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  • By JL Bainbridge Family Wealth Advisors |
  • May 30, 2024
Should Your Retirement Planning Include Medicare?

Healthcare costs in retirement can be high, so only thinking about Medicare as health insurance can be a big mistake.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2024
Selby Botanical Gardens named one of 'World's Greatest Places'

Time magazine releases its annual list of places to visit and stay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2012
News Briefs

Town interviews planning consultants; Town accepting Toys for Tots donations

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 19, 2010
P&Z set to review code April 6

The Planning and Zoning Board will review code clarification suggestions presented by the Longboat Key Club and Resort next month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Chris Jericho meets Jake Harris, 4, and Christopher Harris, 9.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 18, 2024
Wrestler Chris Jericho visits Booker High to inspire students

The wrestler and comic book author visited the school to encourage students — including those working on the digital art for his new graphic novel.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Students from Cypress Ridge Elementary School talk with Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School students at the regional competition. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 21, 2021
Robotics on rise in Lakewood Ranch

Five Lakewood Ranch elementary school teams compete at regional VEX robotics competition.

  • East County
  • News
The south entry of the new Selby Botanical Gardens Welcome Center.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • December 10, 2024
Selby Gardens named in 'Best of Architecture' by Wall Street Journal

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was one of only five projects selected.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ruth Strauss (1925-2024)
  • In Memoriam |
  • November 13, 2024
Ruth Latrelle Strauss

Ruth Latrelle Strauss, long time Longboat Key resident, passed away on Monday, November 4th, just short of her 99th birthday (born December 12th, 1925).

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Susan Goldfarb, program manager at the Education Center at Temple Beth Israel.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • November 6, 2024
The Education Center at Temple Beth Israel looks toward fall semester

This November, students can start the fall season with a relaxing new series that promotes holistic healing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The proposed Calle Miramar hotel violates Sarasota County's Comprehensive Plan, according to a ruling by 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Hunter Carroll.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 23, 2024
Sarasota County taxpayers on the hook for $270,000 in legal fees

The Sarasota County Commission approved settlement agreements on attorneys' fees for Siesta Key hotel opponents.

  • 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
Patti the turtle, file photo
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • November 21, 2017
Education key to Longboat's new turtle regulations, officials say

More enforcement, more cases but more disorientations: Longboat officials agree education is the best way to protect turtles

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Susan Melgaard participates in her first Creative Arts Association of Lakewood Ranch Fall Art Show and Sale. "It's great to work with all the different artists and see all the different creativity everyone has," she says.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 18, 2023
Creative Arts Association of Lakewood Ranch showcases local talent

From jewelry to fused glass to oil paintings, artists display quality work.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Music, one of seven statues illustrating the seven virtues of Sarasota, was damaged months ago. It stands alongside Flora on the eastern side of St. Armands Circle.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 15, 2022
City, BID seek ways to get ahead on statue repair costs in St. Armands

Funding for such work isn't part of the Sarasota Public Works Department's budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barry Gaines aims perfectly to dunk people in the dunk tank while other employees cheer around him.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • June 24, 2023
Longboat Key’s town staff gather for employee appreciation luncheon

The town hosted a BBQ honoring all town employees and showing appreciation through different bonding activities.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This three-piece modular building will serve as the temporary clubhouse at Bobby Jones Golf Club. A permanent structure is currently under design.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 7, 2023
Bobby Jones clubhouse delivered as project manager retires

The three-piece temporary modular unit marks another milestone in the restoration of the city-owned golf complex.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is presenting "A Motown Christmas" through Jan. 5, 2025.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • December 11, 2024
WBTT celebrates 25 years of making joyful noise

Nate Jacobs built a theater dedicated to telling African American stories and nurturing talented young people — with a little help from friends.

  • Arts + Culture
Danny Walker hits his tee shot on the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National Golf Club on day three of the 2024 LECOM Suncoast Classic. Walker, a Lakewood Ranch High graduate, shot eight under par Saturday and is 13 under par for the tournament.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 20, 2024
Leaderboard takes shape heading into final day of LECOM Suncoast Classic

Patrick Cover leads at 18 under par, and a Lakewood Ranch High alumnus is in the top 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
The North Shore Road beach access point on Longboat Key.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 15, 2024
Some Longboat Key beach accesses reopen after hurricanes

Several public beach access points reopened after crews worked to clean up debris from the entrances.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Joe McElmeel and Scott Gray stand in front of gifts donated by the Republican Club of Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2020
The nice list: Longboat groups turn up the cheer

Your friends and neighbors helped out a lot during this holiday season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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