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Emily Storm won in her first American Junior Golf Association event on April 13 at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • April 29, 2025
LRHS golfer wins in American Junior Golf Association debut

Emily Storm is breaking through in her golf game at the right time.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Athletics and Aquatics Center at Premier Sports Campus North is expected to be complete by summer 2026.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 18, 2024
Swim and pickleball center at Premier North nears groundbreaking

Manatee County expects the facility to break ground by February and to be finished by summer 2026.

  • East County
  • News
A rendering of the Baltimore Orioles' planned $23 million player development facility at Ed Smith Stadium
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 25, 2025
Sarasota County faces deficit in baseball stadium fund by 2027

Projected to spend all of its fund balance on maintenance of its two spring training stadiums, Sarasota County is working on a plan to replenish its reserves.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Carole Salmon (1943-2025)
  • In Memoriam |
  • June 2, 2025
Carole Salmon

Carole Salmon, A longtime resident of Longboat Key, FL and Active Member of the Sarasota/Longboat Key community, passed away on May 31, at the age of 82.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Kaitlyn Will has been a go-to pitcher and first baseman for a young Cardinal Mooney softball team.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • April 30, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Kaitlyn Will

The Cardinal Mooney sophomore has been a top player in her debut season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
WEDU PBS isn't a luxury. It's a necessity.
  • By Paul Grove |
  • June 17, 2025
WEDU PBS isn't a luxury. It's a necessity.

If you're skeptical of funding media with taxpayer dollars, you're not alone. In fact, you're asking the right question: Should the federal government be in the business of funding media at all?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarasota-Manatee Originals' Set the Bar cocktail competition returns to the Ed Smith Stadium April 13.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2025
Set the Bar cocktail contest returns to Ed Smith Stadium on April 13

This year's event features the addition of a Bar Bite Competition for attendees to vote on.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
As she celebrates her 90th birthday, Longboat Key resident Merle Nelson says it is important to maintain a generous spirit.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 21, 2025
Longboat nonagenarian reflects on accomplishments

Merle Nelson shares stories of her storied career and life advice on her 90th birthday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Brandy Britton of Bringman Roofing and Monica Carruth snap a photo during the Longboat Chamber of Commerce's latest "Off the Clock" networking event at Zota Beach Resort.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • June 2, 2025
Zota Beach Resort sets the scene for local business connections

Longboat Key businesspeople visited Zota Beach Resort for the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce's latest networking event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A rendering of the pedestrian promenade along North Tamiami Trail, regarded as the "front door" of The Bay park.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 30, 2025
New light shed on the fate of The Bay's Sunset Pier

Requirements by the Army Corps of Engineers for The Bay park's Sunset Pier inflates the cost by some $20 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioner Tal Siddique and Director of Government Relations Stephanie Garrison chat at the Employee Recognition Banquet in March.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 21, 2025
New Government Relations department promotes Manatee County

Ex-Apple recruiter and Senior Manager Stephanie Garrison has been chosen to lead the department.

  • East County
  • News
This is a finished section of the river. The water was barely visible before.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 27, 2025
'Tons of debris' removed from Braden River

Contractors cleared downed trees and debris from River Club Boulevard to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.

  • East County
  • News
A Country Club East home at 16003 Kendleshire Terrace sold for $1.55 million. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,699 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for June 16-20 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home tops the week's sales at $2,345,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Planning Board does an about-face on Fruitville Road development
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 15, 2024
Planning Board does an about-face on Fruitville Road development

Sent back to the board by the Sarasota City Commission after changes, a previously rejected residential project between Fruitville Road and Fourth Street wins approval.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The panelists at the June 25 luncheon were David St Pierre, SeaPort Manatee's senior director of public safety and security; Sandra Tapfumaneyi, Sarasota County's chief of emergency management; Abby Elliot, Oysters Rock Hospitality's senior director of operations; and Jodie Fiske, Manatee County's director of public safety. The moderator was Devaney Iglesias, the area manager of Florida Power & Light.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • June 30, 2025
Manatee, Sarasota experts share 'lessons from the eye of the storm'

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance partnered with Florida Power & Light to shed some light on how best to prepare for hurricane season.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Miami men charged in 2023 Sarasota burglary, fatal traffic collision
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2025
Miami men charged in 2023 Sarasota burglary, fatal traffic collision

The April 2023 crash killed a motorcyclist from Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mary Magdalene (Sarah Kay) mediates a showdown between Judas (Heath Saunders) and Jesus (Jesse Nager) in Asolo Rep's "Jesus Christ Superstar."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 19, 2025
Asolo Rep stages a stirring 'come to Jesus' moment

Josh Rhodes' "Jesus Christ Superstar" delivers a fast, punchy rendition of the greatest story ever told.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
25 years devoted to liberty
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 2, 2025
25 years devoted to liberty

For a quarter-century on the Fourth of July, we have used this page as a reminder of the magnitude of 1776.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The KSA Architecture rendering of Saravela shows two towers of varying heights.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 1, 2025
Sarasota Planning Board rejects alley vacation for multifamily development

The two-tower Saravela application moves on to the City Commission without an endorsement from the Planning Board, which cited a lack of a site plan in its recommendation to deny the vacation of Fourth Way.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pine Island is located near the mouth of the Braden River.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 1, 2025
Manatee buys 13 acres to complete its ownership of a Braden River island

The county already held the deed to 66 acres of Pine Island.

  • East County
  • News
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