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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
Manatee County Emergency Services Paramedics Andrew Garcia and Paul Lauffer pose with District Chief Mark Laraway at the future EMS station, formerly home to the American Red Cross.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 20, 2019
New Manatee County EMS facility nears completion

Former Red Cross building is being retrofitted and will help EMS provide better coverage in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
A bit of whimsy combines with white-light restraint at the entrance gate to a property in the 4400 block of Bayshore Road in the Indian Beach area.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 15, 2022
Lights and sights around Sarasota

Decorations and displays abound in neighborhoods across the city.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Haylee Hunderup and Yaritzel Ortega-Gomez carry Alannah Beausoleil to the morgue.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 12, 2019
Sarasota Military Academy students survive pandemic simulation

Students work their way through a simulated pandemic to learn teamwork, communication, decision making skills.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 21, 2016
County Commission — District 3: David Zaccagnino

Zaccagnino will face Steven Jonsson and Matt Bower in the general election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Country Club is maintained by CDDs 2, 5, and 6.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 4, 2023
Water system transfer tops Lakewood Ranch Country Club 2023 priorities

Landscaping improvements and hurricane reimbursements also rank high on a list of the CDDs' priorities.

  • East County
  • News
Haciendus King wraps a pallet of safe-to-recycle electronics.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 25, 2022
Data Dump event in Lakewood Ranch keeps toxins out of the environment

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance and Sarasota IT firm SouthTech co-host the annual event to dispose of electronic waste.

  • East County
  • News
James Badge Dale in "The Empty Man." Photo via HBO Max.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 14, 2021
Cringe Blog: "The Skeleton Key" and "The Empty Man" bring the atmospheric horror

"The Skeleton Key" is on Peacock, and "The Empty Man" is on HBO Max.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Lynne Short and Izzy wear matching pirate costumes.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 20, 2023
Bird Key dogs fundraise for Nate's Honor Animal Rescue

The event raised over $4,000 to go to Nate's capital campaign. The rescue is seeking $10 million to expand their facility.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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
One of the changes approved at Monday's commission meeting is designed to facilitate the construction of "cottage court" housing developments as shown in this drawing. Image via city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 8, 2020
City approves affordable housing policies

The city is moving to create opportunities for reduced parking requirements and increased density for projects featuring affordable housing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Emily Wyatt, coach and circus arts training program assistant, leads the more than 100 area students in a pre-practice meeting.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 21, 2015
Sailor Circus Coaches teach Big Top 101

The circus arts aren’t for the meek. Students in Circus Sarasota learn that lesson, and many others, as they train for their upcoming show.

  • Arts + Culture
Preseason Kickoff Classics were played across the region Friday night.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 19, 2022
High school football roundup: 08.19.22

Preseason Kickoff Classics were played across the region Friday night.

  • East County
  • Sports
City staff has already installed plexiglass dividers at the commission table in advance of a return to in-person meetings.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 15, 2020
City Commission prepares for in-person meetings

Elected officials are working with staff on health and safety protocols ahead of a return to City Hall next month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key projects manager James Linkogle shows how the town's undergrounding utility service will replace FPL poles.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 8, 2020
Phase one of Longboat Key's undergrounding project is near completion

The town of Longboat Key's plan is to have its $49.1 million undergrounding project finished by the end of 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(Courtesy rendering)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2022
Town enters contract for stage construction, talks plans for community center

Phase two of the stage on the Town Center Green property has begun as private donations close the funding gap.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 1, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No phone, no problem? Well…

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
University of North Florida junior Max Moneuse, a Longboat Key native, and his girlfriend, UNF sophomore Tabitha Bingham, kayak down a flooded Lyons Lane on the north end of Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2016
Sarasota deals with impacts of Tropical Storm Colin

Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in advance of the storm's landfall, and local authorities and residents have encountered flooding, power outages and other issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 11, 2013
Hilton reserves date with P&Z

The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort submitted plans for a $24 million project that could begin in 2014.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
High school football roundup: Week three
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 10, 2022
High school football roundup: Week three

A pair of local rivalry games — Sarasota at Booker and Braden River at Lakewood Ranch — highlighted the slate. One was a rout while the other came down to the final seconds.

  • East County
  • Sports
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