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  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 19, 2014
SMR names new realty president

Kirk Boylston, who has spent his career on the West Coast, returns home to lead Lakewood Ranch into prominence.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
County Commissioners Christine Robinson, left, Carolyn Mason, center, and Charles Hines at Wednesday's marathon County Commission meeting.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 21, 2013
County takes another look at Sarasota 2050

Plans to modify key provisions of the Sarasota 2050 went before the Sarasota County Commission on Wednesday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The event had a band that played hard even without an audience. Courtesy photo Amy McKinlay
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 9, 2022
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation pulls off virtual gala

Staff switched to an online format shortly before the gala's debut.

  • Black Tie
Abbey Tyrna of Suncoast Waterkeeper, Kirsten Russell of Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Matt Sauer of the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation, Amber Whittle of Southface Sarasota, Kameron Hodgens of Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Joyce Norris of Community Harvest SRQ and ______.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 2, 2024
11 nonprofits come together under one roof for new collaboration

The Resilience Incubator at SunCoast Blood Centers in Sarasota brings together several major environmental organizations.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
SPAF names new chief development officer
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2025
SPAF names new chief development officer

Kelly Addington will lead the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation's capital campaign for its proposed performing arts center.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
The three-bedroom home on Mourning Dove Drive sold for $245,000 in 1986.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 14, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for April 28-May 2 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Bird Key home on Mourning Dove Drive tops the week’s sales at $4 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Julie Fanning and Brittany Lamont from the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance stand with guest speakers Laura Cole, vice president of Lakewood Ranch, and Philip Reber, COO of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 30, 2025
Lakewood Ranch vice president offers development forecast

The community sits on 55 square miles and accounts for $15 billion in assessed property values.

  • East County
  • News
Vacation rental at 24 N. Polk Drive on Lido Key.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 10, 2024
Sarasota moves toward expanding vacation rental regulation

City Commissioner Erik Arroyo maintains his opposition, comparing the ordinance to "using a sledgehammer to kill a fly."

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mirabai Holland
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • January 16, 2024
Health coach offers holistic wellness education on Longboat

Mirabai Holland's Lose-to-Win program teaches participants how to balance diet, stress, exercise and sleep.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota-Bradenton airport positioned for major growth
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 7, 2024
Sarasota-Bradenton airport positioned for major growth

SRQ keeps growing to meet current and expected demand. Here’s the math on what makes it go.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Julie Fanning holds the ceremonial gavel in taking over as the 2025 chair of the board for the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 29, 2025
Maintaining a positive direction is key to new LWRBA chair

Julie Fanning will guide the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance through its 20th anniversary year.

  • East County
  • Business
Affordable housing plans unveiled for commercial areas in Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 22, 2023
Affordable housing plans unveiled for commercial areas in Sarasota

Density and height bonuses in new mixed-use zoning districts are designed to incentivize affordable housing development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County Public Works Director Spencer Anderson briefs the public about flooding during the 2024 hurricane season.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 2, 2025
New stormwater department to separate from Public Works

Citing public perception of slow response to 2024 flood mitigation, the Sarasota County Commission votes to remove that function from the Public Works Department.

  • Sarasota
  • News
District 72 Rep. Bill Conerly, FDOT's John Kubler, Commissioner Bob McCann, Commissioner George Kruse and former Commissioner Carol Whitmore handle ribbon-cutting duties for the 44th Avenue Extension Aug. 4.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 6, 2025
Joyous occasion for Manatee County, but more drama on the way

The opening of 44th Avenue extension deserves celebration, but commissioners and SMR are headed for confrontation.

  • East County
  • Opinion
The planning board has approved the site plan for Calypso Sarasota on North Tamiami Trail.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 15, 2023
Concerns over 'factory appeal' of Tamiami apartments give way to approval

By a 3-2 vote, the 224-unit Calypso Sarasota on Tamiami Trail and 42nd Street can be built with conditions that include raising the foundation above street level.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Northern portions of Longboat Key are typically more prone to flooding. However, the town has other portions of the island that are also low lying like the Sleepy Lagoon and Buttonwood Harbour neighborhoods.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 30, 2024
Sleepy Lagoon residents urge higher priority for drainage improvement

Longboat Key drainage projects are on the way, but the first won't begin construction until 2025.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In the summer of 2021, the Volt Power Co. workers removed several light poles in the Country Club Shores neighborhood.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 11, 2024
Longboat’s underground utilities project nears completion

The nearly 10-year process required two town referendums, complicated construction and collaboration.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Chidsey Building is being restored as part of The Bay's Phase 2 project.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 31, 2024
The Bay undertakes restoration of historic Chidsey Building

The project is expected to be complete by summer of 2025.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The yellow outline shows the approximately 43-acre parcel where 99 homes are proposed.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 19, 2024
Homebuilder shares plans for new residential development

The site plan shows 99 homes on 44 acres near State Road 64 and Uihlein Road in East County.

  • East County
  • News
Wilma Davidson at home on Longboat Key, where she and her husband have lived full time for 20 years.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • October 29, 2025
Curiosity and a zest for life drive Longboat woman's storied career

Writer, educator, pilot and lifelong learner Wilma Davidson has built a career — and a life — defined by curiosity, achievement and purpose.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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