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The Country Club East Park, a place of both community and convenience for Willis Elementary families, will be closed off starting May 29 for nine months to build three youth baseball fields.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 28, 2026
Manatee delays construction at Country Club East Park after parents state concerns

The park, which will have three new youth baseball fields built, is a secondary pick up and drop off spot for students.

  • East County
  • News
Kelley Klepper, a vice president and senior planner for Kimley-Horn, speaks with Indigo’s Suzanne Henke following the Envision Manatee presentation at the Lakewood Ranch Library March 28.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 30, 2026
Workshops seek feedback on Manatee County's comprehensive plan updates

Engineering firm Kimley-Horn has been working on the comprehensive plan update for three years.

  • East County
  • News
The pools are waiting on water, and the shaded pickleball structure behind them is waiting on paint for the courts.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 1, 2026
Pool, pickleball facilities close to opening at Premier Sports Campus North

The second floor of the Lakewood Ranch Library also will be built out and open by fall on the north campus.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Library is currently seeking book donations, particularly in fiction published within the last 10 years.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 25, 2026
Longboat library seeks book donations

Drop off your past reads and find new ones at the community library.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Boat, pedestrian and vehicle traffic are expected to be unaffected by a $4.3 million maintenance project on Siesta Key's north bridge.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2026
Siesta Key's north bridge undergoes maintenance project

Most work will take place below the deck of the 50-year-old drawbridge.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Sarasota Orchestra bought a site on Fruitville Road for its Music Center in 2023.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 16, 2026
Want to be where the people are? You have to go east.

The out-east story keeps adding new chapters, from county office buildings to a globally known furniture store.

  • East County
  • News
Collin Purcell, Katie Blackwell and Brian Ott bring back the feel-good era of folk music in "Leaving on a Jet Plane."
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • June 3, 2026
Cool off this summer with Florida Studio Theatre's cabaret shows

FST music shows provide a welcome respite from summer in the city.

  • Arts + Culture
Debby Debile joins fellow Longboaters in enjoying a relaxing afternoon at The Paradise Center, where a summer kick-off event featured tea and coloring.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 17, 2026
It's time for tea on Longboat Key

The Paradise Center helped residents embrace the easygoing pace of summer with a relaxing social afternoon of tea and coloring.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Manatee River Youth Sailing Program serves kids ages 6 to 16.
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • May 18, 2026
Kids learn lessons on and off the water at Manatee River Youth Sailing Program

The Manatee River Youth Sailing Program is rebuilding — focused on access, community and the future of youth sailing.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Gabrielle Finnegan, chapter president of the Lakewood Ranch High School Future Farmers of America, checks out Lucy the cow with 7-year-old camper Luca Bellantonio.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • June 3, 2026
Camp churns out important agricultural lessons in Lakewood Ranch

Future Farmers of America members teach campers about animal and plant science and environmental leadership.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
As a junior last season, Jayla Griffin led the Cougars in points, rebounds and assists per game en route to the FHSAA Class 3A-Region 2 semifinals.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • June 2, 2026
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jayla Griffin

With multiple Div. I offers, the rising senior guard for Cardinal Mooney girls basketball has much to consider.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
From left, Jon Thaxton speaks to members of the Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association as Sarasota Capital Projects Manager Alvimarie Corales and local historian Jeff LaHurd look on.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 16, 2026
Condo group panel decries outcome of Downtown Master Plan

A panel discussion arranged by the Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association largely decried development enabled by the 2020 Downtown Master Plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Take a long look at contributions
  • By Letter to the editor |
  • May 20, 2026
Take a long look at contributions

East County Observer Editor writes fiction

  • East County
  • Opinion
Several characters in Sarasota Players' "Assassins" think they deserve credit for saving the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2026
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for May 7-13

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization is preparing its 5-year Transportation Improvement Program to submit to FDOT.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2026
MPO accepting public input for transportation improvement program

The Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization is accepting public input as it prepares its five-year project priority list for submission to FDOT this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pianist Michael Stephen Brown will replace Robert Levin as a faculty member at the Sarasota Music Festival and will perform on June 6 at Holley Hall.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • June 1, 2026
A slimmer Sarasota Music Festival aims to be as satisfying as ever

Minus a music director, the festival has fewer concerts and fellows but more engagement between faculty and students.

  • Arts + Culture
The town of Longboat Key is considering a new code addressing solar panels, which would clarify regulations around them. This home in the Village installed solar panels before the 2024 hurricanes and relied on them for backup power after the storms.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • March 10, 2026
Longboat Key considers rules on solar panels

If approved, the town will add a chapter to its code dedicated to solar panel regulations to help owners understand what is and isn't allowed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Steven High is retiring as executive director of The Ringling, a position he has held since 2011.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • June 5, 2026
Steven High to retire as executive director of The Ringling

High has led the museum founded by circus magnate John Ringling and now administered by Florida State University since 2011.

  • Arts + Culture
The new Kompose Hotel at SRQ Airport will be built behind this Hampton Inn along University Parkway.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 21, 2026
New hotel will complete three-facility campus at SRQ airport

The Sarasota Planning Board has approved a new Kompose Hotel to bring the total number of rooms on SRQ airport property to 300.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioner George Kruse stops to greet Chula, a 2-year-old mastiff mix, during a walk-through of the Bishop Animal Shelter May 9.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 13, 2026
Animal activists continue complaints despite efforts to improve Bishop shelter

The Manatee County expansion project is up to $12 million, but some residents say it's not enough.

  • East County
  • News
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