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The Longboat Key Club opens up new pickleball gardens in its Tennis Gardens.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • December 4, 2023
Longboat Key Club opens new pickleball courts in Tennis Gardens

After being in the works for about two years, four pickleball courts are now open at Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Francesca Bisordi is the first girls wrestler from Lakewood Ranch to advance to the state championships.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • March 4, 2025
Mustangs sophomore shows sanctioning girls wrestling was overdue

Francesca Bisordi will be the first Lakewood Ranch High girl to wrestle at the state championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix will be held in September 2024.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 7, 2024
Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix moves to mid-September

The racing event, which celebrates 40 years, had traditionally been held on the weekend of July 4.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manufactured homes in East County and their carports were no match for Hurricane Milton.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2025
County seeks input for Resilient SRQ II

Sarasota County residents can provide input to storm recovery effort funding via survey or one of four public meetings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarah Rubin of Save Our Seabirds showcases a hawk foot to Finn Seth-Ward, 4.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 22, 2024
Save Our Seabirds' education programs take flight

Director of Outreach and Avian Care Sarah Rubin said the educational ramp-up will start at the end of summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A lineman watches at the line of scrimmage as a play begins during a preseason scrimmage Aug. 10 at Riverview High School in Sarasota.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • October 2, 2024
Demand for high school sports officials in Florida tests associations

Growth in school sports programs is outpacing that of the number of officials.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
George Foreman
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 24, 2025
A huge interview with Big George Foreman

The heavyweight champion taught us all about the benefits of having a little compassion.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Lifeline Productions adds Atomica Arts co-founders to its management team
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2025
Lifeline Productions adds Atomica Arts co-founders to its management team

Will Luera and Maria Schaedler-Luera join arts nonprofit founded by Joel Ehrenpreis.

  • Arts + Culture
Wine Women & Shoes co-chairs Renee Phinney and Allison Imre have the guests laughing as they deliver their co-chair welcome.
  • By Janet Combs |
  • November 26, 2024
Wine, Women & Shoes Sarasota knocks the socks off its porcelain anniversary

Forty Carrots Family Center's largest fundraiser of the year did not disappoint with a dynamic fashion show and fabulous footwear.

  • Black Tie
This Longboat Key estate provides a ready escape to the water.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • January 30, 2025
Longboat Key estate boasts features that make it a boater's dream come true

Set on two acres overlooking peaceful Bishop’s Bayou, this waterfront masterpiece is both eye-catching and private.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
August Wilson's "Fences" runs through Feb. 23 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • February 3, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe goes all in on August Wilson

WBTT presents Wilson's autobiographical play, "How I Learned What I Learned," in honor of Black History Month.

  • Arts + Culture
Rob Oglesby, the development director for Nate's Honor Animal Rescue, shows the apartment above the welcome and adoption center where veterinary externs will be staying.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 16, 2024
Nate's Honor Animal Rescue on a roll with its expansion

After nearly five years, the nonprofit is nearing the finish line with expected completion in January.

  • East County
  • News
Beach Road, beside Siesta Key Beach, is flooded.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 27, 2024
Siesta Key businesses begin recovery after devastating Helene storm surge

Significant flooding left many Siesta Key businesses with work and renovations ahead of them.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Sarasota Opera's double bill of "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" runs through March 30.
  • By Gayle Williams |
  • February 17, 2025
Sarasota Opera performs a double bill that withstands the test of time

A revival of "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" from 2005 demonstrates fresh potency.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Lakewood Ranch High sophomore Brett Traver (middle) emerged as the team's third best golfer in 2024. Sophomore Owen Gellaty and senior Luke Wilson work alongside Traver on their bunker play in preparation for the 2024 state tournament.
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • December 30, 2024
The top 10 East County athletes to watch in 2025

These 10 athletes are poised to have big seasons in the new year.

  • East County
  • Sports
Gulfside Road, which is usually flooded with large storms, was no different in Hurricane Helene.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • December 7, 2024
Resiliency projects likely to rise in priority for Longboat Key after hurricanes

Town staff calculated financial hits from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and anticipate that resiliency will be top of mind for commissioners' future planning.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County commissioners and other county officials toss the ceremonial dirt to mark the start of construction at Kensington Park.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 16, 2025
County breaks ground on new Kensington Park

The site of a former wastewater plant that served the Kensington Park Community will become a new Sarasota County park by summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Crews work to clear debris from Main Street in downtown Sarasota.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 16, 2024
Hurricane debris removal will take months

Sarasota city officials ask for patience as debris collection assets are stretched thin amid historic storm damage across multiple states.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Myakka City's Dagmar Beavers was proud of her life as a musician and circus performer.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 13, 2025
Dag Fest aims to preserve the memory of entertainer Dagmar Beavers

The March 22 concert will be held at the Myakka City home of the late circus performer and singer.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jane Johnson Hussar, the sponsor of the Little Free Library at Country Club East Park, joins Elizabeth Henderson, the president of the Little Free Library Club of Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 8, 2025
Little library, big mission in Lakewood Ranch

Country Club East Park is the site of another Little Free Library.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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