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Results for: Pococo Discount Code : "AVA" Get 20% Off On Galaxy Projector Star Projector

  • By Dana Kampa |
  • July 2, 2025
The Centre Shops loses David Gregory Salon

More than half a dozen salons once called Longboat Key home, but that number has decreased to one with the closing of the shop.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
  • By Sammi Fisher |
  • July 4, 2018
Circus Arts Conservatory gives audience an intimate version of big-top talent

The Summer Circus Spectacular gives audiences an up close and personal circus experience at Historic Asolo Theater.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 9, 2025
Maryland Girl Scout donates to Sarasota hurricane relief

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently received a handwritten letter from the fifth-grader, and $77.04. She sold lemonade and hot chocolate to raise the money from last fall until April.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • June 25, 2025
Visitors begin bidding farewell to Sarasota's City Island arm of Mote exhibits

After generations of visitors have enjoyed being entertained and educated at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, many took the opportunity to say farewell before operations shift to the new facility near University Town Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 19, 2023
New cook revamps menu at Legacy Golf Club's restaurant

Former New England restaurant/bakery owner David Spagnuolo has brought pizza to the restaurant with hopes of bringing in more non-golfers.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 28, 2023
Ringling College curator honors his father with stained glass

Tim Jaeger has created a legacy to his Episcopal priest dad.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 31, 2023
Longboat Key home sales slow with end of season

Residential real estate properties are typically on the market between two and three months with a lack of demand driving prices lower.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 21, 2023
Gifted student eligibility requires a complete package

IQ, motivation, leadership and more figured into the equation before moving a student into the gifted program.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 28, 2023
Mangrove trimming under dispute with Florida environment agency

State regulations for trimming mangroves are strict due to the benefits that the plants can provide their ecosystems.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 17, 2024
Rancher says Manatee County faces key conservation decisions

Myakka's Jim Strickland says Florida is headed toward ecological disaster if the public doesn't deal with important issues now.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 9, 2024
Sarasota School Board votes to reject new Title IX rules, risks federal funding

The resolution defines biological sex as "an immutable characteristic that cannot be changed, fluid, or altered,” and pledges to support for legal opposition to Title IX changes.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 30, 2024
North-end residents push for lowest alternative for Longboat Pass Bridge

New data dives into the details of bridge openings and bridge options' potential effects.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2024
Streetside bather arrested for indecent exposure

A woman who said she was taking a bath on Central Avenue was arrested for vulgar and indecent behavior. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 26, 2024
Sarasota Christian football shows development in loss to ODA

In their first season of 11-on-11 football, the Blazers took a defending SSAA champion to its limit.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • October 16, 2023
How the arts power Sarasota's economy

Local growth in arts spending has outpaced national levels by 25% since 2015, a new study finds.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • September 23, 2025
Education Foundation chief steps aside after 18 years of making a difference

Over the course of Mary Glass' presidency at the Manatee Education Foundation, $12 million was given to the School District of Manatee County to fund programs and events.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • November 26, 2025
Dock-diving dog helps two single women form a bond of friendship in Myakka

Marge DeSimone, 88, acts as a releaser for border collie-poodle mix Nikki, who has made a positive splash in her life.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 10, 2025
Hermitage hurricane damage repairs still a year away

As negotiations to sell the Manasota Beach property continue on a parallel track, Sarasota county commissioners are told the complete Hermitage Artist Retreat campus restoration timeline is still unclear.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 6, 2025
Sarasota native picked to lead Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

Ryan Gandy describes Sarasota Bay as a unique habitat that's a "well-respected jewel" more accurately described as a coastal lagoon, not a bay.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • November 25, 2025
Lakewood Ranch's Mission in Motion delivers the goods to local charities

Gathering both physical and monetary donations, Mission in Motion is currently supporting eight organizations.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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