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SMR-Taylor Ranch LLC has filed plans to build 4,500 homes on this property located just west of Bourneside Boulevard in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Scott Lockwood
  • January 10, 2022
Taylor Ranch plans for Lakewood Ranch go to Manatee County permitting

SMR presents plans for 4,500 new homes on the former Taylor Ranch property south of State Road 64 and west of Bournside Boulevard.

  • East County
  • News
Logan Wright.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 10, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Logan Wright

The Lakewood Ranch wrestler talks being recruited to the team and his love of dinosaurs

  • East County
  • Sports
Music was back on her pedestal, though she was missing her head and hands.
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 10, 2022
Music statue in St. Armands Circle recovering after fall

The statue is missing its head and hands, likely thanks to someone climbing on it.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
In the summer of 2021, the Volt Power Co. workers removed several light poles in the Country Club Shores neighborhood.
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 10, 2022
Longboat Key due to save $3.7 million in undergrounding project

Phase four of the project is projected to have the most of the savings at about $1.83 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Legacy Trail expansion north to the county line is one of the potential projects to draw funding.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 10, 2022
Sarasota panel finalizing project list for penny tax money

Commissioners will meet with group on Jan. 31 to hear advisory committee's recommendations.

  • Sarasota
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A Sun King employee pouring beer into a growler. Sun King's new Sarasota location will open this summer. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • January 10, 2022
Sun King Brewing to open first brewery outside of Indiana in Sarasota

Indiana-based Sun King Brewing will open a tap room in the old JDub's Brewing building this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 10, 2022
Newcomers win Observer Challenge on Longboat Key

Although the tennis tournament has many repeat players, some of 2022's winners were first-timers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Mote Science Education Aquarium will begin to take shape with vertical construction late in 2022.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 10, 2022
Aquarium, library projects in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch set to go skyward in 2022

2022 will be a big year for aquarium, library projects going skyward.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 9, 2022
Shake, Rattle and Soul Fest pays tribute to the King

The two-day festival hosted an Elvis concert on his birthday Jan. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Classes resume for Sarasota County students on Tuesday.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 9, 2022
Sarasota school district reminds parents of COVID-19 protocols, resources

With classes resuming Tuesday, testing available for symptomatic staff, students.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 8, 2022
Bazaar brings the bubbles at weekend show

The Bubble Festival was held Jan. 8 at the Bazaar at Apricot and Lime.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 8, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Keep it down, huh?

Police reports from around the Sarasota area.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • January 8, 2022
Fans of Fresh Fridays cut a rug on dance night

The third Fresh Fridays block party had locals dancing the night away on Jan. 7.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 7, 2022
Dozens dance the night away at Music on Main in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch residents are thrilled to have Music on Main return to Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The same home at 1364 Harbor Drive that sold for $8,768,700 in December sold for $6.1 million in July, 2020.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 7, 2022
Harbor Acres home is Sarasota's top seller this week

Property at 1364 Harbor Drive sells for $8.76 million in the week of Dec. 27-31.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The Bird Key home at 426 Meadow Lark Drive sold for $2,952,000. (file)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 7, 2022
Gulf of Mexico Drive home is Longboat Key's top seller this week

Property at 5940 Gulf of Mexico Drive sells for $4.7 million during the week of Dec. 27-3

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 7, 2022
Home on South Washington Drive sells for more than $10 million

Waterfront home offers 11,200 square feet of Mediterranean-design luxury.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Homes are averaging seven to nine days on the market before going to contract, according to local sales figures.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 7, 2022
Manatee, Sarasota real estate sellers keep smiling as prices keep climbing

Region's median sales price for homes is third in Florida, behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Naples.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Ed Willett, Chip Tominelli, Charles Simmons and Joe Barbera, who are all veterans living at Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living, show off their new quilts. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 7, 2022
Lakewood Ranch group surprises veterans with patriotic-themed quilts

