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John "Buck" O'Neil was the first Black coach in Major League Baseball and will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24. (Photo by Spencer Fordin)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2022
Sarasota baseball great honored with mural

Painting of John “Buck” O’Neil honors Newtown man days before induction in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Susan Cranwell and Calynn Stewart come ashore during this year's clean-up. (File photo)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2022
Sister Keys purchase celebrates 30-year anniversary

In 1992, the Sister Keys Conservancy and town of Longboat Key partnered to purchase the four islands.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sumner Chmielewski. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 20, 2022
Athlete of the Week: Sumner Chmielewski

The Sarasota Tsunami girls swimmer committed to Brown University on July 9.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The service has been operating since 2017. (File photo)
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • July 20, 2022
Siesta Breeze Trolley hits 1 million riders

The service has been in operation since 2017.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Reagan Gross, here taping up the hand of Mustangs linebacker Brooks Moyer, was a part of the Lakewood Ranch athletic training program for two years. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 20, 2022
Lakewood Ranch High student earns athletic trainer's award

Reagan Gross, who graduated in May, hopes to one day be an athletic trainer for rodeo athletes.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tangerine Bay Club's 10 buildings surround TBC’s ten, low-rise buildings are situated around the pool island. (Photo courtesy of Maureen Horn, Michael Saunders & Co.)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 20, 2022
Two properties each sell for $1.6 million

A Bird Key home and a Tangerine Bay condo topped this week's sales, each at $1.6 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 20, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Attack of the snacks

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
A rare Kemp's ridley hatchling seen on Longboat Key. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Driver)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 19, 2022
Critically endangered turtle nest hatched on Longboat Key

At least nine hatchlings were released into the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
ODA rising senior Felipe Baffico Balharry (right) poses with Jamaican swimmer Keanan Dols and U.S. swimmer Emma Weyant. Dols and Weyant went to Sarasota's Riverview High. All three swam with the Sarasota Sharks. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 19, 2022
Lakewood Ranch swimmer represents Chile at FINA World Championships

The Out-of-Door Academy swimmer competes against elite swimmers in the 100-, 200-meter butterfly events.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tom Harmer, Amber Hughes and BJ Bishop. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 19, 2022
Longboat's Harmer, Bishop receive Home Rule Hero awards

League of Cities honors the town manager and town commissioner Thursday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • July 19, 2022
Music Compound beats to its own drum with summer camp

The campers learn all sorts of instruments and music styles throughout the summer.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
When the Bobby Jones Golf Course reopens this fall, it will be under the management of Reston, Virginia-based Indigo Golf Partners. (File photo)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 19, 2022
Bobby Jones Golf Course under new management for the first time since 1926

When the city-owned Bobby Jones Golf Course reopens for play this fall, it will be banking on the expertise of Indigo Golf Partners to make it a success.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Murray and Alice Bluegrass (File photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 19, 2022
Former president of Longboat Key temple dies at 85

Murray Blueglass called education the "family business."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This Country Club East home at 15906 Kendleshire Terrace sold for $2,215,000. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,959 square feet of living area. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 19, 2022
Country Club East home tops sales at $2.22 million

A Country Club East house on Kendleshire Terrace topped this week's sales at $2.22 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
At 110,000 square feet, the new Mote Science Education Aquarium will double the size of its current facility. (Rendering courtesy of Mote Science Education Aquarium)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 19, 2022
County finalizes $100 sale of land near UTC for Mote aquarium

Tucked away near Longboat Key for four decades, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium wins unanimous County Commission approval for conveyance of land for new site at UTC.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Seth Shamrock. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 19, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Seth Shamrock

The Lakewood Ranch High rising senior is rated by Kohl's Snapping as a four-star long snapper.

  • East County
  • Sports
The judge in a DUI case involving Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse (pictured) has recused herself from the case, delaying the proceedings. (File photo)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 19, 2022
Judge recuses herself from DUI case involving Manatee Commissioner George Kruse

The new judge will be assigned the case, which is set for a pre-trial conference Aug. 2.

