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Greenbrook's Rita Carney, Joe O'Neill, and Jenifer Dodson are leading efforts to reduce traffic noise coming from State Road 70.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 14, 2022
As SR 70 traffic grows, some residents seek peace and quiet

Community Development District 4 officials say that solutions to the noise problems might be in the works.

  • East County
  • News
1835 Lincoln Drive was built in 2000 and has four bedrooms, four baths and a pool. (Eric Garwood)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 28, 2022
Avondale home tops sales at $3.4 million

An Avondale home on Lincoln Drive tops the week's sales at $3.4 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sarasota has about $144.3 million in outstanding debt for things such as road improvements, the new police department headquarters, Ed Smith Stadium renovations, water-and-sewer projects and so on.
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 19, 2012
City of Sarasota pensions: Local debt crisis

With up to $400 million in city pension plans unfunded, the city is heading toward a financial crisis. Taxpayers will pay. It's just a matter of when.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This Lakewood Ranch home, which has three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,394 square feet of living area, sold for $652,500. Jen Blanco.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 20, 2012
Country Club Village home sells for $652,500

A home in in Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. W. Gary and Carole Booher, of Bradenton, sold their home at 13806 Milan Terrace to Peter and Julia Dennis, of Glenview, Ill., for $652,500.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Commissioner Gene Jaleski told The Longboat Observer town government is not the right place for him.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 27, 2010
TOP STORY, MAY: Jaleski Resigns

Commissioner Gene Jaleski resigned from the Town Commission Tuesday, May 25. In his resignation letter, he apologized to the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee, which he offended in an e-mail he sent Saturday, May 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Robert Redford in "The Old Man & the Gun." Photo source: HBO Now.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 13, 2019
Binge Blog: Blues run the game

The Oscar Isaac and Robert Redford deal with time passing characters by.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • May 23, 2019
Try something more than just a simple bowl of ice cream this summer

Ice cream might be an iconic summer tradition, but to Floridians such refreshing indulgences are a year-round necessity. Good thing there are plenty of options.

  • LWR Life
Cardinal Mooney High football celebrates its first state championship since 1972.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 26, 2023
The top 10 moments of the 2023 Sarasota high school sports scene

In a year full of triumph and growth, these 10 moments made the biggest impact.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Marcus Walfridson, team owner of the Sarasota Paradise, hopes that 2025 will be the team's most successful year to date in its new home at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • January 13, 2025
The Sarasota Paradise will call Lakewood Ranch home

The soccer team will begin playing home games at Premier Sports Campus in 2025.

  • East County
  • Sports
A Renzo Piano Building Workshop conceptual rendering of the Sarasota Performing Arts Center as viewed from the 10th Street Canal.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 13, 2025
SPAC proposal pared to two buildings estimated at $407 million

Instead of four structures, the architect for the Sarasota Performing Arts Center has scaled plans back to two buildings with an option for a future second, smaller theater.

  • Sarasota
  • News
991 Seascape Place was sold for $5,175,000. It was built in 2023 and has 5,196 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for March 31-April 4 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lakehouse Cove at Waterside home on Seascape Place topped the week’s sales at $5,175,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Ethan Hacker, Braden River Middle School band director since February 2024.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 2, 2025
New Braden River Middle teacher takes concert band to superior ratings

Ethan Hacker has his band finely tuned only a year after he took over the program.

  • East County
  • Schools
Alyssa Gay says she just wants to serve her community.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 5, 2025
After unsuccessful campaign, candidate finds new ways to serve Manatee

Alyssa Gay is keeping busy after campaigning for the District 72 House seat.

  • East County
  • News
How to stop hurricanes
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 11, 2024
How to stop hurricanes

Research has demonstrated that turbine-driven wind farms in the gulf and ocean can produce energy and dramatically reduce hurricane damage.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
This Lake Club home at 16913 Clearlake Avenue sold for $2.15 million. Built in 2021, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,553 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 18, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Feb. 3-7 in Lakewood Ranch

Lake Club home tops Lakewood Ranch-area real estate sales at $2.15 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
A home in Weber tops all transactions in this week’s real estate at $4.75 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 16, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch

A Weber home on Alameda Avenue tops the week's sales at $4.75 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The home at 8477 Pavia Way sold for $3.04 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 28, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 13-17 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Pavia Way tops the week's sales at $3.04 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The home at 1124 N. Lake Shore Drive
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 7, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Feb. 19-23 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

An Oyster Bay Estates home on Lake Shore Drive tops the week's sales at $6.25 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
This Lake Club home at 8507 Pavia Way sold for $3.3 million. It has five
bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,185 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 26, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for March 11-15 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Pavia Way tops the week's sales at $3.3 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Charter Review Board District 4: Robin Williams
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2024
Charter Review Board District 4: Robin Williams

Meet the candidate.

  • Elections
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