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There are many pieces to the healthy brain puzzle, including proper diet, exercise and sleep.
    By
  • Mirabai Holland
  • April 15, 2026
Yes, sleeping, eating right and working out can improve and preserve your memory

Healthy habits, including exercise, a good diet and getting enough sleep, can pay big dividends on improving memory function and preventing memory diseases.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A record number of guests attend Longboat Key Garden Club's Dinner and a Movie.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • April 15, 2026
Check out these Longboat Key events celebrating local creatives

This month, the Longboat Key Foundation, town of Longboat Key and Longboat Key Garden Club are organizing events spotlighting some of the area's best painters, performers, sculptors and more.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Facilitator David Brain presents findings of the first St. Armands visioning session to the audience.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • April 15, 2026
St. Armands visioning wraps up, but more work remains

Following two public workshop sessions, Sarasota city staff now has its list of priorities as planning and projects for a more resilient St. Armands Circle continue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
An osprey parent feeds one of the recently hatched chicks on a signpost at the intersection of Gulf of Mexico Drive and Longboat Club Road.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • April 14, 2026
Osprey chicks hatch off Longboat Club Road

Spring brings new life to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Club Road is the first signaled intersection when entering Longboat Key from the south from City Island.
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • April 14, 2026
Roundabout planned for southern gateway to Longboat Key

A roundabout on Longboat Club Road, at the foot of New Pass Bridge, pops up in planning documents but is still a long ways off.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Steve Herrig, the owner of the Miakka Golf Club, which is expected to open in November, stands in front of a fairway and one of the many wetland areas formed by his course's construction.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 14, 2026
Miakka Golf Club's commitment to nature isn't enough for some neighbors

Steve Herrig says he has done everything possible to assure his Myakka City land is in better shape than when he brought it.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Top rankings among the U.S. and the world's best beaches is not new to Siesta Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 14, 2026
Siesta Beach ranked No. 1 beach in the US

U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings rates Siesta Beach as best in the country ahead of notable destinations in Hawaii, California and Florida.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Bayfront Park Recreation Center was moved to its current location in 1984.
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • April 14, 2026
Budget planning kicks off with Longboat organization updates

The goals and objectives workshop gave community organizations a platform to discuss issues and suggest policies to the Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's "Lies, Spells, and Old Wives Tales" runs through May 17 at WBTT's Donelly Theatre.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 14, 2026
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for April 16-22

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Chris Schrum was one of seven different Sailors to place first in their respective weight classes for either Traditional or Olympic style at the district meet.
    By
  • Jack Nelson
  • April 14, 2026
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Chris Schrum

The senior helped Sarasota boys weightlifting to both FHSAA Class 3A-District 12 team titles.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Dick Vitale, 86, has been with ESPN since the 1979-80 season and has called over 1,000 games for the network. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 14, 2026
Vitale reveals a new cancer diagnosis

The 86-year-old Lakewood Ranch resident and sports announcer says treatment begins next week.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Phil Orapallo and Sarasota's Kendra Simpkins Walsh are eager to welcome veterans and golfers alike to the Operation Warrior Resolution Golf Classic at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club on April 27.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • April 14, 2026
Operation Warrior Resolution Golf Classic to benefit local veterans

The second annual Operation Warrior Resolution Golf Classic was founded by a Lakewood Ranch resident who knows the kind of trauma veterans can go through.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Calusa Country Club's Gene Bohland will be performing as a member of the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble for the April 19 concert “The Magic of Music."
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • April 14, 2026
Music speaks to retired educator through his heart

Calusa Country Club's Gene Bohland's whole career has been playing and teaching music and he's not stopping now.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A Riverdale home at 4003 Hawk Island Drive sold for $3.25 million. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,815 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 14, 2026
Top residential real estate sales for March 30 to April 3 in Lakewood Ranch

A Riverdale home on Hawk Island Drive tops the week's sales at $3.25 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
'Topless' sunbathers get visit from Longboat police
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • April 14, 2026
'Topless' sunbathers get visit from Longboat police

Two women in their 20s had the police called on them on Longboat Key. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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