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Lakewood Ranch's Carol Edwards serves soup during the 2022 Empty Bowls fundraiser that benefits Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 30, 2023
Empty Bowls fundraiser takes a bite out of hunger

Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee's annual event, which will be held Nov. 3, provides funds for The Food Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Bert Tucker and Sherry Wetherington
  • By James Peter |
  • June 11, 2023
Longboat Republican Club barrels into offseason with bourbon tasting

The cookout and bourbon tasting was part of an effort to foster stronger community for year-round resident members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
City planner Jeff Speck will also be signing copies of his book, Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 2, 2019
City to host talk from walkability expert

Planner Jeff Speck will visit Sarasota Jan. 10 to discuss strategies for creating a more pedestrian-friendly city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The state attorney's office has dropped a DUI charge against Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 21, 2023
DUI charges dropped against Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse

The state attorney's office cites "insufficiency of evidence" in a memorandum to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • News
The nine existing Verizon cell poles on Longboat Key are 25- or 35- feet tall poles. The new AT&T antennas will be placed on top of smart street poles being installed with the underground utility project.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 2, 2023
Cell service improvements on the horizon with AT&T lease

A new lease agreement with AT&T will help increase cell service on Longboat Key and decrease the possibility of dropped calls, without being visually intrusive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
626 S. Owl Drive recently sold for $11.25 million, setting a new record for Bird Key.
  • By James Peter |
  • June 4, 2023
Bird Key home sells for $11.25 million, sets record for island

The second most expensive listing ever on Bird Key sold the same day.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kohen List.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 12, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Kohen List

The Braden River High junior holds school records in the boys high jump and boys javelin.

  • East County
  • Sports
File photo If the Longboat Key Town Commission approves a continuance request next month, The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort will stay closed for at least another year or longer.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 13, 2011
Colony seeks re-opening continuance

The Colony Association will ask the town next month if it can keep the resort closed for at least another year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2020
East County weather page photo: October 22

Scott Veix captured this red-shouldered hawk taking off on Gatewood Drive in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
SCIP students begin planting the microforest at Nathan Benderson Park. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 12, 2021
Students spend summer building microforest

Students in the Faulhaber Fab Lab's summer program worked to design and install a microforest at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
TPC offers a Zumba class every Thursday. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 2, 2022
The Paradise Center combats loneliness with connection

Loneliness is an epidemic among seniors. One-fourth of adults over 65 are socially isolated, reports have found.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Although some residents near the event site complained about the noise associated with live music, at least one city official defended a schedule that called for festivities to continue until 11 p.m.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 17, 2021
Officials reflect on first installment of Fresh Fridays

Although some organizers were enthusiastic about the November launch of a downtown event series, others thought the results were inconclusive.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Erin O'Connor and Evan Stevens star in Asolo Rep's production of "The Three Musketeers."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 7, 2023
'The Three Musketeers' brings swordplay and silliness to the stage

"The Three Musketeers" combines rapier wit with actual rapiers. This hilarious Asolo Rep production is still a gripping adventure.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The Butterfield house, designed by Carl Abbott, is one of the kayak tour stops. (Photo by Sean Harris)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 1, 2020
Still Modern. Still Here.

SarasotaMOD Weekend 2020 honors Carl Abbott’s architectural legacy. The pandemic couldn’t stop it — clever thinking saved the day.

  • Arts + Culture
Commissioners listen to the county administrator's proposed budget  fiscal year 2018.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • June 20, 2017
County considering tax on utilities, raising millage rate for coming year

The final vote will happen in August, but the commission hopes to rebuild the county's reserves.

  • Sarasota
  • News
River Club's Vera and Jim Slocum have been each other's yin and yang for 65 years.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 7, 2022
Chance meeting led to 65 years of marriage for River Club couple

Lakewood Ranch's Jim and Vera Slocum have laughed a lot while being each other's "yin and yang."

  • East County
  • Opinion
A Google overhead view of the existing Publix parking lot. Note the trees. Below: The first draft of the proposed parking lot. Expect a revised draft that restores more trees and landscaping.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2011
Our View: The next Publix plan is a good one

As development goes on Longboat Key, a developer and property owner's first drawings and plans never make it to the finish line unscathed or without modification.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 7, 2021
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church celebrates Labor Day

The Men's Club put together an end-of-summer bash with plenty of food and fun.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dead fish are common on beaches during red tide.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • March 15, 2023
Dead fish on the beach? Longboat leans on nature for cleanup.

The town of Longboat Key cleans up fish kills from red tide only after four tidal cycles fail to clear them.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • 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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