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Selby Aquatic Center will be the venue of the 2023 USMS Summer National Championship.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 16, 2022
2023 US Masters Swimming Summer National Championship coming to Sarasota

The championship will be held Aug. 2-6, 2023, at the Selby Aquatic Center.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    A time to celebrate |
  • June 16, 2022
Dr. Doug Lyssy & Brittany Lakhani

Dr. Doug Lyssy, a full time resident of Longboat Key, and Brittany Lakhani tied the knot on May 14, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • Celebrations
David and Brianna Sobotka are thrilled to be raising their little girl on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 16, 2022
The Beach Harbor Club welcomes its first baby

Blair Marie Sobotka is the first newborn to live at the Beach Harbor Club since it opened in 1970.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Adriana Buchanan, 9, said she had never played basketball before, but enjoyed learning how to dribble.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 16, 2022
Basketball camp fires up future Lakewood Ranch High players

The annual camp at Lakewood Ranch High also gives its current players a chance to coach.

  • East County
  • Sports
Work continues on Nate's Honor Animal Rescue's expansion. The pergolas are a new resting area for visitors, volunteers and staff at the center of the property. Beyond is the welcome and adoption center that is under construction.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 16, 2022
Progress continues on Nate's Honor Animal Rescue expansion in Lakewood Ranch

Several amenities are now finished while work on pet cottages, a playground and an adoption center continues.

  • East County
  • Business
Patrick Engle removed the chair this sea turtle was stuck under. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 16, 2022
Turtle gets trapped under a beach chair

Patrick Engle was vacationing from Pennsylvania when he found a turtle trapped under a beach chair.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brian Ferguson recently attended a screening of the new "Top Gun: Maverick" film with family in Sarasota.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • June 16, 2022
Sarasota's Brian Ferguson coordinates realism for 'Top Gun: Maverick'

Ferguson, who grew up in Sarasota, was inspired to join the Navy by the first "Top Gun" film.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This mongoose lemur was born in May at the Lemur Conservation Foundation in Myakka City.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 16, 2022
Myakka 'safety net' provides hope for lemurs

The Lemur Conservation Foundation needs donations to help keep lemurs from going extinct. But don't feel slighted if they don't invite you in. Humans have been the enemy for the past 2,000 years.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Susanne Arbhey and Ashley Watts
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 15, 2022
Local businesses network and lunch at Cafe L'Europe

The Players Centre for Performing Arts is asking for help writing letters to the City Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota historic board turns down developer's request to demolish the historic Mira Mar building. (Photo by Mark Gordon)
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 15, 2022
Sarasota building inspector calls for immediate safety measures at Mira Mar

The property inspection found "overall decline," and a local expert said the city is liable if the building collapses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Maya Schultz and Maeva Ginsberg-Klemmt row back to the dock after winning the A Final of the Women's U17 2x (7:36.96) at the 2022 USRowing Youth National Championships.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 15, 2022
Lakewood Ranch rowers compete against nation's best at Youth Championships

Three Lakewood Ranch rowers were among the 3,500 competitors at the 2022 USRowing Youth National Championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
Adam Bradtmueller, a Sarasota High alum, ran a sub-4 minute mile on June 5 (3:57.91). Photo courtesy Xavier Daniels.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 15, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Spring college athletes get it done

A final look at our area's alumni now that the NCAA spring season is coming to a close.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota Kennel Club was closed in 2020 when dog racing was banned by the State of Florida. Owner Jack Collins Jr. has been searching for a buyer to redevelop the site since. (Andrew Warfield)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 15, 2022
Planning Board rejects apartments for Sarasota Kennel Club site

Citing airport operations noise concerns, the Sarasota Planning Board recommends against the approval of an apartment community at Sarasota Kennel Club.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • June 15, 2022
Sarasota RC Squadron trains locals in model aviation

The RC aircraft club has members flying their planes across Rothenbach Park daily.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key Club is requesting to build four pickleball courts adjacent to its Harbourside Tennis Gardens. (File photo)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 15, 2022
Longboat revisits hearing for pickleball project

The town will hold a hearing on June 21 to weigh concerns of local residents against the Longboat Key Club's plan to develop pickleball courts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 3303 Gulf of Mexico Drive is the highest sale of the year at $13.75 million.
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 15, 2022
Longboat Key home sells for $13.75 million landmark price

An extensively remodeled home on Longboat Key helped continue the trend of escalating prices for local real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The home at 3303 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $13.75 million - the top sale so far of 2022.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 15, 2022
Longboat Shores home sells for $13.75 million

