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A floating day dock has been built along the refurbished south seawall in the 10th Street boat basin as part of The Bay park Phase 2.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 21, 2026
No fees for day docks at The Bay park

Use of federal funds to build day docks at The Bay means the city cannot charge boaters, but a time limit remains in effect.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Instructor Suzy Brenner leads her "Stretch and Strengthen" class for the first official activity following The Paradise Center reopening on Sept. 29 at Longboat Island Chapel.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 14, 2026
The Paradise Center expands digital classes

New livestreams of movement classes will be available online to members of the community center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort is the only Gulf-facing property on Longboat Key with a private beach groin, constructed decades ago by Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Murf Klauber to fight beach erosion.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • May 12, 2026
St. Regis, town headed to court as Whittall defies order

The developer and owner of the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort says he will fight in court "to whatever extent necessary" to leave the arch that town code enforcement has ordered taken down.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
As a junior last season, Jayla Griffin led the Cougars in points, rebounds and assists per game en route to the FHSAA Class 3A-Region 2 semifinals.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • June 2, 2026
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jayla Griffin

With multiple Div. I offers, the rising senior guard for Cardinal Mooney girls basketball has much to consider.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Matthew Myers is the chief of Emergency Management for Manatee County.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 29, 2026
Custom equipment, software to accelerate Manatee County hurricane response

Manatee County has invested over $600,000 to fortify its hurricane response since 2024.

  • East County
  • News
Black-clad biker disappears after making advances toward hotel guests
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • June 9, 2026
Black-clad biker disappears after making advances toward hotel guests

A man who hotel guests believed was off his meds was very straightforward with his desires. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota has served as the spring training home of the Baltimore Orioles since 2010.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 29, 2026
Sarasota spring training stadium to get HVAC overhaul

The $6.57 million replacement of the HVAC system at Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium will be completed by the Baltimore Orioles 2027 spring training season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Taxable property values at the Gulf Shore and Twin Shores communities on Longboat Key are an anomaly for Longboat Key, with properties valued from $100,000 to $300,000.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • June 9, 2026
Longboat mobile home owner files appeal against canal assessment

A letter addressed to the town asks for the Gulf Shore and Twin Shores communities to be exempt from the canal assessment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Contemporary Dance founder and artistic director Leymis Bolaños Wilmott and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe founder and artistic director join forces for SCD + WBTT May 15-16 at the Manatee Performing Arts Center.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2026
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for May 14-20

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Hermitage Fellow and Grammy Award winner Rona Siddiqui teams up with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe performers Raleigh Moseley II and Maicy Powell for Hermitage Sunset Music on the Beach on Thursday, May 28.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2026
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for May 28-June 3

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Culture
Boat lifts flank each side of the canal in a Country Club Shores neighborhood. The town of Longboat Key is preparing to enact a continuous canal maintenance program that would include flat fees and ad-valorem assessments for residents.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • April 13, 2026
Canal maintenance program up for a vote this summer

After years of discussions and changes, the Longboat Key Town Commission will consider a funding formula to assess homeowners to care for canals.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Neal Mason Hall (1939-2026)
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 23, 2026
Neal Mason Hall

Neal Mason Hall, 86, of Longboat Key, FL, passed away on April 16, 2026, surrounded by loved ones.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Beginning June 1, 2026, parking fees will be enforced in all city parking decks, such as the St. Armands Circle garage, 24/7.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 7, 2026
Paid city parking hours extended and fines for violations increased

To achieve solvency in Sarasota's Parking Division, the City Commission extends enforcement hours and increases fines with changes beginning June 1, 2026.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Plymouth Harbor residents Dr. Frederick "Fred" Moffat, George "Gus" Nimick and James "Jim" Griffith each cut into their cakes in a unique triple 99th birthday celebration.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • June 8, 2026
Trio of celebrants share a 99th birthday party

Plymouth Harbor held a combined birthday party for three residents, each celebrating their 99th birthdays this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County's Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund is meant to pay for immediate relief and long-term resilience efforts in the four-county area.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2026
Patterson Foundation donates $500,000 for storm relief

The Patterson Foundation has donated $500,000 to the Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund, which meets immediate and longer-term needs following natural disasters.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A Kobi Karp Architecture rendering of the 18-story Adagio luxury condo tower as viewed at the northwest corner of South Palm Avenue and Ringling Boulevard.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 28, 2026
Adagio receives partial staff sign-off; adjustments still required

The dual-tower Florida Live Local Act condo development would bring 193 residences to the former U.S. Garage site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Take a long look at contributions
  • By Letter to the editor |
  • May 20, 2026
Take a long look at contributions

East County Observer Editor writes fiction

  • East County
  • Opinion
A floating day dock has been built along the refurbished south seawall in the 10th Street boat basin as part of The Bay park Phase 2.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 12, 2026
Day dock fees at The Bay regarded as at the 'lower end'

At $2 per hour with a five-hour limit, Sarasota's parking general manager says fees to tie off a boat at the 10th Street boat basin compare favorably to others in the central Gulf Coast region.

  • Sarasota
  • News
University Town Center is poised to welcome more than a dozen new tenants, Ikea this summer to Dick's House of Sport in 2027.
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 3, 2026
13 new retailers, eateries coming to University Town Center

Restaurants and retailers are among the new businesses coming to the UTC area.

  • East County
  • Business
The 1.2-mile stretch of North Tamiami Trail from Myrtle Street north will be resurfaced and safety features enhanced.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 20, 2026
Resurfacing on the way to North Tamiami Trail

The city of Sarasota has entered into a local agency program agreement with FDOT to repave 1.24 miles of U.S. 41 north of Myrtle Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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