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The Longboat Key Town Commission and Sarasota County Commission met at Longboat Key Town Hall Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • November 11, 2025
Town Green Library remains on path to completion

Community leaders from St. Armands Key also shared concerns about stormwater drainage during a joint meeting of Longboat Key and Sarasota County leaders.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Planning Board members (from left) Vice Chair Shane Lamay, Chair Dan Deleo, Dan Clermont, Douglas Christy and Terrill Salem.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 26, 2025
Planning Board debates affordability of Sarasota housing program

An apartment complex public hearing morphed into a discussion over whether the city of Sarasota's affordable housing incentive program is serving those in need.

  • Sarasota
  • News
After a fun filled night at Boo Fest on Lakewood Ranch Main Street, Bradenton's Lennox Craig, 3, is all smiles dressed as one of the 101 dalmations.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • October 25, 2025
Plenty of Boo for you in Lakewood Ranch

BooFest brings princesses, animals, minions and more to Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Il faut cultiver notre jardin
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 29, 2025
Il faut cultiver notre jardin

Delving into a pile of history books during a sabbatical revealed a depressing truth: Nothing has changed. To improve society, we must tend our own garden.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Fourth of July 2025 events in Sarasota, Longboat Key and Lakewood Ranch
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2025
Fourth of July 2025 events in Sarasota, Longboat Key and Lakewood Ranch

From parades to the classic fireworks, check out these events to help you celebrate Independence Day right.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Bring the beach to your bar cart with Siesta Key toasted coconut rum.
  • By Emma Burke |
  • June 21, 2025
Find your own Kokomo with these tropical treats and island-inspired sips

Get ready to go coconuts for National Coconut Day at these Sarasota-area eateries.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2010
Historic discounts offered on merchandise

Pining for a peacock T-shirt? Then become a member or renew your membership at the Longboat Key Historical Society and receive 10% off all merchandise at the group's museum, 6826 Gulf of Mexico Drive. But act now. The deal is history Feb. 1. Visit longboatkeyhistory.org.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff |
  • May 26, 2025
Go Ahead and Do It: Beach'n Rides & Rentals

Add a speaker, grab a smoothie, and make your ride part of the experience. Because in Sarasota, the journey should be just as fun as the destination.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Spotlight Partners
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Sara Stone has worked at the Market Street Lakewood Ranch Publix for 18 years.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 19, 2025
This Publix bakery staple has been creating confectionary delights for 20 years

Sara Stone is nearing her 20-year anniversary of doing some edible, yet mostly behind the scenes, work: creating and baking some of Lakewood Ranch's tastiest cakes.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
To make way for an expansion of the County Jail, Sarasota County must move the Criminal Justice Center from location 1, and has requested the city engage in negotiations regarding its parking lot at location 2 with an option to place it at location 3.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 21, 2025
Sarasota city, county to discuss possible Ringling Boulevard land deal

Sarasota County has asked the city for possible use of a parking lot on Ringling Boulevard as a new site of its Criminal Justice Center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida visiting the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Museum in Savannah, GA
  • By Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida |
  • August 28, 2025
Girl Scouts is where girls grow and families connect within our communities.

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida is helping the next generation of changemakers thrive.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
Lakewood Ranch's Herman Martinez shows off medals he earned with the U.S. Army while serving in Vietnam. Martinez said if asked to serve today, he would go.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 5, 2025
Despite Agent Orange exposure, Vietnam veteran says, 'I would still serve today'

Lakewood Ranch's Herman Martinez says his love of America and veterans still burns bright.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sue Ann Miller, Regina Negrycz and Sue Glass represent the Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library, which won the award for the Group/Club of the Year.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 11, 2025
Youth fishing volunteer hooks big award in Lakewood Ranch

Ed Van Stedum snags Volunteer of the Year award at the Community Appreciation Awards.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A Lake Club home at 8544 Pavia Way tops the week’s sales at $2.45 million.
Built in 2023, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,491 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 19, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 4-8 in Lakewood Ranch

A home in Lake Club on Pavia Way topped the week’s sales at $2.45 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The T/S Motorsports / Marine Technology boat piloted by Taylor Scism of Missouri and Johnny Tomlinson of North Miami, Florida passes crowds of spectators on the beach.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • November 12, 2025
Uncertainty engulfs Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix for 2026

The P1 Offshore event celebrated its 40th anniversary here in 2024 but was canceled for 2025.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The home at 139 S. Washington Drive in John Ringling estates is listed for sale, furnished, at $17.5 million.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 30, 2025
Historic St. Armands home with a whimsical name lists for $17.5 million

Casa del Carnevale was built in 1936 in John Ringling Estates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering of the planned 17-unit Habitat for Humanity townhome development.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 30, 2025
Habitat for Humanity will build 17-unit townhomes in Park East

Habitat for Humanity received Sarasota City Commission approval to build 17 townhomes across two buildings in a neighborhood surrounded by detached Habitat housing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Early attendees beat the heat at last weekend's St. Armands Circle Craft Festival, which featured artisans in a variety of specialties.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • October 9, 2025
Get ready for a free art fest on St. Armands Circle

St. Armands Circle is set to host a free fine art festival this October.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A rendering of Seventh & Central Condominiums fronting Seventh Street at the corner of Cohen Way.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 4, 2025
Seven-story, 24-unit condo proposed for Rosemary District

Plans for a seven-story, 24-unit residential building at Seventh Street and Cohen Way include replacing an existing multifamily building with a public park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Factors such as cold stress, boat collisions, fishing gear entanglement and habitat loss contribute to the increase in manatee deaths in Florida
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • August 19, 2025
Below the surface: The truth about manatee safety

Factors including cold stress, boat collisions, fishing gear entanglement and habitat loss contribute to the increase in manatee deaths in Florida.

  • East County
  • News
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