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Jordan Guerrero, a 29-year-old former MiLB pitcher, is the new ODA baseball coach. He takes over for Mike Matthews, who served as coach in 2021-25 and guided the Thunder to the 2021 FHSAA Class 2A state title.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • January 14, 2026
Former minor league player will lead The Out-of-Door Academy baseball program

Jordan Guerrero, a right-handed pitcher in the San Diego Padres' organization, brings a "contagious" energy to the Thunder.

  • East County
  • Sports
The runners all reach for their watches as the 2024 Florida Turkey Trot begins at Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 24, 2025
Pass the turkey, and the thanks during a special holiday

Lakewood Ranch has so much contributors who make our home a great place to live.

  • East County
  • Opinion
St. Petersburg's Ella Brown and Sarasota's Mike Chambers take full advantage of the live music to show off their best dance moves at the Lakewood Ranch Blues Fest Dec. 6.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • December 7, 2025
Lakewood Ranch music fans aren't crying the blues after festival

Seven blues bands entertained a crowd of about 800 at Waterside Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The T/S Motorsports / Marine Technology boat piloted by Taylor Scism of Missouri and Johnny Tomlinson of North Miami, Florida passes crowds of spectators on the beach.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • November 12, 2025
Uncertainty engulfs Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix for 2026

The P1 Offshore event celebrated its 40th anniversary here in 2024 but was canceled for 2025.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Muriel Klosterman of Longboat Island Chapel presents Carolyn Nielsen, Turning Points' volunteer and events coordinator, with a check for $3,000 at the church's Gather and Give charity drive on Jan. 20.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • January 27, 2026
Chapel gifts $3K, supplies to Turning Points

Attendees at this month's Gather and Give filled Turning Points' guest speaker's car with donated cleaning supplies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Newfound romance ends abruptly over jealousy
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2026
Newfound romance ends abruptly over jealousy

An officer drives a heartbroken woman back to her hotel after she was ditched for talking to another man in a hot tub on Lido Key. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Pator Caleb Free's daughter JoJo Free attends Risen Savior Academy.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 16, 2025
Lutheran church brings more Christian education to Lakewood Ranch

Risen Savior Lutheran Church begins its expansion toward being a K-8 school in January.

  • East County
  • Schools
Ben Turoff helps bring big-name acts to the performing arts center at the Glenridge On Palmer Ranch retirement community.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • January 26, 2026
A son of the theater helps a venue come into its own

Ben Turoff has put the Glenridge Performing Arts Center on the map.

  • Arts + Culture
Former Sarasota City Attorney Robert Fournier has drafted an updated noise ordinance for the city, which was approved by the City Commission on first reading.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 11, 2025
City asks: How much noise is too much?

In a long-awaited new ordinance, the Sarasota City Commission says if you can hear it from 100 feet away, it's too loud.

  • Sarasota
  • News
University Park's Marilyn Kern reacts after making the winning bid during the live auction for a Hawaiian vacation at Sisterhood for Good's Tropical Escape Feb. 27 at the Sarasota Polo Club.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • February 28, 2026
Sisterhood for Good of Lakewood Ranch hosts Tropical Escape fundraiser

The nonprofit has raised over $622,427 since it was founded 15 years ago, and not counting the Feb. 27 event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
High school sweethearts Jean and Joe Kane made sure they were keeping pace together when they bought a tandem bicycle for their 25th wedding anniversary. They shared advice on how to ride through life together ahead of Valentine's Day.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • February 11, 2026
High school sweethearts share advice on pedaling through life together

This Longboat Key couple bought a tandem bike for their 25th wedding anniversary, a practical and sentimental approach to taking on life together.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Opera Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi and General Director Richard Russell.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • December 2, 2025
Sarasota Opera artistic director will step down after 44 years

General Director Richard Russell will add artistic director to his role after Victor DeRenzi's departure in May.

  • Arts + Culture
Traffic often backs up from the Cortez Bridge intersection onto Longboat Key during peak season.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • November 16, 2025
Cortez Bridge replacement work set to begin in 2026

Manatee County is busy moving infrastructure to prepare for construction of the $135 million fixed span bridge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lengthy search concludes for new Sarasota city manager
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 5, 2026
Lengthy search concludes for new Sarasota city manager

The Sarasota City Commission unanimously agrees to hire Karie Friling to lead the city staff.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Petar Sibinkic is the owner and a trainer at Longboat Key Fitness, which is expanding to the unit next door, with the new space focused on stretching and massaging.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • November 28, 2025
Longboat Key Fitness expanding, stretching

The gym is expanding to the unit next door with the new space to focus on stretching and massaging.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Builder John Cannon says he didn't build the Oulina in Waterside to sell, but rather to use as an "idea home."
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 7, 2026
John Cannon fires unique shot in LWR residential home market

The Oulina model in Waterside is the result of an collaboration between a builder, architects and artists.

  • East County
  • News
The second floor of the Lakewood Ranch Library could open as early as April 2026.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 29, 2025
Lakewood Ranch Library's second floor could be built out by April

The second floor buildout is one of several projects Manatee County Libraries has slated for the upcoming year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff |
  • February 26, 2026
Beyond the Listing: Finding the Perfect Place on Longboat Key

In a real estate landscape dominated by listing sites offering little context or connection (think “Sales” or “Realtor” .com), finding the perfect place on Longboat Key requires something more nuanced: local knowledge. That’s where The Bruce Myer Group stands apart.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Sponsored Content
  • By JL Bainbridge |
  • October 30, 2025
Apples to Apples: How to Fairly Compare Financial Advisors

What Does Your Investment Firm Actually Give You?

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
Manatee County commissioners hold the second of two required public hearings May 8 to request "extraordinary circumstances" from the state to raise impact fees.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 16, 2025
Manatee receives threat of litigation over increased impact fees

Freedom Housing Alliance Inc. maintains the impact fee increase violates state statute.

  • East County
  • News
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