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A group of Tara residents dons red shirts and takes a tour bus to Manatee County's Administration Building May 8 to oppose a development project.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 20, 2025
Organized Manatee resident group wins out over builder again

County commissioners voted 5-2 to deny a proposal for one of the last parcels in the Tara community.

  • East County
  • News
Euphemia Haye Restaurant, 5540 Gulf of Mexico Drive, reopens tonight.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 22, 2025
Euphemia Haye says it will reopen on Friday

Social media post announces reopening for Memorial Day weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A bulldozer moves trash at the Lena Road Landfill.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 30, 2025
Lena Road landfill's lifespan changed by slope strategies

Manatee County says reconfiguring the way waste is packed into cells will add two decades to the landfill.

  • East County
  • News
John Harshman was selling commercial real estate in downtown Sarasota when there was very little market prior to the adoption of the current downtown master plan.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 10, 2025
Master plan helped lift downtown Sarasota from the Great Recession

Commercial real estate broker John Harshman tells the update committee the downtown plan was the right strategy at the right time for downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Samantha Biggs, an assistant principal at Lakewood Ranch High School, received the 2025 Yale Educator Award after being nominated by former student Addison Shea, who now attends Yale University.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • September 16, 2025
LRHS instructor nominated for Yale award by former student

Samantha Biggs, now the assistant principal at Lakewood Ranch High School, received the 2025 Yale Educator Award.

  • East County
  • Schools
Lakewood Ranch rising senior Caua Magno de Almeida is spending his summer days balancing football, basketball, soccer and working out.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • July 7, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Caua Magno de Almeida

The rising senior is a three-sport athlete in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
A roundabout will replace the signalized intersection on University Parkway where Legacy Boulevard meets Deer Drive.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 20, 2025
Roundabout moves forward on University Parkway at Legacy Boulevard

Residents fought for an upgraded signalized intersection, but Manatee County commissioners decided to stick to the current plan for a roundabout.

  • East County
  • News
Alex Bates placed first at the Class 4A Region-3 meet with a pole vault of 4.20 meters on May 3.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • May 7, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Alex Bates

The Riverview junior won his region in pole vaulting.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Longbeach home was built in 2000 and has four bedrooms and two baths.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 18, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for June 2-6 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A condominium in L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club on L’Ambiance Drive tops the week’s sales at $3.2 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The School District of Manatee County proceeds with the full high school option with two academic buildings instead of one, which provides 2,000 student stations.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • August 18, 2025
New high school will be built in Lakewood Ranch

High School AAA is estimated to cost $200 million with the goal of opening in August 2027.

  • East County
  • Schools
Traffic often backs up from the Cortez Bridge intersection onto Longboat Key during peak season.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • July 30, 2025
Longboat seeks input on traffic congestion

As summer begins to wind down, town officials are seeking public input on the best strategies to improve traffic congestion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
First Baptist Church Sarasota is planning an expansion of its campus.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 5, 2025
First Baptist Church plans major expansion on Main Street

Expansion plans for First Baptist Church Sarasota include two new buildings, a park and interior renovations to the existing sanctuary and chapel.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Riverview girls' volleyball celebrates after winning a point during a Sept. 4 match against Bradenton Christian. The Rams are off to a winning start in their 2025 campaign.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • September 11, 2025
Buoyed by talent, Riverview volleyball off to a nice start

The Rams won four of their first six matches as district title defense rolls on

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Amy Steinhauser, executive director of The Paradise Center, leads the effort to pack up materials from the community center in anticipation of the move to Longboat Island Chapel.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • September 9, 2025
Paradise Center makes final moving preparations

The community center expects to reopen at its new location with Longboat Island Chapel on Sept. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Agencies join forces to promote Sarasota County's vibrant lifestyle
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 4, 2025
Agencies join forces to promote Sarasota County's vibrant lifestyle

Representatives of Visit Sarasota County, Economic Development Corporation and Arts Alliance educate commissioners on how they collaborate resources.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The property at 2100 Main St. is under consideration by Sarasota County as part of its jail-expansion plans.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 22, 2025
Sarasota commissioners reject deal to buy Main Street lot for justice center

The proposal to buy 0.6 acres for $4.875 million failed to reach super-majority approval by the Sarasota County Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Road rage car change ends in arrest on weapons charge
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2025
Road rage car change ends in arrest on weapons charge

As officers untangled an incident when three vehicles were chasing a fourth, weapons were discovered in one of the vehicles. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Riverview senior CJ McCutcheon won the 215-pound weight class at the 3A Region 2 meet this past weekend with a dominant performance.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • March 6, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: CJ McCutcheon

The Riverview senior wrestler dominated his region with a perfect tournament.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Natalie Ball's massive mixed media tapestry, "Playing Dolls," is on loan to The Ringling from the Rubell Museum in Miami.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • September 17, 2025
The Ringling gives Native American 'women's work' its due

The John and Mable Ringling Art Museum's "Ancestral Edge" exhibition showcases nine Native female artists.

  • Arts + Culture
A group of strangers band together Aug. 17 to save seven ducklings from a drainage grate on 44th Avenue East near Lena Road.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 1, 2025
44th Avenue East rescue stops ducklings from going down the drain

Bradenton good samaritans have all their ducks in a row during the three-hour rescue operation.

  • East County
  • News
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