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Chris Sachs, Glenda Leonard and Ed Krepela
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 20, 2022
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key hears bell ringing totals

The club brought in more than $25,000 for their Salvation Army efforts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2022
East County weather page photo: January 20

Gordon Silver captured this photo of a buck along Masters Avenue in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: January 20

Diane Suner captured this photo of a snowy egret on Lido Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: January 20

Patricia Muller captured this sunrise from the north end of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dave Marshall and Linn Torres.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 20, 2022
New to You art show returns on Longboat Key

Residents donated art to All Angels Episcopal Church, where it will be sold throughout February.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A mini-reef installed underneath a dock in Siesta Key.
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • January 20, 2022
Siesta Key's mini-reef project focused on gathering data

180 mini-reefs have been installed on Siesta Key. With visible success and a recent county grant, project leaders are now focused on gathering data.

  • Siesta Key
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Juan Gutierrez, Don Avolio, John Mihocik, and Kay Scholten say being a volunteer at the LECOM Suncoast Classic is rewarding.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 20, 2022
LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch seeks volunteers for golf event

Another 100 volunteers needed for the Korn Ferry Tour golf event in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 20, 2022
Sarasota-native IMG Academy soccer player commits to Florida

Amelia Malkin, a junior, tried to get noticed by coaches for years but never gave up.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Siesta Key's top selling property of the week at $6.5 million sold in June of 2021 for $4.175 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 20, 2022
Property on San Remo Terrace is week's top seller at $6.6 million

A property on San Remo Terrace sold for $6.6 million this week.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By One Park Sarasota
  • January 20, 2022
PMG and JEBCO Ventures Launch Sales of One Park Sarasota, an 18-story Luxury Bayfront Residential Tower

A collection of six lavish 2-story penthouse suites with private rooftops.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sponsored Content
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 19, 2022
Key Club’s Welly: Likable, humble, effective leader

Michael Welly, managing director of the Longboat Key Club and Resort from 2004-2012, died Jan. 14.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 19, 2022
Annexing Siesta: Who wins?

On the surface, it sure looks like the city of Sarasota would be a bigger beneficiary than Siesta Key taxpayers.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Owner Estela Villegas seeks to open La Villa Mexican Restaurant by the summer. The restaurant is located at 5610 Gulf of Mexico Drive Suite No. 5. File photo
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 19, 2022
Longboat dining options about to expand

Restaurants coming soon promise new variety without leaving the island.

  • Longboat Key
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Freda's lost and found tag will be returned to Mote and cleaned up before summer. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 19, 2022
Lost turtle tag turns up in Florida Keys

Mote researchers will receive a turtle tag that was lost in October.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
If Mark Ursini gets Town Commission approval to build two residential homes on Buttonwood Drive, he said they would each have an approximate value between $2 million and $2.5 million. Rendering provided by Mark Ursini.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 19, 2022
Buttonwood developments subject to further town approval

Two-single family homes are planned for Buttonwood Drive. There are also plans to build an eight-unit commercial development along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
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Charlie Mopps worked as a projects manager for the town of Longboat Key from April 2019 to January 2022. (File photo)
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 19, 2022
Longboat Town Projects Manager Charlie Mopps starts new Venice job

Charlie Mopps now serves as Venice's Public Works director.

  • Longboat Key
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Paloma has become Hanna Hornung's best polo horse, along with being a best friend.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 19, 2022
Fast company for Lakewood Ranch teen at the Sarasota Polo Club

Lakewood Ranch 13-year-old gallops into the spotlight against the best at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Barb Remington. Photo by Scott Lockwood
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 19, 2022
Main Street at Lakewood Ranch menu adds a twist

Remy's on Main opens in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 19, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Sounds like gunfire (it isn't)

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Built in 2006, the week's top-selling home has four bedrooms, seven-and-two-half baths, a pool and 11,246 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 19, 2022
Ringling Estates waterfront home sells for more than $10 million

