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Longboat Key Garden Club officers Susan Loprete, Sharon Meir, Susan Mason, Melanie Dale, Lyn Haycock and Susan Phillips at the club's Arbor Day Picnic & Annual Meeting which was held on April 28 at the Longboat Island Chapel.
  • By James Peter |
  • June 20, 2023
Longboat Key Garden Club named grand marshal of Freedom Fest parade

The club was recognized for its many beautifying efforts on Longboat Key, support for conservation causes and community service.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A home in Cherokee Park tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,538 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 28, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 11-15 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Cherokee Park home tops the week's sales at $4.19 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 1, 2015
ULI Update: Making progress

ULI Update: Making progress

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Trees are down and other damage needs to be repaired at Ted Sperling Park. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 4, 2022
Many Sarasota County parks remain closed

Damage assessments are still underway around the county.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The North Shore Road public beach access closed in November. File photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 28, 2011
News Briefs

North Shore Road beach access re-opens; Larson plans to look at underground utilities; Town facilities to close for New Year holiday; Town to hold hazardous waste/E-scrap collection; CEB asks for inclusion in code discussions

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Richard Collins, director of emergency services, addresses the gathered crowd in Station 9's truck bay.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • May 2, 2022
Sarasota opens replacement fire station east of I-75

The new facility on Bee Ridge Road has been built to withstand Category 4 hurricane winds.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gabriel McDerment has been working on his musical, "Acceptance Pending," since his freshman year at New York University where he is now a junior.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 15, 2023
Braden River High alum to produce musical for Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Gabriel McDerment will debut his musical, "Acceptance Pending," in the international performing arts festival.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
David Wolff Jr. works to tie off a series of mini reefs in Longboat Key. Similar installations have been made in Siesta Key's Grand Canal. (Photo by Eric Garwood)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2022
Siesta residents begin gathering data from canal project

Mini reefs and oyster gardens are intended to attract the kind of marine life that will naturally cleanse the water.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tzeva features a Mediterranean menu with Israeli influence.
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • January 30, 2023
New restaurant concept to open in downtown Sarasota

The new Mediterranean dining spot is set to begin service Feb. 8.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Sarasota Christian freshman wideout Travis Miller sprints for a touchdown against Academy at the Lakes. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 4, 2022
Sarasota Christian, Cardinal Mooney restart fall high school sports season

Sarasota County Schools, including Booker High, Riverview High and Sarasota High, remain in flux in terms of athletics.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Charles Snowden Jones, trustee, of Bedford Hills, New York, sold the Unit L-207 condominium at 435 L’Ambiance Drive to Ronald and Margaret Roth, of Longboat Key, for $2.4 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 9, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for July 24-28 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A condominium in L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops the week's sales at $2.4 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Mateu Dalmau. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 2, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Mateu Dalmau

The Lakewood Ranch-based pitcher threw a perfect game July 25 at the 2022 14U National Championships in Hoover, Alabama.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Sage Residences represent 11 of the 14 sales over $5 million so far in 2023.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 4, 2023
Rising demand for luxury real estate charged by pandemic, other factors

Longboat Key real estate continues to be defined by a luxury market, while a newer ultra luxury market begins to grow.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Messages of gratitude decorate the sidewalks outside of Country Club Shores.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 30, 2020
Volunteer task force will let neighbors help neighbors

Friends and neighbors continue to show up for each other on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County code enforcement officer John Lally holds a sound-measurement device next to comrade Kevin Burns, who started working weekend hours last month.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 11, 2012
Sarasota County beefs up code enforcement

Military veteran Kevin Burns started working overtime to monitor weekend violations.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Local residents buy the necessary resources to stay safe during Hurricane Irma at BJ's Wholesale.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 5, 2017
Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton brace for Hurricane Irma

The county to give out sandbags in Lakewood Ranch in preparation for the potentially "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane.

  • East County
  • News
(File photo)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 19, 2022
Longboater's stingray experience common but no less painful

Hot water is the key to initial treatment and release, a physician and an EMS deputy chief say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 8495 Lindrick Lane in The Concession sold for $3.6 million. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 5,314 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 14, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 in Lakewood Ranch

A Concession home on Lindrick Lane tops the week's sales at $4.23 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • July 17, 2019
Longboat commissioners choose legislative priorities

This year, town officials took the time to order focuses in terms of importance.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gary Sawyer, the director of transportation and vehicle maintenance for the School District of Manatee County, says an electric bus could be an exciting adventure and learning experience for the district. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 17, 2021
Driven to be green in Manatee County

The School District of Manatee County hopes to receive funding for an electric bus.

  • East County
  • News
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