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Damages on Longboat Key after Hurricane Ian.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 10, 2024
Longboat Key disaster prep seminar set for June 5

The 22nd Annual Disaster Preparedness Seminar will feature keynote speaker Brian LaMarre, the meteorologist-in-charge with the National Weather Service in Tampa.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioners discussed the possibility of a paid beach parking program.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 21, 2020
County officials consider variety of traffic improvements on the key

Among proposed traffic improvements on Siesta Key are traffic calming measures, a bike share program and a water taxi.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • April 19, 2022
This Week in A+E: April 21-27

It's a circus week in Sarasota, and there will also be prime time entertainment in the form of concerts, theater, comedians and art exhibitions.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The exterior of the Ohana estate at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive, photographed in 2013.
  • By James Peter |
  • May 31, 2024
$19.75M Ohana sale sets new record for Longboat Key

The home breaks the record for Manatee County as well. The estate features three pavilions, a tennis court and two elevators.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch senior Tommy Bisordi said he'll hold himself back at his family's Thanksgiving celebration as he's trying to lose 10 pounds by Dec. 1.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 21, 2023
For wrestlers, Thanksgiving can be feast or famine

Some are encouraged to indulge themselves on the food spread, while others must resist temptation.

  • East County
  • Sports
The town has designed phases one and two of the cement pipe replacement, which spans from Spinnaker Lane to Channel Lane.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 7, 2021
Longboat Key applies for federal funding to upgrade Country Club Shores utilities

The town of Longboat Key submitted a grant application, requesting $13 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
East County veterinarian Margaux Buchanan with mother-and-daughter leopard Appaloosa horses, Pigpen and Safari.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • November 15, 2023
Veterinarian’s love of polo runs through everything she does

Dr. Margaux Buchanan, an equine veterinarian and polo player, raises Appaloosas on her 12-acre Menagerie Farm.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Riverview High junior DJ Johnson celebrates after scoring a rushing touchdown.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 15, 2023
Riverview High football uses big second half to beat Cardinal Mooney High

After a tight first half, the Rams broke things open late to win 35-7 on the road.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
CERT members Jill and Jordan Perlin, along with Lakewood Ranch CERT President Jim Emanuelson, presented hurricane preparedness information on June 4 at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 11, 2024
Hurricane preparedness tailored to Lakewood Ranch

The Lakewood Ranch CERT held a public information session at Town Hall.

  • East County
  • News
Riverview High senior boys lacrosse player Billy Snyder.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 22, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Billy Snyder

The Riverview boys lacrosse senior scored a game-winning goal against Sarasota on Feb. 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Rise Up Cafe is located at 1534 State St.
  • By James Peter |
  • October 13, 2023
Rebranded cafe opens downtown, rolling out 50 new ice cream recipes

Rise Up Cafe challenges New Yorkers to put the Sarasota eatery’s bagels to the taste test.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Gala Committee members Isabelle Eidet, Aline Blanchard, Katherine Benoit and Tamara Jacobs
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2024
Guests show their secretive sides at Opera Gala’s masked ball

The Sarasota Opera’s annual gala transported attendees to a Venetian carnival for the evening.

  • Black Tie
Members of Sarasota County's award-winning Fleet Services team at the NAFA 100 Best Fleets in the Americas awards.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 24, 2024
Sarasota fleet services team ranked among the Americas' best

National Association of Fleet Administrators rates Sarasota County's maintenance team 13th among its top 100 Best Public Fleets.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch 6-year-old Aurlyn Esler holds on as tight as she can to see how long she can last on the bull.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 3, 2024
Music on Main provides entertainment for all ages in Lakewood Ranch

Whether it's riding a bull, petting a mini horse or dancing to Kettle of Fish, Music on Main was fun for all.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Rebecca Blitz, who became SMART’s executive director in April, says restricted funding is currently one of the nonprofit’s biggest challenges.
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • August 20, 2020
Charity Snapshot: Bridling the Challenge

SMART’s new executive director took the reins with a clear plan for the organization. Then the pandemic hit.

  • LWR Life
The Fairy Village, like the group's other work, is created from a wide variety of repurposed materials.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 17, 2023
The Artful Codgers find beauty in unwanted materials

The crafting class, held for residents of the Sunnyside Village retirement community, transforms recycled materials into art.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Reverend David Mashall with Carol and Bob Erker
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • December 10, 2023
All Angels Church hosts first Christmas tea and concert

Music director David Stasney and members of All Angels Church threw a high tea with a harp and soprano concert to celebrate the Christmas season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michelle Posey speaks in opposition to the budget.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 3, 2023
Sarasota Schools budget revises language on social-emotional learning

The tentative budget’s language was revised, with Superintendent Terry Connor and board attorney Patrick Duggan stating that the new language reflects the budget’s compliance with state law.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Sarasota's Mark Dietz dresses for the occasion with his 10-year-old daughter Livia Dietz, 8-year-old son Marek Dietz and wife, Erin Dietz. Livia Dietz says she loves the human chess matches at the fair.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 5, 2023
Sarasota Medieval Fair begins its run in Myakka City

Attendees dress for a day of jousting, human chess matches, live music and more.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Circus Arts Conservatory's talented Sailor Circus will bring you incredible skills from precocious young artists.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • November 30, 2022
Sailor Circus turns precocious kids into polished performers

The circus might seem like an irregular extracurricular activity, but at Sarasota's Circus Arts Conservatory, it's molding a generation of talented and flexible humans.

  • Arts + Culture
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