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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
This Country Club East home at 14639 Newtonmore Lane sold for $1,035,000. It has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,447 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 22, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 7-11 in Lakewood Ranch

A Polo Run home tops the week's sales at $1.1 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Earlier this year, WSLR/Fogartyville co-founders Arlene Sweeting and David Beaton stepped down from managing the community radio station and listening room.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 25, 2024
WSLR/Fogartyville founders step down

Arlene Sweeting and Dave Beaton, who founded the radio station WSLR and the nightclub Fogartyville, are stepping down and moving to Michigan.

  • Arts + Culture
The Whitney Plaza Community Center would be located at 6810 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 15, 2024
Lease and funding in place for Whitney Plaza Community Center

Classes and course offerings at the center are still to be determined at the Longboat Key center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch Library offers more than just books, such as puzzles.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 10, 2024
Observer editor spends a day exploring the Lakewood Ranch Library

The new facility offers opportunities for people of all ages to gather and participate in a variety of activities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Paula Ball, Sue Stokes, and President of The Friends, Pat Goemme
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2023
Friends of Sarasota Ballet kick off season with Meet Me at the Barre

The opening party gave attendees a primer on the excitement to come for the Sarasota Ballet's upcoming season.

  • Black Tie
IMG Academy girls golfer Alana Kutt.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 12, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Alana Kutt

The Sarasota-area golfer signed with Coastal Carolina University in November.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By JFCS of the Suncoast |
  • February 8, 2024
Building Strong Families for All Faiths

With a goal to empower individuals toward self-sufficiency and stability, JFCS services offer comprehensive care to community members in need.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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Any property rented for less than six months will be subject to the new program, unless one of 30 properties excluded by the town.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • January 31, 2023
Short-term rental program could start this fall on Longboat

If passed, the program to register properties rented for under six months would kick-off Oct. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
David Sessions, CEO of Willis Smith Construction, talks with former county commissioner Vanessa Baugh on the second floor back in May 2023 when the focus was still on finishing the first floor.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 20, 2024
Staff proposes $2.4 billion budget for Manatee County in 2025

Roads, parks and the Lakewood Ranch Library remain priorities in East County.

  • East County
  • News
David Bonci and Commander Ron Evans of Veterans of Foreign Wars Sunshine Post 3233 greet the crowds lining Main Street on May 29, 2023, during the Memorial Day parade.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2024
Memorial Day parade set for May 27 in downtown Sarasota

The parade will march down Main Street from Osprey Avenue to J.D. Hamel Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Andrea Dietz.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 24, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Andrea Dietz

The Lakewood Ranch High senior and North Florida commit led the volleyball team with 10 kills Aug. 20 in its 3-0 home win over Wharton High.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota High track and field sophomore Grayson Cicilioni.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 2, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Grayson Cicilioni

The Sarasota High runner is moving up the ranks in the 3,200-meter run.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Unit 1401 condominium at.540 N. Tamiami Trail has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,698 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 5, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 18-22 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Fiddlers Bayou home on Higel Avenue tops the week's sales at $6.45 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Phillip Lanham is the new president and CEO of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 7, 2023
New foundation leader wants to 'level up' its role in the community

On his second day, the new president and CEO explains why he moved from Cincinnati and how he plans to "level up" the GCCF's philanthropic ambitions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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
Turtle season officially kicks off May 1 and ends Oct. 31.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • April 25, 2023
Keeping beaches dark still priority through turtle nesting season

Artificial light disorientation calls to Mote Marine Aquarium & Laboratory spiked during the 2022 turtle nesting season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bob Gault, Lynn Larson and Michael Garey
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 3, 2021
Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key installs new president Michael Garey

Garey follows Lynn Larson, who held the position for two years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key's new youngest resident born this summer
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 3, 2024
Longboat Key's new youngest resident born this summer

Brynn Rosemary Slansky was born Aug. 1, and the family is looking forward to returning to LBK this fall.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sugar Champagne Bar is expected to open by the end of the year.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 9, 2024
Champagne bar, piano lounge to open in downtown Sarasota

Local entrepreneur Ronnie Shugar is investing $15 million in downtown Sarasota entities and projects.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
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