Four Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living veterans received quilts from a Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch group that supports local veterans.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
During the Myakka River Christmas Bird Count, staff and visitors covered 152 miles in 78 hours, with a resulting record of 125 bird species. (Miri Hardy)
    By
  • Miri Hardy
  • January 7, 2022
Myakka counts record bird species

Christmas bird count delivers encouraging news.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Svetlana Ivashchenko, Michael Garey and raffle grand prize winner Monica Verinder
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 7, 2022
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key kicks off 2022 with first meeting

The club heard from the chair of the Longboat Key Foundation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Theatre on the Green group has collected or funds pledged of about $300,000 out of a $750,000 goal to build a black box theater at the Town Center site. File photo
    By
  • Mark Bergin
  • January 7, 2022
Former Longboat commissioners propose black box theater for Town Center site

The proposal calls to raise $750,000 in private donations to build a black box theater.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh says she might run for the Florida House of Representatives in November. (File photo)
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 7, 2022
Manatee Commissioner Vanessa Baugh considers run for Florida House

Vanessa Baugh considers resigning her commission post to run for the state House of Representatives.

  • East County
  • News
Layla Lockhart, a fourth grader at Myakka City Elementary School, holds her chicken, Rocket, so the chicken can get accustomed to being held.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 7, 2022
Myakka City Elementary students prepare to show at the Manatee County Fair

Future Farmers of America and 4-H students will show animals and plants at the fair.

  • East County
  • Schools
Bobby Jones Golf Club closed to golfers in 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 7, 2022
Advisory panel supports Bobby Jones redevelopment plans

City commissioners plan special meeting Monday to consider components of plan to build new golf course, set aside land for nature park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
James P. Wallace III updates the Siesta Key Association on lawsuits during Thursday's meeting.
    By
  • Blake Fussell
  • January 7, 2022
After incorporation bill fails, Siesta Key speaks up through lawsuits

Incorporation of Siesta Key has been tabled for the next two years, but residents will continue to make their voices heard through lawsuits.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tara residents Peyton Phillips and Darby Connor stand at the corner of Tara Boulevard and Tara Preserve. Manatee County commissioners prevented Tara Boulevard from becoming a major connecting road by a 5-2 vote. File photo.
    By
  • Scott Lockwood
  • January 7, 2022
Proposed Tara Boulevard bridge removed from Manatee's future traffic plan

Commissioners voted 5-2 to adopt the long-range Traffic Circulation Plan that includes the removal of a proposed bridge over the Braden River that would have connected Tara Boulevard and Honore Avenue.

  • East County
  • News
A unit in 624 Palm Ave. was the top seller in the city of Sarasota. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,784 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 6, 2022
Bay Island Shores home sells for $5 million

At $5 million, a home in Bay Island Shores tops all transactions this week in the Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch area.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2022
East County weather page photo: January 6

Gordon Silver captured this photo of a blue heron flying over a pond in Del Webb.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: January 6

Judy Cline captured this tree frog hiding out on a rose in Sunnyside Retirement Village in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: January 6

Diane Suner captured this photo of a horse conch shell on North Lido Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
1. Cassidy McLellan's bat helped the Lakewood Ranch softball team win a state title in 2021.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 6, 2022
The top 10 East County high school athletes to watch in 2022

Ten East County athletes who will demand attention this year.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 6, 2022
Cops Corner: Dialing for dollars

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Scott Lockwood
  • January 6, 2022
Ranch Nite Wednesdays becomes a tradition at Waterside Place at Lakewood Ranch

Ranch Nite Wednesdays have been a hit at Waterside in Lakewood Ranch since moving to the new development in October.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Seventh grader Alex Berndt and eighth grader Ryan Beck chose to make natural jewelry for their iInnovate Day project.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 6, 2022
ODA students explore their passions through day of innovation in Lakewood Ranch

Middle school students get a chance to create their own products at iInnovate Day.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • January 5, 2022
Observer Challenge on Longboat Key hosts opening cocktail party

The tennis tournament hosts the event so players can see their matchups for the weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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