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Porco Rosso.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 23, 2021
Binge Blog: "Porco Rosso" is an unheralded, high-flying escapade

Plus, "The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles" provide hours of lessons in deduction

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The Cougars girls basketball team is headed to states for the third consecutive year.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 22, 2023
Cardinal Mooney, Booker girls basketball teams advance to states

Both teams potentially have state title games this weekend in Lakeland — if they survive the semifinals.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Twig’s Lindsey May, left, and Katelyn Egolf,right, join Julie Swan of
the Lake Club Women’s Giving Circle at an event. The Lake Club group says community outreach with nonprofits such as The Twig is one of its top missions.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 6, 2023
The art of giving grows in Lakewood Ranch

The Lake Club Women's Giving Circle has outpaced even its own goals for altruism.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 4, 2022
ODA football's chance at unbeaten season ends in SSAC semifinals

The Thunder lost 21-0 to rival St. Stephen's Episcopal at home Friday.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High senior Devlin Loynd.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 31, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Devlin Loynd

The Lakewood Ranch High senior wrestler went 5-0 at the team's round robin meet Jan. 22.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 16, 2016
Lucia Blinn captures history in poems to late husband

The Longboat Key resident’s memos to her late husband range from the O.J. Simpson trials to the iPhone craze.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Austin Bruce holds the award and Zachary Geiger holds the robot they built to win the VEX Robotics Competition at the National TSA Conference in Texas. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 14, 2022
Nothing nerdy about robotics title

Two Lakewood Ranch High students placed second at the National TSA's VEX Robotics Competition, propelling each other toward their aeronautical dreams.

  • East County
  • Opinion
It's not hard to find vacation rentals online. More than 300 rental properties appear on Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway websites when searching for Longboat Key.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • May 2, 2018
Longboat Key gears up to enforce short-term rental ban

Longboat Key has long banned short-term rentals, but new websites make it difficult for the town to enforce

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Eduardo Anaya waves flags in support at Fabulous Arts Foundation's 2022 Be Fabulous arts and music festival
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2023
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for May 11-17

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 21, 2020
Style: Comfort Clothes

The new dress code? We’re not sure, but one thing we do know: Athletic clothes aren’t just for working out anymore.

  • LWR Life
Lucia Blinn — Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 11, 2018
Writer Lucia Blinn shows she is a woman of her words with latest book of poetry

Sarasota poet Lucia Blinn's latest anthology, "Sonoma," features more of her "Memos to Marty" and new inspirations.

  • Arts + Culture
Members of Longboat Key Turtle Watch presented checks to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium and Save Our Seabirds.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 23, 2021
Longboaters on the Nice List think of others

Longboat Key residents earned their spots this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
From planning to design and setting up, hundreds of hours are put into making Nathan Benderson Park's Fireworks on the Lake a reality. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 29, 2022
Fireworks company adds spark to Benderson Park's annual Fourth of July show

Pyrotecnico puts in hundreds of hours to create Nathan Benderson Park's Fireworks on the Lake.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Allen Speer, Mia Braddock, Laurie Swink, Jerry Fox and Stacey Efaw
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 18, 2023
Sex trafficking survivor speaks out at Christ Church

Christ Church began supporting Selah Freedom in December after making a $50,000 donation to the anti-trafficking nonprofit in Sarasota.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A rendering of the new welcome center at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens downtown campus.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 12, 2023
Selby Gardens' orchid oasis grows on the bay

As the first phase of the Selby Gardens downtown campus master plan nears completion, planning is underway for the rest of the $92 million project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cartographer Andy Woodruff figured out the effects on sunrises and sunsets with permanent Daylight Saving or permanent Standard Time.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 14, 2018
The dark side of Daylight Saving Time

Let's reconsider that push to mess with our clocks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Sick Leave team brought in a 103.2 pound black grouper. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • September 1, 2022
Sarasota fishers win big at Sarasota Slam

The crew of the Sick Leave reeled in a 103.2-pound grouper during the annual tournament.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch High School's Kevin Everhart and Andrew Legutko practice parking during drivers education. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 27, 2021
Teen drivers in Lakewood Ranch focus on safety on the road

Drivers education instructor says advanced technology in cars can be a hindrance for new drivers.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • March 17, 2020
Robert Gray

Robert Gray, 82, of Weems, Virginia, formerly of Longboat Key, Florida, passed away March 15, 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Upgrades to the University Parkway interchange are included in the project.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 2, 2023
FDOT unveils I-75 regional plan, discusses 'managed lanes'

Research is being done to see if tolled lanes would help the flow of traffic in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • East County
  • News
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