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Nathan Benderson Park dragon boat team members participate in the opening ceremonies.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 18, 2022
High-flying opening ceremony for Dragon Boat world championships in Sarasota

IDBF Club Crew World Championships will be contested through Sunday at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
Ann Walborn and Ernie Smith volunteer to assemble care packages for Lutheral World Relief.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 9, 2023
Quilting bee aids in disaster relief

Members of St. Armands Key Lutheran Church met on Feb. 3 to assemble 1,000 personal care packages for Lutheran World Relief.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Santa greets a young runner at the finish of the 2022 Sandy Claws Beach Run.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2023
Registration open for Sandy Claws Beach Run on Siesta Key

The 47th annual event is scheduled for Dec. 9 at Siesta Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Civil disturbance between homeowner and cleaner raises suspicions
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 2, 2024
Civil disturbance between homeowner and cleaner raises suspicions

A cleaner returned to a resident’s property after a check for payment failed to clear. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Ringling College student Zaine Lodhi visits one of his preferred hangouts in downtown Sarasoata, Project Coffee
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 14, 2022
Ringling College student describes his journey toward major illustrators award

According to Ringling College student Zaine Lodhi, the secret in his success is imagination, talent, and just plain hard work.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch High boys golf Head Coach Dave Frantz says the Lakewood Ranch Invitational on Sept. 17 is the only scramble event he's aware of on the high school calendar. (File photo)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 13, 2022
Lakewood Ranch Invitational gives prep golfers a shot at fun format

Postponed by lightning, the scramble event will be held Sept. 17 at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
Bodybar Pilates is coming to Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 31, 2021
Lakewood Ranch's Waterside Place adds Pilates studio

Bodybar Pilates studio joins the lineup at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
David Fink served as president of the board for the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation and board chair for the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 24, 2020
New president of the board invested in the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund

New president of the board Invested in the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund.

  • East County
  • News
The Haven’s newest project, the Frank Stern Employment Center, is scheduled for completion in August.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • July 4, 2017
Haven's new facility provides opportunities

7,500-square-foot building will add 80 jobs for those with disabilities.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 2, 2009
Production whiz keeps Lakewood on air

When he's not busy with classes, homework and finals, Cameron Helwege works as the station manager for Lakewood Ranch Communities' TV 95.

  • East County
  • News
The cast of Asolo Repertory Theatre's production of Hood. (Photo: Frank Atura)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 17, 2022
Robin Hood Redux

“Hood” reimagines the legend of Robin Hood in Asolo Repertory Theatre’s inventive, high-energy musical adaptation.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Badger Bob's |
  • March 25, 2021
Keep Your A/C Running Strong

It’s Less About Luck and More About Maintenance.

  • Health
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The owner of this property on Longboat Key has been fined a record $49,106.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 9, 2016
Longboat Key Commission upholds record code violation fine

Just a few months ago, the Longboat Key Town Commission was considering doing away with the Code Enforcement Board.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
J.P. Knaggs, owner of Bijou Café, and Rebecca Hopkins, managing director of Florida Studio Theatre, lobbied the city for First Street improvements, such as wider sidewalks and new decorative lampposts. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 31, 2013
First Street to undergo facelift

The street will get wider sidewalks, underground utilities, brick crosswalks and lush landscaping.

  • Sarasota
  • News
GreyHawk Landing's Laura Bloise has opened Waxing the City.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 2, 2019
Wax to the max at University Town Center

Waxing the City leaves no hair behind at University Town Center.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Code Enforcement Board is not being used to its full potential

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sarasota County can expect to see the effects from Hurricane Irma as early as Friday evening.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 5, 2017
Sarasota County prepares as Hurricane Irma approaches

County staff are pooling resources and monitoring the storm to keep residents informed on what steps they should be taking. For now, the message is just to be prepared.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Woodland Community Church food pantry volunteers Debbie Gillette and Josefine Suarez hand out produce. Woodland's pantry feeds up to 150 families per week.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 9, 2019
Some Manatee County food pantries worry about survival

Some Manatee County food pantries worry about survival

  • East County
  • News
Tom Harmer made a point of meeting with groups around town following his acceptance of the position. Among the first was a visit to the Kiwanis Club in 2018.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 27, 2022
Harmer tells Longboat Key he's retiring in December

Commissioners are expected to begin talking about how to replace him during the meeting Friday, July 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sophomore Travis Novak works on the mural with artist Tim Gibson and sophomore Collin Dillingham. The Ten Thousand Flowers Project has 2,860 flowers and growing.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 17, 2022
National art project blooms at the Out-of-Door Academy in Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota

ODA students are the first in Florida to be part of the Ten Thousand Flowers project.

  • East County
  • Schools
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