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Lorenzo Condensa, Justina Carter and Chris Carter.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 1, 2024
Coffee shop owners look to expand their Longboat Key business

Chris Carter, Justina Carter and Lorenzo Condensa spend most days at their coffee shop, Sips. A year of success has allowed them consider a new business venture.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Round and about on LBK
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 2, 2025
Round and about on LBK

Longboaters sent $102 million across the bay in 2024. Susan Phillips will be missed. Mayor Schneier is setting records.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch flag football coach Eli Weaver (middle) created the East Manatee Monarchs club team to give his players the chance to develop beyond the spring season.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • March 17, 2025
Lakewood Ranch flag football off to record start

A senior-laden Mustangs team has been hard to beat in 2025.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch graduate Parker Severs won a six-man playoff at Waterlefe Golf & River Club on May 8 to advance to the final round of qualifying for the 125th U.S. Open.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • May 14, 2025
Lakewood Ranch graduate advances to US Open final qualifier

Parker Severs won a six-man playoff at Waterlefe Golf & River Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Palm One Group |
  • April 4, 2025
The Gallery: Thoughtfully Designed, Distinctively Sarasota

This luxury condominium development features 60 exquisite residences across five levels, topped by a stunning sixth-floor rooftop.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
Mira Mar has stood on South Palm Avenue since 1923.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 4, 2025
Rezoning process begins for Mira Mar Plaza

Seaward Development had its first hearing before the city's Development Review Committee for its plan to save the historic Sarasota building and add two 18-story towers to the site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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
  • By Dr. Sam of Warm Sands Wellness |
  • October 10, 2024
Afraid of Fillers?

Treatment options for YOUR skin's aging journey.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
The blueberries ripen at different times and are sold at $7/pound.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 1, 2025
Blueberry season begins at Manatee County farms

Manatee County is part of Florida's south central blueberry production region, contributing to approximately 25% of the state's commercial blueberry acreage.

  • East County
  • News
Police chief calls for backup to stop a street scuffle
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2025
Police chief calls for backup to stop a street scuffle

Officers respond when Police Chief Rex Troche spots two men on the verge of a fight in a downtown street. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Students work their muscles with weights and with laughing at Jazzercise.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 26, 2025
Jazzercise studio opens in Lakewood Ranch

Former "gym rat' brings her passion to the Lakewood Ranch enterprise.

  • East County
  • Business
Corvettes on the Circle returned on Saturday to St. Armands Circle after last year's hiatus, celebrating 26 years of bringing together fans of the brand.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 5, 2025
Corvette fans rejoice at return of beloved car showcase

Fans of Corvettes on the Circle applauded the event's return this year, which they missed last year due to logistical disputes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Stephen Fancher, chief advancement officer with the All Star Children's Foundation, speaks with Longboat Key Chapel residents supporting this month's backpack drive.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 23, 2025
Backpacks make world of difference for kids entering foster care, expert says

Longboat Key Chapel accepting backpack donations throughout the month for the Sarasota-based All Star Children's Foundation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sanity please: Roundabout is not needed
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • March 10, 2025
Sanity please: Roundabout is not needed

A Roundabout at Gulf of Mexico Drive and Broadway St. would complicate traffic and incapacitate pedestrians' ability to cross.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Braden River Middle School students got to visit the Supreme Court and learned more about Gideon v. Wainwright, a 1963 landmark Supreme Court case that they learned in class.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 23, 2025
Braden River Middle students experience real-life civics lesson

The students took a road trip to Tallahassee to visit the Florida State Capitol.

  • East County
  • Schools
Parrish's Diane Fogo-Harter shows off the Valentino Loco Rose purse she won. "It's a beautiful bag," she says.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 10, 2024
Designer Bag Bingo bigger, better than ever in Sarasota

Sisterhood for Good's annual Bingo night draws 230 women to the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Officer safely retrieves resident's firearm from flooded home
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 22, 2024
Officer safely retrieves resident's firearm from flooded home

The resident asked for an officer’s help in retrieving and clearing the submerged shotgun after hurricane flooding. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Heroes' Village in Newtown expects to begin welcoming tenants this summer.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 1, 2025
Affordable apartments for veterans are nearly completed

Heroes' Village, a 10-apartment development dedicated to affordable veterans housing, will welcome its first residents this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A backhoe pulls a large tree apart May 29 inside a fenced-off section of the Uplands Preserve, owned by New College of Florida. The college is clearing the area to make way for beach volleyball courts and a lacrosse practice field.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • May 30, 2024
New College's tree removal from Uplands stuns neighbors

The city of Sarasota can't enforce tree ordinance on state property, officials say.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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
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