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This Lake Club home at 16730 Verona Place sold for $2,272,500. It has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,023 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 14, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for April 29 to May 3 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Verona Place tops the week's sales at $2.27 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Santa greets a young runner at the finish of the 2022 Sandy Claws Beach Run.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2023
Registration open for Sandy Claws Beach Run on Siesta Key

The 47th annual event is scheduled for Dec. 9 at Siesta Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens decorated its Historic Spanish Point Campus in Osprey for its annual Lights at Spooky Point event.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 13, 2023
Selby brings Halloween to Little Sarasota Bay with Lights at Spooky Point

Spooky scenes are all around at Selby Gardens' Historic Spanish Point campus.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Florida Lakes Vein Center |
  • January 19, 2023
Are Venous Reflux Disease and Varicose Veins the Same?

In the U.S., more than 40 million Americans suffer from varicose veins, or the more serious form of vein disease, chronic venous insufficiency. Are you at risk?

  • Health
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While 551 Broadway Street has paid utility bills in 2021, water usage rates show July 2018 was the last time anyone lived in one of the six apartments. File photo
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 16, 2021
Town presents formal denial of proposal to build four homes in Longbeach Village

An order of denial is required by Florida law.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Destined for dissolution?
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 8, 2024
Destined for dissolution?

The Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation should pull out The Bay Park Conservancy playbook. The foundation, city and county are not in alignment.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
ODA's Crazy Cooking Camp is available for students entering second through fifth grades.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2023
2023 Summer Camps in Sarasota, Manatee - General

Your guide to summer camps this year in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Summer Fun Guide
Summit offers residents chance to quiz Manatee representatives
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 10, 2024
Summit offers residents chance to quiz Manatee representatives

The summit is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Feb. 23 at the Lakewood Ranch Library.

  • East County
  • News
Averleigh Cross can't wait to start kindergarten at Freedom Elementary School. She's looking forward to learning how to read better.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 9, 2023
First day of kindergarten can be emotional time for parents

Parents often have a hard time deciding whether to cry or celebrate as they drop off their kindergartner on the first day of school.

  • East County
  • Schools
A promotional image for the documentary "Into The Spotlight: The Jake Ilardi Story."
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 15, 2024
Jake Ilardi documentary wins Local Audience Award at Sarasota Film Fest

The Industry Audience Award was given to the documentary "Luther: Never Too Much."

  • Arts + Culture
A L.E.A.D. session takes place at Cranberry Elementary School in North Port.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 1, 2024
School police officers lead new program to prevent drug use

The Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence program brings school resource officers and students together to tackle the issue of drug use.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Loren Wanless, a resident at Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living, re-creates a photo of his father, Emery Wanless, from 1937.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 10, 2024
Lakewood Ranch veteran honors father in Dream Flight

Loren Wanless re-created a 1937 photo of his father with a World War II-era open cockpit biplane.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Greater Sarasota of Commerce Golf Classic will be held Jan. 8, 2024 at Bobby Jones Golf Club.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2023
First Bobby Jones golf tournament sells out

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic is scheduled for Jan. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Taylor Galford
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 18, 2023
Music Compound now offers virtual, hybrid guitar instruction

The Sarasota music school's new course, “Introduction to Guitar Fundamentals: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide," was launched in early December.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Sand on Greer Island has begun encroaching on the Land's End pier.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 19, 2023
Town gets green light for Beer Can Island dredge

Delays caused by wildlife shifted the timeline of the project, but the town expects it to begin by mid-July without any change in cost.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Local governments, including officials from the city of Sarasota (pictured), Longboat Key and Sarasota and Manatee counties met today to review the region's emergency preparedness plans.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • September 5, 2017
Longboat prepares for Hurricane Irma

With a major storm looming, emergency personnel are instructing Longboat residents to begin their own preparations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Booker High girls basketball junior Jakai Peterson.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 9, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jakai Peterson

The Booker High girls basketball player scored 32 points Feb. 3 in a 63-42 win over Avon Park High.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Chuck Muth
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2024
Local fashion brands highlight Bird Key Yacht Club fashion show

Tweeds and Camilyn Beth decked out club members for the end-of-year event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By JL Bainbridge Family Wealth Advisors |
  • March 28, 2024
Will Your Retirement Last 30 Years?

Here’s what you should know about planning ahead for today’s average retirement from age 62 to 92.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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Sarasota High boys basketball senior Mike Drayton.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 13, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Mike Drayton

The Sarasota High senior boys basketball player was named the FACA District 16 Class 7A Player of the Year on Feb. 13.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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