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Aaron Watkins, a coach for the Circus Arts Conservatory, helps junior Emily Peterson understand how she can juggle multiple balls at once.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 7, 2022
ODA high schoolers learn hands-on physics from circus performers

Sarasota Circus Arts Conservatory performers teach Out of Door Academy students how physics applies in the real world.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 7, 2022
Unleashed dog bites woman and her pet

Animal Control places pit bull terrier mix on 10-day quarantine, civil citations possible, police say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Army Sergeant Chad Rozanski will move into a new home from Homes for Our Troops by the end of the summer in Lake Nona.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 7, 2022
Bradenton neighborhood raises more than $175,000 for veterans

The annual Rosedale Golf Classic is all aces when it comes to helping Homes for Our Troops.

  • East County
  • News
Jacob Spenn will be the first head coach of the Sarasota Christian football program.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 7, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Sarasota Christian starts football program with a solid foundation

Jacob Spenn will lead the program into its first season and beyond.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 7, 2022
Bay Island Shores home sells for $4 million

A home on Bay Island Shores tops sales this week at $4 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Siesta Key Easter Egg Hunt
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 7, 2022
A guide to finding the best Easter egg hunts in Sarasota

Looking for eggs this Easter? We've got you covered.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Hagen Brody, Steve Gareleck, Elizabeth Moore, Casey Brown and Remington Reynolds pose around the Payne Park Tennis Center sign. The center will host the 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open next week. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 6, 2022
Sarasota Open tennis event returns for first time since 2019

Officially titled the 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, the event returns with new ownership, a new location and a new vision.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • April 6, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Mystery box

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The city already has regulations designed to clear obstructions from sidewalks. File
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • April 6, 2022
City Commission says new ordinance does not target homeless

New rule banning sitting on sidewalk applies to Main Street and Palm Avenue from 10 a.m. to midnight.

  • Sarasota
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We cleaned up after ourselves after spilling Goldfish and Swedish Fish on the shoreline of Quick Point Park (on National Cleanup Day 2022 of all things).
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 6, 2022
Longboat Observer strikes again on April Fool's

Another patch of late-March mirth catches some of you off guard.

  • Longboat Key
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Tyler Boyer.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 6, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Tyler Boyer

The Sarasota hurdler is sixth in Class 4A in the 110 meter hurdles (14.82 seconds) as of April 5.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 6, 2022
The $350 million journey

The Sarasota City Commission took the bold step to commit to funding 50% of a new performing arts hall. It better focus next on public support.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The vanilla-flavored cakes looked like raw meat. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • April 6, 2022
Mom pranks kids with deli cake for April Fool's

Sarasota resident Cat Donoghue bought some fake cakes for April Fool's Day.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This Waterlefe Golf and River Club home at 918 Maritime Court sold for $1.3 million. It has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,079 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 6, 2022
Lake Club home tops sales at $2 million

A home in Lake Club topped all transactions in this week’s real estate at $2 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Elliot DeBear, who lives in Lakewood Ranch, has been painting since 2018.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • April 6, 2022
Ukraine invasion prompts Lakewood Ranch artist to paint

Lakewood Ranch's Elliot DeBear tries to capture the horror of war and the spirit of resilience in his newest painting.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The home at 580 Birdie Lane was built in 1968. It has five bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,504 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 6, 2022
Birdie Lane home sells for more than $4 million

A home on Birdie Lane tops sales this week at more than $4 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
ODA junior Tyler Beck is ranked No. 3 in FHSAA Class 1A's boys pole vault.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 6, 2022
ODA junior ranks third in Class 1A boys pole vault

ODA junior Tyler Beck aims to soar to a state medal in the pole vault.

  • East County
  • Sports
Two homes are proposed to be built on the subdivided land at 597 Buttonwood Drive.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 6, 2022
Commission delivers initial OK to Buttonwood project

Master drainage plan part of proposal for two homes and subsequent commercial development to the north.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kaytlin and John Dangaran are giving Bistro a family feel.
    By
  • Spencer Fordin
  • April 6, 2022
Area chef continues her culinary odyssey at museum eatery

Chef Kaytlin Dangaran learned her craft in trendy Italian kitchens in New York and San Francisco, and now she's excelling at running Bistro at the Sarasota Art Museum.

