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Christ Church pastor Julia Piermont (standing, left) attended a Lonbgoat Key Planning Board quasi-judicial hearing where the board approved the redevelopment of a neighboring lot into 58 parking spaces.
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • February 2, 2026
Christ Church approved for 58 new parking spaces

The Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board voted to allow Christ Church to develop the parcel across the street into a parking lot.

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The red outline shows where M/I Homes of Sarasota proposed to build 167 homes.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • February 2, 2026
Manatee County commissioners deny 167 homes, 99 put on hold

Commissioners, applicants and residents spent nearly nine hours debating the side-by-side projects.

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All city of Sarasota utilities customers will receive installation of these new water meters.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2026
Sarasota to start water-meter replacement project in March

All customers of the city's utilities department will receive new water meters in a $3.86 million project that will take two years to complete.

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Hurricanes Milton and Helene caused some $4 million in damage to the Sarasota Sailing Squadron facilities.
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • February 2, 2026
Sarasota Sailing Squadron continues its path of recovery

The Sarasota Sailing Squadron has come a long way since hurricanes Milton and Helene. More work remains.

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Many Manatee County residents don't want to deliver large items to the landfill themselves. They want bulk pickup service to return.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • January 31, 2026
Trash talk continues in Manatee County

The county is trying to work within its current contracts to make residents happier with the garbage collection.

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Plans are to replace the Roy McBean Boys & Girls Club in Newtown with a new building and convert the current structure into outdoor play space.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 30, 2026
Youth club replacement in Newtown wins City Commission approval

The Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved three measures to permit Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties to replace the McBean club location in Newtown.

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Village Idiots Cycling Club member Patrick Franklin Sr. (center) was killed riding his bicycle Jan. 22 when hit by a truck pulling a trailer on Conquistador Parkway in Bradenton.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 29, 2026
Death of beloved cyclist leaves Village Idiots Cycling Club members in shock

Patrick Franklin, 67, was hit by a truck while riding on El Conquistador Parkway in Bradenton.

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Sales for the Waldorf Astoria Residences in Sarasota kicked off on Jan. 28 with an event at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. The 18-story building is expected to be finished in 2029.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 29, 2026
Sales for Sarasota's Waldorf Astoria Residences get underway

Condos in the 18-story building begin at $2.2 million and range from one to five bedrooms.

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David Crawford is 2026 president of Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 29, 2026
Real estate market conditions show signs of a more robust 2026

As memories of 2024 storms fade, insurance and mortgage rates stabilize and in-migration continues, the Sarasota-Manatee region's real estate organization points to a growth in sales.

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A site map of the location of the proposed 41-unit 414 Lime Avenue townhome development in the Park East neighborhood.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 29, 2026
41 new townhomes planned for Limelight District

A new proposal for 41 townhomes is breathing new life into a partially built and then demolished multifamily project on Aspinwall Street in Sarasota.

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Watering restrictions are in place for Manatee and Sarasota counties.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 28, 2026
Water authority's restrictions include Manatee, Sarasota

Once-a-week irrigation rules are in effect. Rain is forecast this weekend, and even the possibility of snow flurries.

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Longboat Key water main break cuts north-end service
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2026
Longboat Key water main break cuts north-end service

North end residents between Broadway Street and Reclinata Drive are affected, the town says.

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The owner of the vacant Winn-Dixie site at Midtown Plaza is planning to redevelop it into a mixed-use project that includes apartments, a hotel and retail space.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 28, 2026
Midtown Plaza redevelopment wins partial sign-off

Receiving partial sign-off from Sarasota's Development Review Committee is the proposed redevelopment of the southern portion of Midtown Plaza at 1299 S. Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
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Longboat Key Town Commission met for a workshop meeting Tuesday, Jan. 20 to discuss food truck regulations, temporary certificates of occupancy and police department crime statistics.
    By
  • S.T. Cardinal
  • January 28, 2026
Defining 'temporary' in temporary certificates of occupancy

As a landmark development continues to operate under a temporary certificate of occupancy 17 months after opening, Longboat Key commissioners and counsel discussed the rules of TCOs.

  • Longboat Key
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The Concession Golf Club is hosting the Senior PGA Championship April 16-19.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • January 28, 2026
Manatee County tees up for Senior PGA Championship

The generated championship dollars are expected to include impressive dividends for the county.

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