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This Lake Club home at 7909 Waterton Lane sold for $3.75 million. It has four bedrooms, seven baths, a pool and 4,436 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 13, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for May 29 to June 2 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Waterton Lane tops the week's sales at $3.75 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy is expected to have about 740 students enrolled if the school opens in August 2022. Within five years, the school is projected to have an enrollment of 1,965 students. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 5, 2021
Traditional vs. charter: The differences

Lakewood Ranch Charter Academy will provide a new option for East County parents.

  • East County
  • News
Grove bartender Billy Sapadith is a pro at keeping happy hour happy.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 18, 2023
Get a great cocktail and a great deal at these area happy hours

Lakewood Ranch is filled with happy hours. Here are seven of the happiest.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 23, 2023
Officer rescues Chihuahua from Sarasota Bay

A Chihuahua named Tinkerbell fell overboard Friday night near the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 19, 2023
Longboat church rolls up its sleeves to collect sweaters, coats

The Longboat Island Chapel embarked on its second winter-clothes drive of the season for Turning Points in Bradenton.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kevin Hennessy, an attorney for the Sarasota Medieval Fair and Hunsader Farms, spoke against the requirements. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 11, 2022
Manatee commissioners line up against adding more requirements to agritourism events

County staff wants to add informal traffic study and permits to the process.

  • East County
  • News
The view from the VIP tent at TerraNova. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 19, 2022
Myakka City equestrian facility aims to a jump above the rest

Behind a $30 million investment, a young entrepreneur is taking big strides to turn the TerraNova Equestrian Center into a leading destination.

  • East County
  • Business
This home, with three bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths, at 480 Cleveland Drive in John Ringling Estates, sold for $4.2 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 17, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for May 1-5 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A John Ringling Estates home on Cleveland Drive tops the week's sales at $4.2 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 18

Sergio Albuquerque captured this photo of the sand’s surface during a sunset on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • August 29, 2013
Urban Design team outlines catalyst areas

The team tasked with developing a form-based code for the city, while working out of the new Urban Design Studio, is going beyond rewriting zoning regulations.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Clarinetist John Fullam
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 27, 2023
Lakewood Ranch concert features noted clarinetist

Noted clarinetist John Fullam will share his joy of music during the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble’s Winter Concert after his recovery from Hodgkin lymphoma.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Members of Ocean Eleven entertain during Music on Main.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • October 28, 2021
Music on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch set to return on Nov. 5

Lakewood Ranch's Music on Main returns for the first time since March 2020. AND Business owners trumpet return of first Fridays event.

  • East County
  • News
Barnes & Noble is slated to open its new Sarasota location June 17. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 12, 2020
Sarasota Barnes & Noble almost ready to open

Opening date set for new book store location in UTC plazas.

  • East County
  • News
The steak frites features chimichurri Sauce and french fries.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 31, 2023
Post Kitchen and Bar in Sarasota puts a new twist on old favorites

The restaurant at The Shoppes at University Town Center features seafood and craft cocktails.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
For 15 years, Al and Dottye Van Iten have spent their winters at the Twin Shores community in Longboat Key.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 14, 2022
Utility says repairs are on the way to Longboat Key beachfront sidewalk

A portion of the sidewalk remains closed on Gulf of Mexico Drive directly in front of the Twin Shores Mobile Home Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2020
Sarasota County pauses drive-thru COVID-19 testing until Tuesday

Unable to fill all its appointment slots, the Sarasota County Department of Health said the pause will conserve resources.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The unit 1204 condominium in The Residences at 1111 Ritz Carlton Drive tops all transactions in this week’s real estate at $2.5 million. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 3,582 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for May 1-5 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey Nokomis

A Sarasota condominium in The Residences tops the week’s sales at $2.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Urban Design Studio Director Karin Murphy said that she wanted to allow for some creativity in the new sign regulations while calling for a higher overall quality standard.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 1, 2015
New zoning code aims to freshen up city storefronts

As the city prepares to overhaul its zoning code, the Urban Design Studio is working with merchants to develop new regulations governing signage.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hagen Brody, Steve Gareleck, Elizabeth Moore,  Casey Brown and Remington Reynolds pose around the Payne Park Tennis Center sign. The center will host the 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open next week. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 6, 2022
Sarasota Open tennis event returns for first time since 2019

Officially titled the 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, the event returns with new ownership, a new location and a new vision.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A concept drawing of John Ringling Boulevard highlights several goals of the new code, including more native landscaping, more multimodal transit options and stronger connections between neighborhoods. Courtesy rendering
  • By David Conway |
  • March 25, 2015
St. Armands highlights vision of city’s new code

After weeks of working with residents on Sarasota’s barrier islands, the Urban Design Studio illustrated what a form-based code may look like in those areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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