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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2021
Dry weather prompts Sarasota water advisory

Record-setting day of water usage prompts strain on system.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jan Wallace, the new president of the Rotary Club of Longboat Key
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • June 29, 2024
New Longboat Rotary Club president continues legacy of founder

Former club Secretary Jan Wallace stepped up to be the president and save the club from merging with another.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy sophomores Kiran Kalia, Olivia Longino, Samantha Strohbach and Gianna Weldon work present "Did I Do It?" a book they wrote with their 14 classmates in Joseph Bockus' Cambridge AICE English Language class.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 2, 2024
Lakewood Ranch Prep class publishes collaborative novel

The class of 18 students work together on a self-published murder mystery novel.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota School Board advances revised public comment policy
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 22, 2024
Sarasota School Board advances revised public comment policy

The policy, which the board plans to discuss at a future meeting, would move general comments to the end of board meetings.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Sheriff Kurt Hoffman, County Administrator Jonathan Lewis, Emergency Management Director Ed McCrane and Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Dr. Brennan Asplen address the media during a news conference Monday.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 26, 2022
Sarasota County orders evacuation of most-vulnerable zone

County and city leaders have declared a local state of emergency.

  • Sarasota
  • News
President Sue Ann Miller, librarian Tiffany Mautino and board member Janet Allen attend the ceremony to celebrate the Robinson Family Foundation's book donation.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 19, 2024
The Lakewood Ranch Library has some great friends for support

The Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library provide supplies and programming beyond what Manatee County can offer.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Plans are to add floors 3-8 to the end of the Art Ovation hotel to include eight new rooms and a rooftop expansion.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 20, 2024
Art Ovation hotel plans eight-room expansion

New floors are planned to be added above existing space at the northwest corner of the current building.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jack Dowd's "Last Call," a life-sized installation of a New York tavern, runs through Aug. 16 at Ringling College's Stulberg Gallery.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • June 26, 2024
Jack Dowd's 'Last Call' gets another round at Ringling College

The life-sized installation of a mythical New York City tavern was last seen in Sarasota in 2001.

  • Arts + Culture
Florida needs to do more to attract doctors
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • February 14, 2024
Florida needs to do more to attract doctors

An area doctor writes that Florida has several hurdles to clear in order to draw more medical professionals.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Premier Sports Campus is one of many Manatee County amenities that the tourist development tax helps fund.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 1, 2024
Increased tourism tax in Manatee County now in the voters' hands

A referendum to increase the tourist development tax by 1% will be on the Nov. 5 ballot.

  • East County
  • News
Kyle Battie speaks at the Veterans Housing Initiative groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 31, 2023.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 16, 2024
City faces more legal bills in Kyle Battie defamation case

Sarasota City commissioners approved another round of legal expense payments for Battie.

  • Sarasota
  • News
John Leggett and Caitlin Rose in FSU/Asolo Conservatory's production of "Miss Julie."
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 10, 2024
Asolo Rep adds a new role: Intimacy coordinator

Summer Dawn Wallace helps the company create a safe space for actors to get physical.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch High senior Evan Bolick committed to Ave Maria University.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 16, 2024
East County Athlete of the Week: Evan Bolick

The Lakewood Ranch High senior defensive end committed to Ave Maria University on Jan. 14.

  • East County
  • Sports
Country Club residents Maria and Marty Fullam are members of Strings Con Brio. They joined the orchestra a few months after moving to Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 19, 2023
Strings Con Brio featured in Waterside Place's Sights and Sounds series

The all-volunteer string orchestra includes Lakewood Ranch residents.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The town of Longboat Key's public beach parking is expected to remain closed until at least July 27.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 13, 2020
Longboat Key to keep public beach parking closed

Town Manager Tom Harmer is set to re-evaluate his executive order by July 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The existing concrete seawall on the north end of Bayfront Park will be replaced with a sloped living shoreline.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 9, 2024
Seawall projects to enhance shoreline of Longboat's Bayfront Park

Contingent on federal funding, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program plans projects to improve oyster habitat, reduce erosion and bolster storm protection.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 80 Lighthouse Point Drive has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,976 square feet of living area,
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 24, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for July 8-12 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home in Lighthouse Point tops the week's sales at $10.8 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The home at 551 Putter Lane has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 5,059 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 31, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for July 15-19 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Country Club Shores home on Putter Lane tops the week's sales at $5.75 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Family dispute ensues after stepdaughter falls in boat
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 11, 2024
Family dispute ensues after stepdaughter falls in boat

A boater on Jewfish Key called police after her stepfather started the boat without warning, causing her to fall over. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Furniture and other items is removed from homes along a street in Pinecraft.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 14, 2024
Pennsylvania Mennonites help Pinecraft residents with flood damage

The Plain Compassion Crisis Response seeks more volunteers as it begins to assist with flood damage in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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