tournament players praise new format

Participants in the 25th annual Observer Challenge tennis tournament widely praised the new format of brackets, which eliminated singles matches.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Francesca Bisordi is a sophomore wrestler on the Lakewood Ranch High girls wrestling team. Last season, wrestling in the 170-pound weight class, she was named the Girls 1A District 11 Champion when she pinned Bayshore High's Alexandra Lopez in the tournament last February.
    By
  • Dylan Campbell
  • January 21, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Francesca Bisordi

The Lakewood Ranch sophomore wrestler is thriving in her second year in the sport.

  • East County
  • Sports
The National Weather Service predicts the cold weather will persist through the weekend.
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • January 21, 2025
Bundle up: Series of cold fronts hit Southwest Florida this week

Lows will be in the low 40s for most of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Divers cheerily waved their steins in greeting to attendees at Saturday's Sharktoberfest.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • January 21, 2025
Sold-out Sharktoberfest packed to the gills

Despite hurricane-related setbacks, the third annual Sharktoberfest saw robust support from community members looking to support marine research while enjoying craft brews.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Drop anchor and head over to Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall to hear Yacht Rock Revue on Thursday, Jan. 23.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2025
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Jan. 23-29

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The Winn-Dixie in the Southeast Plaza, at the corner of Bee Ridge Road and McIntosh Road, is being converted to an Aldi, the company said.
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • January 21, 2025
Sarasota Winn-Dixie to close, reemerge as Aldi

The conversion could take several months, the company said.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
The home at 8458 Pavia Way has three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 3,754 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 21, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 6-10 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Pavia Way tops the week's sales at $3.4 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The Planning and Zoning Board approved an ordinance to allow Verizon to increase the height of its existing wireless cell service poles to allow for better service quality.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • January 21, 2025
Verizon cell service improvements on the way for Longboat Key

The ordinance for taller poles to improve wireless coverage will now go before the Longboat Key Town Commission in February for public hearings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jennifer Walker
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • January 21, 2025
Sarasota resident discusses appearance on 'Wheel of Fortune'

Resident Jenn Walker, a lifelong viewer of "Wheel of Fortune," appeared on a Dec. 5 episode.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Citizen reports suspicious smoker relaxing on the sidewalk
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • January 21, 2025
Citizen reports suspicious smoker relaxing on the sidewalk

Officers investigated the report of a man lying on the side of the road and smoking a cigarette. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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