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The Unit B-902 condominium at 415 L’Ambiance Drive has two bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,385 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for May 13-17 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A condominium in L’Ambiance tops the week's sales at $3.3 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A colony of black skimmers on Lido Beach.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 6, 2024
Stewards help protect nesting shorebirds from threats

With nesting season in full effect, the Sarasota shorebird steward coordinator explains how volunteers can protect the vulnerable birds.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 24, 2024
Longboat PD chief attributes increased calls to full staff and training

After recent staff departures, the department needs three more full-time officers to return to full strength.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Heritage Golf Group has purchased Lakewood Ranch Country Club, the tennis center, the Lodge, and all three 18-hole golf courses.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 8, 2024
Heritage Golf Group buys Lakewood Ranch Country Club and its amenities

The new owner plans improvements to all three courses and will retain many of the club's staff members.

  • East County
  • News
This Lake Club home at 8433 Pavia Way sold for $2,425,000. It has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,690 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 24, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 9-13 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Pavia Way tops the week's sales at $2.43 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Peachey's serves up Amish baked goods from a food truck and plans to open a storefront in The Landings this fall.
  • By Emma Burke |
  • April 21, 2024
Where to find the best hot pretzels in Sarasota and Bradenton

Some people get knotty for National Pretzel Day, but I knead them year-round.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith (8) hits a layup against the Seattle Storm in a May 17 game. The WNBA is having a surge in popularity in 2024 — and entrepreneur Steve Rosenfeld wants to bring a team to Sarasota.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 30, 2024
The WNBA in Sarasota? One entrepreneur wants to make it happen

Steve Rosenfeld believes Sarasota is the perfect spot for a professional basketball team in the up-and-coming league.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Nicole Hackel (Lakewood Ranch Communities), Morgan Bettes Angell (Independent Jones), Paul Benjamin (Benjamin Productions) and Antonio Hernandez (Independent Jones) gather at Waterside Park to announce the Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 20, 2024
Lakewood Ranch lands its own blues festival

The former Bradenton Blues Festival is headed for Waterside Park in December.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Former Sarasota High baseball players Owen Ayers and Conner Whittaker were selected in the 2024 MLB Draft.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 25, 2024
Former Sarasota High stars head to pro baseball ranks

Conner Whittaker and Owen Ayers were selected in the 2024 MLB Draft.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Bradenton-based ET MacKenzie completed repair work after the town of Longboat Key's June's sewage break. Photo courtesy of the town of Longboat Key.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 5, 2021
Town hires legal team for rights-of-way matters

The town of Longboat Key is considering whether to pursue several capital projects, which include improvements to its wastewater line.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key resident Roger Lusins fills sandbags before Hurricane Ian. Longboat Key will be offering sandbags in anticipation of heavy rain this week.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2023
Longboat Key braces for Hurricane Idalia

With the Key under evacuation orders, residents made final preparations for the approach of Hurricane Idalia.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Here is what LBK needs
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 6, 2024
Here is what LBK needs

Sure, Longboat residents would like all three venues — a community center, a dedicated education center and a library branch. The county has the cash for all three.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Executive Director Julie Leach and Founder/Artistic Director Nate Jacobs
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2024
It's no joke: WBTT goes calypso for April Fools' Fete

Guests celebrated Caribbean culture at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s spirited event.

  • Black Tie
Christine Hales
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • April 3, 2024
Iconographer combines painting with prayer

All Angels gallery will be displaying Christine Hales' icons from April 7 to June 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
An athlete prepares to shoot a basketball, as a Cardinal Mooney student watches.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 18, 2024
Athletes with intellectual disabilities shine at Camp Shriver

Special Olympics Florida teamed up with Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School to bring the camp to Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key commissioners give first approval to FY25 budget
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 10, 2024
Longboat Key commissioners give first approval to FY25 budget

Town Manager Howard Tipton presented a budget with $132,769,796 in total governmental expenditures.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
George and Holleh Poulos, of Sarasota, sold their home at 470 E. Royal Flamingo Drive to Michael Wallace Liddle and Sally McGee Abraham, of Sarasota, for $1,675,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 21, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 5-9 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home on Bird Key tops the week's sales at $1.7 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Correcting your mischaracterization of Manatee County District 5 candidates
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • July 26, 2024
Correcting your mischaracterization of Manatee County District 5 candidates

District 5 candidate Robert McCann sets the record straight.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Higel Marine Park has one of Sarasota County's 13 motorized boat launches.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 27, 2024
Task force formed to address Sarasota's boat dock dilemma

A task force will recommend a solution to the long-standing dilemma of commercial charter boat operators illegally using Sarasota County boat launches and docks to operate fishing and sight-seeing tours.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This rendering shows the club's golf course running alongside the Myakka River.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 29, 2024
Exclusive golf course breaks ground in Myakka City

The Miakka Golf Club is being built next to the TerraNova Equestrian Center on Clay Gully Road.

  • East County
  • News
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