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The cottage needs to be stripped. The $100,000 grant is just the start to getting it camper-ready.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 11, 2025
Foundation for Dreams receives $100,000 grant from Bishop-Parker Foundation

The grant will go toward rehabbing one of the cottages at the foundation's new campus near Rye Preserve.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Karen Lehning and Sam McCarter shovel out the Seahorse Beach Resort pool.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 26, 2025
SeaHorse owners, guests happy to return to Longboat condo-hotel resort

Staff and owners were the core of the recovery process, which now brings SeaHorse Beach Resort back to fully operational.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
There’s no need for search
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 8, 2025
There’s no need for search

The idea of enduring the City Commission's search for a city manager could make you cringe. So why do it when the best and right candidate is already here?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Tsunami's Sashimia appetizer mixes sashimi, crunch and color for a dish that's as fun to admire as it is to devour. The tuna tartare is artful and flavorful — wrapped in avocado, crowned with a quail egg and an edible flower and served in a savory ponzu sauce.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 16, 2025
Tsunami Sushi continues to evolve with menu items aimed to please everyone

Jeffrey Karasawa and Jason Klamson share their recipe for excellence at Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill's Lakewood Ranch location.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Former county administrator Scott Hopes has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 6, 2025
Former Manatee County administrator faces additional charges

While four additional charges were filed, Scott Hopes filed a motion to dismiss three of the charges.

  • East County
  • News
Planning Board member Shane Lamay asked if the medical office planned for University Parkway near SRQ could be moved to preserve trees.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 27, 2025
Airport-adjacent medical office clears Planning Board scrutiny

A medical office nestled among hotels near Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport wins endorsement from the city Planning Board.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Myakka City's Diane and Rich Bartoszek collect flags from each state they visit.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 18, 2025
Myakka City couple on the road to all 50 states

Rich and Diane Bartoszek will have visited all 50 states together by September.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Phlebotomists Kierrah Stanford and Diana Lemus staff the SunCoast Blood Centers' "bloodmobile" stationed outside of Longboat Key Town Hall on May 21.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 26, 2025
Longboaters appreciate convenience of blood donation

SunCoast Blood Centers volunteers continue outreach efforts throughout the year on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Saliva skirmish ends the night out at a downtown club
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2025
Saliva skirmish ends the night out at a downtown club

A woman claiming to be a victim turns out to be the spitter in an after-midnight skirmish of sputum. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Gabriella Brinceanu, 14, and her sister Alaina Brinceanu, 3, work together to pop the bubbles.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 5, 2025
Community enjoys barbecue, bubbles at Selby Gardens' Fourth of July

Selby Gardens hosted its annual Fourth of July All-American Cookout.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital |
  • May 19, 2025
Steffany’s story: Finding Purpose in Rehabilitation

“I was living a completely normal life. I worked full time, went to school full time and was always on the go,” she said.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
  • By Latham Pools |
  • March 27, 2025
Get Out of the Stone Age with a Latham Fiberglass Pool

Say goodbye to labor-intensive upkeep and hello to stress-free relaxation that lasts for decades.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
Sarasota Memorial Hospital is leading a coalition of community organizations to fill the gap between prenatal care needs and a growing shortage of OB/Gyn physicians.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2025
SMH leads group to overcome growing OB-GYN shortage

Sarasota Memorial Hospital partners with regional care networks to provide essential prenatal services amid growing lack of obstetricians nationwide.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Artist John Denis displays his sculptures at the Longboat Key Festival of the Arts in Sarasota County.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • February 24, 2025
Longboat art festival patrons enjoy relaxed atmosphere

The art festival specific to the Key marked its fourth year this weekend with a two-day extravaganza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Club Leaf & Bean in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • April 29, 2024
Cigar club on Longboat Key is now open for its inaugural members

Club Leaf & Bean co-owners Mark Zini and Matt Kaltenberger are close to reaching their max for membership for the new members-only social cigar lounge on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
The home in San Remo Estates, near the bridge to Siesta Key, is listed for $9,975,000.
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 7, 2025
Rock star selling waterfront Sarasota estate for $10 million

Stu Cook, the bassist for Creedence Clearwater Revival, put his San Remo Estates house on the market.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Justin Kristich, Juan Gutierrez, Kay Scholten, and Mike Hope are recruiting volunteers for the LECOM Suncoast Classic golf tournament at Lakewood National.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 6, 2025
Help wanted: It's LECOM Suncoast Classic Tournament time

The Korn Ferry event returns to Lakewood Ranch and needs another 200 volunteers.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Citizens attend a workshop to discuss the comprehensive plan Sept. 1 at the Lakewood Ranch Library. Commissioners discussed the comp plan Feb. 19, but additional citizen sessions will be held this summer.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 22, 2025
Manatee County chips away at comprehensive plan rewrite

Residents will get another chance to weigh in on the process this summer.

  • East County
  • News
We’re all sea turtles. Rise to the occasion.
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • July 8, 2025
We’re all sea turtles. Rise to the occasion.

We go the extra mile for sea turtles. We should do the same for other people.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Nels Matson runs in solitude on a country road during his run across America to honor Navy Seal Chris Campbell and raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 13, 2025
Endurance athlete runs for those who run toward danger

Sarasota accountant Nels Matson recently completed a run across America to honor a fallen Navy SEAL's last wish — and to try to set a new world record.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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