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The Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club WGA had 171 players participate in its Spring Member-Member event. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 6, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Lakewood Ranch Country Club's WGA has fun on the course

The association is centered around competition, but is mostly about camaraderie.

  • East County
  • Sports
Health and Human Services Director Chuck Henry says the advisory council will be "a conduit for public information." (File photo)
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • April 6, 2022
County to use $2.5 million in ARPA funds toward mental health services

The new Behavioral Health Advisory Council will be Sarasota County's resource for information and funding on mental health, homelessness and welfare services.

  • Sarasota
  • News
James Satcher hosts the March 31 town hall at the Rocky Bluff Branch Library.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • April 5, 2022
After favoritism found in Manatee County government, focus turns to transparency

Leaders say more town hall meetings and timely agendas are the keys to improving transparency to the community.

  • East County
  • News
Lucas Anthony.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 5, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Lucas Anthony

The Lakewood Ranch sophomore leads the Mustangs with 51 goals as of April 4.

  • East County
  • Sports
Nathan Benderson Park will host the 2022 and 2023 USRowing Masters National Championships. (Photo by Nat Kaemmerer)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 5, 2022
Benderson Park awarded USRowing Masters Nationals

The championships will be coming to the park in 2022 and 2023.

  • East County
  • Sports
Traffic moves through Longboat Key on Gulf of Mexico Drive.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 5, 2022
Town survey drives point home about traffic

Longboat's annual opinion-finding project makes clear town residents' frustrations over off-island roadwork.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 5, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: An early start — on noise

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Jayden O'Neal and Sarah Dipasquale, who are seniors at Braden River High School, look forward to going to prom together after the school not being able to host a prom for the past two years due to the pandemic. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 5, 2022
East Bradenton high schoolers excited to be hosting proms once again

Lakewood Ranch High and Braden River High students are thrilled a traditional prom is back.

  • East County
  • Schools
Lakewood Ranch's Lydia Kaeyer says she felt she had to express her feelings about Russia's invasion of the Ukraine through her paintings. Her work is on display at the ComCenter in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 5, 2022
ComCenter of Lakewood Ranch hosts art exhibit

Lakewood Ranch Art League presents 75 paintings that range from elephants and abstract to support for Ukraine.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A Greenpal vendor completes lawn service. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • April 5, 2022
New freelancing app brings efficiency to Sarasota landscaping projects

Greenpal, the "Uber of landscaping,” launched in the city in mid-March.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Sarasota Bay Watch members gathering before the release of clams on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Ronda Ryan)
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • April 4, 2022
Sarasota Bay Watch releasing 1 million water-cleaning clams into bay

Organization first examines bottom Sarasota Bay to find best places for the shellfish.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • April 4, 2022
The Paradise Center celebrates sixth fundraiser

The event fell on April Fool's Day, so many guests showed up as their most foolish selves.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Phase one work is bounded by Palm Avenue (top), Orange Avenue (bottom) and Mound Street (right).
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 4, 2022
First-phase construction of Selby update goes vertical

Centerpiece of master plan's $51.6 million initial stage includes new parking garage, solar array and other improvements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Laura Straussfeld and Lauren Proctor-Brown of the Ocala team greet the fans at the Sarasota Polo Club before Sunday's title game of the Women's Challenge.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 3, 2022
Plenty of thrills during Women's Challenge at Sarasota Polo Club

Power Group beats Ocala for Women's Challenge title at Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kettle of Fish's Greg Polous on electric guitar, Dana Lawrence on acoustic guitar, and Todd Adams on keys, entertain the Music on Main crowd.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • April 3, 2022
Thousands catch Fish at Music on Main in Lakewood Ranch

Popular band Kettle of Fish has them dancing in the streets.

  • East County
  • News
Ricardo Acevedo, a college and career counselor, addresses seniors who received a $10,000 scholarship. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • April 2, 2022
Nine Lakewood Ranch students get a boost with $10,000 scholarships

Picerne Family Foundation presents grants to Lakewood Ranch High School seniors.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 2, 2022
Pet owners paws for weekend festival

Dogs take center stage at Get Your Mutt Movin' dog walk and expo.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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