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Parrish 2-year-old Faris Akel decided to look through the holes of the giant Connect 4 game instead of playing the traditional way at UTC Kids Club Wednesday.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 24, 2025
UTC Kids Club: Gameland offers small children a host of activities

Geared toward children under 6, the event is hosted at The Green at UTC on the fourth Wednesday of every month.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mark Sumegi, 4, sorts fish into different colored bowls, as Violet Moore, 3, watches.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 10, 2025
Storybook Street brings storybooks to life to encourage reading

Numerous organizations came together for the event, held by the Early Learning Coalition, to help provide experiences tying in with free books.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The existing concrete seawall on the north end of Bayfront Park will be replaced with a sloped living shoreline.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 9, 2024
Seawall projects to enhance shoreline of Longboat's Bayfront Park

Contingent on federal funding, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program plans projects to improve oyster habitat, reduce erosion and bolster storm protection.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cirque des Voix, the collaboration between the Circus Arts Conservatory and Key Chorale, is one of season's most anticipated events.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2025
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for March 20-26

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Kathy Jordan and Kim Davis
  • By Lori Sax |
  • November 1, 2024
NPR's Eric Deggans enlightens guests at WUSF's annual Listen Up Luncheon

The luncheon welcomed NPR's TV critic and media host, as well as local reporter Cathy Carter.

  • Black Tie
Sarasota Art and Dance event curator Gloria Ujvari
  • By Janet Combs |
  • November 3, 2024
Sarasota Art and Dance Night delights with performances and art displays

Art Ovation hotel welcomed more than 200 guests for a night that celebrated young performers and a variety of artists.

  • Black Tie
Ava Horne, a Lakewood Ranch High School graduate, dances her way across the field.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • January 29, 2025
East County high schools finish above state average in graduation rate

Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and Parrish high schools excel through individual attention and identifying at-risk students.

  • East County
  • Schools
Jon Thaxton, conservationist and former county commissioner, speaks on the need to balance development and environmental protection as part of the lecture series coordinated by The Education Center's Susan Goldfarb.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 10, 2025
Conservationist, former commissioner urges Longboat Key community action

Lecturer Jon Thaxton asked attendees at a recent Education Center seminar to be informed and engaged on environmental issues, especially with a 2026 land use referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Teachers and student winners of the fifth grade essay content pose for a photo Feb. 25 at Robert Willis Elementary School in Lakewood Ranch. The contest was held by the Manatee County Retired Educators Association.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • March 5, 2025
Willis Elementary students recall grandparents' love in essay contest

Willis Elementary gets top two spots in Manatee County Retried Educators' Association contest.

  • East County
  • Schools
An illustration by E. H. Shepard from "Winnie-the-Pooh"
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 17, 2025
Bookstore1Sarasota to host Winnie the Pooh live radio-style performance

The Gothic Library's adaptation of "The House on Pooh Corner" will be performed April 17 and 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
1000 Boulevard of the Arts will include the Hyatt Centric Harborside hotel and 117 condomiums on the current site of the Hyatt Regency.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 24, 2025
Developer announces new hotel on Hyatt Regency site

The new hotel at the 1000 Boulevard of the Arts site will be branded Hyatt Centric Harborside.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Members of the town's Planning, Zoning and Building Department attended a community meeting with Gulfshore and Twin Shores residents on Feb. 20.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 25, 2025
Mobile home communities ask for easier permit process to elevate units

Owners wanted to make resilient improvements on their units but were met with a stop work order from Longboat Key's Planning, Zoning and Building Department.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Students, including Emma Green and Cora Gerdes (center), celebrate during the moment of graduation.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 11, 2025
Sarasota County Schools broke record graduation rate in 2023-24

The district had a graduation rate of 92.5% for the 2023-2024 school year, the highest in its recorded history.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
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 |
  • October 4, 2024
Three Longboat Key commission seats open this spring

The election qualifying period for available town commission positions began on Oct. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sea turtle hatchling released on Longboat Key after being rehabbed at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 28, 2024
New sea turtle lighting issues arise for St. Regis Longboat Key

According to town staff, the resort has received $6,850 in fines since May 10, and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium reported three sea turtle hatchling disorientations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Printmaker Zerbe Sodervick contemplates which pieces to include in her first showcase at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 14, 2025
Inventive print artist debuts at All Angels for spring

Artist Zerbe Sodervick captures fleeting impressions on paper with her unique style of printmaking, featuring botanical clippings and lost items.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Officers don't take social media bait
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2025
Officers don't take social media bait

Two males streaming videos to a popular social media site fail to draw officers into compromising scene. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Rawn Associates designed Klarman Hall at Harvard Business School.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 31, 2024
Orchestra names architecture firm for Fruitville Road facility

William Rawn Associates of Boston will lead the design of the planned Sarasota Orchestra Music Center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche reported a double-digit drop in overall crime rates for the second straight year in 2024.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 26, 2025
Sarasota crime rate drops 40% in two years

Police Chief Rex Troche attributes the downward trend in overall crime — a reduction of 22.2% in 2024, not including the homicides — to continued advancements in using technology.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota High junior Cooper Robinson placed sixth in the olympic lift and eighth in the traditional lift for the unlimited weight class at the 3A boys weightlifting state championships on April 12 at RP Funding Center in Lakeland.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • April 17, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Cooper Robinson

Sarasota High junior placed top 10 in two categories at boys weightlifting state championships.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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