A waterfront home in Ringling Estates tops transactions for $10 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Orlando-based vendor Betinha Murta had several "Alice in Wonderland"-styled designs.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 19, 2022
Crafters show inch-high designs at miniature festival

The Sarasota Fun in the Sun festival was held Jan. 14-16.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key's incorporation plans stalled this month with a deadlocked vote by the local legislative delegation.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 18, 2022
Sarasota City commissioners vote to extend a hand to Siesta Key

City leaders approve initial contact to gauge support of annexation possibilities, though Siesta leader says community would be hesitant.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Samantha Miller has her digital artwork blown up to poster size.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 18, 2022
Embracing Our Differences returns for 2022 exhibit

The annual showcase has new artwork on display at Bayfront Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
An aerial-view rendering of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus after its multiphase Master Plan is completed. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • January 18, 2022
Koski family donates $1 million to Selby remake

Selby Gardens is expected to become the first botanical garden with a net positive energy rating through its master plan. A recent $1 million donation from Tom and Sherry Koski has helped fund the project.

  • Sarasota
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Sharon Schreiber and Roberta Wladis
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 18, 2022
Temple Beth Israel women learn value of their keepsakes

Sarasota appraiser Andrew Ford was a luncheon guest at the Longboat Key temple and shared his knowledge.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 17, 2022
Chris Christie headlines RCLA lecture

The former governor of New Jersey spoke at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Jan. 17.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
David Bianchi with the Longboat Key Fire Department. Courtesy photo from Michelle Bianchi.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 17, 2022
David Bianchi, last volunteer fire chief on Longboat Key, dies

Bianchi died on Jan. 13 at 78 years old.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 17, 2022
Scholar in Residence talks Israel affairs, religious plurality at TBI

Israeli rabbi and lawyer Uri Regev spoke at the Temple Beth Israel weekend event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longbeach Village resident Pete Rowan snapped this photo of damage to a new home build on Hibiscus Way. Crews had already made repairs by Monday afternoon.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 17, 2022
New home project already repaired after damage from Sunday's high winds

A Longboat home build had part of its framing collapse after storms and high winds on Sunday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 17, 2022
Sarasota Seafood & Music Festival returns to J.D. Hamel Park

The festival had two lively days starting Jan. 14,

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Students during the "World's Greatest Short Stories" class.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 17, 2022
Education Center at Temple Beth Israel ready for first winter season

The center's first busy season is upon them, and despite COVID-19, they're ready.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Shawna Hicks-Cranston, Elizabeth Cranston and Brad Cranston. Brad died unexpectedly Jan. 12. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 17, 2022
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance grieves after death of local businessman

Lakewood Ranch businessman Brad Cranston, who owned PostNet, dies at age 70.

  • East County
  • News
Rabbi Tuviah Schreiber, a self-taught guitar players, will play guitar during services. Photo by Liz Ramos.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 17, 2022
New rabbi takes the pulpit at Temple Beth El of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch

Rabbi Tuviah Schreiber plans to use his education and musical background to engage those at Temple Beth El.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Simone Roitman performs during the Mega Challah Bake at the Grove.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 16, 2022
Mega Challah Bake unites women in Lakewood Ranch

More than 100 women come together in Lakewood Ranch for a night of making challah at the Grove.

  • East County
  • News
This Preserve at Panther Ridge home at 22215 Panther Loop sold for $2.3 million. It has three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 3,541 square feet of living area. Photo by Liz Ramos.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 16, 2022
Panther Ridge home tops sales in the Lakewood Ranch and east Bradenton areas at $2.3 million

Five homes in the Lakewood Ranch and east Bradenton areas sell for more than $1 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Cardinal Mooney junior point guard Olivia Davis, who lives in Lakewood Ranch, is averaging 18.8 points per game for the state title-contending Cougars.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 16, 2022
Junior point guard leads Cardinal Mooney of Sarasota's drive toward a state title

Lakewood Ranch's Olivia Davis leads Cardinal Mooney toward the state playoffs as the team's point guard.

  • East County
  • Sports
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