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  • By Phill Younger |
  • June 2, 2020
My View: It's time for a new bridge

While Manatee is adding new bridges, Sarasota focuses on roundabouts. We need a bridge connecting 10th Street to Ken Thompson Parkway.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sarasota daredevil Bello Nock went to great lengths to bring home the Ringling train car his circus performer parents lived in more than 50 years ago.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 17, 2022
Bello Nock hasn’t gotten to the top by accident

Still at the top of his game, hometown daredevil Bello Nock is leveraging his high hair and high jinx for a higher purpose.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
LTC. Jay Bradin celebrates his retirement from Braden River High with his wife, Regina Bradin.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 12, 2023
Braden River High JROTC instructor retires after 18 years of teaching

More than 100 former students surprised Lt. Col. Jay Bradin with a retirement party.

  • East County
  • Schools
Many residents fear the hotel and garage, located along Stickney Point Road, would exacerbate traffic going to and from south Siesta Key.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 10, 2020
Hotel workshop draws complaints over density, traffic

Gary Kompothecras is proposing a 120-bed hotel and a five story garage along Old Stickney Point Road.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Grant's Gardens will have a wider reach with the merging of the company with Stewart's Landscape Management clientele.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 10, 2023
Sarasota landscaper Grant's Gardens expands reach, clientele with merger

After nearly 44 years of operations, Stewart Landscape Management owner Jeb Stewart's employees and clients will become a part of the Grant's Gardens family.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Payne Park Auditorium.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 26, 2023
Architect selected for Payne Park Auditorium expansion

Fleischman Garcia Maslowski Architecture will lead the design of the new home for The Players Centre for Performing Arts. Now the search is on for a general contractor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High softball senior Addyson Bruneman.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 14, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Addyson Bruneman

The Lakewood Ranch High softball senior hit .400 with 11 extra-base hits in 2022.

  • East County
  • Sports
Contractor Jon F. Swift of Sarasota is working on an Old Florida design for the Bobby Jones Golf Club clubhouse.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 25, 2023
Bobby Jones clubhouse may cost up to $9 million

City commissioners abandon the plan for a "bare-bones" $2.5 million facility in favor of a broader community asset and revenue generator.

  • Sarasota
  • News
First Leaf Microgreens will have a booth at the market. Anna McClement is featured in this courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 5, 2022
Longboat Key to debut market at Town Center Green

The market will feature more than 60 vendors and three differing food trucks every month.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Duval's restaurant at 1435 Main St. is one of several restaurants in downtown Sarasota taking advantage of parklet dining. The city allowed restaurants to place tables over parking spaces during the pandemic.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 7, 2023
City moves closer to making street dining permanent

If approved on second reading, eating in the street will require permanent installations and cost restaurants $35 per day per space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 1, 2020
Inaugural Savor the Sounds concert a big hit with residents

Longboat Key residents braved the chilly evening for the Chamber of Commerce's first concert with more to come.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
3. Lakewood Ranch girls soccer won its first district championship since 2018-2019 with a 2-0 home win over North Port on Feb. 1.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 6, 2023
Undefeated Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team begins regional play

The Mustangs completed their first undefeated regular season since 2013-2014, when they reached the state semifinals.

  • East County
  • Sports
A glass-encased stairwell extending from the north elevation of the Sarasota County Administration Center will be the dominant architectural feature.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 26, 2023
New county administrative center emphasizes health, fitness

A glassed-in staircase and views of Celery Fields are intended to promote fitness and vitality among staff. The $75 million building is also planned to be more public-friendly.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 6.4.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Andrea McArdle stars in Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota's "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year."
  • By June LeBell |
  • December 3, 2013
Hot Tickets: Holiday Music

Read June LeBell's picks for holiday music events.

  • Arts + Culture
Michelle and Robert Casarietti channel their mutual passion for creating art and their unconditional love for each other into painting abstract pieces on the same canvas for every work they create. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 23, 2018
Abstract artists Michelle and Robert Casarietti create collaborative canvases

Michelle and Robert Casarietti are new painters/sculptors on the Sarasota arts scene who create all of their abstract artwork together in their home studio in Park East.

  • Arts + Culture
This Esplanade home at 13819 Palazzo Terrace sold for $1.8 million. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,665 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 4, 2024
Lake Club home tops Lakewood Ranch-area sales at $2.56 million

Seven East County homes sell for more than $1 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • December 2, 2021
Celebrating Christmas, tropical style

John Patti celebrates the holidays with an unexpected instrument in his Calyp-Soul Christmas show.

  • Arts + Culture
Paul Gavin and his band will play Jazz at Two on Friday.
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • January 16, 2023
Jazz series showcases regional musicians with traditional performances

The Jazz Club of Sarasota hosts diverse lineup of Southwest Florida talent in its 'Jazz at Two' series this season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 26, 2012
Town, IPOC spar over code changes

A Sarasota County judge is expected to make his ruling next month on Islandside Property Owners Coalition's claim that the town made code changes inconsistent with its Comp Plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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