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  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 5, 2024
Dates set for March 2025 Longboat Key election

The general election will take place on March 11, 2025, and a preliminary election, if necessary, will be held on Jan. 28, 2025.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bob Haskin returns a serve against Alan Bartlett at a recent pickleball game at Lakewood Ranch High School.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 20, 2025
Pickleball players search for home courts closer to home

Passionate pickleball players — which is to say just about all of them — are dinking and dunking for new Lakewood Ranch courts to compete on. A solution might be in play.

  • East County
  • News
Celery Fields is a mecca for birders and other nature lovers.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2023
Interactive tool offers virtual guides through Sarasota nature areas

The story maps developed by Sarasota County allow visits to parks, gardens and more without leaving home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Phillip Mockler, director of community engagement with Operation Warrior Resolution, has worked closely with Lakewood Ranch resident Phil Orapallo to create the Operation Warrior Resolution Golf Classic to benefit veterans.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • February 19, 2025
Lakewood Ranch resident starts veteran benefit golf classic

Phil Orapallo wants other veterans to avoid the struggles he faced after serving.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County's OnDemand service debuted in 2021.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 12, 2025
Islandwide OnDemand extension in Longboat Key records solid first year

Despite hurricanes disrupting service for about a month, Sarasota County Transit said utilization and response from the islandwide rideshare service was positive in its first year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota Orchestra presents "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" in October.
  • By Su Byron |
  • August 23, 2024
Season is almost here. Save the date for these arts performances and exhibits.

The 2024-2025 arts season is packed with inspiring and captivating performances and exhibits. Here are seven sensational not-to-miss experiences.

  • Arts + Culture
Four Braden River High School students win the 16th Congressional District App Challenge with their medical dosage calculator app. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 7, 2020
Braden River High students win Congressional District App Challenge

Four Braden River High students create an app to save lives and win the Congressional District App Challenge.

  • East County
  • News
Asst. Chief Martin Szalbirak awarded Firefighter Paramedic David Oliger, Firefighter Paramedic Tirso Guerrero and Lt. Daniel Heath with a Phoenix Award.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 12, 2024
Longboat Key Fire Rescue recognizes valor at annual awards ceremony

Crew members were awarded medals and awards for apt responses to rescue calls and dedication to the department at the annual ceremony.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Through Women's Eyes Film Festival broadens mandate, rebrands
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • March 3, 2025
Through Women's Eyes Film Festival broadens mandate, rebrands

The 26th edition of the fest now called Reel Equals runs March 7-9 at Ringling College and Sarasota Art Museum.

  • Arts + Culture
Silvanna Escobar, 17, Jersey Baldini, 15 and Harper Weyant, 15 of The Heartbreakers, perform on stage.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 24, 2024
Music Compound showcases new location at Back to School Bash

The studio's new location on Bell Road nearly doubles the facility size, at 10,000 square feet.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Zack and Greta Hamric with their Jaquar
  • By Janet Combs |
  • January 27, 2025
Social scene chills out as end of January nears

Our chilly weather coincided with a brief pause in black tie events before peak season really heats up.

  • Black Tie
Is a little fear of technology app-propriate?
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 3, 2024
Is a little fear of technology app-propriate?

Columnist tries to overcome anxiety to try two new apps that will benefit Lakewood Ranch community.

  • East County
  • Opinion
"Anna in the Tropics" is set 1920s-era Ybor City, a neighborhood of Tampa where cigars are still made.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 26, 2025
Asolo Rep revives a lost world for 'Anna in the Tropics'

Through historical research and a field trip to Ybor City, Asolo Repertory Theatre brings a 1920s-era cigar factory to life.

  • Arts + Culture
Blues artist Dylan Triplett gets up close and personal with the fans during the Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 12, 2025
Local promoter plans next Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival

Morgan Bettes Angell is considering tweaks to better serve the community.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Back: Commissioner Penny Gold, Commissioner Gary Coffin, Commissioner B.J. Bishop, Commissioner Debra Williams, Commissioner Sarah Karon. Front: Vice Mayor Mike Haycock, Mayor Ken Schneier
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 24, 2024
Potential Longboat projects include flooding fixes, new rec center

At the latest strategic planning retreat, Longboat Key town commissioners talked about future major projects and reviewed the town’s initiatives for 2025-2026.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota, Manatee county 2024 general election results
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2024
Sarasota, Manatee county 2024 general election results

The 2024 general election was held Nov. 5. The voter turnout was high in both Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Elections
Harold Newton's 1960 painting, "Clouds over the Coast," is part of the "The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections," which runs through Sept. 15 at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2024
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Sept. 5-11

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A Renzo Piano Building Workshop conceptual rendering of the Sarasota Performing Arts Center as viewed from the 10th Street Canal.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 27, 2025
City of giving brings bold arts and cultural initiatives

New and underway projects in Sarasota require nearly $1 billion in philanthropy to bring to fruition. Organization leaders say there is enough to go around.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lakewood Ranch Medical Center |
  • October 17, 2024
Surgeon Shares Good News for GERD Sufferers

Samuel Yelverton, MD, board certified general surgeon at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center addresses questions related to a common digestive disorder.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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Case for a new performing arts center is clear
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • April 16, 2024
Case for a new performing arts center is clear

A reader writes that the success of "Hamilton" in Sarasota highlights the need for a new performing arts center.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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