  • East County
  • News
(File photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 19, 2022
Longboater's stingray experience common but no less painful

Hot water is the key to initial treatment and release, a physician and an EMS deputy chief say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Employee Tyler Simons hands out a Jeremiah's Gelati featuring mango Italian ice and vanilla soft ice cream. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 19, 2022
Jeremiah's Italian Ice expands to Lakewood Ranch

The owners of the Bradenton franchise are bringing the frozen treat eatery to the Ranch.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Nathan Benderson Park dragon boat team members participate in the opening ceremonies.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 18, 2022
High-flying opening ceremony for Dragon Boat world championships in Sarasota

IDBF Club Crew World Championships will be contested through Sunday at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
The grilled fish sandwich at Lake Park Diner features local fresh fish, pickled julienned cucumber, organic baby arugula, cilantro-lime slaw, and champagne-tartar sauce, on a brioche bun. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 18, 2022
Diner, pet store among new businesses heading to Center Point in Lakewood Ranch

Recently announced tenants at Center Point include Lake Park Diner, Woof Gang Bakery, Crisp & Green and Toasted Yolk Cafe.

  • East County
  • Business
Longboat Key's Bank of America branch reopened for in-person banking on June 27. It's open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. (File)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2022
Bank of America's Longboat Key location reopens

The initial closure was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and staffing issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
    In Memoriam |
  • July 18, 2022
John R. Eagleton

John R. Eagleton, known as Jack to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The Florida Department of Transportation is re-striping and marking a 10-foot-wide shared bus and bike "shoulder" in the space of the formerly dedicated bike lane. (Photo courtesy of the city of Sarasota)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 18, 2022
Ringling Bridge to be re-striped for a shared bus/bike shoulder lane

FDOT plans to ultimately mark dedicated lanes for the Bay Runner trolley, bicycles and e-scooters while preserving two general travel lanes on Ringling Bridge.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The brown patches as seen along the Gulf of Mexico beach. (Photo courtesy of Brad Schinbeckler)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 18, 2022
Brown patches along Gulf beaches are likely algae, scientist says

Concerned condominium owners made reports of brown water off Longboat Key to the FWC.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Allegiant announced plans this year to begin flying to Minnesota in October. (File photo)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 18, 2022
June passenger traffic falls off at SRQ, compared to 2021

Still, numbers for the year indicate the airport is on its way to another record.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 18, 2022
Claws for a Cause was for the birds this month

Neighbors lined up for boxed lobster lunches from The Maine Line food truck, a local favorite.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Arizona College of Nursing students practice their skills in the simulation lab, which provides hands-on learning opportunities for students. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • July 17, 2022
Arizona College of Nursing to open campus in Manatee in August

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center will be among regional hospitals to benefit from new college of nursing.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 16, 2022
St. Armands revved up for Lotus Cars on the Circle

Lotus and British car owners arrived in style for a car show July 16 in St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • July 16, 2022
New location in Sarasota for Pinnacle Chiropractic

Pediatric chiropractic care specialists opens on Cooper Creek Boulevard.

  • East County
  • Business
Maggie Harrington and Justin Simms are helping Truman's Tap & Grill get into the holiday spirit a little early. (Photo by Spencer Fordin)
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • July 16, 2022
Truman's Tap & Grill gives back with Christmas in July

December can be a difficult time for people to donate to charity. So one local business decided to get a jump on the holiday spirit.

  • East County
  • Business
Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies made four arrests after a group of car thieves hit Lakewood Ranch early Friday morning. (File photo)
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 15, 2022
Four males arrested after group of car thieves hits Lakewood Ranch

Manatee Sheriff's Office deputies, with help from K-9 units, apprehended the four suspects Friday.

  • East County
  • News
Whitaker Lofts is designed to fit the challenges at the roundabout at U.S. 41 and 14th Street in the North Trail Overlay District. (Rendering courtesy of Halflants + Pichette Architects)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 15, 2022
Mixed-use condo building on Tamiami/14th Street approved by Planning Board

Recused from the hearing, Sarasota Planning Board member Michael Halflants and his architecture firm get the nod for Whitaker Lofts in the North Trail Overlay District.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Troxler admires her work. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 15, 2022
Artist maps a new course with newfound focus on painting

Stephanie Troxler tries to capture the flavor of Longboat Key with watercolor maps.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jenny Townsend, the owner of Music Compound MAN, says the music lounge will be a place for students to relax before lessons as well as to perform. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • July 15, 2022
Music Compound set to open new location in east Bradenton

Braden River Business Park facility will join the Music Compound's original Sarasota location.

  • East County
  • Business
A two-story, 10,000-square-foot high-end restaurant is planned for this site inside The Quay. (Photo by Andrew Warfield)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 15, 2022
Planning board OKs restaurant and retail space in The Quay

An unnamed 10,000-square-foot restaurant in The Quay receives a recommendation for approval by the Sarasota Planning Board along with 5,000 square feet of retail space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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