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Some Anna Maria Island beaches ready to reopen
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 24, 2024
Some Anna Maria Island beaches ready to reopen

Manatee County has fast-tracked its post-hurricane work to return the beaches to the business of pleasure for residents and tourists.

  • East County
  • News
The 40th Sarasota Grand Prix boat races will be held this weekend at Lido Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2024
Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix returns this weekend

The 40th annual Sarasota Powerboat P1 is the second-longest powerboat race in the country.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A more than 9,000-square-foot home with frontage on Little Sarasota Bay features Italian-inspired touches.
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 4, 2024
$28.35M bayfront villa hits market in Sarasota County

A more than 9,000-square-foot home with frontage on Little Sarasota Bay features Italian-inspired touches.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A Goodwill bookstore and donation center will occupy the new outparcel building at 3160 Gulf of Mexico Drive by the end of the year.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • December 16, 2025
Goodwill to open Dec. 18 on Longboat Key

The used bookstore and donation drop-off location will hold a grand opening with a local author signing and giving away books.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
The Condominium by the Bay was built in 1982 on Boulevard of the Arts.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 21, 2026
Political power couple buys Sarasota condo

Political commentator and adviser James Carville and his White House staffer wife, Mary Matalin, are the new owners of a home in Sarasota, property records show.

  • Sarasota
  • News
When will the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort be razed and rebuilt? Five years since its closing, there's no easy answer.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2015
Colony: The slow collapse

‘What’s the deal with the Colony?’ is a question local tourism officials hear frequently. Five years after the resort’s closing, there are no easy answers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brista Homes founder and President Mark Ursini prefers to build two single-family homes on Buttonwood Drive. If the Nov. 2 referendum fails, he plans to develop an additional office building.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 4, 2021
Buttonwood Harbour referendum vote set for Nov. 2

Brista Homes founder and President Mark Ursini is proposing developments for the Buttonwood Harbour neighborhood, but some residents want drainage issues addressed first.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 19, 2021
Exploring the skies

The Local Group of Deep Sky Observers brings together astronomy-lovers and amateurs to explore the wonders found through the lens of a telescope.

  • LWR Life
Mark Vengroff if finishing what his father started at One Stop Housing.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 6, 2025
Mark Vengroff finds his one last career stop the most rewarding

The managing partner of One Stop Housing came from Los Angeles to fulfill his father's legacy of providing affordable housing for the working class.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key's Bayfront Park is one of Suncoast Waterkeeper's weekly sampling sites.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 12, 2025
Suncoast Waterkeeper releases 2024 water quality report

The report shows trends in the region's concentrations of enterococci, a bacteria that is a fecal matter indicator.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 11, 2020
Summer just zoomed by, but we're glad you're back

A look at some of the stories that made a difference while you were gone.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Although City Manager Tom Barwin has taken issue with some applications of the Sunshine Law, he pledged to fully comply with an ongoing search of his personal email account for public records.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 23, 2018
City manager pledges compliance with records search

Tom Barwin's use of a personal email account is the latest chapter in the city manager's rocky relationship with open government laws.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Giselle Ucciferri, Bradenton's Megan Yost, east Bradenton's Corina Geiger and Summerfield's Betsy Young are honored during the half time of Lakewood Ranch High School's pink out football game.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 7, 2021
In-person Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk returns

Afflicted Lakewood Ranch residents look forward to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 22, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Gas is on the way

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 16, 2009
One big softball family

The Suncoast Storm 10U softball team has been playing together for the past three years. In January, the girls will all move up as a team to 12U.

  • East County
  • Sports
Beth Owen-Cipielewski is dividing her time between the Siesta Key Oyster Bar and preparing for a major bowling tournament.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • July 28, 2011
Alley Cat

Beth Owen-Cipielewski has been bowling since she was a child, but a recent renewed focus on her game has earned her a spot in a major international competition.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
"You can't overstate the importance music has had in our lives," says Bharat Chandra. "It's what brought us together, what brought us to Sarasota, what brought us our daughter."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 3, 2010
Encore Performance

Musicians Bharat and Anne Chandra are bridging Sarasota's generation gap by providing kids and elders with a common artistic purpose.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 4, 2018
Cops Corner: Pilots license flew away

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Bow-Tie is the newest spokescat for Cat Depot.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 3, 2015
A cat's cause

With dapper style and a do-good mission, Bow-Tie is truly the Cat Depot's meow.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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