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Coastal contemporary design is becoming popular.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 8, 2020
Sarasota Realtors expect strong market in 2020

New construction continues to sell well and downtown properties are all the rage.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The panels at the Manatee Solar Energy Center stretch into the distance, covering 751 acres.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 13, 2022
FPL brightens Manatee County grid with solar power

Florida Power & Light passes a milestone of 1 million solar panels in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
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
DeSantis’ weapon: The law
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 5, 2023
DeSantis’ weapon: The law

No Florida governor in the past 50 years has wielded as much power and used the law the way Gov. DeSantis has. It’s all about the ‘BHAGs.’

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A 34.5-acre D.H. Horton project to build 99 townhomes on Linger Lodge Road will go before the Manatee County Commission on Sept. 7 at the land use meeting. The request is to rezone 17.8 acres.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 23, 2023
Rezoning considered for more residential in East County

An extension to the Hillwood development was approved, while a development on Linger Lodge road was pushed to next month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 9, 2021
COVID-19 shot not scary at all for master of macabre

Master of the macabre (and former Longboat resident) Stephen King tweets about his experience.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Merino and Owen Lippincott work together to figure out an attachment to the robot so it can complete more missions during competitions.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 10, 2021
New challenge for BotTanks in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch's gifted STEM students must compete virtually in the FIRST program.

  • East County
  • News
Selby House, Marie and William Selby’s original residence, was built in the early 1920s.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 19, 2015
Selby Gardens partners with Michael's on East

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens aims to reinvent its culinary offerings with a partnership with Michael's on East, which means better wedding accommodations and the possibility of a new waterfront restaurant.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Clark Park works at Korê Steakhouse in Waterside Place of Lakewood Ranch, so he won't be getting any tips. (File photo)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 13, 2022
New Lakewood Ranch restaurant doesn't accept tips

Korê Steakhouse, which opened April 10, brings a no-tipping policy to Waterside Place.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Sarasota Bay, under which the town of Longboat Key's sewage flows in a 20-inch pipeline, is designated a Class II waterway by the state, only behind waterway that supply drinking water.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 27, 2022
Longboat Key builds funds first, then aims to construct sewer pipeline

Longboat Key's sewer line project aims to add redundancy to a system that previously had not had that luxury.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jenny Townsend, the owner of Music Compound MAN, says the music lounge will be a place for students to relax before lessons as well as to perform. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 15, 2022
Music Compound set to open new location in east Bradenton

Braden River Business Park facility will join the Music Compound's original Sarasota location.

  • East County
  • Business
Campaign Against Summer Hunger co-chair Lisa Keverian-Press, All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank and campaign co-chair Clare Segall announce a matching challenge for the food bank at the March 2023 fundraising campaign.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2023
Sarasota ranked Florida’s sixth-most charitable county

The SmartAsset study used tax return data to measure charitable contributions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The chambers are standing room only on August 10 for the Manatee County Planning Commission meeting.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 14, 2023
Manatee to consider development plan changes that will affect wetlands

Manatee County's planning commissioners voted 4-2 against making changes that would lower wetland protections to align with state standards.

  • East County
  • News
Mayor Ken Schneier applies one of his sticky dots to a town initiative he favors.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 20, 2022
Longboat leaders lay out hopes for county library teamwork

The library and community center could coincide with tax base effects of the new resort and residences opening in 2025.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This is the best view for sunsets, but you'll be battling half of Sarasota's teen population to get a spot.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • June 30, 2022
Getting Away: Celery Fields

Few things can top the variety at the hill space in east Sarasota, which boasts running trails and gorgeous views.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Some residents have seen traffic backups at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club that are backed up almost to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 1, 2014
Gate policies irk residents

Guards at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club gates are trained to ask questions and record data on those entering. But residents say the practice creates annoying backups.

  • East County
  • News
Sheila Colletta balances a water balloon on a spoon during a relay race. The race was one of the activities in the fitness boot camp during University Park Country Club's Pink Week.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 27, 2021
East Bradenton community hosts second annual Pink Week

University Park Country Club supports the American Cancer Society by raising funds through golf tournaments, a fitness boot camp, tennis competition and community walk.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2013
News Briefs

Town makes plans to use Colony bond; Commission doesn't grant easement agreement; Town manager makes pension appointments

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Part of the driveway at 49 Beach Road collapsed Oct. 29, after the Gulf of Mexico surf ripped away the eroded ground underneath.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 1, 2012
County taps Derr for roadway repair

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection stalled plans to repair a portion of Beach Road that buckled early this week from erosion.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 4, 2022
Abortion rights proponents march on Bayfront Park during July 4 gathering

Protesters surrounded the Unconditional Surrender statue during the display on July 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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