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Longboat Key Town Commission meets at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 28, 2025
Two enter Longboat Town Commission race

Gary Coffin and Nick Gladding have submitted their names to be in running for Districts 1 and 3, respectively.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By JL Bainbridge |
  • February 19, 2026
Worried Sick About Your Retirement? You’re Not Alone.

Nearly 64% of Americans worry more about running out of money than death.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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The Silverwings Choir, a Lakewood Ranch club of 40 members, gather at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall every Saturday and sing in Mandarin.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • March 25, 2026
Silverwings Choir combines Chinese culture and music

The choir was founded in October and brings together singers of all abilities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Manatee County Commissioner Tal Siddique was picked in a 4-3 vote by the commission to serve as chair in 2026.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • December 15, 2025
Tal Siddique selected as chair of Manatee County Commission

Elected in 2024, the commissioner representing Longboat Key, Anna Maria and downtown Bradenton was chosen as chair in a 4-3 vote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Chad Day Memorial Fishing Tournament has raised more than $108,000 for the Tidewell Foundation. With the final event, the goal is to reach the $150,000 mark.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • March 18, 2026
Chad Day Memorial Fishing Tournament prepares for final fundraiser

The tournament has raised $108,000 for the Tidewell Foundation and the goal is to reach $150,000 with one last tournament.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
With scissors in one hand and a whip in the other, Commissioner Carol Felts cuts the ribbon on a historical marker for The Florida Cracker Trail Feb. 13 at Manatee Village Historical Park.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 3, 2026
Manatee County mourns the death of its 'feisty' commissioner

Carol Ann Felts, a citizen activist who scored a stunning political victory in 2024, died Feb. 24.

  • East County
  • News
Missing Longboat Key teen found safe, police say
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2026
Missing Longboat Key teen found safe, police say

Anyone with information on the 14-year-old girl is asked to call the town's police.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Davin Davidson reeled in 20 offers from NCAA Division I FBS programs from Jan. 20 through 31.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • February 4, 2026
Cardinal Mooney quarterback's recruitment takes off

The demand for Davin Davidson is overdue following a triumphant junior season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Larry Thompson and Andy Sandberg shake hands on the site of the Englewood Art Center at 350 McCall Road.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 11, 2026
Hermitage takes over art center from Ringling College

The Englewood property figures into artist retreat's developing plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
St. Regis Longboat Key Resort installed a stainless steel metal arch on a converted groin extending into the Gulf. Longboat Key town staff asked the hotel to take the arch down because it does not follow town code.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 29, 2025
St. Regis resort's arched sign on pier causes dispute with town

The St. Regis is asking the town of Longboat Key to amend its sign code to allow for an arch it installed on a groin to remain in place.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson's |
  • March 5, 2026
For People with Parkinson's, Movement Is Medicine - And Community Is Everything

Neuro Challenge Foundation offers support and therapeutic programs for those navigating Parkinson's Disease.

  • Sarasota
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Diane Collins, Sandy Ruppert and Linda Pike were among the record 150 attendees at the Feb. 11 at the Longboat Key Resort for the Go for the Cure kick-off game day.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • February 13, 2026
Go for the Cure kickoff sees record attendance

Through an afternoon of canasta and mahjong, Longboat Key Club members raised funds for Breast Health Sarasota Inc.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Charlie Cannon, Jim Leish, Charles Eldridge, Matt Zito, Dean Friedman and Harold Seegmiller are some of the newest and longest-serving members of the Longboat Key Club Friars, a cohort of golfers who enjoy the game, but also the camaraderie.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 4, 2026
Friars golfers reflect on value of connection ahead of annual gathering

This gathering of golfers has been finding ways to give back to the community over the years, while forging friendships to last among members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Commissioners George Kruse and Bob McCann are on opposite sides of the AAA High School vote. Kruse voted in favor of approving the site plan, and McCann voted to deny the site plan.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 3, 2025
Manatee commissioners have final say about new school but no real power

The issue came to the forefront when three of four Manatee County commissioners voted to deny a Lakewood Ranch school site plan.

  • East County
  • News
Cox Family ER Reunion
  • By Manatee Memorial Hospital |
  • February 26, 2026
Every Heart is Worth Fighting For

On Christmas Eve 2023, newlyweds Lauren and Kahler Cox were headed home from an extended family vacation on Florida’s Gulf Coast when their lives changed forever. While driving, Kahler, just 29 years old, began to feel what he thought was indigestion.

  • Health
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The Sarasota Ballet will perform George Balanchine's "Stars and Stripes" in its "Life and Liberty" program March 27-28.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • March 25, 2026
Sarasota Ballet stages star-spangled extravaganza for America's 250th birthday

"Stars and Stripes" is choreographer George Balanchine's love letter to his adopted homeland.

  • Arts + Culture
Jennifer Rominiecki brought the living museum concept to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens when she was named president and CEO in 2015.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 5, 2026
Botanical gardens' potential lured Rominiecki family to Sarasota

Before Marie Selby Botanical Gardens came calling, Jennifer Rominiecki never considered uprooting her family from New York City. A decade later, she says it was all worth it.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A rendering of the new Sarasota Memorial Hospital-North Port.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2026
Solid bond ratings fuel further health care system expansion

Thanks to favorable ratings that cut the cost of borrowing, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is funding more than $1 billion in expansion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A site map of the location of the proposed 41-unit 414 Lime Avenue townhome development in the Park East neighborhood.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 29, 2026
41 new townhomes planned for Limelight District

A new proposal for 41 townhomes is breathing new life into a partially built and then demolished multifamily project on Aspinwall Street in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Unicorp National Development President Chuck Whittall made his case for allowing an arched sign to remain on a pier at St. Regis Longboat Key to Town Commissioners Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. “I think it’s not only good for St. Regis. I think it’s good for the entire town of Longboat Key,” he said.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • November 12, 2025
Unicorp president addresses LBK commission on St. Regis arched sign

The Longboat Key Town Commission signaled it might reconsider amending an enforcement code after the resort owner made his case.

  • Longboat Key
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