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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2014
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  • Neighbors
GOOD NEWS. Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club residents Fran and Thom Mastrelli brought their East County Observer along on their recent tour through South Africa. They caught up on their news at the Cape of Good Hope near Capetown.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com and click on the 'Contests' tab in the upper-right hand corner to submit your entries. We can't wait to see where The Observer will travel next!

  • East County
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Cedars Tennis Resort is located at 645 Cedars Court on Longboat Key.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 5, 2012
RVA buys Cedars, Barrier Island Realty

The sale closed Feb. 29 and includes Cedars Tennis Resort operations and Barrier Island Realty Inc., which owned and managed the resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The exposed seawall at the former Yonkers property has come into question as to whether Turtle Watch members can walk on the seawall.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 18, 2012
Seawall has turtle watchers walking on eggshells

An exposed seawall is an ongoing concern for Turtle Watch volunteers, who cross the privately owned structure as part of their patrol duties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2015
New Starbucks slated for the North Trail

North Tamiami Trail could get its first Starbucks, as the city of Sarasota is reviewing plans for the popular coffee shop to replace the former site of El Pescador.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Sarasota Manatee Inc. bought the building at the northeast corner of Ringling Boulevard and Indian Place for $1.375 million.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 4, 2013
UPDATE: JFCS buys downtown Sarasota building

Jewish Family & Children's Service of Sarasota-Manatee bought a Ringling Boulevard building for $1.4 million with the help of a $1.8 million gift.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Riverview High School head football coach Joshua Smithers is excited for the field to undergo renovations. Brynn Mechem
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 13, 2020
Riverview first of Sarasota schools to see track and field improvements

Riverview High School will be the first of Sarasota County Schools to receive an astroturf field and rubberized track.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The new canal system in Lakewood Ranch should be finished by 2022.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 29, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: New canal system an eerie sight in Lakewood Ranch

Plans unveiled to build a $340 million canal system connecting Lakewood Ranch by water.

  • April Fools
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • December 2, 2014
The Magnolia House

When John and Leslie Korff decided to leave their bustling city lives in Manhattan to settle down and raise their family in the South, the couple set their eyes on Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
The iconic Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota's "Purple Palace," kicked off its delayed season with "Menopause the Musical 2," on Jan. 4.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 22, 2023
Historic designation, flood-proofing suggested for Van Wezel

Sarasota’s Purple Ribbon Committee reviewed a draft request for proposals to address structural issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The U-18 Baseball World Cup is coming to Sarasota-Bradenton.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 5, 2019
2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup coming to Sarasota-Bradenton

The 2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup is coming to Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium and Bradenton's LECOM Park, as announced March 5 by the World Baseball Softball Confederation and USA Baseball.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2009
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Cyclists in the Lakewood Ranch-based Village Idiots cycling group turn onto  Hidden River Trail from Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to travel to Lorraine Road during a weekly Wednesday night ride.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 4, 2017
For cyclists, it's an open road in Lakewood Ranch

No-cycling signs come down on Hidden River Trail.

  • East County
  • News
Resident not happy with service dog on Longboat beach
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 27, 2024
Resident not happy with service dog on Longboat beach

A complainant called to report a dog, and even after it was discovered to be a service dog, the complainant wasn’t happy. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Florida Studio Theatre's "Off the Charts" runs through Feb. 9 at FST's Court Cabaret.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2024
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Oct. 10-16

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 18, 2015
Conversation with Michael Saunders

Michael Saunders, the woman whose local real estate empire surpassed $2 billion in sales last year, grew up barefoot on the north end of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Donna Sharp Blaney and Suzy Brenner
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 9, 2021
Paradise Center plans for socially distanced gala

The center will host a silent auction in its rec room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Susan Mitchell volunteers at Suncoast Science Center. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 9, 2020
Sarasota bands together to create shields, masks

Several residents are using their sewing skills and 3-D printers to make sure community members are safe.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Richard Gonzmart says the successor to Pattigeorge’s ‘won’t be anything we do now.’ He envisions patrons dining on a glass floor and watching fish.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 27, 2016
Top Story — June: Pattigeorge’s new owner: ‘It’s my destiny’

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 25, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: May

With an auction sale of 2.3 acres of Colony property scheduled for Friday, two different development teams have made offers for Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber's bankrupt estate.

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