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Lillia Jones offers a vocal performance with Fourcast.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 18, 2024
Jazz in the Park brings 'people's music' into open air

Held at the Civic Green beside Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, the event contributes to the legacy of jazz in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 24, 2021
Good might come from bad

Vanessa Baugh’s handling of the pop-up vaccine clinic might just be what the Manatee County commissioners needed to get on track.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners can’t stay in their units for longer than 30 days, no matter what kind of project is eventually built.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 26, 2013
Colony units can't be fulltime residences

The town manager made it clear for Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners this week what the use of their tourism-owned properties is under the town's zoning code.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Former Florida Senate President Bill Galvano, Concession owner Bruce Cassidy, PGA Tour Champions President Miller Brady, Intersport founder Charles Besser and former PGA Tour star Peter Jacobsen announced the new World Champions Cup in April.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 4, 2023
Half the lineups now set for World Champions Cup at The Concession

Team captains say the golfing legends will bring high intensity to the December event in the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Tracy Gapin has written his first book, "MALE 2.0: Cracking the Code to Limitless Health and Vitality."
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 26, 2020
Lakewood Ranch doctor delves into men's health with his first book

Lakewood Ranch doctor's first book, "Male 2.0: Cracking the Code to Limitless Health and Vitality" now available.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 18, 2021
Build-to-Rent Model Offers New Lifestyle Options

This hot new trend puts the American dream in the reach of renters.

  • LWR Life
As it updates the city’s zoning code, the Urban Design Studio wants to address the traffic onto St. Armands Key, Longboat Key and Lido Key that backs out onto Coon and Bird keys.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 19, 2015
Coon Key residents question new code

With rumors swirling about the Urban Design Studio's plans for the city's barrier islands, residents of Sarasota Harbour met with the group to get more information.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The potential Longboat Key Community Center would be located in Whitney Plaza's largest building, at 6810 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 12, 2023
Longboat Key Community Center nears necessary interlocal agreement

The next steps in the community center project rely on conversations between Manatee County and the school district.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Abby Frint, Giselle Bostock and Allison Stibral have become good friends through the Braden River Soccer Club. The girls said a trip to regionals in North Carolina solidified their bond even more.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 6, 2023
Braden River Soccer Club serves 1,500 Sarasota, Manatee kids

The club serves about 1,500 children in Sarasota and Manatee each year.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Art Center Sarasota holds its Creative Kids/Emerging Artists camp each week throughout the summer.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2023
2023 Summer Camps in Sarasota, Manatee - Arts

Your guide to summer camps this year in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Summer Fun Guide
Sarasota Commissioner Arroyo accused of park golf conflict of interest
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 20, 2024
Sarasota Commissioner Arroyo accused of park golf conflict of interest

A resident tells city commissioners that Erik Arroyo's role as a registered agent for Park Golf Entertainment should disqualify him from future Ken Thompson Park talks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A city ordinance requiring a face mask when social distancing was not possible in public expired earlier this year after state regulations nullified enforcement options. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 4, 2021
City scraps plans for mask ordinance

An executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis rendered consideration of a mask mandate moot, the city attorney said.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Adam Bradtmueller, a Sarasota High alum, ran a sub-4 minute mile on June 5 (3:57.91). Photo courtesy Xavier Daniels.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 15, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Spring college athletes get it done

A final look at our area's alumni now that the NCAA spring season is coming to a close.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Penny Gold (left) and Debra Williams (right) are sworn in as Longboat Key town commissioners during Monday morning’s statutory meeting.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 22, 2021
Penny Gold, Debra Williams sworn in as Longboat commissioners

For the first time ever, the Longboat Key Town Commission is comprised of a majority of women.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Voters will be able to choose from six candidates for school board seats Aug. 23 (File photo)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2022
Sarasota County School Board candidates hope to keep focus on education

The candidates say they plan to gain parent trust and decrease political discussion among the board.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board held a virtual meeting in May.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 2, 2020
Board member's nomination held until September

Longboat Key commissioners have not been able to meet Planning and Zoning Board candidates in person because of concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 31, 2010
Meeting moved to temple

The Planning and Zoning Board's special meeting to review code changes suggested by The Longboat Key Club and Resort will now be held at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brian McCarthy, founder and CEO of The Pickleball Club, and Christine Tollette, secretary of the Play for Life Foundation, attended the party at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 26, 2022
Sarasota's Pickleball Club builds excitement for indoor facility's opening

Opening set for November, but the Pickleball Club already is making an impact in the Lakewood Ranch community.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The historic Leonard Reid House will be moved this week from the Rosemary District to Newtown, where it will become Sarasota African American cultural center.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 25, 2022
Historic Leonard Reid House on the move to Newtown

After it arrives from the Rosemary District to its new site in Newtown, the home of the "right-hand man" to Sarasota's first mayor will become home to a new Sarasota African American cultural center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Amy Jones, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, is a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 23, 2020
Lakewood Ranch High senior earns academic award

Amy Jones is one of three School District of Manatee County students to be named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist.

  • East County
  • News
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