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Boat lifts flank each side of the canal in a Country Club Shores neighborhood. The town of Longboat Key is preparing to enact a continuous canal maintenance program that would include flat fees and ad-valorem assessments for residents.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • February 18, 2026
The ins and outs of Longboat's proposed canal maintenance program

Longboat Key's canals have not been dredged since 2003. Town leaders say it's past time and have a new proposal for how to pay for the program.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marina and Vladislav Yeliseyev pose in front of one of Vlad's paintings in their home in The Landings.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • May 12, 2026
Sarasota artist travels the globe painting outdoors

With his studio in The Landings, Vladislav Yeliseyev's world knows no boundaries.

  • Arts + Culture
Murder suspect arrested on Longboat Key
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • April 21, 2026
Murder suspect arrested on Longboat Key

A 44-year-old Parrish man was arrested on second-degree murder stemming from a cocaine overdose.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • May 23, 2026
New town clerk hired for Longboat Key

Outgoing Town Clerk Trish Shinkle will retire on June 19.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tara Poulton and Ed Ference are two of the four candidates vying for the Republican nomination in District 6.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 19, 2026
Manatee commission candidates face off in Lakewood Ranch

District 6 candidates spoke their minds about roundabouts, campaign contributions and more.

  • East County
  • News
Ed Catalane of the Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club does his part to teach children, including Lakewood Ranch's Hayes Cochran, further their fishing skills at the Youth & Teen Fishing Seminar May 2.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • May 2, 2026
Expert cast teaches fishing lessons in Lakewood Ranch

One hundred and forty kids attended the Youth and Teen Fishing Seminar by the Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club to learn the basics of fishing.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
An artistic rendering by Hoyt Architects of the street level of the proposed Obsidian at 126 N. Palm Ave.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 27, 2026
Controversial downtown tower comes back before City Commission

A mediated agreement between city staff and the developer of the previously rejected Obsidian tower will be considered by the Sarasota City Commission on May 4.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A woman approached by her ex at a beach an hour away from home calls Longboat Police
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • May 18, 2026
A woman approached by her ex at a beach an hour away from home calls Longboat Police

Months after the two broke up, and with suspicions of being followed, a woman called police on her ex boyfriend. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Key Tennis Center pro Robbie Salum tosses a tennis ball up for warm-ups at a clinic on April 8. He and his fellow pros shared what they find special about the public courts and insight into the career paths that led them there.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 15, 2026
Meet Longboat Key's Tennis Center pros

With one pro finishing his first high season and another tallying 14, the trio of teachers brings interesting experiences to the role.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The view through a window wall in Concourse A at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • March 4, 2026
Particulate, air quality tests scheduled to determine flight path impacts on Longboat

Resident concerns about a black powdery residue found on patio furniture and roofs were raised to the town, and particulate and air testing is scheduled to proceed in April.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Bayfront Park Recreation Center was moved to its current location in 1984.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • April 14, 2026
Budget planning kicks off with Longboat organization updates

The goals and objectives workshop gave community organizations a platform to discuss issues and suggest policies to the Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kelley Klepper, a vice president and senior planner for Kimley-Horn, speaks with Indigo’s Suzanne Henke following the Envision Manatee presentation at the Lakewood Ranch Library March 28.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 30, 2026
Workshops seek feedback on Manatee County's comprehensive plan updates

Engineering firm Kimley-Horn has been working on the comprehensive plan update for three years.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota County side of Gulf of Mexico Drive will be repaved in 2027 or 2028, Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Isaac Brownman said.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • May 20, 2026
Longboat repaving projects planned

Side roads will get fresh asphalt over the next few months, and Gulf of Mexico Drive will be repaved in the coming years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The oval median at Bay Isles Road will be refreshed in a landscaping project that will uproot the unkempt plants in the median.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • May 19, 2026
Bay Isles landscaping project begins

The medians along Bay Isles Road should be refreshed in time for an Independence Day parade.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rick Farmer carries plenty of experience calling plays on defense, but his new role leading the Pirates represents his first head-coaching appointment in high school football.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • May 12, 2026
No time to waste for new Braden River High football coach

Rick Farmer, the team's former defensive coordinator, was hired on the first day of spring practice.

  • East County
  • Sports
Daryl Cherry (left) and Jamar Byrd (right) battle with a medicine ball during practice. Byrd, at 6-foot-4 and 315 pounds, was an offensive/defensive lineman as a sophomore in 2025.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • May 13, 2026
Uphill climb coming for Booker football

After graduating the most talented class in program history, the Tornadoes will have to build back this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Myakka's Sydney McCullough shows off the first place ribbon and belt buckle she won in January for whip cracking in the senior division at the Manatee County Fair.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 1, 2026
Cracking a whip has been a snap for Myakka teenager

Sydney McCullough displays the art at Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Stallions.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tammy King talks with fourth graders Dylan Amador-Guerra and Knox Smith about their journals.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 7, 2026
Program helps elementary students explore who they want to be when they grow up

The Students With Amazing Goals (SWAG) program at Alta Vista Elementary serves fourth and fifth graders, and soon middle school students, in goals that include career aspirations.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Multimedia artist Peg Green explains how stories of creation inspired this particular quilt. A collection of her works centered on ancient goddesses and muses is now on display at All Angels Episcopal Church.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 6, 2026
Longboat gallery spotlights local quilting artist

With some of her detailed works taking six years to make, artist Peg Green invests extensive research, rich stories and fine details into her quilts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Workers carry one of two storm surge poles Sarasota County has installed at Siesta Beach and Manasota Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2026
Storm surge poles installed at Sarasota County beaches

Colorful poles to educate the public about the dangers of storm surge have been installed at two Sarasota County beaches.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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