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Longboat Key resident Sarah Frederick, pictured above in one of her favorite competitions, said she knew from the age of five that she loved working with horses. Little did she know then that she would go on to craft a 55-year career in racing, breeding and caring for them.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • January 28, 2026
Longboat Key resident jockeys for space on the track

Sarah Frederick recounted her 55-year career riding as a jockey, part of an early wave of women in the sport.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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
Yvette Brown poses for a photo on Dec. 11 next to the trophy case by Booker's gym. Through the first six games of the Tornadoes' season, she led in points, rebounds and steals.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • December 23, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Yvette Brown

The senior guard has put her stamp on a winning start for Booker girls basketball.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Josh Harris shows off his handle before practice at Riverview High School. The senior guard leads all of FHSAA Class 7A in scoring, as of Jan. 18, with 24.2 points per game.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • January 22, 2026
Senior guard leaves his mark on Riverview boys basketball

Nearing the end of his high school career, Josh Harris ranks among the best scorers in the state.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Woman discovers she is being followed by PI in Longboat Key
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • December 9, 2025
Woman discovers she is being followed by PI in Longboat Key

A woman called police who helped identify the man following her in a gray sedan as a private investigator. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • 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
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Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny poses with Sarasota Orchestra maestro Giancarlo Guerrero and Guerrero's wife, Shirley, before Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • February 9, 2026
Sarasota Orchestra maestro performs at Super Bowl LX Halftime Show

Giancarlo Guerrero joined Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny on the field to conduct young string musicians.

  • Arts + Culture
The home at 661 Mourning Dove Drive was built in 1996 and has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,618 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 17, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 1-5 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A home on Bird Key on Mourning Dove Drive tops the week’s sales at $6.8 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By The Sarasota Ballet |
  • December 11, 2025
Monday’s Child is Fair of Face

The Sarasota Ballet performs Jazz Calendar, Divertimento No. 15, and Mozartiana - December 19 & 20 at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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The School District of Manatee County Superintendent Laurie Breslin, School Board Chair Cindy Spray, Vice Chair Richard Tatem, and School Board Members Heather Felton and Charlie Kennedy were among the group of people to break ground on AAA High School.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • January 24, 2026
Manatee School District breaks ground for new Lakewood Ranch high school

AAA High School, located at Rangeland Parkway and Post Boulevard in Lakewood Ranch, is set to open to ninth and 10th graders in August 2027.

  • East County
  • Schools
"Riverdance 30 — The New Generation" comes to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Jan. 27-29.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2026
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Jan. 22-28

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Sixth grader Stella Schechter holds up a finished craft for David Stone.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 16, 2025
Emanu-El students celebrate Hanukkah with Aviva Senior Living residents

Temple Emanu-El's religious school visits the senior living development each year, to allow kids the opportunity to celebrate the holiday together.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Lakewood Ranch Medical Center |
  • January 15, 2026
From a Tragic Accident to a Swift Near-Full Recovery

How Lakewood Ranch Medical Center saved the life of a USF Professor.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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Bear down at Siesta Key Oyster Bar during every single game. As it says on their website, “SKOB, Home of the Bears."
  • By Emma Burke |
  • January 17, 2026
Here's where to bear down on Chicago flavor on the streets of Sarasota

Come along for the best bites and booze on this Chicago-inspired food and drink tour.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Students in Manatee schools begin learning cursive in third grade. With House Bill 127, that might change to second grade instead. It would also require fifth graders to be evaluated to prove proficiency.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • February 11, 2026
Cursive writing requirements would change if proposed legislation passes

Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning in second grade and will be tested in fifth.

  • East County
  • Schools
Ben Stahl's "Thunder on the Beach" is on display at Ringling College of Art and Design through April 11.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 28, 2026
Two exhibits trace the origins of the Sarasota Artist Colony

After World War II, veterans flocked to Sarasota and formed a tight-knit community of creators.

  • Arts + Culture
The Ohana estate at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive, photographed in 2013.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 17, 2025
Longboat Key's Ohana sells for $17.5 million

The property previously sold in May 2024.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The town of Longboat Key and partners celebrated the installation of a "Living Wall" at Longboat Key's Bayfront Park.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • November 3, 2025
Living seawall begins to make waves in Longboat

Concrete panels affixed to the seawall of Bayfront Park are already home to many varieties of marine life.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Noah Spenn, a three-sport athlete at Sarasota Christian, is busy playing football or volleyball when he's not hooping on the hardwood.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • February 10, 2026
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Noah Spenn

The junior forward powered Sarasota Christian boys basketball to a district title.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Cinthia Peña is the new managing director of CreArte Latino.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2026
CreArte Latino names new full-time managing director

The new role for Cinthia Peña is made possible by a Barancik Foundation grant.

  • Arts + Culture
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