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  • By Peninsula Sarasota |
  • February 10, 2022
24 Ultra-luxe Residences on Golden Gate Point

Peninsula Sarasota offers a limited opportunity.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sponsored Content
In 1961, Barbara Glidden was named Tarpon Queen at the Sarasota Tarpon Tournament.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • May 30, 2013
YOUR NEIGHBOR: Barbara Glidden

Barbara Glidden basks in the sunlight of her Siesta Key home as she flips through old photographs of herself in New York, Mexico and the Caribbean.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Maurice Overholt at Longboat Island Chapel
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 19, 2021
Longboat Island Chapel welcomes new music director

Maurice Overholt took over Sunday services at Longboat Island Chapel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2012
News Briefs

Town offices to close for Labor Day; Homeowner removes nuisance brush; State agency OKs Comp Plan amendment

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Parrish's Jason Winslow and Christina Winslow grab one of their children, Amelia Winslow, 9, for a picture before she goes out to the playground.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • August 15, 2018
Picnic at the park in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch Baptist Church hosts its final summer event at Greenbrook Adventure Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • December 17, 2021
Runners jingle around Lakewood Ranch

More than 1,000 runners took part in the 10th Anniversary Jingle Run 5K run/walk to benefit the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship Program on Dec. 17.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 5, 2021
Lowell Burton Nelson

Nelson, Lowell Burton, age 100, of Longboat Key, FL passed away April 6, 2021 at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Joe McElmeel and Scott Gray stand in front of gifts donated by the Republican Club of Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2020
The nice list: Longboat groups turn up the cheer

Your friends and neighbors helped out a lot during this holiday season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
City commissioners Erik Arroyo and Hagen Brody led the push to include a list of pros and cons in the packet the city provides to property owners seeking historic designation. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 18, 2021
City revises historic preservation application

The City Commission is moving to adjust the information it provides to property owners seeking a historic designation, a proposal that divided elected officials.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rev. Dave Marshall stands in front of the spot where the memorial will be.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 9, 2022
All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church plans pet memorial

The church will redo part of its garden to make a space for people to grieve their pets.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
New Longboat Key Building Official Darin Cushing.
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • August 28, 2014
Town hires new Building Official

Palmetto native will begin work on Longboat Key Aug. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(Photo courtesy  of Scott Gerber Main) Street property owners and businesses in downtown Sarasota prepared for the worst last week.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 10, 2020
Reflections …

That we avoided violence shows that demonstrators saw its irrationality and our officials were proactive, not reactive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Commissioner Jim Brown leading efforts to fund Arts, Culture and Education Center
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 20, 2019
Brown: Longboat theater talk is encouraging

Commissioner works to find new strategies to raising $18 million privately for art center project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ken Feld has been with Feld Entertainment since 1970.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 15, 2017
Feld announces end to Ringling Bros. circus

After 146 years, Ellenton-based Feld Entertainment has announced the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will have its final show in May.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 11, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 12

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
John Harkness takes the majority of his pictures from this dock behind his Longboat Harbour condominium. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 20, 2022
Longboat Harbour resident, retired firefighter shifts to up-and-coming photographer

John Harkness retired on Longboat Key in 2018 from a firefighter career and began photography with his iPhone two-and-a-half years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The St. Regis site is set to include a rooftop bar. Rendering provided by Unicorp.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 30, 2021
St. Regis developers seek town approval ahead of October groundbreaking

Following demolition, deals and deliberations, St. Regis project is on the verge of final approval. Here's what to expect in the next two months.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paloma has become Hanna Hornung's best polo horse, along with being a best friend.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 19, 2022
Fast company for Lakewood Ranch teen at the Sarasota Polo Club

Lakewood Ranch 13-year-old gallops into the spotlight against the best at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tammy Hauser (boa) started Discover Sarasota Tours in October 2018. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 30, 2019
Discover Sarasota Tours help residents see the city through new eyes

Locals can learn a great deal from the experiences offered by Discover Sarasota Tours, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary next month.

  • Arts + Culture
Nikki Roenicke, the owner of barre3, Lindsay Wood, the owner of Blossom & Burn Co., and Kati Ramage, the owner of Abide Designs Interiors, are organizing the first Small Biz Holiday Market on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 18, 2020
Small business market debuts on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

Business owners coordinate first Small Biz Holiday Market on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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