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

Meet the candidate.

  • Elections
This Lake Club home at 8024 Bowspirit Way sold for $3,275,000. It has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,938 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 12, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Bowspirit Way tops the week's sales at $3.28 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The band gets the crowd rockin' on the dance floor in The Sarasota Players' "The Wedding Singer," which runs through Oct. 5.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • October 1, 2025
Sarasota Players brings back the Big '80s with 'The Wedding Singer'

High hair, heavy metal and shoulder pads hit the dance floor in a raucous celebration of love.

  • Arts + Culture
Joni and Ziggy von Schweinitz show off the gold flag they received from the America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association for completing the Great Loop.
  • By James Peter |
  • May 24, 2023
Longboat couple completes the Great Loop

The 10-month journey covered more than 6,000 miles of eastern U.S. seas, lakes and waterways.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The potential Longboat Key Community Center would be located in Whitney Plaza's largest building, at 6810 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 19, 2023
Manatee County explores transforming commercial space in Whitney Plaza

Manatee County may soon enter a lease to create a community center in Longboat Key, a project that has been in talks for years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Siren ($28) is a "Jack Dusty Icon!"
  • By Emma Burke |
  • August 6, 2023
Get poppin’ with the best prosecco cocktails in paradise

Why wait for New Year's to break out the bubbly? Treat yourself like it's the best day of the year today.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Fork & Hen SRQ's colossal The Hitman burger with pimento cheese is nearly perfect.
  • By Emma Burke |
  • July 20, 2023
Where to find Sarasota's best buns (and burgers)

You’ll have a whopper of a time sampling these savory sandwiches.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Faust DeLazzer, a science teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School, asks his students if they're prepared for their exam.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 2, 2021
The final bell for Lakewood Ranch High couple

Two Lakewood Ranch High teachers retire from education after 46 years.

  • East County
  • Schools
Jennifer Hoffman, the president of the Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island, and Paula Schwartz, of the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch, package meals for Meals on Wheels PLUS in December. Courtesy photo
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 13, 2021
Huge demand as Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee moves forward in 2021

CEO says Meals on Wheels PLUS will continue to deliver in meeting huge demand in Manatee County in 2021.

  • East County
  • News
Summerfield resident Stephanie Robinson believes the county should replace the 177 trees it removes from Summerfield.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 13, 2021
Residents divided on removal of canopy trees in two Lakewood Ranch communities

Some neighbors are unhappy with removal of street trees in Summerfield and Riverwalk

  • East County
  • News
Unit 202 of the Tencon Beach condominiums at 1511 Gulf of Mexico Drive was built  in 1978 with three bedrooms, three baths and 2,940 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 11, 2020
Tencon Beach condo sells for $2.1 million

Residential real estate transactions for Sept. 28-Oct. 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Earlier this year, architect Dan Lear produced concept images showcasing what four-story buildings might look like on St. Armands if the city increased the maximum buildable height on the Circle. File image.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 29, 2021
St. Armands land changes under review

Is it a good idea to allow taller buildings on the island? How about a hotel on the site of the Fillmore parking lot? The community is weighing answers to these questions and more.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 23, 2023
Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’

The more you read Gov. DeSantis book, the more convinced you become that it is his way of giving voters a quick-read of from where he came; his principles; and that he wants to be in the White House.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Bernhard Stomporowski - nicknamed "Stompo" - was named the director of rowing and head coach of the Sarasota Scullers in December.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 9, 2023
Sarasota Scullers coach wants to create fun-loving environment

Bernhard Stomporowski, a world champion rower from Germany, took over the position in December.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Conner Morrell won his heat at the 2022 Amalie Oil  / Tub O' Towels 410 Sprint at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 21, 2023
Lakewood Ranch sprint car driver earns spots in Tony Stewart's circuit

Conner Morrell will race in two high-level series in 2023, including Kyle Larson's High Limit series.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Fairway Bay Women's Book Club started meeting in the '90s but was officially formed in 2000.
  • By Sidra Wali |
  • April 24, 2023
Longboat Key book clubs keep the written word alive

Four Longboat Key book clubs share their passion for reading.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The media center in R. Dan Nolan Middle School, along with every other media center in the School District of Manatee County, has had its books vetted and approved. Now schools are working on vetting books in classroom libraries.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 31, 2023
Manatee schools continue book-vetting for state compliance

Some books brought into Manatee County classrooms by teachers face the possibility of being deemed inappropriate after a new Florida law has increased the scrutiny on reading material.

  • East County
  • Schools
Kindergartener Eliana Gabriel sings and counts numbers in Spanish.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 27, 2022
Braden River Elementary dual-language programs sees success in first year in east Bradenton

The dual-language program has been successful at Braden River Elementary in east Bradenton area.

  • East County
  • Schools
John Horne, the  CEO of Anna Maria Oyster Bar, is opening a restaurant at UTC.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 1, 2022
Anna Maria Oyster Bar headed to UTC in Sarasota in 2023

Restaurant CEO John Horne wanted to open a restaurant close to the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
The $74.5 million improvement project at the I-75/University Parkway intersection included the use of an Acrow temporary bridge. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 26, 2022
Population growth outpaces road improvements in Lakewood Ranch

After spending $196.2 million on East County interchange upgrades, FDOT says more might be needed.

  • East County
  • News
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