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Olivia Hadad has elevated her game in her senior season with the Lakewood Ranch High girls varsity soccer team.
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • January 15, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Olivia Hadad

The senior forward has been the offensive engine of the Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mike and Katie Emmons founded the Taylor Emmons Scholarship fund in 2010.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 21, 2025
Taylor Emmons' legacy lives on through Out-of-Door Academy scholarship

Grieving parents turned their son’s tragic death into a sustainable charitable endeavor that has paid for more than a dozen teenagers to attend a private high school.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Foulmouthed driver starts verbal dispute after parking in private lot
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 6, 2025
Foulmouthed driver starts verbal dispute after parking in private lot

After calling the complainant profanities via text and in person, police action was warranted. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota's new EcoRover will provide waterside access to the mobility challenged at Lido Beach.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 14, 2024
Public mobility options make beaches accessible for those with disabilities

The new EcoRover and Longboat Key Fire Rescue's sand wheelchair empower people to explore area beaches independently.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Commissioner Joe Neunder cuts the ribbon.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 9, 2025
Sarasota County cuts ribbon on Historic Keith Farmhouse restoration

The farmhouse, built in 1916, is considered one of Sarasota County's most significant historic structures.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
'Save the Mira Mar' is inappropriate form of horse trading
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • May 21, 2025
'Save the Mira Mar' is inappropriate form of horse trading

Seaward's development plan rests on two shaky pillars that lacks an economic need and historic preservation, a reader says.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
12th grader Gregory Pech, of the Riverview High School Kiltie Band, plays the bagpipes.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 1, 2025
Gillespie Park celebrates 100th anniversary

The neighborhood honored Sarasota's Scottish heritage as the park and neighborhood celebrated 100 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Assistant to the Town Manager and Public Information Officer Susan Phillips accepts an award from H. Joseph Reiser.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 27, 2025
Bay Isles Association recognizes town personnel for hurricane response

At its annual community forum, the Bay Isles Association honored Longboat Key town staff and Bay Isles board members for their efforts during hurricane recovery.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Morgan Bettes is the producer of the first Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival, to be held Dec. 7 at Waterside Place.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • December 3, 2024
Lakewood Ranch music producer knows all the chords

Morgan Bettes Angell has plenty of experience under her belt as she prepares for the Ranch's first blues festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Bogdan Godlevskyi, a sophomore forward at Lakewood Ranch, drives to the basket against Braden River's Charlie Wilson on Jan. 21. Godlevskyi scored a season high 11 points in the game, which Lakewood Ranch lost 65-45.
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • January 29, 2025
Playoffs look like tough prospect for high school basketball teams

The Braden River High Pirates' win over the Lakewood Ranch High Mustangs on Jan. 21 shows they are on an upward trajectory.

  • East County
  • Sports
The home at 1555 Sandpiper Lane was built in 2020 and has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,569 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 2, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 9-13 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Cocoanut Bayou home on Cedar Park Circle tops the week's sales at $10.35 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Mark Eubanks IV reads his essay “Chess with My Grandma” at the school board meeting April 29.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • May 14, 2025
Willis Elementary fifth grader wins contest with essay on grandma

Mark Eubanks won the Florida Retired Educators Association contest for Manatee County with his essay "Chess with my grandma."

  • East County
  • Schools
The home at 6877 Gulf of Mexico Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,820 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 8, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 16- 27 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home in Tramonto Estates tops the week's sales at $8.7 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Dr. Dan Deems, right, and Tidewell Foundation President Delesa Morris speak to the benefits of balance training and other longevity practices.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • January 17, 2025
Expert offers advice on balancing act of aging

The Paradise Center's latest speaker highlights importance of long-term health practices.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
“Bag Work” by Tanaka Yu Fukuromono, “Red Vessel” by Ogawa Machiko, and “Untitled (Crushed Asahi Beer Box)” by Mishima Kimiyo  are part of the “Radical Clay” exhibit at The Ringling through May 11.
  • By Su Byron |
  • March 28, 2025
Add these 5 sizzling arts events to your spring calendar

Theater, art and a walk in a musician’s garden highlight our top arts picks.

  • Arts + Culture
Libby's, in Hillview and Lakewood Ranch, offers $7 martinis during happy hour.
  • By Emma Burke |
  • November 23, 2024
A 'tini look into some of the best martinis in town

Here's where to get shaken or stirred in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
(Courtesy) Sprouts Farmers Market will open in south Sarasota next mont.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 22, 2017
Sprouts Farmers Market to open in Sarasota

The grocery store will open its doors in Pelican Plaza April 12.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • January 3, 2025
Lakewood Ranch real estate experts expect a steady sales year in 2025

Apprehension over storms, politics is fading, they say, while East County has many sales options.

  • East County
  • News
Bradenton man gets 13 years for 2020 fatal crash
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2025
Bradenton man gets 13 years for 2020 fatal crash

The car was traveling 126 mph moments before the crash, prosecutors said.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Tom and Kristine Scott attended All That Jazz: Cabaret for a Cause Feb. 21 at the Hyatt Regency in Sarasota to support Sisterhood for Good.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 22, 2025
Sisterhood for Good's All That Jazz proves a smashing success for charity

The Sarasota event, that featured the Suncoast Swing Band and Lady Z and Jonathan Cortez, raises funds for nonprofits.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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