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This Country Club East home at 16112 Kendleshire Terrace sold for $2,215,000. It has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,108 square feet of living area. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 8, 2022
Country Club East home tops sales at $2.22 million

A Country Club East home on Kendleshire Terrace tops the week's sales at $2.22 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
An ordinance passed in 1982 allowed for the Key to be grandfathered in and keep their regulation powers. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 8, 2022
Town to consider short-term rental registration program

Longboat Key is among few jurisdictions allowed to continue regulating short-term rental properties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
ODA safety Dylan Walker and defensive end Tyler Beck share a hug in the waning moments of the Thunder's 21-0 loss to St. Stephen's. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 8, 2022
ODA football hopes 2022 season is not the end of the turnaround

The Thunder will lose 12 players to graduation in 2023 but will return many key players.

  • East County
  • Sports
Michael Garey, Woody and Sue Wolverton and Svetlana Ivashchenko from the Children's Guardian Fund.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 8, 2022
Tickets on sale for Lawn Party by the Bay

The Lawn Party by the Bay is from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Ken Thompson Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
In 2021, Karen Fraclich and Dan Belcher won for "Skull Duggery." (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 8, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Nov. 10-16

Piano masters, jazz ensembles, tribute acts and experimental composers highlight a busy week of music on the Sarasota scene.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
St. Armands Circle Association Executive Director Rachel Burns says her mission is to find new and innovative ways to bring people to St. Armands Circle. (Photo by Lori Sax)
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 8, 2022
Get to know the leader of the St. Armands Circle Association

Rachel Burns, the new executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association, brings passion to the position.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
John Brill is a founding member of the Rotary Club of Longboat Key. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • November 8, 2022
John Brill, an honored and humble veteran and Rotarian

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key is holding its ninth annual Veterans Day event on Friday at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 8, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Prime suspect, Bobby Ewing

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Dominique Jenkins, Daniel Pratt, Anna Pellegrino, Richard House and Lauren Ostrander dance in Ashton's Dante Sonata. (Courtesy photo by Frank Atura)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • November 8, 2022
Sarasota Ballet enlists Royal conductor for Ashton and MacMillan

The works of Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton will be brought to Sarasota Ballet by a man who worked with and knew them, longtime Royal Ballet conductor Barry Wordsworth.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • November 7, 2022
St. Jude Catholic Church hosts 2022 Hispanic Fall Festival

The annual culture celebration was held Nov. 5.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • November 7, 2022
Le Marche Bohemien brings oddities and crafts to Five Points Park

The annual marketplace display was held Nov. 5.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Tammy Parrott says the Lakewood Ranch Library will be the busiest in the Manatee County system when it opens late in 2023. (Photo by Jay Heater)
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 7, 2022
Business alliance updates developments in Lakewood Ranch

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's Road Show highlighted new education and innovation opportunities.

  • East County
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    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • November 7, 2022
New deputy chief of emergency management joins Manatee County

Jodie Setnor Fiske brings a history of emergency responses to major incidents.

  • East County
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Dick Vitale whips up the audience with an inspiring speech after receiving the key to the city from Sarasota Mayor Erik Arroyo. With Vitale are his wife, Lorraine, and Arroyo. (Photo by Andrew Warfield)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • November 7, 2022
Sarasota mayor awards Vitale a key to the city

Lakewood Ranch resident honored for his work with Sarasota's Boys and Girls Clubs.

  • Sarasota
  • News
St. Regis Longboat Key Resort/The Residences’ amenities include two restaurants, a beach grill, three bars, and a saltwater lagoon. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • November 7, 2022
3 condos under construction bring a new level of luxury to the keys

Two of three high-end condo projects in the area have already sold out. A third might soon join the party.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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