A Longboat Shores home tops the week's sales at $13.75 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Adrian Moore and Richard Hiller | Contributors
  • June 15, 2022
Florida pension fixes in budget are great but only the first step

With the passage of House Bill 5007, the Florida Retirement System’s Investment Plan is much closer to being a model of effective public retirement plan design.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The author would like you to know that no people were given food poisoning from his cooking. (Photo: Jim Hendry)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 15, 2022
Writing is easy, but cooking is hard

How does a journalist with very few cooking skills get by when he's dropped into a Publix cooking class? He burns the bread.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 15, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: There's pot in my underwear

The suspect lookalike was guilty of something, putting it bluntly.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 15, 2022
Dream Weaver closing after 32 years on St. Armands Circle

You might associate Joan Morgan with high-end clothing. But now she's looking forward to living off the land.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 15, 2022
Workshop studies the need for East Manatee Fire Rescue to add paramedics

Fire Commissioner James Carlino 70% of calls for the department are medically related and that it thus makes sense that the best medical care should be provided.

  • East County
  • News
Sheila Waid feels like she's returning home as the new principal at Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School. Waid served as a student support specialist at McNeal Elementary from 2015 to 2018.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 14, 2022
East Bradenton educator returns to McNeal Elementary as principal

Sheila Waid lands her first principal role after three decades in education.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 14, 2022
Sarasota board votes down developer's plan to raze 100-year-old building

The Historic Preservation Board unanimously refused the request to tear down Mira Mar in order to build 70 condos.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday the pilot of a small plane was not injured in a crash into the Myakka River.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • June 14, 2022
Pilot walks away from plane crash in Myakka

Small plane ends up in the Myakka River, but the pilot is not injured.

  • East County
  • News
North Shore Road is a popular spot for visitors coming over the north bridge but is limited. (File photo)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 14, 2022
Police underline road safety for Independence Day

Longboat Key Police Chief George Turner stresses safe driving and planning ahead for parking on Fourth of July.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Solid Waste Division Manager Rob Shankle assured the Observer that Manatee County's recycling program remains operational.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • June 14, 2022
Manager says Manatee County’s recycling program on solid ground

Although the city of Bradenton canceled its home recycling pickup, Manatee County says its program is going well.

  • East County
  • News
Francesco Saviano.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 14, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Francesco Saviano

The Lakewood Ranch Chargers soccer player scored the winning goal in the team's Memorial Day tournament championship game at Premier Sports Campus.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Greer Island lagoon between the Longboat Pass Bridge and the Gulfside beaches. The plan is to dredge sand from the canal feeding it this year. (File photo)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 14, 2022
Coastal engineers fight battle of Longboat Key erosion

The latest beach renourishment project came in early and under budget, but Longboat Key faces a long-term fight to alleviate the effects of erosion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
St. Armands Circle paid parking data shows visits to the Lido Key business district remains robust even after season. (Andrew Warfield)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 14, 2022
Paid parking, Bay Runner data shows benefits for St. Armands BID

The Sarasota parking manager tells the St. Armands BID board that paid parking and Bay Runner activities remain robust after season concludes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • June 14, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Gone Fishing

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
An aviation maintenance school is coming to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. File photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • June 14, 2022
State budget helps fund new aviation school at SRQ

The coming Aviation Maintenance Technician School at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport will open opportunities for MTC and Suncoast Tech students.

  • East County
  • News
From left, Sarasota City Commission candidates Sheldon Rich, Dan Lobeck, incumbent Jen Ahearn-Koch, Debbie Trice and Carol Shoffstall participated in CCNA's candidate forum on Saturday. (Andrew Warfield)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • June 14, 2022
Hot topics, and maybe a dirty trick, highlight commission candidate forum

Sheldon Rich alleges political subterfuge as fellow city commission candidates answer questions at Saturday's CCNA forum.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This Country Club East home at 7421 Seacroft Cove sold for $2,226,000. It has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,076 square feet of living area. Photo courtesy of Roger Clyne.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 14, 2022
Country Club East home tops sales at $2.23 million

A Country Club East home tops the week's sales at $2.23 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The observation deck at Joan Durante Park was rebuilt with the boardwalk and overlooks Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 13, 2022
The boardwalk at Joan Durante park is open

The original boardwalk was lifted off its footers in November 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Penelope Hagen loves living on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • June 13, 2022
School-aged children account for only 1% of Longboat's population

Children make up almost a quarter of the population nationally.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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