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Samantha Albano (left) and Gabriella Moss (right) are young entrepreneurs who are both driven to succeed.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 16, 2023
Two high school classmates reunite through their businesses

Samantha Albano and Gabriella Moss met in high school. But they reignited their friendship 10 years later through their businesses in San Marco Plaza.

  • East County
  • Business
ODA senior Jack Bancroft has a 4.0 GPA.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 19, 2023
ODA athlete's classroom determination lands him on All-Academic state team

Jack Bancroft holds a 4.0 GPA while playing three sports throughout the school year.

  • East County
  • Sports
Norman Pritchard at his last service at Christ Church of Longboat Key.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 31, 2023
Pastor at Christ Church retires after nine years

The Rev. Norman Pritchard served the Presbyterian Church for 50 years and made a mark in service and worship.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Swim City store at Tamiami Trail and First Street has been plagued by roundabout construction for more than a year. (Photo by Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 27, 2022
Roundabout construction limits access to Tamiami Trail business

The owners of Swim City on Tamiami Trail say the construction has cost them nearly 30% in sales in recent months. Detours, street closures and a closed crosswalk will continue until fall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 15, 2021
Spend it on infrastructure

Local governments have so much money politicians say they don’t know what to do with it. The most effective use of these windfalls is to invest in long-term infrastructure touching the most people.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Freya Robbins, CDFA™ |
  • July 16, 2020
Protecting Assets in Divorce

Protecting Assets in Divorce

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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Longboat police investigate report of man soliciting cologne from backpack
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 5, 2023
Longboat police investigate report of man soliciting cologne from backpack

An evening on the beach is interrupted by a suspicious man on the beach, and a service dog dispute. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • May 17, 2022
This Week in A+E: May 19-25

Don't miss your chance to sample music and shrimp, poetry and dance, and orchestra and mariachi in Sarasota this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 20, 2023
Earn your beads at a Mardi Gras run in Lakewood Ranch

The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund is hosting its first 5K fundraiser.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 17, 2018
Make Longboat special

They’re back, and doing it again. Longboat Key’s ardent anti-development, anti-traffic forces are stoking their constituents to kill Unicorp National Development’s latest redevelopment proposal for the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort property.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Police investigate reported suspicious man talking to himself on a bicycle
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 14, 2023
Police investigate reported suspicious man talking to himself on a bicycle

A caller reported the suspicious cyclist, but officers were unable to find him. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
James Madden, Julia Mergen, Culver Casson and Steffen Robinson of The Christmas Carolers offer a performance.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 2, 2023
Block party ushers in holidays in downtown Sarasota

This month’s Fresh Fridays event put a holiday spin on the food and entertainment.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Solorzano Bros. pizza on Webber St. has closed the interior of the store and switched to a pickup window for orders, but business isn't slowing down at the restaurant. Courtesy photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 26, 2020
Businesses get creative in response to coronavirus challenges

From virtual piano lessons to prepackaged pizza quarantine kits, Sarasota business owners are trying to stay afloat and keep the community engaged.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Town’s investments end on a positive in 2023
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 7, 2024
Town’s investments end on a positive in 2023

Compared to an unrealized loss in 2022, the town of Longboat Key’s net investment income in 2023 reached about $3.7 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Get your e-books at the Sarasota County Library kiosk.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 27, 2019
Quick reads

The Sarasota County Library is now accessible from Town Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jake’s Ice Cream on Siesta Key
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 4, 2023
Key spots to satisfy your urge for ice cream on Siesta, Longboat

No need for screaming. There are plenty of places on the keys to satisfy your ice cream cravings.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Man shot and killed by Sarasota Police on Monday identified
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2024
Man shot and killed by Sarasota Police on Monday identified

Officers had attempted to stop 54-year-old William Michael Pickett on a county warrant for bank robbery.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 23, 2023
Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’

The more you read Gov. DeSantis book, the more convinced you become that it is his way of giving voters a quick-read of from where he came; his principles; and that he wants to be in the White House.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 17, 2022
A tight leaderboard after round one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic

Thomas Walsh leads at eight under par, but 15 golfers are within two strokes of him.

  • East County
  • Sports
Gwyn Ingham, the owner of For the Love of Reading, uses Orton-Gillingham methods during her private reading instruction with Scarlett Samson.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 18, 2023
Lakewood Ranch educator tries to make reading fun through new business

Summerfield's Gwyn Ingham uses her passion for reading and books to start For the Love of Reading.

  • East County
  • Business
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