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Brian Gosling with Natural Design Landscaping uses a boxer to easily take out plants to make way for new landscaping.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 4, 2023
Main Street at Lakewood Ranch to undergo a makeover

New paint and landscaping will give Main Street a fresh look.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 13, 2023
Will Manatee County commissioners' wetlands decision impact 2024 election?

One commissioner suggests that it is mostly Democrats who oppose decision to decrease wetland buffers.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Town Manager Tom Harmer
  • By Tom Harmer |
  • September 1, 2022
Longboat Key Town Manager Brief, September

Tom Harmer discusses what's new around town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo courtesy of State College of Florida, Venice
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 7, 2016
Future pilots spread their wings at State College of Florida

The Lakewood Ranch campus will offer ground school for private pilot training.

  • East County
  • News
Eric Pugh has joined Asolo Repertory Theatre as its director of marketing and communications and Sarah Johnson is its new director of development.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2023
Asolo Repertory Theatre expands management team

Sarah Johnson and Eric Pugh fill development and marketing posts.

  • Arts + Culture
Many St. Armands residents returned home after Hurricane Idalia to find two feet or more of water on their streets and inside their homes.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 14, 2023
St. Armands drainage system can't keep up with 'perfect storm'

Designed for a 25-year rain event, St. Armands Key's pump and baffle network was overwhelmed by storm surge combined with king tide from Hurricane Idalia.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Living spaces include ceilings up to 17 feet high with floor to ceiling windows.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 24, 2023
One-of-a-kind Lido Shores home on the market at $10 million

The post-modern Sarasota school of architecture residence on Morningside Drive overlooks Pansy Bayou.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Vanessa Baugh, a Manatee County commissioner for more than 10 years representing District 5, retired in 2023.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 16, 2023
Vanessa Baugh resigns from Manatee County Commission

Family concerns cause Baugh to give up her post with 1.5 years remaining in her term.

  • East County
  • News
A 96-unit affordable housing development is proposed for county land at 4644 N. Tamiami Trail. All units will be priced attainable for those earning 80% or less of the area median income.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 21, 2023
96-unit attainable housing project proposed for Tamiami Trail

All units will be priced at an attainable level for renters at 80% or below area median income.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Police Department reports for Sept. 26-30.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 12, 2016
Longboat Key Cops Corner: 10.12.16

Longboat Key Police Department reports from Sept. 26-Sept. 30

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Key Garden Club officers Susan Loprete, Sharon Meir, Susan Mason, Melanie Dale, Lyn Haycock and Susan Phillips at the club's Arbor Day Picnic & Annual Meeting which was held on April 28 at the Longboat Island Chapel.
  • By James Peter |
  • June 20, 2023
Longboat Key Garden Club named grand marshal of Freedom Fest parade

The club was recognized for its many beautifying efforts on Longboat Key, support for conservation causes and community service.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kids perform in a Players Kids performance of "Oops Upon a Time" in May. (Photo courtesy of Brenna Wickstrom)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • August 14, 2022
The Players invites public to Back to Studio Bash

The Players Studio casts a wide and expansive net in the theater community, and it's looking forward to another fall season of education and enrichment.

  • Arts + Culture
Rendering of the community pool amenity area at Bath & Racquet.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 19, 2023
Game, set, match: Bath & Racquet redevelopment underway

Demolition has begun on the "rebirth of an icon," rebranded as Bath + Racquet Residences and Club.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Andrew Vac and Cindy Jessup
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 16, 2023
Longboat Chamber's 'Off the Clock' goes off island

About 40 members of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce met at Fleming's in Sarasota for their monthly networking event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The St. Armands Circle Art Festival with Craft Marketplace was held Sept. 30 and Oct 1.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 2, 2023
St. Armands Art Festival features accomplished artists from around the world

Tourists, visitors and locals admired the wide variety of art on display Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Young minds too precious to waste
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • July 10, 2023
Young minds too precious to waste

The Miracle on the Key group encourages a focus on education in the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Nate Kettler shares the mission of Save Our Seabirds.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • July 19, 2023
Save Our Seabirds rescuers wrangle ducklings, promote volunteering

New Outreach and Volunteer Manager Sarah Rubin has recruited an influx of volunteers who are passionate about the nonprofit's mission.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2015
County is uber excited about new program

Sarasota County has told its transportation services program to scat as it becomes the first municipality to partner with a trendy transportation service.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball forward Kevin O'Donoghue.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 22, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Kevin O'Donoghue

The Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball senior is primed for a strong 2023-2024 season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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