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Captain Ed Kolodzieski and two clients enjoy a sunny day on Sarasota Bay in a Duffy Sun Cruiser. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • June 22, 2022
Local business corners market on electric boats

Ed Kolodzieski won't just order an electric boat for you. You can visit his showroom and take one home the next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Hurricane Ian made landfall Sept. 28, 2022.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • April 10, 2023
2023 hurricane season predicted to bring 14 named storms

Climate Action Center CEO Bob Bunting forecasts seven hurricanes, two or three of which as a Category 3 or higher, more evenly distributed throughout the hurricane season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Scarlett Hafner, a fifth grader at Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, her mother, Cassie, brother Preston, a seventh grader, and father, Mark Hafner, at the 80th parallel just north of Svalbard, Norway.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 6, 2023
Lakewood Ranch-area teachers, students take the summer to travel the world

From Tennessee to Peru to Japan, teachers and students on break traveled to five of the seven continents.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 20, 2017
Cops Corner 7.20.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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
Jill Eisenbeis, a library assistant, is new on the staff and started her position on the library's first day of curbside pickup June 2. She previously volunteered for the library for two years.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 10, 2020
Braden River Library reopens with new policies

Manatee County Libraries open with new policies

  • East County
  • News
Government by the people? Not for Siesta Key
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 17, 2023
Government by the people? Not for Siesta Key

Advocates for incorporating Siesta Key spent fulfilled state requirements to conduct a referendum. But so much for government "by the people." Florida lawmakers decided they know better than citizens.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 9, 2020
Local map of COVID-19 cases adds visitors to positive-test totals

State lists account for seven cases connected to Longboat Key, local "heat map" adds five more.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Gigis are Florida Studio Theatre's latest cabaret performance. They run through Sept. 25.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 9, 2016
The GiGis: Living in Harmony

Florida Studio Theatre's latest cabaret production features a fun, energetic blast from the past.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
It's not uncommon for the three regulation courts and two temporary courts on one of the tennis courts to be in use simultaneously at Bayfront Park.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • February 27, 2023
Longboat pickleball expansion contingent on parking

Town commissioners opted to move forward with adding a temporary pickleball court under the condition that additional parking spots are found at Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Musical trio to present Neil Diamond tribute on Longboat
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • January 31, 2024
Musical trio to present Neil Diamond tribute on Longboat

The show will combine a concert and a behind-the-music breakdown of the inspiration for the artist's most popular songs.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Adam N. Phillips, D.O, Board Certified General Surgeon & Vein Specialist |
  • December 9, 2021
Understand Vein Disease

Minimally invasive treatments have a 99% success rate with far less risk and side effects.

  • Health
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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 28, 2021
Collin Morikawa wins the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession

Morikawa becomes the second player to win a major and a WGC event before turning 25.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 10, 2023
Longboat Key Police officer charged with armed trespassing

Rafael Martinez Jr., 27, of Bradenton is scheduled to appear in court for arraignment on Oct. 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
By around 9:30 a.m. Friday, FPL reported the restoration of power for 158,000 customers in the two counties. (Photo by Andrew Warfield)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2022
Two Sarasota County deaths appear linked to oxygen-machine power failures

A 94-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman were the first reported deaths due to Hurricane Ian, the Sheriff's Office says.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Appalachian Road Show performs April 2 at Fogartyville.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2023
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for March 30 to April 5

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Joe Martinez conducts the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble on March 24, 2023.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 26, 2023
Sights and Sounds series debuts at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble was featured as the cultural music series kicks off.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Cat Depot is extending its half-off kitten sale through July.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • July 9, 2013
Kitten sale extended through July

More than 200 kittens have been rescued since May and Cat Depot wants to keep the momentum going.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
St. Regis Longboat Key Resort/The Residences’ amenities include two restaurants, a beach grill, three bars, and a saltwater lagoon. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 7, 2022
3 condos under construction bring a new level of luxury to the keys

Two of three high-end condo projects in the area have already sold out. A third might soon join the party.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tommy Tyler.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 9, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Tommy Tyler

The Cardinal Mooney boys golfer believes the Cougars can win a state title in 2023.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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