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The Unit A-401 condominium at 415 L’Ambiance Drive has three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths and 3,220 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 19, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for June 3-7 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A condominium in L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops the week's sales at $5.55 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Spectators are set up on all sides of the lake to watch the fireworks show at Nathan Benderson Park.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 19, 2024
Parking for Fireworks on the Lake event in Sarasota now on sale

The Nathan Benderson Park Fourth of July event drew 16,000 people last year.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key to add new town engineer position
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  • Carter Weinhofer
  • June 19, 2024
Longboat Key to add new town engineer position

Town staff presented preliminary operating revenues expenditures for the fiscal 2025 budget, which included increases in personnel costs due to inflation and new staff members.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A study done by the Florida Department of Transportation estimated that the current drawbridge is raised about 100-300 times a month.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • June 19, 2024
What's the right size for a new Longboat Pass Bridge?

With new bridge alternatives on the table, FDOT returned to Longboat Key after community members raised concerns about size and scale.

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The Sarasota Democrat Party charges Republicans intentionally locked them out of the District 1 County Commission primary with the late addition of a write-in candidate.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 19, 2024
Democratic Party accuses Mast campaign of foul play

A last-minute write-in candidate for Sarasota County Commission District 1 makes Aug. 20 election a closed primary.

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  • June 19, 2024
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2024 primary election recommendations from Observer Media Group CEO and Founder Matt Walsh.

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Sarasota County lifts burn ban after recent rains
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2024
Sarasota County lifts burn ban after recent rains

The ban had been in effect since May 5.

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Give credit for reading scores where it’s due
  • By Tom Edwards
  • June 18, 2024
Give credit for reading scores where it’s due

Superintendent Asplen laid the groundwork. Teachers, administrators and staff persevered through turmoil, and now Terry Connor is keeping the momentum going.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A pickup truck is parked in a driveway in Stone Ridge. Currently, the truck can't park in a driveway overnight in the Country Club, but as of July 1, the HOA will no longer be allowed to prohibit it.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 18, 2024
New bill could pose problems for East County homeowners associations

Florida House Bill 1203 goes into effect on July 1 and limits what HOAs can prohibit, such as work trucks in driveways.

  • East County
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    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • June 18, 2024
FPL commits to finish utilities undergrounding project by end of 2024

Existing electrical poles on Longboat Key are scheduled to be removed by Dec. 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cellist Karen Ouzounian will perform at the closing concert of the Sarasota Music Festival, "Passion and Pride," on Saturday, June 22.
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2024
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for June 20-26

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

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An athlete prepares to shoot a basketball, as a Cardinal Mooney student watches.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 18, 2024
Athletes with intellectual disabilities shine at Camp Shriver

Special Olympics Florida teamed up with Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School to bring the camp to Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This Lake Club home at 17010 Clearlake Ave. sold for $3,591,500. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,315 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 18, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for June 3-7 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Clearlake Avenue tops the week's sales at $3.59 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Resident worries about personal info after grocery delivery
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • June 18, 2024
Resident worries about personal info after grocery delivery

A Longboat Key resident called police after a delivery driver scanned her driver’s license to drop off a bottle of wine. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Thunder football team beat LPCA 33-14 on Nov. 10 to win the SSAA Class 4A championship.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 18, 2024
The top 10 moments of the 2023-2024 East County high school sports year

The year featured championship wins and several other programs on the rise.

  • East County
  • Sports
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Chef Drew Adams recently took the helm as the new head chef at CW Prime, The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort's signature steakhouse. He brings his experience working on the Sarasota food scene.
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