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Christ Church of Longboat Key is set to host a fundraiser lunch on Aug. 3 at 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • July 31, 2025
Christ Church of Longboat Key to host flooding fundraiser

Christ Church of Longboat Key is assisting Texas flood survivors with a community buffet fundraiser.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Save Sarasota Historic Properties Inc. plans to restore the historic Colson Hotel into the Colson Collective business incubator.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 31, 2025
Colson Hotel to be restored as a business incubator

With a goal of providing business startup space across all demographics, the group preserving the Colson Hotel plans to renovate it as the Colson Collective.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Irene Hryniewicki plays Taps every night on her balcony.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 31, 2025
Siesta Key resident turns 100 as she carries on decadeslong tradition

Irene Hryniewicki carries on the tradition of playing Taps on the balcony of her residence at Casa Blanca Vacation Rentals, which she started with her late husband, Buster.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The two properties at 1910 Datura St. were built in 2013. The first has three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 5,234 square feet of living area. The second has one bedroom, one bath and 426 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 31, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for July 14-18 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A two-home property in Desota Park on Datura Street to tops the week's sales at $3.8 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
City Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch (left) supported Commissioner Kathy Kelley Ohlrich's motion to set the citywide max millage rate at 3.3 in hopes of setting the final rate at 3.273 for fiscal year 2026.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 31, 2025
Sarasota citywide max property millage rate is set at 3.3

Interim City Manager Dave Bullock told city commissioners an increase over the current fiscal year's property tax rate is necessary to rebuild the general fund balance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Erik Deubler used to shake until he cried from lifting his partners in gymnastics, but has stuck with the sport to become a national champion alongside partner Arina Kosakovskyy.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • July 31, 2025
Local gymnasts add circus flair to win national gold medals

Erik Deubler and Arina Kosakovskyy brought home four gold medals this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The School Board of Sarasota County at a July 2025 meeting.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 31, 2025
Sarasota School Board votes to change discrimination policy language

The changes to the student code of conduct remove specifically enumerated protections for categories that include race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Incoming Longboat Key Chief of Police Russ Mager speaks during a ceremony in 2022 when he was Delray Beach's chief.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 31, 2025
Longboat Key gets a new police chief on Aug. 4

Public is invited to morning swearing-in ceremony of Russ Mager.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
With the gravy train about to crash, now is the time for county officials to start a diet
  • By Tom Knight | District 3 Sarasota County Commissioner
  • July 30, 2025
With the gravy train about to crash, now is the time for county officials to start a diet

Sarasota County’s budget has grown 56% in the last four years. As revenue growth slows, spending needs to be trimmed to prepare for the future.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Booker High junior receivers Dylan Wester and Tyren Wortham (2) chest bump after a Wester touchdown against Cardinal Mooney High.
    By
  • Vinnie Portell
  • July 30, 2025
The top 12 Sarasota prep football players to watch in 2025

The Sarasota area is loaded with gridiron stars this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Robbin Haynes and Tara Maffei of Family Promise of Sarasota-Manatee
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 30, 2025
Legal Aid of Manasota aims to equip the community at hurricane expo

The event in Newtown offered information on how to prepare for a storm and brought together local vendors offering services.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Traffic often backs up from the Cortez Bridge intersection onto Longboat Key during peak season.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • July 30, 2025
Longboat seeks input on traffic congestion

As summer begins to wind down, town officials are seeking public input on the best strategies to improve traffic congestion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A flyover of Interstate 75 is planned near the water tower to relieve traffic congestion at UTC, but the project continues to drag along.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 30, 2025
Is a traffic apocalypse nearing at UTC?

Officials need to speed up steps to increase access to the popular area.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Sara Geary, the head of schools at Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, and Patty Scerbo, a mother to two students who attend the school, look forward to potential improvements that may be funded by their share of the half penny tax.
    By
  • Madison Bierl
  • July 30, 2025
Charter schools eager to make use of sales tax dollars

Starting in the 2025-26 school year, Manatee County charters will receive 50% of their proportionate share of anticipated revenue from the half-penny sales tax.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota Yacht Club Executive Chef Bruce Bailey adds the finishing touches to his signature steak dish.
    By
  • Dana Kampa
  • July 30, 2025
Leaders at Sarasota Yacht Club share insight into 100 years of success

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating a menu at this club that has served the community for 100 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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