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The entrance of the Harbourside ballroom celebrates the Friars.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • March 29, 2023
Longboat Key Club Friars celebrate 30 years of friendship

The anniversary party was held on March 28 at the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Monica Roman Gagnier
  • March 29, 2023
Sarasota Orchestra musician heeds the call of the harp

Music has been a lifelong companion to Sarasota Orchestra's Hannah Cope Johnson.

  • Arts + Culture
545 Kingfisher Lane
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 29, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for March 13-17 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A home in Longboat Key Estates tops the week's sales at $4.65 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The Orioles, represented by the mascot the Oriole Bird, have been in a six-year valley in terms of record, but the 2022 team is turning things around. (File photo)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 29, 2023
Orioles worth your attention — even after they're back in Baltimore

The baseball team has been a downtrodden franchise for years, but that should change in 2023.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Managing Director Linda DiGabriele and Linda Lacaprucia
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • March 29, 2023
Asolo Repertory Theatre announces new season

Guests met for a series of events announcing the Asolo Repertory Theatre's latest season on March 27.

  • Black Tie
The project will widen the roadway to two in each direction from the Fort Hamer Bridge to S.R. 64.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • March 29, 2023
Fort Hamer Bridge corridor improvements on the way

After widening Upper Manatee River Road, county officials will move quickly to build a new span next to the existing Fort Hamer Bridge.

  • East County
  • News
The Easter bunny will make a grand entrance as he did at EGGstravaganza in 2022.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 29, 2023
EGGstravaganza to return to Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch's biggest egg hunt will have thousands of eggs for children to gather on April 1.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Shantel Norman Group backed up their eponymous leader.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • March 29, 2023
Last chance to Savor the Sounds

Shantel Norman and the Shantel Norman Band are performing April 1 at the Town Center Green.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
SPD officers tell noisy apartment residents to be quiet
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • March 29, 2023
SPD officers tell noisy apartment residents to be quiet

Noisy neighbors, a shed eviction and nonpayment for a car sale are among reports from the Sarasota Police Department in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • James Peter
  • March 29, 2023
What’s the point of writing (and editing)?

The Longboat Key Observer's new managing editor wrestles with lightweight issues like our unreliable memories and the purpose of writing and reading.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Alonzo Rhodes, Anthony Segui-Pourel, Tamia Munnings, Jadie Raymond, Issac Amir Boyce and Elijah Quintana-Gratacos played in the Waterlefe clinic.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 29, 2023
Waterlefe Youth Golf Program gives kids a love of the game

The program covers costs for underserved and minority youth, giving them an experience they otherwise might not get.

  • East County
  • Sports
The town's 81 canals were split into seven groups.
    By
  • Lauren Tronstad
  • March 29, 2023
Longboat's canal maintenance program still years from reality

Early 2025 is likely the earliest a canal dredging program will be implemented.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Luke Schaufuss and Macarena Giminez play James and The Sylph in the Sarasota Ballet's "La Sylphide."
  • By Sara Rachon
  • March 29, 2023
Sarasota Ballet's 'La Sylphide' has company on its toes

Luke Schaufuss and Giminez Macarena delight audiences in the classic Danish ballet.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Braden River High senior Corin Mohammadbhoy.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 28, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Corin Mohammadbhoy

The Braden River High junior is tied for 11th in Class 3A in the high jump (4 feet, 11.75 inches) as of March 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
Allison Coleman, a second grader at Myakka City Elementary School, snuggles with Ruby Sue, the school's future therapy dog, while reading to her.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • March 28, 2023
Therapy dogs gain popularity in East County schools

Myakka City, McNeal and Tara elementary schools see benefits of having therapy dogs on campus.

  • East County
  • Schools
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